The college and high school basketball season is on the cusp of shifting into high gear with March Madness on the horizon. Through Monday of this week, Purdue, 10-2; Illinois, 8-3; and Wisconsin, 8-3, are the top three teams in the men’s Big Ten Conference. Parity prevails with many good
The basketball dances on the rim following the shot by Matt Sessom of Waubonsie Valley over the defense of Will Ashford of Metea Valley.
Thursday, Feb. 1Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at Wheaton Acad., 7:30Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukSemi final games Friday, Feb. 2Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Providence, 7IC Catholic at Montini, 7Providence-St. Mel at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Laurence at Marmion, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7St. Charles East at
By Bobby Narang Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball coach Mike Reingruber slowly started to let out a smile when discussing the victory Friday, Jan. 26. The Bulldogs were in command for most of their non-conference home game against Lyons, until the final three-plus minutes. The Lions mounted a furious comeback,
By Woodrow Carroll With each passing season, those who follow college basketball are wont to point out that the last undefeated (National Collegiate Athletic Association) NCAA men’s basketball champion was the 1975-1976 Indiana University Hoosiers. Just how far in the past are we now? With the death of the late
Wed, Jan. 10vs. Houston, W 124-119Fri, Jan. 12vs. Golden State, L 140-131Sat, Jan. 13at San Antonio, W 122-116Mon, Jan. 15at Cleveland, L 109-91Thu, Jan 18at Toronto, W 116-110Sat, Jan. 20vs. Memphis, W 125-96Mon, Jan. 22at Phoenix, L 115-113Thu, Jan. 25at Los Angeles, L 141-132Sun, Jan. 28at Portland, W 104-96Tue, Jan.
Tue, Jan. 9vs. Edmonton, L 2-1Thu, Jan. 11at Winnipeg, L 2-1Sat, Jan. 13vs. Dallas, L 3-1Tue, Jan. 16vs. San Jose, W 2-1, soThu, Jan. 18at Buffalo, L 3-0Fri., Jan. 19vs. N.Y. Islanders, W 4-3, otMon, Jan. 22vs. Vancouver, L 2-0Wed, Jan. 24at Seattle, L 6-2Thu, Jan. 25at Edmonton, L 3-0Sat,
Tue, Jan. 2vs. Akron, L 73-51Sat, Jan. 6at Ohio, L 78-66Tue, Jan. 9at Western Michigan, L 95-90, otSat, Jan. 13vs. Bowling Green, L 83-72Tue, Jan. 16vs. Kent State, L 83-76Tue, Jan. 23vs. Toledo, L 89-73Sat, Jan. 27at Ball State, L 81-71Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m.at Central MichiganSat, Feb. 3, 3
Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m., Peacockat Ohio StateSun,
Tue, Jan. 2at Illinois, L 96-66Sun, Jan. 7vs. Michigan State, W 88-74Wed, Jan. 10at Penn State, W 76-72Sat, Jan. 13at Wisconsin, L 71-63Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31, 5:30 p.m., BTNat
The Super Bowl situation is one of primary sports focuses in these two weeks. Or, all year. Sunday, Feb. 11 the two finalists will take center stage: Kansas City vs. San Francisco. The 5:30 p.m. kickoff will be for the fans of the two teams. They have had recent success.
Aurora UniversityWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col., L 94-78Sat, Jan. 20, at Rockford University, L 77-74Wed, Jan. 24, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., L 81-69Sat, Jan. 27,
University of IllinoisSun, Jan. 7, vs. Wisconsin, L 67-61Thu, Jan. 11, at Nebraska, L 56-48Sun, Jan. 14, at Northwestern, W 93-52Wed, Jan. 17, vs. Rutgers, W 96-68Sat, Jan. 20, at Maryland, L 90-82Thu, Jan. 25, vs. Ohio State, L 67-59Sun, Jan. 28, vs. Minnesota, W 73-68Wed, Jan. 31, 6 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 25DuKaneLake Park at Geneva, 7St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 7Wheaton-Warr. S. at Glenbard North, 7Southwest Prairie WestWest Aurora at Yorkville, 6:30Upstate EightEast Aurora at Glenbard South, 7West Suburban GoldDowners Grove S. at Hinsdale South, 7:30Non-conferenceAurora Central at Mooseheart, 7 Friday, Jan. 26Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy Saturday, Jan. 20 featured some of the best boys basketball teams and players from Chicagoland. The event, “When Sides Collide,” showcased five marquee games, with numerous elite recruits and teams capable of winning a state championship. The second game pitted Downers Grove North, which finished
By Woodrow Carroll When the San Francisco 49ers play host to the Detroit Lions at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 for the right to go to Super Bowl LVIII, it brought up some historical facts. Or better, memories. Believe it or not, the last time the Lions claimed the NFL
Fri, Jan. 5vs. Charlotte, W 104-91Mon, Jan. 8at Charlotte, W 119-112Wed, Jan. 10vs. Houston, W 124-119Fri, Jan 12vs. Golden State, L 140-131Sat, Jan. 13at San Antonio, W 122-116Mon, Jan. 15at Cleveland, L 109-91Thu, Jan 18at Toronto, W 116-110Sat, Jan. 20vs. Memphis, W 125-96Mon, Jan. 22at Phoenix, L 115-113Thu, Jan. 25,
Tue, Jan. 2at Nashville, L 3-0Thu, Jan. 4at N.Y. Rangers, L 4-1Fri, Jan. 5at New Jersey, L 4-2Sun, Jan. 7vs. Calgary, W 4-3Tue, Jan. 9vs. Edmonton, L 2-1Thu, Jan. 11at Winnipeg, L 2-1Sat, Jan. 13vs. Dallas, L 3-1Tue, Jan. 16vs. San Jose, W 2-1, soThu, Jan. 18at Buffalo, L 3-0Fri.,
