Dainja dominates as No. 23 Illinois tops Kansas City, 86-48

Dain Dainja scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 23 Illinois to an 86-48 win over Kansas City on Friday night.

Gibson paces DePaul past W. Illinois with 24 points

Umoja Gibson scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Da'Sean Nelson went 6 for 7 off the bench for 15 points and DePaul beat Western Illinois 86-74 on Friday night.

Southern Illinois earns 61-60 upset win over Oklahoma State

Marcus Domask drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner with 21.6 seconds left and Troy D'Amico came up with the a key steal and clutch rebound to allow Southern Illinois to post a 61-60 upset win over Oklahoma State on Thursday night.

Illinois State holds on late, beats Eastern Illinois, 54-49

Luke Kasubke and Malachi Poindexter each hit two clutch free throws in the final 15 seconds to earn Illinois State a 54-49 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday.

Fiala beats OT buzzer to give Kings 2-1 win over Blackhawks

Kevin Fiala scored with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, Jonathan Quick made 31 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday night.

Bears hope Justin Fields keeps promising run going against Lions

The Chicago Bears come in with five losses in the past six games. But the big story is Justin Fields’ improvement.

No. 21 Illinois hosts Purdue with division title on the line

Control of the Big Ten West is on the line with the Boilermakers trailing the Illini by one game with three games to go for each team.

Nike-Kyrie relationship likely over, co-founder Phil Knight tells CNBC

Nike announced it “suspended” its relationship with NBA star Kyrie Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe. That was part of the massive fallout that followed his tweeting a link to a film containing antisemitic content.

Justin Fields continues to signal he could be right QB for Bears

Fields’ 61-yard scoring scramble was the longest run by a Bears quarterback and the highlight of a record performance in a 35-32 loss to Miami last week. He’ll try to build on it when the Detroit Lions visit on Sunday.

Ingram’s 22 points rally Pelicans to 115-111 win over Bulls

Brandon Ingram scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including seven straight late in the fourth quarter, and the New Orleans Pelicans pulled out a 115-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Credle, Lynch help N. Illinois rally, beat W. Michigan 24-21

Jaiden Credle ran 36 times for 136 yards and touchdown, Justin Lynch scored on a 9-yard run in the closing seconds and Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 24-21 Wednesday night.

Pollock declines $13M option with White Sox, goes free

Outfielder AJ Pollock declined his $13 million player option with the Chicago White Sox and was among 10 players who became free agents Wednesday, raising the total to 161.

NASCAR one step closer to making race through downtown Chicago a reality

The two-day event will bring nearly 900 jobs to the city, and NASCAR alone will be spending more than a million dollars before the first flag is waved.