High school boys basketball schedule February 8 – 14; results January 30 – February 5
Thursday, Feb. 8Catholic League WhiteMarmion at St. Francis de Sales, 7East Suburban CatholicMarist at Joliet Catholic, 7Non-conferenceElmwood Park at IMSA, 7 Friday, Feb. 9Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Montini, 7IC Catholic at Providence-St. Mel, 7Providence at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Francis at St. Laurence, 7DuKaneGeneva at St. Charles East,
Marmion Academy captures wrestling regional
By Bobby Narang The Marmion Academy high school boys wrestling team made a big statement at the Class 3A Glenbard West Regional. The Cadets opened up the Saturday, Feb. 3 championship round with a flurry of victories, putting on a dominating show in the lower weights to cruise to the
Northern Illinois men’s basketball improving
By Woodrow Carroll Coming off a 76-66 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday, Feb. 3, a victory that ended the Northern Illinois eight-game losing streak in Mid-American Conference (MAC) play, the Huskies’ men’s basketball team finds itself in a position to not only improve its record this week, but, to give
National Football League Super Bowl Champions
2023 Kansas City 38, Baltimore 352022 L.A. Rams 23, Cincinnati 202021 Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 92020 Kansas City 31, San Fran. 202019 New England 13, L.A. Rams 32018 Philadelphia 41, New England 332017 New England 34, Atlanta 282016 Denver 24, Carolina 102015 New England 28, Seattle 242014 Seattle 43,
Chicago Blackhawks schedule/results January 9 – February 19
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.,
NBA Eastern Conference standings through February 5
W L PCT GB Boston 38 12 .760 – Cleveland 32 16 .667 5.0 Milwaukee 33 17 .660 5.0 N.Y. Knicks 32 18 .640 6.0 Philadelphia 30 19 .612 7.5 Indiana 28 23 .549 10.5 T Orlando 27 23 .540 11.0 T Miami 26 24 .520 12.0 T Chicago 23
Men’s College Basketball schedules
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,
Women’s College Basketball schedules
University of IllinoisSun, 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, at Michigan, W 77-64Mon, Feb. 5, BTN, at Purdue, L 77-72, otThu, Feb. 8,
Parity prevails in men’s Big Ten Conference
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
High School Basketball: Waubonsie Valley vs. Metea Valley
The basketball dances on the rim following the shot by Matt Sessom of Waubonsie Valley over the defense of Will Ashford of Metea Valley.
High school boys basketball schedule February 1-5; results January 23-29
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
Riverside-Brookfield blunts comeback by Lions
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,
USF dominant in mid-’50s in college basketball
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
Chicago Bulls schedule/results January 10 – February 10
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.
Chicago Blackhawks schedule/results January 9 – February 19
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,
Northern Illinois Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 24
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
University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 24
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,
Northwestern Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 22
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