(From Bradley University) - Bradley led from wire to wire, with junior Katie Yohn scoring a game-high 18 points to lead three Braves in double figures and help power BU to an 82-64 victory against Evansville at Renaissance Coliseum Thursday. 

(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 32 points to outduel fellow All-Star starter Carmelo Anthony, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 105-102 Thursday night. Rose had 15 in the fourth quarter and repeatedly answered when the Knicks rallied. With Chicago leading 88-83 midway through the final period, the reigning MVP scored on three straight possessions. He split Anthony and Amare Stoudemire to

(AP) - Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL's first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night. Gagner fell two points shy of matching the mark of 10, set by Toronto's Darryl Sittler on Feb. 7, 1976, but he tied the club record of eight that is held by Wayne Gretzky and defenseman Paul Coffey. The 22-year-old

Holmes tied his career high with 23 points and added a career-best 11

(AP) - Andre Iguodala helped the Philadelphia 76ers stamp themselves as a rising threat in the East, scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 98-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Iguodala outplayed Derrick Rose and stuffed a month's worth of highlight video activity into one game. His one-handed dunks, around-the-back passes, and big 3s helped the Sixers lead the

(AP) - Brandon Paul shook off a poor-shooting game to score 18 points, including two free throws with 45 seconds left that gave Illinois the lead in a 42-41 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

(AP) - Daniel Sedin scored at 3:37 of overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Ryan Kesler and Cody Hodgson scored in regulation for Vancouver, and Cory Schneider stopped 37 shots to improve to 5-0 this season in games decided in overtime. Jamal Mayers and Viktor Stalberg had the goals for Chicago, and Cory Crawford had 30 saves. The

(AP) - Ben Bishop stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced in the third eriod and all four in the shootout as the Western Conference allied for an 8-7 win over the East in the AHL All-Star game onday night.

(AP) - Derrick Rose scored a season-high 35 points, Carlos Boozer had 18 and Kyle Korver added 17 to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 98-88 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. One day after a four-point loss in Miami, the Bulls rebounded to improve their Eastern Conference-leading record to 18-5. They had lost two of their last three. Meanwhile, the Wizards have lost 16 of 20. Washington

(AP) - LeBron James scored 35 points, while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds and the Miami Heat escaped with a 97-93 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls. Chris Bosh scored 24 points and added 12 rebounds for the Heat, who never trailed - but this win in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals was not easy. Dwyane Wade added 15 points for

(From Bradley University) - Bradley used a late 10-0 run to cut a 13-point Creighton lead to just three points in the final minute of play and trailed by two with 5.4 seconds remaining, but CU's Carli Tritz made a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to close out a 72-68 win for the Bluejays Saturday at D.J. Sokol Arena.

(AP) - Dantiel Daniels had a double-double and Southern Illinois shot nearly 60 percent in beating Bradley 77-60 on Tuesday night.

(AP) - Chris Kunitz scored the deciding goal on a backhander in the fourth round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a seven game winning streak into the All-Star break with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Patrik Berglund ended a seven game point drought with a pair of goals and tied it on a penalty shot early in the third period for the Blues, who erased a

(AP) - Derrick Rose and Richard Hamilton each scored 22 points to lead the banged-up Chicago Bulls to an easy 110-95 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday. Hamilton set season highs in points and assists (10). Rose added eight assists and hung with Deron Williams after missing four games with a sprained left big toe. Joakim Noah chipped in with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bulls made

(AP) - Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen scored in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday night for their 17th straight home win - the NHL's longest single-season streak in 36 years. The Red Wings' spurt is the fourth longest overall. Detroit (33-15-1) has won seven in a row and leads the NHL with 67 points. Niklas Kronwall sealed the win with a

(AP) - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Jordan Taylor scored 19 points and Jared Berggren added 18 to help Wisconsin upset No. 22 Illinois 67-63 on Sunday. Taylor drove into the lane and hit a midrange jumper with 32 seconds left to give the Badgers (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten) a 62-57 lead with 32 seconds to play in what had been a back-and-forth battle. Wisconsin has won four straight after dropping three

(AP) - Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came first, championships second. Behind it all, however, was an ugly secret that ran counter to everything the revered coach stood...more

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(AP) - Luol Deng scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls managed easily without superstar Derrick Rose, embarrassing the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-75 on Friday night. Rose missed his third straight game with a strained left big toe, but the Bulls barely missed the NBA's reigning MVP and handed the Cavs their worst home loss. Cleveland lost by 35 at home in

(From Bradley University) - Northern Iowa's K.K. Armstrong had 25 points and a career-best eight steals to help power the defending Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champion Panthers to a 71-57 victory against visiting Bradley Friday at the McLeod Center.

(AP) - Patrick Kane ended a seven-game goal drought and set up linemate Jonathan Toews' breakaway score in the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night. Defenseman Duncan Keith added his first goal in 30 games to help Chicago take the NHL lead, a point ahead of Detroit. The Blackhawks have won three straight and are 5-0-1 in their last six games. Ray Emery made 18

(AP) - Colt Ryan scored a career-high 39 points Wednesday night as Evansville cruised to a 90-67 victory over Bradley.

(AP) - Jonathan Toews had two goals, rookies Andrew Shaw and Jimmy Hayes also scored, and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Buffalo Sabres their 10th straight road loss, 6-2 on Wednesday night. Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland also connected for the Blackhawks, who won their second straight and are 4-0-1 in their last five. Jason Pominville scored both goals for Buffalo, but it wasn't enough to keep

(AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 26 of his season-high 31 points in the first half, leading the short-handed Chicago Bulls to a 118-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Boozer hit 12 of 15 shots in the opening half and scored eight points during a 12-point burst that opened up a 20-point lead for Chicago, which was playing without Derrick Rose for the second straight game because of a

(AP) - Rudy Gay scored 24 points and Mike Conley added 20 points and eight assists Monday, leading the Memphis Grizzlies past Chicago 102-86 and ending the Bulls' five-game winning streak.

(AP) - Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and T.J. Oshie scored midway through the third period as the surging St. Louis Blues stayed unbeaten in 2012 by defeating the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Monday night. The Blues have earned 13 out of a possible 14 points this month (6-0-1) and are tied with the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks atop the NHL standings with 60

(AP) - Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 26 points and Taylor Brown scored 23 as Bradley snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 78-67 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday.

(AP) - Jonathan Toews and Viktor Stalberg each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat San Jose 4-3 on Sunday night and ended the Sharks' eight-game point streak. Dave Bolland and rookie Andrew Shaw also scored for Chicago, which has won three of four and is 3-0-2 in its last five. Shaw's goal was his fourth in seven games since being recalled from the AHL. Joe Pavelski, Jamie

(From Bradley University) - After a slow start to the game, Bradley made 11 of its final 15 shots to close the first half and cruised to a 79-58 victory against Missouri Valley Conference co-leader Indiana State Saturday afternoon at Renaissance Coliseum. Sophomore Kelsey Budd hit her first five three-point attempts and finished with a game-high 25 points off the bench to pace the

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(AP) - Garrett Stutz and David Kyles scored 16 points each as Wichita State defeated cold-shooting Bradley 78-41 on Friday night.

(AP) - Derrick Rose returned from a one-game absence to score 25 points and help the Chicago Bulls hold off a second-half charge and beat the Boston Celtics 88-79 on Friday night. The Celtics had trimmed a 52-33 halftime deficit to 67-66 on a 3-pointer by Mickael Pietrus with 10 minutes left in the game. Then Boston missed its next two shots, while Rose scored four straight points. Kevin Garnett

(From Peoria Rivermen) - The game started with three goals in the first 19 minutes and ended with none over the final 41 as the Houston Aeros held off the Peoria Rivermen 2-1 at Carver Arena on Saturday night. T.J. Hensick scored a power-play goal for the third straight game and Jake Allen made 34 saves in a losing effort. With the loss the Rivermen have a record of 19-17-2-1 and sit in a

(AP) - Relief pitcher Kerry Wood is returning to the Chicago Cubs.

(From Bradley University) - Junior Katie Yohn scored a team-high 20 points and senior Leah Kassing added 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals, but Bradley couldn’t overcome a 15-point Illinois State second-half lead as the Braves fell to the Redbirds 67-65 Thursday at Renaissance Coliseum.

(AP) - Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western Conference. Alexandre Burrows had two goals and drew the decisive penalty for the Canucks, who have an NHL-best 59 points - three more than St. Louis. David Backes was whistled for boarding with

(AP) - John Lucas III scored a career-high 25 points filling in for injured Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 78-64 on Wednesday for their third victory in three nights. Lucas, starting for the first time in his 70-game NBA career, was at the point in place of MVP Rose, who was out with a sprained big left toe. Lucas played 45 minutes, had eight assists, eight

(AP) - Ben Simons scored 21 points to lead four Drake players in double figures, and the Bulldogs defeated Bradley 82-74 on Tuesday night, handing the Braves their eighth loss in a row.

(AP) - Brandon Paul scored a career-high 43 points including, a 3-pointer with less than a minute to play, to help Illinois upset No. 5 Ohio State 79-74 on Tuesday night.

(AP) - Derrick Rose scored a season-high 31 points and had 11 assists to outlast Ricky Rubio in a thrilling duel, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 111-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Luol Deng had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Kyle Korver scored 13 points off the bench for the Bulls, who were on their way to a blowout early before Rubio led the Wolves back. Rubio had

(AP) - Jaroslav Halak got the shutout in his first game back in Montreal and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to four with a 3-0 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday night. David Backes and Chris Stewart each had a goal and an assist, and Jason Arnott also scored for St. Louis, which got a shutout from Brian Elliott in a 4-0 win at Colorado on Saturday night. Halak, who was

(AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls beat Detroit 92-68 on Monday night for their 13th consecutive victory against the Pistons. Derrick Rose added 22 points and eight assists for Chicago, which bounced back from Saturday night's lackluster 109-94 loss at Atlanta. Ronnie Brewer finished with 12 points, and Boozer also had eight rebounds. The Bulls improved to 4-1 during

(From Bradley University) - Bradley's program record eight-game road win streak came to an end with a 71-59 loss to Evansville Saturday afternoon at the Ford Center despite a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds from senior Leah Kassing.

(AP) - Pavel Datsyuk banked in a shot from a bad angle off Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy for the winning goal 3:08 into overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday night. After Corey Crawford made two point-blank saves, Datsyuk got to the loose puck along the goal line to the goalie's left, whiffed once and then snapped a rising shot that hit Leddy and bounded into the

Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each scored  21 points and the Chicago Bulls held off a fourth-quarter surge  by Orlando to beat the Magic 97-83 on Friday night for their  sixth straight victory. Carlos Boozer added 20 points for Chicago, which led by as many as 17 before the lead was trimmed to three. The Bulls closed the game on a 17-6 run.

(Bradley University) PEORIA, Ill. - Mamadou Seck's 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists paced Southern Illinois (5-9, 2-1 MVC) to a 74-65 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball win at Bradley (5-10, 0-3 MVC) Wednesday night at Carver Arena. The visiting Salukis became the fifth straight visiting team to win in the in-state rivalry, a first against any opponent in Bradley Basketball...More

(AP) - Luol Deng's layup with 3.7 seconds to play lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 76-74 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. Derrick Rose scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Bulls from a 19-point deficit. Coming out of a timeout with the score tied in the final seconds, Deng cut along the baseline and took a feed from Joakim Noah to put Chicago ahead. Atlanta's

(AP) - Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves, and the St. Louis Blues snapped a season-worst, three-game skid with a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. The Blues improved to 15-3-2 at home with their seventh win there in eight games. They are tied with Detroit for most home wins (15). Chris Stewart and Jamie Langenbrunner scored first-period goals for St. Louis, which improved to 16-5-5

(AP) - Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo has been fired following a team collapse marked by injuries to Jay Cutler and Matt Forte and a drug scandal involving receiver Sam Hurd. Tuesday's announcement ends Angelo's 11-year reign in which the Bears reached one Super Bowl and advanced to another NFC championship game. He leaves with a questionable draft...more

(From Bradley University) - Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame announcer Dave Snell will participate in his 1000th Bradley Basketball radio broadcast on 1470 WMBD, all in succession, Saturday night when the Braves host #24 Creighton at Carver Arena. Since making his debut as the Voice of the Braves Nov. 30, 1979 in Bradley's game against #2 Kentucky at the Great Alaska Shootout, Dave has provided...more

(AP) - Ryan Smyth, Taylor Hall and Andy Sutton scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers bounced back from Daniel Carcillo's nasty hit during a chippy 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Jordan Eberle added two assists for the Oilers, including a perfect backhand pass to Sutton for the tiebreaking score. Ben Eager added an insurance goal in the third period as

The Bradley Braves are back home Wednesday night against Southern Illinois. The Braves have lost five in a row after Saturday's loss at Indiana State while SIU scored an 86-71 win over Illinois State Sunday.

(AP) - Charles Tillman's interception return in the second quarter gave Chicago the lead for good, and the Bears stopped their five-game losing streak with a 17-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday despite 3 1/2 sacks by Jared Allen. Allen finished the season with 22 sacks, behind Michael Strahan's mark of 22 1/2 for the New York Giants in 2001. Joe Webb relieved Christian Ponder at

(AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls easily won their home opener, pounding the Memphis Grizzlies 104-64 on Sunday night. Derrick Rose finished with 16 points after a slow start. Ronnie Brewer scored 17 with Richard Hamilton a late scratch because of a groin injury. But with Boozer dominating, the Bulls simply put this one away early. This game was

(From Peoria Rivermen) - Peoria Rivermen goaltender Ben Bishop stopped all 17 shots on goal en route to his league-leading fifth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday night at the Bradley Center. The win was Peoria’s first this season over the Admirals in six meetings. The Rivermen finished the weekend 3-0-0 and have now earned a point in seven of their

(AP) - Jake Odum scored 24 points to lead Indiana State to a 77-66 victory over Bradley on Saturday. Myles Walker had 16 points and Carl Richard scored 13 for Indiana State, while Dwayne Lathan had nine points and 11 rebounds as the Sycamores (10-3, 1-1 Missouri Valley) ran their home record this season to 6-0. Indiana State is off to its best start since the Larry Bird-led 1978-79 team won its

(AP) - Kelsey Barlow scored 14 points, including 11 in the second half, to lead Purdue over Illinois 75-60 on Saturday. Ryne Smith scored 12 points, all from 3-point range, and Terone Johnson and D.J. Byrd had nine each for the Boilermakers (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won three straight. Brandon Paul scored 17 points and D.J. Richardson had 15 points and six rebounds for the Fighting Illini

(From Bradley University) - Bradley hung with Wichita State throughout Saturday’s Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball game at Renaissance Coliseum until the Shockers used an 11-2 run in the closing stages of the second half to extend their win streak to five consecutive games with a 71-58 victory.

(AP) - Terry Hawthorne returned an interception 39 yards for Illinois' first touchdown late in the third quarter and the Illini snapped a six-game losing streak by beating UCLA 20-14 in the Fight Hunger Bowl. Nathan Scheelhaase added a 60-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Jenkins midway through the fourth quarter to seal the first victory for Illinois (7-6) since beating Indiana 12 weeks ago. The game

(AP) - Jimmy Howard stopped 31 shots for his ninth career shutout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-0 on Saturday night. Johan Franzen, Justin Abdelkader, Jiri Hudler scored for Detroit, which won its 12th consecutive home game, two short of the team record. It was the Red Wings' second win over the Blues at Joe Louis Arena in five days. One of Howard's best saves came with

(From Bradley University) - Senior Leah Kassing turned in her third straight double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but Missouri State closed the first half with a 17-2 run and snapped BU’s five-game win streak with a 79-70 win in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams Thursday at Renaissance Coliseum.

(AP) - Derrick Rose had 19 points and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls earned a 108-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. The Bulls ran off 15 straight points early in the game and never trailed again in defeating the youthful Kings, the NBA's youngest team. Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls (2-1). Richard Hamilton also had 16 points, while reserve

(AP) - Florida State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to slip past Notre Dame 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl on Thursday night. The victory was FSU's fourth straight bowl win. FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel's touchdown passes, was named the game's MVP. The No. 25 Seminoles

(AP) - Garrett Stutz had 14 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday night and Wichita State routed Bradley 90-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools.

(AP) - Jonathan Quick made 38 saves to earn his NHL-leading fifth shutout, and Trent Hunter and Jarret Stoll scored to lead the Los Angeles Kings past the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Wednesday night. Quick was solid in earning his 19th NHL shutout, but he wasn't heavily tested until the third period. The Blackhawks managed few prime scoring chances in the first two frames. The Kings improved to

(AP) - Brandon Paul scored a breakaway dunk that put Illinois ahead in double overtime Tuesday night and Meyers Leonard hit the layup that sealed the 81-72 victory over Minnesota. Paul swiped the ball from Ralph Sampson III for the dunk that gave the Illini (12-2, 1-0 Big Ten) a three-point cushion at 73-70. Leonard's layup with 1:11 left made it 78-72 and finished the Golden Gophers (12-2, 0-1).

(AP) - Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Datsyuk added an assist, and Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for Detroit, which won its 11th consecutive home game. Ian White had two assists, and Jimmy Howard stopped 29 shots. Matt D'Agostini and Alexander Steen scored for

(AP) - Stephen Curry had 21 points and 10 assists, Monta Ellis scored 26 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 99-91 on Monday, giving rookie coach Mark Jackson his first victory at any level. David Lee added 22 points and seven rebounds and Dominic McGuire made three free throws in the final 47 seconds to seal the win for Golden State. Luol Deng, whose block of Kobe Bryant

(AP) - Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal after being recalled from the Peoria Rivermen earlier Monday and the Blues' slumping power play carried St. Louis to a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars. St. Louis, which won its sixth successive home game, improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine. The Blues are 15-3-4 under coach Ken Hitchcock, who took over for the fired Davis Payne on Nov. 6. Dallas lost

(From Bradley University) - Sophomore transfer Catie O'Leary has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

The so-called pre-season is over -- now the Missouri Valley conference race begins. The Bradley Braves host defending NIT champion Wichita State in their Valley opener Wednesday night at Carver Arena. The match up is not lost on first year Bradley head coach Geno Ford. "Wichita State is kind of (Missouri Valley) Commissioner Doug Elgin's first gift to me for Christmas," jokes Ford...more

(AP) - With the first five-touchdown game of his NFL career, Aaron Rodgers ensured that the Green Bay Packers' playoff road will go through Lambeau Field.

Luol Deng scored 21 points and blocked Kobe Bryant's short shot right before the buzzer as the Bulls hung on for a thrilling finish to both clubs' first-ever

(AP) - Evan Smotrycz had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added a soaring dunk during a decisive run in the second half to lead No. 20 Michigan to a 77-66 win over Bradley on Thursday night. The Wolverines (10-2) overcame uncharacteristically poor shooting in the first half. The game was tied at 45 in the second when Smotrycz made a 3-pointer to put Michigan ahead to stay. Bradley

(AP) - Phil Pressey had 18 points, five assists and two steals, and No. 9 Missouri held off a second-half charge by No. 25 Illinois for a 78-74 victory in the annual Braggin' Rights game on Thursday night. Reserve Michael Dixon added 18 points and Ricardo Ratliffe had 14 for Missouri, which squandered a 13-point cushion before recovering late. The Tigers have won three straight in the series and

(AP) - A pair of audits shows the Chicago Cubs' Class A affiliate in Peoria is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a season. One audit raises questions about the long-term ability of the team to continue. The Peoria Chiefs lost $848,000 in 2010 and $678,000 in 2009. Losses in both 2008 and 2007 topped $400,000...more     

(AP) - Dayne Crist has decided to transfer to Kansas, where the former Notre Dame quarterback will be reunited with coach Charlie Weis.

(From Bradley University) - Sophomore guard Catie O’Leary got Bradley off to a hot start, hitting 6-of-9 shots in the first half and keyed a 20-2 first-half run with seven consecutive points to help spark the Braves to a convincing 93-64 win against Western Illinois Wednesday at Renaissance Coliseum.

(AP) - Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 37 shots and Jay McClement scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night for their seventh straight home win. Paul Stastny and Cody McLeod also scored for the Avalanche and Matt Hunwick, Kevin Porter and Shane O'Brien each had an assist each. Colorado has won

(AP) - Keaton Cole's basket with 5.7 seconds remaining Tuesday night gave Western Carolina a 68-67 victory over Bradley.

A person familiar with the situation says that reigning MVP Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Chicago Bulls worth approximately $94 million. The Chicago Tribune, citing anonymous sources, first reported the deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the deal had not

(AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 24 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 93-85 win over the Indiana Pacers in a preseason game Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, NBA MVP Derrick Rose agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Bulls worth approximately $94 million. Rose had 12 points and nine assists. Richard Hamilton added 13 points and six assists in his Bulls debut. Hamilton was signed

(AP) - Evgeni Malkin had three assists to move into a tie for the NHL scoring lead and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Chicago Blackhawks' five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Malkin assisted on goals by Chris Kunitz, James Neal and Tyler Kennedy, giving him points in all six games since Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left the lineup again because of concussion

(AP) - Meyers Leonard had 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 25 Illinois to a 64-60 victory over Cornell on Monday night. After trailing for the most of the game, Illinois (11-1) was sparked by D.J. Richardson's 11 points in the second half and narrowly avoided its second consecutive loss. Josh Figini scored all 14 of his points in the first half to lead Cornell (4-5). Illinois

(AP) - Red Bryant returned an interception 20 yards for the go-ahead TD in the third quarter Sunday and the Seattle Seahawks kept their faint playoff hopes alive by routing the Chicago Bears 38-14. Chicago quarterback Caleb Hanie was hit hard on the play by K.J. Wright and threw the ball right into Bryant's arms as Seattle (7-7) scored two TDs in a 50-second span early in the third quarter.

(AP) - Rookie A.J. Green had six catches and topped 1,000 yards for the season, and the Cincinnati Bengals held the St. Louis Rams to 2 for 13 on third downs to help keep pace in the AFC playoff race with a 20-13 victory Sunday. Brandon Tate's 56-yard punt return set up Bernard Scott's go-ahead touchdown run late in the third quarter and Cedric Benson added a short scoring run in the fourth for

(AP) - Jason Arnott triggered a four-goal, third-period rally with the tiebreaking tally to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night. St. Louis won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 13-3-1 at home, tying Detroit for the most home wins. The Blues are 13-2-4 under coach Ken Hitchcock, who took over for the fired Davis Payne on Nov. 6. The

The Cleveland Cavaliers have  re-signed guard Anthony Parker.  Parker averaged 8.3 points in 72 games last season. The 36-year-old veteran is a candidate to be Cleveland's starting  shooting guard. Parker originally signed with the Cavaliers prior  to the 2009 season.

(Bradley University)  LOS ANGELES -  Former Bradley Basketball center Zach Andrews (Sacramento, Calif./Cordova H.S.) has been signed by the Los Angeles Lakers, according to an announcement by the NBA franchise Friday. Andrews, who started his fifth professional season playing for the Lakers' NBA Development League affiliate Los Angeles D-Fenders, could become the 16th former Brave to...More

(From Peoria Rivermen) - The Peoria Rivermen took a 1-0 lead into the third period only to see the Oklahoma City Barons score two goals in 63 seconds on their way to a 3-1 win at the Cox Convention Center on Friday night. The Barons won their league-best 18th game of the season as Peoria failed to close out a third period lead for the first time this season (1-8-0-0).

(Bradley University)  WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Sophomore guard Walt Lemon, Jr. scored a game-high 22 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 44.9 seconds left, then blocked George Washington's winning attempt at the buzzer, leading the visiting Braves (5-4) to a 67-66 victory Thursday night at the Charles E. Smith Center. Bradley shot 50 percent (8-16) from 3-point range for the second...More

(AP) - Illinois has hired Toledo's Tim Beckman as its head football coach. An official at the University of Toledo who spoke on condition of anonymity because Beckman's hiring hasn't been announced by Illinois has confirmed that he told his players Friday that he has taken the Illini job. Beckman replaces Ron Zook who was fired...more

(AP) - T.J. Oshie scored twice, defenseman Ian Cole added his first goal of the season and Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. St. Louis won for the sixth time in eight games. The Blues have at least one point in 13 of the last 15 games and improved to 10-2-3 under Ken Hitchcock, who took over for Davis Payne on Nov. 6.

(AP) - Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols' contract, which is subject to a physical, is the second-highest in baseball history and only the third to break the $200 million barrier, following Alex Rodriguez's $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas before the 2001 season and A-Rod's $275 million...more

(AP) - Brandon Paul scored 12 points in the final four minutes Wednesday to keep No. 24 Illinois undefeated with a sloppy 48-43 comeback win over St. Bonaventure. Paul finished off a three-point play to tied it at 41 with 2:39 left and Meyers Leonard gave the Illini (9-0) their first lead since the first half with a pair of free throws shortly afterward. Paul finished with 17 points. D.J.

(AP) - Walt Lemon Jr. had 24 points and Dyricus Simms-Edwards added 19 as Bradley snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 79-68 victory over Northeastern.

(From Bradley University) - Bradley scored 28 points off 24 SIU Edwardsville turnovers and handed the Cougars their first home loss of the year with a 66-60 victory Tuesday at the Vadalabene Center.

(AP) - David Backes got the go-ahead score on the second straight power-play goal of the game for the St. Louis Blues, who ended a 2 for 39 slump with the man advantage in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Alex Steen had a power play goal in the second period and Brian Elliott made 27 saves for the Blues, who are 9-2-3 since Ken Hitchcock replaced Davis Payne as coach.

(AP) - Radim Vrbata and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored in the shootout, and Mike Smith stopped Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa in the tiebreaker to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a wild 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Vrbata also scored in regulation for Phoenix, which had lost two games following a 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks last Tuesday. Smith finished with 32 saves

Bradley University sweeps the weekly Missouri Vallley Conference player awards. Bradley played three games last week, including wins at Butler and Central Michigan.

(AP) - Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo has been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. The Hall announced the voting results Monday at the winter meetings. Santo was picked almost a year after he died. He was a nine-time All-Star, hit 342 home runs and won five Gold Gloves. He was a Cubs...more

The Bradley Braves try to get back into the win column Tuesday night when they host Northeastern at Carver Arena. The Braves have lost four in a row after winning their first three games of the season.

(AP) - Tyler Palko shook off two miserable starts and threw for 157 yards and a touchdown even though he was briefly lifted for Kyle Orton, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat Chicago 10-3 Sunday on a day when the Bears lost Matt Forte to a right knee injury. Orton came on to start the second quarter and immediately left the game with an injured finger on his right hand. Palko connected with Dexter

(From Peoria Rivermen) - Adam Cracknell had a goal and two assists and Ben Bishop made 47 saves to lead Peoria to a 5-2 win against the division-rival Rockford IceHogs. The two teams combined for 90 total shots on goal and 68 penalty minutes as the Rivermen killed off all but one of nine IceHog power plays. The Rivermen improved to 11-12-1-1 and moved back into third place in the Midwest

(AP) - UCLA and Illinois will bring interim coaches into their matchup at the Fight Hunger Bowl. The Bruins (6-7) and Illini (6-6) accepted their bids Sunday to the Dec. 31 game in San Francisco. UCLA fell below .500 Friday night when it lost 49-31 in the Pac-12 title game to Oregon in coach Rick Neuheisel's final game. The NCAA approved a waiver for the Bruins because they were bowl eligible