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High school boys basketball schedule December 28-30; results December 19-23

Thursday, Dec. 28Bloomington / Normal*Tournament games starting 11 a.m. through 8:30DeKalbTournament games starting 9 a.m. through 7:30East AuroraConsolation semi-final, 1Consolation semi-final, 2:35Semi-final, 4:10Semi-final, 5:45ElginTournament games starting 10:30 a.m. through 8Hinsdale CentralTournament games starting 9:30 a.m. to 8:30IC Catholic / WestmontTournament games starting 4:30 and 6:30Jacobs15th place, 9 a.m.13th place, 10:30

Huskies end football season with bowl victory

By Woodrow Carroll At the conclusion of the Saturday, Dec. 23 Camellia Bowl game, you might have heard Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” emanating from the Northern Illinois University (NIU) side. Well, probably not, however, that memorable number would have fit right in given the location. The NIU Huskies defeated

Northwestern University College Bowl games

1949 Rose Bowl, vs. Pacific Coast,W 20-141996 Rose Bowl, USC,L 41-321997 Florida Citrus Bowl, vs. Tennessee,L 48-282000 Alamo Bowl, vs. Nebraska,L 66-172003 Motor City Bowl, vs. Bowling GreenL 28-242005 Sun Bowl, vs. UCLA,L 50-382008 Alamo Bowl, vs. Missouri,L 30-232010 Outback Bowl, vs. AubrunL 38-352011 Meineke Bowl, vs. Texas A&ML 33-222011

Northern Illinois College Bowl games

1983 California Bowl, vs. Cal State FullertonW 20-132004 Silicon Valley, vs. TroyW 34-212006 Poinsettia Bowl, vs. TCUL 37-72008 Independence Bowl, vs. LouisianaL 17-102010 Humanitarian Bowl, vs. FresnoW 40-172010 International Bowl, vs. South FloridaW 27-32012 GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas St.W 38-202013 Poinsettia Bowl, vs. Utah StateL 21-142013 Orange Bowl, vs. Florida StateL

High school boys basketball schedule December 21-30; results December 12-18

Thursday, Dec. 21Non-conferenceChesterton at Aurora Christian, 6Glenbard East at Wheaton Academy, 7:30Grayslake Central at Cary-Grove, 7Hampshire vs. Kaneland at Fiserv Forum (Wis.), 12:50Minooka at Downers Grove South, 6:30Plano at Coal City, 6:45Stevenson at Huntley, 7:15 Friday, Dec. 22DuKaneGeneva at Wheaton North, 7Glenbard North at St. Charles North, 7St. Charles East

College football schedules Dec. 9 – Jan. 8, 2024

Saturday, Dec. 9Division III SemifinalsCortland 49, Randolph-Macon 14North Central 34, Wartburg 27 Friday, Dec. 15Stagg Bowl, Division III Championship, Salem Va.Cortland 38, North Central 37 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl games Saturday, Dec. 16Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21Celebration Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.Florida A&M 30, Howard 26New

St. Francis QB changes to Michigan State

By Bobby Narang The national signing day for football is another milestone moment for several Chicagoland football players. Three days before the December 20 signing day, St. Francis High School senior quarterback Alessio Milivojevic is already changing teams. The dual-threat quarterback pledged his commitment to Ball State of the Mid-American

Northwestern University joy in victory over Purdue short-lived; Kill clicks

By Woodrow Carroll Major college men’s basketball, Division I, has more than 350 programs. When you think about it, there are almost three times as many Division I basketball operations as there are CBS (College Bowl Subdivision) football programs. There were 133 CBS football teams this season. All the Div.

University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball

Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9at Tennessee, L 86-79Sun, Dec. 17vs. Colgate, W 74-57Fri, Dec. 22,

Benedictine University Men’s College Basketball

Wed, Nov. 8at Wheaton College, W 60-59Sat, Nov. 11vs. Lake Forest College, W 107-82Tue, Nov. 14vs. University of Dubuque, L 77-65Tue, Nov. 21vs. North Central College, W 67-60Wed, Nov. 29at Wisconsin Lutheran College, L 78-66Wed, Dec. 6at Dominican University (Ill.), W 77-74Sat, Dec. 9vs. Marian University, W 64-61Sat, Dec. 16vs.

Wheaton College Men’s College Basketball

Wed, Nov. 8vs. Benedictine University, L 60-59Tue, Nov. 14vs. Lake Forest College, W 86-65Sat, Nov. 25at Transylvania University, L 71-65Wed, Nov. 29at Millikin University, L 67-61Sat, Dec. 2vs. North Central College, L 64-54Wed, Dec. 6at Carroll University, W 69-62Sat, Dec. 9at Calvin University, L 77-54Sat, Dec. 16at University of Chicago,