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BU Says No To Post Season


Coach Jim Les says he will pass on a chance to play in any post season tournaments.  Les points out the team's experience in the College Basketball Invitational and the CollegeInsider.com post season events were good experiences the past couple years.  But, he feels a good nucleus of expereinced players will return next year and wants the focus to be put on next season.  Passing on ...More

Maniscalco on MVC All-Tourney team


(From Bradley University) - Bradley junior guard Sam Maniscalco was voted to the five-player all-tournament team for the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, according to a vote of media covering the event this past weekend in St. Louis. Maniscalco averaged 20.5 ppg during Bradley’s two-games in the tournament, scoring a tourney-best 31 points in a quarterfinal victory

Manual Supersectional tickets on sale


The Manual Rams will play Winnebago in the boy's Class 2A Supersectional game Tuesday night at 8:00 in DeKalb. Tickets will go on sale to the public from 7:30 til 5:00 today and 7:30 til Noon Tuesday at the Manual High School Library. Tickets are $8.00 each and good for both the Class 1A and 2A supersectional games.

Illini lose to Wisconsin


(AP) - Taylor Jordan and John Leuer each scored 20 points, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Illinois 72-57 on Sunday to deal a significant blow to the Fighting Illini's NCAA tournament hopes. Trevon Hughes added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Badgers (23-7, 13-5). Illinois (18-13, 10-8) has dropped five of six and will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers led by as many as 16

Blackhawks lose to Detroit - Rivermen win


(AP) - Pavel Datsyuk capped a five-goal second period and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat Chicago 5-4 on Sunday, spoiling a hat track by the Blackhawks's Andrew Ladd. Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jason Williams and Valtteri Filppula also scored in the second period for Detroit, which came back from a 2-0 deficit to win for the fourth time in five games. Henrik Zetterberg and Todd

Cardinals win - Rainouts in Arizona


(AP) - Marlins center fielder Cameron Maybin strained his left groin during the eighth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-4 victory over Florida on Sunday. Maybin was injured while stepping on third base as he was trying to score from first on Donnie Murphy's double. He hobbled home before being escorted to the clubhouse by a trainer. He is not expected to play for at least several days. Maybin

Braves lose to UNI in MVC semifinals


(AP) - Jordan Eglseder and Marc Sonnen scored 10 points apiece to lead Northern Iowa to a 57-40 victory over Bradley in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday. The top-seeded Panthers (27-4) advance to the championship game for the fourth time. They are looking to become the first team to win back-to-back championships since Creighton in 2002-03. Adam Koch, the...more

BU women rally to beat MSU - earn #4 seed in MVC tourney


(From Bradley University) - Bradley trailed by as many as 14 points, but shot 63 percent in the second half and limited Missouri State's high-powered offense to 28 points after the break as the Braves rallied for a 65-64 victory against the Bears Saturday at Lorene Ramsey Gym.  The win moved Bradley (16-12 overall, 12-6 MVC) into a tie with Missouri State for third in the final Valley

Bulls lose to Dallas


(AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points, Rodrique Beaubois and Caron Butler added 24 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 122-116 Saturday to extend their season-high win streak to 11 games. Nowitzki scored 13 in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks hung on after watching a 14-point lead shrink to four, sending Chicago to its fourth straight loss. Derrick Rose scored 34 points,

Blues lose - Rivermen win in front of 10,000


(AP) - Chris Stewart completed his first NHL hat trick with a penalty shot, and Milan Hejduk scored twice in his return from a seven-week injury layoff to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 7-3 on Saturday night. Craig Anderson made 39 saves in his team-record 20th consecutive start for Colorado. The Avalanche beat St. Louis for the third time in three meetings this season,

Saturday preseason baseball


(AP) - Marlins ace Josh Johnson has started earning his $39 million contract. Making his first start since signing his lucrative four-year deal in January, Johnson allowed two runs in two innings in Florida's 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. Johnson, who'll be Florida's opening day starter after posting a 15-5 record in 2009, looked like an ace in a perfect first inning that ended with

High School Basketall


1A Sectional finals
Lewistown 76, Orion 65
Peoria Heights 48, LeRoy 43
2A Sectional finals
Peoria Manual 79, Kewanee 31
3A Regional finals
Morton 49, East Peoria 38
Richwoods 55, Peoria (H.S.) 42

BU women snap two-game skid


(From Bradley University) - Junior Raisa Taylor celebrated her birthday by turning in her third career double-double as she collected 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Bradley to a 58-55 victory over Wichita State Thursday at Lorene Ramsey Gym.
With Bradley trailing 52-51, Taylor scored four of her game-high 19 points in the closing 1:38 to highlight the win. The Braves improved to 15-12 overall

Bulls lose to Memphis


(AP) - Zach Randolph scored 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from a big first-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 105-96 on Thursday night. After trailing by 17 in the second quarter, the Grizzlies tied it in the third and finally took control with an 8-0 run late in the fourth that gave them a 97-90 lead. O.J. Mayo scored 10 of his 20 points in the final

Rivs edge Grand Rapids


(From Peoria Rivermen) - The Peoria Rivermen turned the page on February with a victory to begin the month of March. Pascal Pelletier’s goal with 4:19 remaining in the third period broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Rivermen to the 4-3 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Thursday at Carver Arena. The win clinched the season series for the Rivermen who won the final five of their eight meetings

Preseason openers for Cards, Cubs, Sox


(AP) - Jason Bay's debut was low key, but David Wright homered in his first at-bat and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 17-11 on Thursday. Bay, a former Red Sox left fielder, went 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout in his first game of the spring and first live action with the Mets since signing a four year, $66 million contract in December. The Mets brought in Bay to add power to

Blackhawks drill Oilers


(AP) - Niklas Hjalmarsson, Dustin Byfuglien and Jonathan Toews scored in the third period to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games. Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland also scored, Patrick Kane added two assists and the Blackhawks outshot Edmonton 47-14. Robert Nilsson and Shawn Horcoff scored for Edmonton. The Oilers have

Illini lose at Ohio State


(AP) - Jon Diebler once again lit up Illinois from behind the arc, hitting seven 3-pointers for 21 points, to lead No. 6 Ohio State to a 73-57 victory on Tuesday night that assured the Buckeyes of at least a share of the Big Ten title. It was the third conference title in the last five years for Ohio State (24-7, 14-4), winners of four straight overall and 13 of 15. William Buford added 17

Blues win, Blackhawks lose


(AP) - Andy McDonald scored his team-leading 20th goal and T.J. Oshie added a goal and an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. David Backes had a goal and an assist, and Jay McClement also scored for the Blues. St. Louis finished with a split of the four-game season series with the Coyotes after losing the first two

Two Bradley Braves earn All-MVC Honors


Two Bradley basketball players have earned all Missouri Valley Conference Honors. Junior Guard Sam Maniscalco was named the the All-MVC second team, while Junior Guard Andrew Warren was an honorable mention. The Braves play Creighton Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament from St. Louis. Peoria Banking Center Braves Plus begins at 1:30pm Friday on 1470 WMBD...More

BU women drop to 4th with two games left


(From Bradley University) - Bradley trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but rallied to pull to within seven midway through the period before Indiana State was able to close out a 70-57 victory Sunday at the Hulman Center. The Braves slipped into fourth-place in the MVC standings with the loss. Junior Sonya Harris posted her team-best seventh double-double of the year,

Rivermen shutout at home


(From Peoria Rivermen) Milwaukee goaltender Mark Dekanich stopped all 34 Rivermen shots on Sunday afternoon as the Admirals defeated the Peoria Rivermen 4-0 at Carver Arena. It was the third shutout for Dekanich this season and the highest shot total of any of those games. The Rivermen were 0-for-3 on the power play while the Admirals picked up a goal on just two chances. Peoria continues their

BU loses regular season finale


(AP) - Kenny Lawson scored 20 points and Justin Carter had 17 as Creighton topped Bradley 82-71 Saturday in a battle for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bluejays (16-14, 10-8) scored 13 of the first 16 points and led the entire way while extending their streak of conference seasons with at least 10 wins to 14 years. Creighton, which shot 58 percent in the second half, swept

Minnesota tops Illinois


(AP) - Devoe Joseph scored 16 points and Minnesota helped its NCAA tournament chances while dealing a blow to Illinois' hopes with a 62-60 road victory on Saturday. The Golden Gophers (17-11, 8-8 Big Ten) led by 19 with 7:11 to play and looked to be cruising to the victory, but the Illini (18-11, 10-6) rallied to cut the deficit to one in the final 80 seconds. D. J. Richardson's shot to tie the

Granger leads Pacers over Bulls


(AP) - Danny Granger had 30 points and eight rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 100-90 on Saturday night. Dahntay Jones and Troy Murphy each had 17 points, and Roy Hibbert had 12 for Indiana. The Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in nine games to improve to 20-39. Derrick Rose had 27 points, and Luol Deng added 13 points and 18

Rivermen lose in shootout


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Hannu Toivonen came within 11.4 seconds of the first shutout of the season for the Peoria Rivermen but Bracken Kearns forced overtime and the Rockford IceHogs won 2-1 in a shootout on Saturday night at the Rockford MetroCentre. Peoria earned a point for the third straight game and have a chance to take five of six points on the weekend with a win on Sunday against

Redbirds clinch MVC women's title


(From Bradley University) - League-leading Illinois State used a 12-0 first-half run to take control of the game and a late push by Bradley couldn't keep the Redbirds from wrapping the regular-season title as the Braves fell 71-58 at Redbird Arena Thursday.  Bradley (14-11 overall, 10-5 MVC) slipped into a tie with Creighton, which was idle Thursday, for second place in the Valley standings

Braves avoid MVC play-in round


(AP) - Sam Maniscalco sank two free throws with 12 seconds left and Toure' Murry missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds as Bradley held on to edge Wichita State 75-73 on Wednesday night. Maniscalco had his first career double-double with a game-high 19 points and a career-best 10 assists for the Braves (15-13, 9-8 Missouri Valley), who clinched a quarterfinal berth in the conference

BU women visit ISU tonight


(From Bradley University) - The stakes are high for tonight's game at Redbird Arena as the second-place Bradley women's basketball team will take on I-74 rival and league-leading Illinois State at 7:35 p.m.  The Braves (14-10 overall) vaulted into second place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a pair of home wins against Creighton and Drake last week to improve to 10-4 in

Bulls top Pacers


(AP) - Luol Deng scored a season-high 31 points, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with a wild 120-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night after blowing an early 23-point lead. Derrick Rose added 23 points, eight assists and nine rebounds as the Bulls won for the seventh time in nine games. The Bulls led by 23 in the first quarter and were up 19 going into the second, only to watch it

Illini beat Michigan


(AP) - Demetri McCamey scored 14 points and Mike Davis added 13 points and 12 rebounds as Illinois beat Michigan 51-44 Tuesday night. The Fighting Illini (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten) were coming off a 2-2 stretch in which they had played four straight Top 20 teams, and had an easier time with the struggling Wolverines. Michigan (13-14, 6-9) got 15 points from Manny Harris, but still fell back below .500

Rivermen top Texas


(From Peoria Rivermen) - The Peoria Rivermen beat the Texas Stars 4-3 at Carver Arena Tuesday night to stop a season-long six-game losing streak on home ice. Nicholas Drazenovic and Chris Porter both scored in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and Peoria withstood a late push from the Stars for the win. The Rivermen are now 4-1-1 against Texas this season and have scored at least four goals in

Bulls lose to Wizards


(AP) - Andray Blatche scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 101-95 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Blatche, averaging 25 points in the four games since the trades of Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, helped Washington to its first three-game home winning streak since April 4-12, 2008. He also made all nine of his free throws. Washington is 3-1

BU women rally to beat Drake


(From Bradley University) - Drake led by as many as 11 points in the first half, but Bradley rallied from a halftime deficit for the second consecutive game to top the Bulldogs 63-55 Sunday at Lorene Ramsey Gym.  With the victory, the Braves moved into a tie with Creighton for second-place in the standings at 10-4 and completed a sweep of the regular-season series with Drake.

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Rivermen lose to Houston


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Derek Armstrong staked the Peoria Rivermen a 1-0 lead before the Houston Aeros stormed back with the final four goals of the game on Sunday at Carver Arena.  The loss stopped the Aeros three-game losing streak and was the sixth straight setback for Peoria on home ice. Houston has won four of the first five meetings of the season with the Rivermen and will next see

Bradley wins Bracket Buster matchup with Drexel


(AP) - Chris Roberts snagged a double-double, scoring 15 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, to hoist Bradley to a 76-60 win over Drexel on Saturday night. The Braves (14-13) went into halftime up 33-26 and then pulled away even more in the second half with the final margin representing their largest lead of the night. Bradley's Sam Maniscalco led the game in scoring with 20 points, including

Illini lose at Purdue


(AP) - Robbie Hummel had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 4 Purdue finished strong to beat Illinois 75-65 on Saturday for its ninth straight win. E'Twaun Moore added 18 points and Keaton Grant scored 13 of his season-high 15 points in the second half for the Boilermakers (23-3, 11-3 Big Ten). The win moved Purdue into a tie with No. 11 Michigan State for the conference lead. Demitri McCamey of

Bulls top Sixers


(AP) - Rookie Taj Gibson tied a career high with 20 points and had 13 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls used a big first-half run to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 122-90 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Derrick Rose scored 17 points to help the Bulls set a season high for points. So did Kirk Hinrich, who also buried three 3-pointers to give him 773 in his career and break a tie

Five-goal 2nd period lifts Rivermen to win


(From Peoria Rivermen) - After falling behind 3-0 in the opening minutes of the second, the Peoria Rivermen offense erupted for five goals in a span of 15:02 to drop the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-3 Saturday night at Van Andel Arena. Brett Sonne scored twice and was one of four Rivermen players to record two points as the Rivermen won their fourth consecutive game against the Griffins this season.

Bradley Women Win By Double Digits Over Creighton


Junior Sonya Harris (Riverdale, Ill./Thornton) had career highs of 23 points and six assists to go along with 14 rebounds and three blocks to help power Bradley to a 72-62 victory against Creighton Friday at Lorene Ramsey Gym.  The Braves moved into a tie with Missouri State for third in the standings and swept the regular-season series from the Bluejays for the first time in program

Rivermen Lose To Chicago At Home


Brett Sterling scored twice for the Chicago Wolves in the final 2:05 of regulation to turn what would have been a 3-2 win for the Peoria Rivermen into a 4-3 loss on Friday night at Carver Arena.  The Rivermen continue their busy weekend with a trip to Grand Rapids on Saturday before they return home on Sunday to face Houston at 5 p.m.
 The loss was the fifth consecutive defeat for the

Bulls beat Knicks again


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 27 points, Luol Deng added 23, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 115-109 on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of a home-and-home series. With trade rumors swirling around both teams, the Bulls rallied from a 15-point deficit to move above .500 at 27-26 and hand the Knicks their fifth straight loss. Brad Miller had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Taj Gibson

Bradley loses in OT


(AP) - Aaron Carter hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime Tuesday, then added a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to send Indiana State to a 75-69 victory over Bradley. Carter, who finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, also hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation to put the Sycamores (6-11, 8-8 Missouri Valley) on top 61-59, only to see Bradley's Sam

Bulls top Knicks


(AP) - Derrick Rose made it look easy despite a bruised right hip, hitting his first nine shots and scoring 29 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-85 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Still sore from a hard foul by Orlando's Dwight Howard last week, Rose shook it off with a dominant performance as the Bulls matched their most lopsided win of the season and handed the Knicks their

UNI's Eglseder suspended 3 games


(AP) - Northern Iowa senior center Jordan Eglseder has been suspended for three games after being arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Coach Ben Jacobson announced the suspension in a statement Sunday night. Eglseder, the Panthers second-leading scorer at 12.2 points per game, was arrested early Sunday. His arrest came just hours after the 19th-ranked Panthers

Illini lose to Ohio State


(AP) - Jon Diebler scored 18 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead No. 13 Ohio State to a 72-53 win over Illinois on Sunday. After falling behind by one early, the Buckeyes (20-6, 10-3 Big Ten) used an 18-6 run to finish the Illini (17-9, 9-4) off early. By the end of the run Ohio State led 21-10 with 11:48 to play. The Buckeyes were up 36-20 at the half and never led by less than 13 over the

Blackhawks get shootout win


(AP) - Troy Brouwer scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night, sending the NHL into its Olympic break with a flourish. Each team came back from - and blew - a two-goal deficit in regulation. Jake Dowell and Patrick Sharp each had a goal an assist, and Bryan Bickell also had a goal for the Blackhawks, who

Braves beat nationally-ranked UNI


(AP) - Andrew Warren scored 15 points and Bradley rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat No. 19 Northern Iowa 68-59 on Saturday, keeping the Panthers from winning their first outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. Chris Roberts scored 13 points for the Braves (1312, 8-7), while Taylor Brown and Will Egolf both had 12 points. Bradley trailed 32-23 at halftime,...more

BU women lose at Northern Iowa


(From Bradley University) - Northern Iowa hit a season-high 12 three-pointers and used a 14-4 run early in the second half to pull away from Bradley as the Panthers topped the Braves 84-60 Saturday afternoon at the McLeod Center. Bradley fell to 12-10 overall and 8-4 in the MVC, while UNI is now 11-12 overall and 7-5 in league action. Mackenzie Westcott matched a career-high with 15 points off...more

Blues, Blackhawks get shootout wins - Rivermen lose


(AP) - David Perron scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over Washington on Saturday night, sending the Capitals into the Olympic break on a down note. Chris Mason stopped Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Brendan Morrison in the shootout and had 31 saves in regulation for the Blues. Jose Theodore made saves against Patrik Berglund,

Rivermen Lose At Home



PEORIA, Ill. (February 12, 2010) – The Peoria Rivermen opened up the first of back-to-back games against the San Antonio Rampage with a 3-1 loss on Friday night at Carver Arena.  It was the first loss of the season for the Rivermen against San Antonio (3-0-0-1) and the first time the Rampage had won in Peoria since Dec. 27, 2008. 
The loss pushed the Rivermen losing streak to

ISU completes season sweep of Bradley Braves


PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley led for almost 38 minutes to open the game, but Jackie Carmichael's put-back basket with 52.9 seconds remaining proved to be the difference as Illinois State rallied for a 62-61 victory against the Braves Wednesday at Carver Arena. The Redbirds moved into tie with Creighton for third-place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, while...More

Illini upset Badgers


(AP) - Demetri McCamey scored 27 points and Mike Tisdale added 19 on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Illinois to a 63-56 upset over No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday night, snapping the Badgers' 51-0 home record against unranked Big Ten opponents under coach Bo Ryan. The Illini (17-8, 9-3) became the first team to beat Ryan three times at the Kohl Center after wins in 2005 and '06 and ended Wisconsin's 18

Bulls top Pacers


(AP) - Luol Deng had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 109-101 on Tuesday night. Derrick Rose and John Salmons each scored 21 points for the Bulls, who had lost three of their previous four. Kirk Hinrich scored 17 points, and Brad Miller added 13 for Chicago. Danny Granger had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Troy Murphy had 18 points and 16 rebounds and Earl

Blues, Blackhawks get shootout wins - Rivermen lose


(AP) - Paul Kariya scored twice for his first goals at home in more than 15 months, and the St. Louis Blues recovered after blowing a two-goal cushion, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday night. T.J. Oshie and Brad Boyes scored in the shootout for St. Louis. Goalie Chris Mason clinched it with a left pad save on Henrik Zetterberg in the third round. Kariya got credit for a

Blues lose at Colorado


(AP) - Brandon Yip scored two goals, Chris Stewart had a goal and two assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Monday night. Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist, T.J. Galiardi also scored, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves for the Avalanche. Colorado moved into a first-place tie with idle Vancouver in the Northwest Division. Eric Brewer and Erik Johnson scored for the

BU women win at SIU


(From Bradley University) - Sophomore Hanna Muegge scored 10 consecutive points in the second half to help Bradley blow open a seven-point contest and help the Braves pull away from Southern Illinois en route to a 60-45 victory at SIU Arena Sunday. Bradley picked up its fourth consecutive road win and improved to 4-2 on the road in Missouri Valley Conference play. The win also kept the Braves in

Braves trump Aces


(AP) - Andrew Warren scored 22 points and Taylor Brown 21 as Bradley rolled to an easy 83-63 victory over Evansville Saturday. Bradley shot 62.5 percent from the field in the game, making 30 of its 48 shots. The Braves were 18-for-24 (75 percent) in the second half as they turned the game into a runaway. Sam Maniscalco had 15 points for the Braves (12-11, 7-6 Missouri Valley) and Chris Roberts

Illinois upsets No. 5 Michigan State


(AP) - Demetri McCamey had 22 points and 11 assists to lead Illinois to a 78-73 upset of No. 5 Michigan State Saturday night, sending the Spartans to another loss without Kalin Lucas. The Illini led by a point at halftime and by seven in the game's final minutes. But they couldn't put the Spartans away until freshman D.J. Richardson hit a free throw with 15 seconds to play for a 76-73 lead. Mike

Deng, Rose combine for 49 in Bulls win


(AP) - Luol Deng scored 25 points, Derrick Rose added 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 95-91 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. After blowing a fourth-quarter lead the previous night at Atlanta, the Bulls showed the poise that led to five straight wins before this skid and prevailed even though they were missing the injured Joakim Noah and suspended Tyrus Thomas. They

Blackhawks beat Blues, Rivermen shutout


(AP) - Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Antti Niemi stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Patrick Sharp also scored for the Blackhawks, 0-2-1 in their previous three games. They were the last team in the NHL to drop three in a row this season. The Blues, who got a late goal from

BU Women Victorious At Evansville


EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Bradley led from start to finish, but needed a pair of steals and breakaway layups during a 9-1 spurt to finish the game as the Braves posted a 68-58 victory at Evansville Friday.  Senior Renee Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) opened the run with a three-pointer, while junior Raisa Taylor (Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower) had a pair of steals and breakaway layups in the

Rivermen Win At Texas


 
CEDAR PARK, Tex. (February 5, 2010) – The Peoria Rivermen offense erupted for four first-period goals on their way to a 6-3 win over the Texas Stars on Friday night at Cedar Park Center.  Six different players scored to help the Rivermen snap a four-game winless streak in the first of back-to-back games with the Stars.
The six-goal output was just the third time this season

High School Basketball


Brimfield 50, Delavan 49, OT
El Paso-Gridley 47, Tremont 44
Eureka 51, Bloomington Central Catholic 41
Fieldcrest 50, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 32
Havana 58, Cuba North Fulton 39
Lewistown 59, Elmwood 52
Morton 50, Woodruff 42
Peoria Christian 61, Henry 37
Peoria Heights 73, Bushnell-Prairie City Avon 59
Peoria Notre Dame 65, Peoria (H.S.) 62
Richwoods 69, Peoria Manual 62
Roanoke-Benson

Blues lose to San Jose


(AP) - Patrick Marleau scored his 38th goal to remain tied for the NHL lead, helping the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Ryane Clowe and Devin Setoguchi also scored, and backup Thomas Greiss had a strong game in goal for the Sharks, who rebounded from their lone regulation loss in the last 11 games after squandering a two-goal lead

Bulls work overtime, but lose to Sixers


(AP) - Elton Brand scored 26 points, and Andre Iguodala had 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally for a 106-103 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Willie Green added 15 points in place of Allen Iverson, Lou Williams had 14, and Samuel Dalembert finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Sixers (17-31), who have won two in a

Blues beat Blackhawks


(AP) - David Backes scored twice during a three-goal second period, Chris Mason made 32 saves, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Wednesday night. St. Louis scored three times in the final 8:26 of the second - the second and third goals coming 69 seconds apart - to spoil Chicago's first game at home since Jan. 14 following a two-week, eight-game road trip. Jay McClement also

Egolf put-back beats Drake


(AP) - Will Egolf's basket with 1.8 seconds left gave Bradley a 67-65 victory over Drake on Tuesday night. Egolf scored only eight points, but four came in the closing seconds. His tip-in put the Braves ahead 65-62 with 32 seconds left. Adam Templeton answered with a tying 3-pointer. But after Sam Maniscalco missed a jump shot with six seconds left, Egolf grabbed the offensive rebound and scored

Bulls lose to Clippers


(AP) - Chris Kaman had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his return from injury and Eric Gordon scored 24 points Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 90-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Back home after finishing a long road trip with five impressive victories over good Western Conference teams, the Bulls shot 38 percent and committed 20 turnovers in

Bradley to face Drexel in non televised BracketBuster


(From Bradley University) PEORIA, Ill. – The Bradley men’s basketball team will host Drexel, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and located in Philadelphia, in a matchup through participation in the annual BracketBusters event.  Slated to be played Feb. 20 at the Peoria Civic Center’s Carver Arena, the Bradley-Drexel matchup will not be televised by the ESPN family of networks and the...More

BU women lose to Illinois State


(From Bradley University) - Junior Sonya Harris finished with her team-leading fifth double-double of the year (13 points and 10 rebounds) but Illinois State ended Bradley's season-long six-game win streak with a 68-53 victory against the Braves Sunday at Lorene Ramsey Gym.
Bradley (10-9 overall, 6-3 MVC) trailed 18-17 with 8:46 remaining in the first half after a Renee Frericks (Wyoming,

Rivermen lose shootout to Texas


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Todd Ford made 35 saves, including six in overtime, to hold the Peoria Rivermen down in a 2-1 shootout win for the Texas Stars on Sunday evening at Carver Arena. He made three saves in the penalty shot tiebreaker to improve to 4-0-1 since being recalled from the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. Nicholas Drazenovic scored the only Rivermen goal and notched one of the

Redbirds fly over Braves - BU women host ISU today


(AP) - Dinma Odiakosa scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Illinois State to a 66-47 victory over Bradley Saturday. Odiakosa had eight of his rebounds on the offensive glass for the Redbirds (15-7, 6-5 Missouri Valley). Lloyd Phillips and Osiris Eldridge had 13 points each and Tony Lewis had 13 rebounds for Illinois State, which outrebounded Bradley 50-28 and held a

Illini edge Hoosiers


(AP) - Demetri McCamey scored 19 points, including the game-winner at the buzzer, to lead Illinois to a 72-70 comeback win over Indiana on Saturday. The victory put Illinois (14-8, 6-3) into a tie for second in the Big Ten with Wisconsin. It also kept the Illini's NCAA tournament hopes alive. McCamey hit the winner on a running jumper at the buzzer. He took a pass from Bill Cole and drove the

Blues, Blackhawks, Rivermen lose


(AP) - Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets their first victory in St. Louis in nine games, 3-2 over the Blues on Saturday night. Fedor Tyutin and Derek Dorsett scored for the Jackets, and Mathieu Garon stopped 25 shots in his first game since Jan. 19. The Jackets were 0-7-1 in their previous eight visits to St. Louis. David Backes and Andy McDonald scored for

Rivermen Lose At Rockford


ROCKFORD, Ill. (January 29, 2009) – The Peoria Rivermen came back to tie the game twice against the Rockford IceHogs but fell 4-2 at the MetroCentre on Friday night.  Goaltender Corey Crawford helped kill off all six Rivermen power plays and stop Peoria from completing their comeback bid. 
 
The Rivermen rallied to score twice in the final 4 minutes of the second period to

BU women win 6th straight - Illinois State next


(From Bradley University) - Bradley rallied from a second-half deficit for the second consecutive game to extend its win streak to a season-best six games as the Braves edged visiting Indiana State 59-54 at Lorene Ramsey Gym Thursday.  Sophomore Hanna Muegge scored 14 second-half points and finished with a career-best 19 as she helped Bradley move into a tie with Creighton for second place

Blues, Blackhawks win


(AP) - Eric Brewer and Alexander Steen had goals as the St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton 2-1 on Thursday night and handed the Oilers their 12th straight loss. The Blues are 15-8-4 on the road. Dustin Penner scored for the Oilers (16-30-6), who are on an 0-10-2 skid and have dropped 19 of 20. Edmonton is approaching the franchise record winless streak of 14 games set in 1993. That team had 13 losses

Braves lose to Creighton


(AP) - Kenny Lawson Jr. scored 16 points and Creighton never trailed in a 73-68 victory over Bradley on Wednesday night. Josh Jones added 13 points, Darryl Ashford 12 and Justin Carter 11 for the balanced Bluejays (11-10, 6-4 Missouri Valley), who outscored Bradley 27-7 off the bench. Taylor Brown led the Braves (10-10, 5-5) with a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Andrew Warren scored

Illini hold off Penn State


(AP) - D.J. Richardson scored 20 points and Illinois staved off a Penn State rally from a double-digit deficit in a 77-67 win Wednesday night to snap the Illini's three-game losing streak. Down 10 early, the Nittany Lions took a 46-42 lead with 15:06 left after David Jackson's layup capped a 12-0 run. Jackson finished with 13 points, while Talor Battle had a team-high 20. But a nearly 5-minute

Bulls top OKC


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 26 points, Joakim Noah added 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls held the Oklahoma City without a field goal for the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter on their way to a 96-86 victory on Wednesday night. The Bulls won their fourth straight road game and improved to 22-22, returning to .500 for the first time since they were 6-6 on Nov. 21. After

Blues lose at Vancouver


(AP) - Vancouver defenseman Christian Ehrhoff scored a power-play goal from a sharp angle with 7:48 left to give the Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. With Paul Kariya in the penalty box for a slash that left Henrik Sedin shaking his hand to draw the referee's attention, Ehrhoff's screen shot from just above the goal line somehow got through goalie Ty Conklin's

Sources: Thome To Twins


      MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations says slugger  and Peoria native Jim Thome and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a  one-year, $1.5 million contract. The person requested anonymity Tuesday because the team was not ready to make the announcement. Thome's contract also includes performance bonuses. The...More

BU women get buzzer-beater win at Drake


(From Bradley University) - Junior Sonya Harris hit a 30-foot buzzer-beater to give Bradley a 61-58 come from behind victory against Drake Sunday at the Knapp Center.  The Braves (9-8 overall, 5-2 MVC) trailed by as many as eight points, but closed the game with a 9-2 run and rally for the win as BU claimed its fifth consecutive victory.
In a game which went back and forth and featured runs

BU Men Win 3rd Straight


PEORIA, Ill. - Junior guard Sam Maniscalco led five Bradley players in double-figures with 19 points and the host Braves (10-9, 5-4 MVC) rolled to their third consecutive victory with a 74-64 decision versus Evansville (6-13, 0-9 MVC) in Missouri Valley Conference action Saturday afternoon at Carver Arena.
By earning its seventh consecutive home win against the Purple Aces, Bradley moved into a

Rivs Finally Get Win Against Chicago


PEORIA, Ill. (January 23, 2009) – It took six tries but the Peoria Rivermen beat the Chicago Wolves 5-4 on Saturday night at Carver Arena.  The Rivermen notched five goals against Atlanta Thrasher’s netminder Kari Lehtonen, who has missed the entire season following back surgery. 
Peoria were 0-4-1 against the Wolves when they entered play on Saturday and snapped the

BU women upset league-leading Creighton


(From Bradley University) - Bradley turned in its best defensive effort since the 1992-93 season and committed a season-low 16 turnovers to hand league-leading Creighton 63-57 at D.J. Sokol Arena Friday. Senior Jenny Van Kirk scored a season-high 18 points to help lead the Braves to their fourth consecutive win as Bradley improved to 8-8 overall and 4-2 in the MVC. Creighton (10-6 overall, 5-2

Bulls eclipse Suns


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 32 points and the Chicago Bulls shot 51 percent to win their fifth road game of the season, handing the Phoenix Suns only their fifth home loss with a 115-104 victory on Friday night. Rose made 15 of 21 shots, including a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer and an emphatic, two-handed fastbreak dunk that put Chicago ahead 99-91 with 6:12 to play. His off-balance

Rivermen lose to Rockford


(From Peoria Rivermen) - A day that began in celebration ended in frustration as the Peoria Rivermen fell to the Rockford 3-2 at Carver Arena on Friday night, just hours after announcing a five year extension to their lease with the Peoria Civic Center. The Rivermen thought they had tied the game with 46 seconds remaining in the third but the goal was disallowed because of a disputed high-stick.

Blues lose - Blackhawks win


(AP) - Peter Regin got his third power-play point of the game with an assist on Chris Phillips' goal midway through the third and the Senators extended their winning streak to five with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Regin, who opened the scoring in the first, got his second assist of the game as Phillips put a wrist shot from the slot past Chris Mason 10:29 into the

Report:Blues and Civic Center sign 5-year lease


The Peoria Rivermen will stay in the Civic Center and be an AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues another five years. The Journal Star is reporting a five year lease agreement has been reached between the Blues and the Peoria Civic Center to keep the Rivermen playing under the Blues umbrella. A news conference is scheduled this afternoon to officially announce the agreement. The report claims the...more

Braves win at SIU


(AP) - Sam Maniscalco scored 21 points and Will Egolf had a double-double as Bradley nearly coughed up a 15-point lead but held on to edge Southern Illinois 57-55 on Wednesday night. Egolf had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Braves (9-9, 4-4 Missouri Valley), who put together their first two-game winning streak since Nov. 28 and Dec. 2. Tony Freeman led the Salukis (10-7, 3-5) with 15 points.

Bulls lose to Clippers


(AP) - Baron Davis scored 11 of his 23 points in the final 3:52, Marcus Camby pulled down a season-high 25 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 104-97 on Wednesday night. Chris Kaman had 20 points and eight boards, and Al Thornton added 17 points for the Clippers, who have won eight of their last nine home games and have held opponents under 100 points in 17 of their 19

Blues work overtime to beat Montreal


(AP) - Andy McDonald scored 3:19 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. McDonald scored unassisted as he beat Carey Price with a wrist shot into the top left corner after St. Louis blew a 3-1 lead in the third period. Scott Gomez tied it for the Canadiens with only 32.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Benoit Pouliot scored his second

Illini rally falls short


(AP) - JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points Tuesday night and E'Twaun Moore added 16 to lead No. 13 Purdue past Illinois, 84-78. The win ended a three-game losing streak that cost the Boilermakers a spot in the top 10. Purdue (15-3, 3-3) trailed 32-28 at the half. But the Boilermakers opened the second half with a 15-4 run for a 43-36  lead and held on while the Illini charged back. Illinois

Blackhawks lose at Ottawa


(AP) - Peter Regin had a goal and an assist and Brian Elliott made 29 saves to lead the Ottawa Senators to their fourth straight win, a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Regin restored Ottawa's two-goal lead late in the second when he beat Chicago's Cristobal Huet on a wraparound after Zack Smith and Ryan Shannon scored in the first to put the Senators up 2-0. Mike Fisher

Bulls lose at Golden State


(AP) - Monta Ellis had 36 points, eight assists and five rebounds, Corey Maggette added 32 points, six rebounds and five assists and the short-handed Golden State Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Stephen Curry had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Andris Biedrins grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to go with a career-best

Blues' win streak snapped by Columbus


(AP) - Rick Nash scored for his 400th career point and Chris Clark notched his first goal as a Blue Jacket, leading Columbus to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues Monday. Nash's power-play goal 4:20 into the second period gave the Blue Jackets, who ended a three-game losing skid, a 3-2 lead. Clark, acquired from Washington in a Dec. 28 trade, scored on a jam shot early in the third period.

Blackhawks win shootout - Rivermen lose


(AP) - Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp scored in the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings Sunday. Troy Brouwer had a goal and an assist and Patrick Kane and Sharp also had goals for Chicago. Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots. Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist and Patrick Eaves also scored for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk

Braves handle Missouri State


(AP) - Taylor Brown's fourth double-double of the season led five Bradley players in double figures in a 74-56 victory over Missouri State on Saturday. Brown had 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Braves (8-9, 3-4 Missouri Valley), who ended a two-game losing streak. Will Egolf contributed a career-best 14 points, Sam Maniscalco 13, Andrew Warren 11 and Chris Roberts 10 as Bradley

Blues, Blackhawks, Rivermen win


(AP) - Alex Steen and Roman Polak each had a goal and an assist, and Chris Mason made 20 saves to help the St. Louis Blues win their season-best fourth straight game, 4-1 over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. David Perron and David Backes also scored for the Blues, and Keith Tkachuk had two assists. St. Louis improved to 4-2-1 under former Rivermen coach Davis Payne. Brian Boyle scored for

Buscher becomes winningest coach in BU women's win


The Bradley women's basketball team wins its third in a row, beating Northern Iowa 74-62 Friday night at ICC's Lorene Ramsey Gym. Katie Yohn led the Braves with 18 points, shooting 6-for-8 from three-point range. Renee Frericks and Raisa Taylor added 13 points each for the Braves. The win also allowed head coach Paula Buscher to become the winningest coach in Bradley women's basketball history...more

Bulls win at Boston


(AP) - Luol Deng scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls won their third straight game with a 96-83 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The Celtics, whose only lead was 2-0, trailed 86-80 after Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer with 3:50 left. But the Bulls scored eight of the next nine points, six by Joakim Noah, to build the lead to 94-81. Pierce scored 20 points and Rajon Rondo added

Blues, Blackhawks score shutouts


(AP) - Chris Mason stopped 19 shots for his 19th career shutout, and T.J Oshie scored 26 seconds into the third period in the St. Louis Blues' 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Oshie, a former Minnesota high school star, fired a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past goalie Josh Harding for his ninth goal of the season. St. Louis won consecutive home games in

Braves lose at UNI


(AP) - Ali Farokhmanesh scored 14 points, Jordan Eglseder added 11 and 10 rebounds and Northern Iowa edged Bradley 52-50 Tuesday night, tying the school record with its 14th consecutive victory. The Panthers (15-1) are off to their best start since going 19-1 to open the 1963-64 season and are in 6-0 Missouri Valley Conference play for the first time. Sam Maniscalco scored 15 points to lead the

Illini rally to beat Penn State


(AP) - Demetri McCamey returned to the starting lineup for the first time in two games and scored 25 points to lead Illinois to a 54-53 comeback victory over Penn State on Tuesday night. McCamey hit a jump shot with 1:02 to play to give the Illini (12-5, 4-0 Big Ten) a 53-52 lead that stood up. Penn State's Talor Battle missed a jump shot as the game ended. The Illini trailed 48-40 with 8:46 to

Blues win


(AP) - Jay McClement had a goal and assist in the first period, helping the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 to end a five-game home losing streak on Tuesday night. The Blues took a 3-0 lead on nine shots against Mathieu Garon, who was benched in favor of Steve Mason after one period. B.J. Crombeen and Alex Steen also scored in the opening period for St. Louis, which has won two

Bulls beat Pistons


(AP) - Luol Deng scored 27 points on 13-of-18 shooting and the Chicago Bulls handed the Detroit Pistons their 13th consecutive loss, 120-87 on Monday night. Detroit matched its longest skid since losing 13 straight to end the 1993-94 season. After three consecutive losses, Chicago rebounded with a lopsided win against Minnesota on Saturday, and then took advantage of a depleted Pistons team

Mark McGwire admits steroid use


Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. McGwire says in a statement today says that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade and  he apologizes for his actions. He says: "I wish I had never touched steroids. It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had never...More

Blackhawks, Rivermen lose


(AP) - Jonas Hiller was spectacular in goal for Anaheim, making 42 saves in the Ducks' 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Corey Perry, Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne scored for the Ducks, who have won four consecutive games. Hiller has allowed only six goals during the streak, which began Tuesday - two days after a 5-2 loss in Chicago with Jean-Sebastien Giguere in net.

Bears maul Bradley


(AP) - Kyle Weems scored 30 points, including 24 in the first half, to lead Missouri State to an 88-69 win over Bradley University Saturday. Weems took Bradley apart in the first half, hitting 9-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-6 from the 3-point line. Weems scored 20 of Missouri State's first 22 points. Before he was finished, Weems, who played just 22 minutes in the game because of

BU women rally to beat SIU


(From Bradley University) - Freshmen Olivia Allen and Katie Yohn each scored six points to highlight an 18-5 Bradley run to open the second half and help the Braves post a 72-61 victory against Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon at Lorene Ramsey Gym.  Junior Raisa Taylor added a season-high 20 points and career-best 11 rebounds to help highlight the victory.
The win allowed head coach

Illini win at Indiana


(AP) - D. J. Richardson's 17-footer with 1:10 to go gave Illinois its first lead in more than 36 minutes, and the Illini held on for a 66-60 victory at Indiana on Saturday. It's the first time Illinois (11-5, 3-0 Big Ten) has won in Bloomington in consecutive seasons since 1997 and 1998. Mike Tisdale led the Fighting Illini with 27 points and nine rebounds, while Demetri McCamey came off the

Bulls beat Timberwolves


(AP) - Joakim Noah had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Kirk Hinrich had 20 points and seven assists to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-96 on Saturday night. Reserve John Salmons scored 14 points and rookie Taj Gibson had 13 points and nine rebounds to help the Bulls snap a three-game losing streak. After a win against Indiana on Friday night, the Timberwolves lost for

Blues get first win for Davis Payne - Hawks, Rivs lose


(AP) - Brad Winchester scored 14 seconds into the game after St. Louis started the wrong lineup, and the Blues snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. David Perron, T.J. Oshie and B.J. Crombeen also scored in the Blues' first win in four games under interim coach and former Rivermen coach Davis Payne. St. Louis is 12-5-4 on the road -

BU women beat Evansville


(From Bradley University) - Bradley closed the first half with a 13-2 run and scored the first eight points of the second to half en route to a 43-18 lead and the Braves never looked back as BU cruised to a 75-46 victory against Evansville Thursday at ICC's Lorene Ramsey Gym. Senior Renee Frericks scored a season-high 18 points and sophomore Latasha Hollingshed had season-bests of 10 points and

Blues lose - Blackhawks win


(AP) - Matt Belesky scored the go-ahead goal with 2:40 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. After Belesky scored off a rebound of Corey's Perry shot, Todd Marchant followed it up with an empty-net goal at 19:17 to give the Ducks their second straight win. Barret Jackman scored his first two goals of the season for the Blues, who have lost seven

BU wins in OT


(AP) - Andrew Warren scored a career-high 26 points and Sam Maniscalco added 21 to lead Bradley past Indiana State 91-85 in overtime Wednesday night. Warren has scored at least 24 points in three of the first four Missouri Valley Conference games. Taylor Brown had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Braves (7-7, 2-2). Will Egolf added 10 points. Rashad Reed led Indiana State

Blues lose at San Jose


(AP) - Dany Heatley scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. San Jose's Patrick Marleau tied it with a power play goal with 7:09 left in regulation, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves. Tied for the NHL lead with Chicago with 63 points, the Sharks have won nine of their last 10 games. Andy McDonald scored in his

St. Louis Cardinals sign Matt Holliday to seven year deal


NEW YORK (AP) - Outfielder Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $120 million, seven-year contract. St. Louis announced Tuesday it had reached agreement on a multiyear deal subject to a physical and a formal announcement was likely by Thursday. Holliday's agreement, which includes a $17 million vesting option for 2017 with a $1 million...More

Bulls lose to OKC


(AP) - Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the third quarter Monday night in a 98-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Westbrook and Durant had eight points each during a 27-6 run in the third, when the Thunder shot 65 percent to take control of the game. It was Oklahoma City's sixth victory in seven games. Derrick Rose scored 19 points

Bradley loses at Wichita


(AP) - Forward J.T. Durley hit all three of his 3-point attempts and scored 19 points to lead Wichita State past Bradley 81-69 on Sunday. Wichita State (13-2, 2-1 Missouri Valley) never trailed after halftime while improving to 10-0 at home. Toure Murry added 15 points for the Shockers. Bradley (6-7, 1-2) was led by Sam Maniscalco's season-high 20 points. Leading by one at halftime, Wichita State

Bears, Packers win - Rams lose


(AP) - Jay Cutler matched a career high for a second straight week with four touchdown passes, leading the Chicago Bears to a 37-23 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The Bears (7-9) won the final two games of the season and three of the first four. The problem: Chicago lost eight of 10 games between its strong start and finish. Detroit (2-14) was bad again after becoming the NFL's first team

Blackhawks win at Anaheim


(AP) - Marian Hossa scored twice and Antti Niemi stopped 22 shots, but lost his shutout bid in the third period of the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Kris Versteeg, Troy Brouwer and Jonathan Toews also scored for the Blackhawks, who won their third straight and with 61 points moved into a tie atop the NHL standings with the San Jose Sharks. Chicago has won

Bulls win in Orlando


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 101-93 on Saturday night for their season-high fourth straight win. Rose, slowed by an ankle injury early on, started the new year on the right foot after averaging just over 20 points in December. Rose scored the final six points of a 20-2 run spanning the second and third quarters that gave Chicago a 13-point

Blues, Rivermen coaching debuts spoiled


(AP) - The St. Louis Blues' first game after changing coaches was another dud at home as Tomas Kopecky scored twice for his third career multipoint game in the Chicago Blackhawks' 6-3 victory Saturday night. Patrick Sharp also had two goals and the Blackhawks scored four straight goals to pull away from a 2-all tie. Chicago has won five of six and has 59 points, tied with San Jose for best in the

BU women lose at Wichita State


(From Bradley University) - Bradley was looking to end a season-long five-game road swing on a high note, but Wichita State's Jessica Diamond scored 10 of her game-high 22 points to highlight a 14-2 WSU second-half run and help the Shockers to a 69-55 victory against Bradley Saturday at Charles Koch Arena. One of the top defensive teams in the Valley, Wichita State limited the Braves to 33.3

Illini lose to Gonzaga in OT


(AP) - Steven Gray scored 20 points, Elias Harris and Robert Sacre added 19 apiece and Gonzaga rallied to beat Illinois 85-83 in overtime Saturday after blowing a big lead. Harris scored on a reverse layup with 12 seconds left in overtime to break an 83-83 tie. Illinois' Brandon Paul then missed a 3-pointer, preserving the win for Gonzaga (11-3). Illinois trailed by as many as 21 in the first

Davis Payne named Blues interim head coach


(From St. Louis Blues) - St. Louis Blues president John Davidson announced today the club has named Rivermen head coach Davis Payne as Interim Head Coach of the Blues. Payne becomes the 23rd coach in the history of the Blues replacing Andy Murray, who was relieved of his duties. "Davis is very knowledgeable of the players in our organization and we feel he is the best...more

Bradley Loses MVC Home Opener


PEORIA, Ill. - Southern Illinois (9-2, 2-0 MVC) rallied from a 7-point deficit in the final 1-minute, 28-seconds to pull out a stunning 86-81 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball victory at Bradley (6-6, 1-1 MVC) Saturday night in front of 10,236 fans at Carver Arena.  Sophomore guard Kevin Dillard started the rally with a 3-pointer and senior guard Tony Freeman buried a go-ahead trey

Bulls beat Pistons


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 22 points, and Joakim Noah added 15 points and 21 rebounds to help the Chicago Bulls hand the Detroit Pistons their ninth straight loss, 98-87 on Thursday. Chicago hadn't won a road game in six weeks, but never trailed against the slumping Pistons (11-21), who are been 10 games under .500 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Bulls (13-17) snapped an

Blues, Rivermen lose - Blackhawks win


(AP) - Christian Ehrhoff scored a power-play goal 2:24 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from three goals down to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday night. Daniel and Henrik Sedin each had a goal and an assist, and Mikael Samuelsson also scored for the Canucks, 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Vancouver defeated the Blues for the first time in three games this season. Roberto

Bradley Women Lose MVC Opener On Road


SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A cold-shooting second half and 31 Bradley turnovers helped Missouri State erase a 12-point second-half deficit and edge the Braves 72-67 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams Thursday at JQH Arena. 
Bradley (4-7 overall, 0-1 MVC) had its most efficient shooting half of the season, connecting on 63 percent (17-for-27) of its shots in the opening 20

Illini upset Northwestern


(AP) - Mike Tisdale had a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Illinois spoiled No. 25 Northwestern's return to the rankings after 40 years with an 89-83 overtime victory Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Fellow big man Mike Davis had 20 points and 17 rebounds - his conference-leading seventh double-double - for the Illini (9-4), who beat Northwestern for the 11th

Rivermen lose in Toronto


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Julian Talbot and Adam Cracknell scored in the final minutes of regulation but the Peoria Rivermen fell 3-2 to the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night at Ricoh Coliseum.  The Rivermen return home after a 3-2-0 road trip to take on the Chicago Wolves Thursday at 7 p.m.

Bradley wins MVC opener


(AP) - Andrew Warren scored 24 points and Taylor Brown contributed 17 points and 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated Drake 67-59 Tuesday night. The game was the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams. Drake led 39-34 with 12:22 to go, but Bradley scored the next eight points to go up by three. Warren made a 3-pointer to break a 44-44 tie and the Braves (6-5) held the lead the rest of the

BU women win at St. Louis


(From Bradley University) - Sophomore Hanna Muegge made her first career start and made three free throws in the final 22 seconds to help seal a 72-66 victory Tuesday at Saint Louis in the final non conference contest of the season.  The Braves finished the non-conference portion of the schedule with a 4-6 record.
Jenny Van Kirk and Raisa Taylor paced Bradley in scoring with season-highs of

Bulls top Pacers


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored 28 points and the Chicago Bulls blew an early 19-point lead before recovering in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 104-95. Chicago's second straight home victory could take some heat off coach Vinny Del Negro, whose job status has been the subject of much speculation after Chicago's disappointing start (now 12-17). The Pacers, meanwhile, lost their seventh

Blues, Blackhawks lose - Rivermen win


(AP) - Shea Weber assisted on three of Nashville's four straight goals and the Predators held off the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Tuesday night. Marcel Goc, Patric Hornqvist, Joel Ward and J.P. Dumont all scored for the Predators, who are 24-6-3 against St. Louis since 2005-06. The Blues, who got a goal and an assist from Alex Steen and goals from Carlo Colaiacovo and Andy McDonald, own the league's

Bears top Vikes in OT


(AP) - Jay Cutler threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Devin Aromashodu in overtime, and the Chicago Bears beat the fading Minnesota Vikings 36-30 on Monday night to give New Orleans Saints homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. Nick Roach recovered a fumble by Adrian Peterson following a catch, setting up Cutler's fourth touchdown pass of the game and sending Minnesota (11-4) to its third

Rams lose, Packers top Seahawks


(AP) - Kurt Warner again reminded the St. Louis Rams of the remarkable passer who once was their No. 13. The 38-year-old quarterback threw for 196 of his 313 yards in the second quarter and the Arizona Cardinals went on to beat the Rams for the seventh time in a row 31-10 on Sunday. The Cardinals (10-5) reached 10 regular-season wins for the first time since 1976, 12 years before the franchise

Blues lose - Blackhawks, Rivermen win


(AP) - Tim Connolly scored twice in Buffalo's three-goal third and had an assist in the Sabres' 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night. Mike Grier also had two goals and an assist, and Jochen Hecht added a goal for the Sabres, down 3-2 after two periods. Tim Kennedy, Jason Pominville and St. Louis product Chris Butler each had two assists. Alex Steen scored twice, and Eric Brewer

Chargers Win 10th Straight


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The San Diego Chargers are truly December's team.  The Chargers scored their 18th straight December victory  with a thorough 42-17 thrashing of the Tennessee Titans. With  their 10th straight victory overall, the AFC West champion San  Diego Chargers clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC and earned the all-important first-round bye in the

Bulls lose - again


(AP) - David Lee rattled in the clinching jumper with 5.5 seconds left, finishing with 18 points and a career high-tying 21 rebounds as the New York Knicks held on for an 88-81 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. One night after a humiliating collapse at home, the Bulls nearly battled back from a huge deficit in this one. But New York prevailed for its third straight victory and

Blackhawks lose to Sharks


(AP) - Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Dany Heatley and Jason Demers also scored for the Sharks, who moved ahead of the Blackhawks into first place in the Western Conference, and snapped Chicago's four-game overall and five-game home winning streaks.

Bulls blow 35-point lead in loss to Kings


(AP) - Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings pulled off an incredible comeback, rallying from 35 points down in the second half to stun the Chicago Bulls 102-98 on Monday night. The Bulls led 79-44 with 8:50 left in the third quarter and were still up 83-50 two minutes later before the Kings began dominating every facet of the game. Evans personally outscored Chicago 9-3 over the final 2:13 

Blues drill Oilers


(AP) - Andy McDonald scored twice and the St. Louis Blues won their second game in as many nights, blowing out the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Monday. David Perron, Brad Boyes, Patrik Berglund, Alexander Steen and Jay McClement also scored for the Blues, who moved out of the Western Conference cellar with their win in Vancouver on Sunday and gained further ground on Monday. Last place in the West

Cyclones blow past Braves


(AP) - Marquis Gilstrap scored a season-high 25 points and Iowa State pounded Bradley 87-68 on Sunday in one of its most impressive wins of the season. Craig Brackins added 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Cyclones (8-3), who used a pair of first-half runs to cruise to their second straight victory. Iowa State opened the game with an 18-6 spurt, then went on a 26-4 run to jump

Bears, Rams, Packers lose


(AP) - Joe Flacco threw a career-high four touchdown passes, and the Baltimore Ravens capitalized on six Chicago turnovers in a 31-7 rout on Sunday. Baltimore (8-6) led 14-0 after 13 minutes and 31-7 after three quarters. The victory solidified the Ravens' hold on the sixth and final playoff spot in the AFC and improved their record against teams currently with losing records to 6-0. Jay Cutler

Lovie Smith's future still in doubt


(AP) - Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo on Sunday said the fate of coach Lovie Smith has not yet been decided. Before the game against the Ravens, Angelo shot down a report from Comcast SportsNet/Chicago on Friday that cited unamed sources saying Smith would return for the next to last year of his contract in 2010. A review of Smith will be conducted after the Bears finish the season

Blues, Blackhawks win - Rivermen win streak snapped


(AP) - David Backes scored twice, and Ty Conklin made 29 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday night. Backes opened the scoring on an early power-play deflection and put the Blues back ahead 2-1 with a great individual effort with 8:12 left in the second period. He raced around defenseman Kevin Bieksa off the left wing, cut hard to the net and tucked the puck

BU women win at Air Force


(From Bradley University) - Bradley ended the first half with a 22-5 run to take a 15-point halftime lead and cruised to a 62-45 victory Saturday at Air Force. Three Bradley players scored in double figures and the Braves surrendered a season-low 45 points en route to the team's fourth consecutive victory against a Mountain West Conference opponent.
MacKenzie Westcott matched a career-high with

Illini lose to Georgia


(AP) - Trey Thompkins hit four straight free throw attempts in the final 22.2 seconds to finish with 21 points and help Georgia beat Illinois 70-67 on Saturday night. The Illini (8-3) never led in the second half until Demetri McCamey's three-point play with 35.6 seconds remaining made it 67-66. Illinois had won four straight. Georgia (5-4), which stopped a two-game slide, committed 27 turnovers

Bulls beat Hawks in OT


(AP) - Derrick Rose scored a career-high 32 points and the Chicago Bulls overcame a season-high 40 points from Joe Johnson to beat Atlanta 101-98 in overtime Saturday night and snap the Hawks' six game win streak. Rose scored the tying basket in regulation, then hit two free throws with 10.8 seconds left in overtime to seal it, sending the Bulls to their second straight win. The Hawks had a

Rivermen win at Abbotsford


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Bryce Lampman's goal with only 62 seconds remaining gives the Peoria Rivermen a 4-3 win over the Abbotsford Heat. The win extended Peoria’s season-long winning streak to five games and pushed the Rivermen into sole possession of second place, just seven points back of Texas. Both teams finished with 32 penalty minutes and were two-for-six on the power play. Hannu

Cubs ship Milton Bradley to Seattle for pitcher


SEATTLE (AP) - Mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley has been traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva. 
     
Chicago has been wanting to deal Bradley since the Cubs suspended him for the final two weeks of last season, shortly after he criticized the atmosphere surrounding a

BU women lose at Northern Colorado


(From Bradley University) - Bradley trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, before freshman Katie Yohn and sophomore Leah Kassing helped key a 16-3 run, but the Braves scored just four points in the final 3:48 of play as the Northern Colorado held on for a 75-58 victory Thursday. Kassing led Bradley in scoring with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting off the bench. Bradley's reserves

Bulls rally to beat Knicks


(AP) - Luol Deng scored 24 points, John Salmons added 20 and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 17 down to beat the New York Knicks 98-89 Thursday night for their third win in 14 games. The Bulls took control with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. Salmons scored seven points in the final 47.7 seconds, hitting a key 3-pointer. Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah came up big after taking cortisone shots and

Halfcout buzzer-beater beats Braves


(From Bradley University) - Loyola-Chicago guard Courtney Stanley hit a buzzer-beater from halfcourt, lifting the visiting Ramblers (7-2) to a 68-65 men's basketball victory at Bradley (5-4) Wednesday night at Carver Arena. The Ramblers overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to snap Bradley's 12-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents from the state of Illinois.
Bradley junior

Blackhawks shutout Blues


(AP) - Cristobal Huet made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Patrick Kane assisted on all three Chicago goals in the Blackhawks' 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Troy Brouwer, Brian Campbell and Marian Hossa scored for Chicago, and Jonathan Toews had two assists. With Huet's 22nd career shutout, the Blackhawks have not allowed a goal over two games and a

Bulls lose to Lakers - Kobe scores 42


(AP) - Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the 12th time in 13 games, beating the fading Chicago Bulls 96-87 on Tuesday. Down one through three quarters, the Lakers pulled away early in the fourth and sent Chicago to its 11th loss in 13 games. Bryant was simply phenomenal even though he was wearing a splint on his broken right index finger, tearing

Blues, Rivermen win


(AP) - T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal with 4:58 to play, helping the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night for only their sixth victory in 18 home games. David Backes had a goal and assisted on Oshie's sixth goal for the Blues, who beat the NHL's top road team after honoring Brett Hull on his recent Hockey Hall of Fame induction in a pregame ceremony. Rene Bourque had

Bradley names 2010 Athletics Hall of Fame class


(From Bradley University) - Dave Snell will not serve in his traditional emcee role during the Bradley Braves Club Gameday Luncheon Jan. 15, which will feature the 2010 inductees into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame. The longtime radio voice of Bradley Basketball, Snell instead will join former baseball slugger Nelson Correa and soccer star Jim Rasmussen in this year's Bradley Athletics Hall

Bears, Rams lose


(AP) - Ryan Grant ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 Sunday after letting their lead slip away. Grant broke off a season-long 62-yard touchdown on the Packers' first play from scrimmage and scored the go-ahead TD in the fourth quarter after Nick Collins intercepted Jay Cutler. Aaron Rodgers threw for 180 yards, Jermichael Finley caught

Illini buck Broncos


(AP) - Sixth man Dominique Keller scored 15 points and forward Mike Davis had 12 Sunday to lead Illinois past Western Michigan, 88-53. Both teams opened cold, shooting a combined 1-for-17 in the game's first 5:30. But the Illini (8-2) opened up a 16-5 lead with 12:09 left in the first half on three straight baskets by Demetri McCamey, D.J. Richardson and Keller. The Broncos (3-4) never recovered.

Blackhawks zap Lightning


(AP) - Blackhawks backup Antti Niemi made 18 saves for his third shutout in seven starts this season, and Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist to lead Chicago past the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Sunday night. Patrick Kane, Ben Eager and Jonathan Toews also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won three of four and improved to 6-1-1 against Eastern Conference teams. Kane left the game

Bulls lose to Celtics


(AP) - Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 14 assists, and the Boston Celtics won their 10th straight, beating the struggling Chicago Bulls 106-80 on Saturday. Rasheed Wallace and Eddie House scored 15 apiece. Kevin Garnett added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 14 even though he sustained a stinger on his right shoulder and hit just 4 of 12 shots. Boston scored 10 straight late in the

Rivermen win third straight


(From Peoria Rivermen) - The Peoria Rivermen completed their third consecutive win on Saturday night by beating the San Antonio Rampage 3-1. Hannu Toivonen made 34 saves, including some spectacular stops, to keep the Rampage off the board until the third period. The Rivermen have won three in a row and six of their past eight games. They outscored their opponents, Texas, Houston and San Antonio,

Rivermen Win At Houston


HOUSTON – Ben Bishop’s goals-against average continued to drop as the Peoria Rivermen beat the Houston Aeros 2-1 on Friday night to complete their three-game road trip.  The Rivermen netminder won his fifth consecutive start, dating back to a 1-0 loss suffered in Houston during the teams’ first meeting.
 
Tyson Strachan broke a 1-1 tie with his first goal of the

Missouri edges BU women 52-46


(From Bradley University) - Despite limiting Missouri to 27 percent shooting, Bradley was unable to overcome a poor shooting second half and 26 turnovers on the night as the Tigers edged the Braves 52-46 Tuesday at Lorene Ramsey Gym. Senior Jenny Van Kirk paced Bradley with a season-high 15 points.Bradley was able to overcome 14 first-half turnovers, by holding Missouri to 27.3 percent shooting in the opening half. After the 1-for-7 start to the contest, the Braves made 7-of-13 to close the...

Illini top Vanderbilt


(AP) - Demetri McCamey scored 23 points and had five assists to lead Illinois past Vanderbilt 79-68 on Tuesday night. McCamey buried a pair of free throws with less than a minute left that finished the Commodores. But his 8-for-10 shooting fired the Illini offense much of the night. He's averaging 12.6 points and 5.6 assists a game this season for Illinois (7-2). The Illini rode the outside shot of 7-1 center Mike Tisdale and the passing and shooting of McCamey to a game-opening 9-0 lead and a...

Bulls lose to New Jersey


(AP) - Brook Lopez scored 25 points and Devin Harris hit to the go ahead basket with 14.9 seconds left Tuesday night as the New Jersey Nets got their second win of the season and first on the road, beating the Chicago Bulls 103-101. The Nets, who got off the worst start in NBA history at 0-18 before beating Charlotte and then losing to the Knicks, are now 2-19 - including 1-12 away from home. Chris Douglas-Roberts added 20 points and Harris had 17 for New Jersey. Derrick Rose scored 11 of his...

Brad Penny signs with Cardinals


(AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals have completed their deal for free agent pitcher Brad Penny. Penny joined the NL Central champions Tuesday after passing a physical. His one-year contract is for $7.5 million, with about $1.5 million more available in performance bonuses. Penny went a combined 11-9 with a 4.88 ERA in 30 starts for Boston and San Francisco last season. The Cardinals already have a strong top of the rotation with Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Right-handers Joel Pineiro, John...

Blues shutout by Colorado


(AP) - Peter Budaj stopped 35 shots, Chris Stewart had two goals and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche ended a five-game trip with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Paul Stastny and Matt Duchene each scored goals, Wojtek Wolski had three assists and John-Michael Liles collected two assists for the Avs. Budaj earned his seventh career shutout and first this season in his fifth start. The shutout was Colorado's fourth. It was also Budaj's 84th career victory, which tied him...

Bradley loses to Western Carolina


(AP) - Jake Robinson scored 21 points and Western Carolina rallied from 10 points down in the second half Monday night to defeat Bradley 75-67. The Catamounts (8-1) trailed 56-46 midway through the second half, but went on a 23-4 run in the next six  minutes to take a 69-60 lead with 4:13 to play. Bradley got within three points, but Western Carolina went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to hold on for the victory. Brigham Waginger and Harouna Mutombo scored 14 points each for the Catamounts....

Bears beat Rams


(AP) - Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears looked like they were headed to an easy win. Instead, they had to hang on to beat lowly St. Louis. Cutler fizzled after a strong start, throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown without an interception, and the Bears beat the Rams 17-9 Sunday after dropping four straight and six of seven. Cutler threw for 131 yards in the first quarter as the Bears built a 10-0 lead. After that? Chicago went to the run, St. Louis rallied and Bears receiver Devin Hester left...

BU women lose to UALR


(From Bradley University) - After a sluggish first half, Bradley opened the second half with a 10-3 run to pull even with Arkansas Little Rock at 28-28; but the Trojans were able to hold off the Braves and post a 58-51 victory Saturday afternoon at Woodruff High School. Bradley's bench combined for 31 of the team's 51 points, led by sophomore Leah Kassing's career-high 16 points. She hit 8-of-13 shots off the bench and also grabbed a career-best eight rebounds.  Junior Raisa Taylor added...

Illini basketball holds off Boise State


(AP) - Demetri McCamey made the most of his foul-limited minutes, scoring 23 points to help Illinois escape with an 84-77 win over Boise State on Saturday night. The Broncos managed to chip away at the Illini's 10-point second-half lead, using a 13-4 run to get within two points with 20 seconds left in the game. Illinois (6-2) converted all six of its free-throw attempts in the final seconds to seal the win. The Illini offense struggled with McCamey and center Mike Tisdale in foul trouble and...

Wild finish to Illinois football season


(AP) - Offensive lineman Devan Cunningham caught a deflected pass with 2 seconds left and stumbled into the end zone for a 2-point conversion, giving Fresno State a wild 53-52 victory over Illinois on Saturday. Ryan Colburn connected with Jamel Hamler from 19 yards to get the Bulldogs (8-4) within 52-51, and coach Pat Hill elected to go for the win rather than take his chances in overtime. Colburn dropped back under heavy pressure and his pass was tipped, falling into the hands of the 350-pound...

Bulls lose to Raptors


(AP) - Chris Bosh had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 110-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Coming off an overtime victory in Washington on Friday night that snapped a five-game losing streak, the Raptors had it easy this time. They led 37-16 after the first quarter, with Bosh again leading the way after scoring 31 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in the night before. He had 13 points in the opening quarter alone and hit nine of 12 shots overall in...

Blues, Blackhawks win - Rivermen lose


(AP) - Paul Kariya scored two goals in the third period and the St. Louis Blues got goals from Andy McDonald and Brad Boyes in the first two rounds of a shootout to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday. Boyes and Keith Tkachuk had second-period goals for the Blues and Chris Mason recorded six of his 36 saves in overtime before thwarting Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson in the shootout. Kariya's second goal of the game and eighth of the season came during a power play with 2:20 remaining,...

Blues win in shootout


(AP) - T.J. Oshie and Andy McDonald scored in the shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Carlo Colaiacovo scored a short-handed goal with 7 seconds remaining in regulation to tie it at 2 for the Blues. Patrick Marleau netted a goal in the shootout for the Sharks, who had a three-game winning streak stopped. Dany Heatley and Joe Pavelski scored in regulation. Jay McClement had the other regulation goal for the Blues, and Ty Conklin made 32...

BU beats NIU


(AP) - Bradley broke away from a one-point halftime deficit with two big runs in the second half to defeat Northern Illinois 63-49 on Wednesday night. Andrew Warren made 6 of 12 shots, including 3 3-pointers, and led the Braves (5-2) with 16 points. Taylor Brown was 7 of 11 and scored 15. Darion Anderson's 18 points made him the only player in double figures for the Huskies (1-5). Bradley's biggest edge came in shooting. The Braves sank 26 of 50 shots (52 percent), the Huskies just 18 of 53 (34...

Illini claw back to beat Tigers


(AP) - Mike Tisdale hit the go-ahead jumper with 41 seconds left then blocked David Potter's driving shot on No. 18 Clemson's next possession as Illinois rallied from 23 points down for a 76-74 victory Wednesday night. The Illini (5-2) looked finished, down 51-28 early in the second half and with leading scorer Demetri McCamey saddled with three fouls and two points. But Illinois finally got going with a 35-10 run to move in front in the school's biggest comeback ever. Demontez Still missed a...

Bulls top Pistons


(AP) -John Salmons scored 22 points, Derrick Rose added 19 and the Chicago Bulls ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Detroit Pistons 92-85 on Wednesday night. Detroit's Ben Gordon made his return to the United Center and heard the boos from the crowd. Gordon, who led the Bulls in scoring the previous four seasons before signing a five-year, $55 million contract with Detroit in the offseason, scored 18 points on 6-of-16 shooting and picked up five fouls.

Rivermen sink Admirals in shootout


(From Peoria Rivermen) - The Peoria Rivermen were a perfect 2-for-2 on the power play and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill in a 4-3 shootout win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. In the fifth meeting of the season, the Rivermen won for the fourth time against Milwaukee and for the third time in a shootout. Ben Bishop made 27 saves in regulation and overtime before he stopped four-of-five in the shootout to earn the victory in his first start since Nov. 20. He had...

Bulls suffer another road loss


(AP) - Andrew Bogut returned with 22 points, 15 rebounds and two big blocks in the closing minutes to rally the Milwaukee Bucks to a 99-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night after squandering a big lead. Brad Miller missed a shot at the buzzer that would've tied it after Derrick Rose, who had 17 of his 19 points in the second half, decided to pass up the final opportunity as Chicago lost its fifth straight. Bogut was supposed to be out up to four weeks with a lower left leg strain,...

Blues lose in Columbus


(AP) - R.J. Umberger scored three goals for his second career hat trick to lead Columbus past the St. Louis lues 5-2 on Monday night, ending the Blue Jackets' five-game losing skid. Steve Mason won the goaltender battle with non-relative Chris Mason stopping 27 shots, including Paul Kariya's wrister from the high slot with just over a minute left that would have tied it. Kris Russell and Antoine Vermette each added a goal and an assist. Umberger also had an assist. Erik Johnson and Paul Kariya...

BU women take 3rd in Vegas


(From Bradley University) - Bradley shot a season-best 58 percent and scored a season-high 83 points to post an 83-68 victory against tournament-host UNLV in the consolation game of the Lady Rebel-Round Up Sunday at Cox Pavilion.Bradley (2-3 overall) overcame 16 first-half turnovers by hitting a season-high nine three-pointers in the first half. Freshman Katie Yohn was scoreless against Washington State Saturday, but hit 5-of-8 three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes and had 20 points at the...

Bears, Rams lose


(AP) - Brett Favre passed for a season-high 392 yards and three touchdowns, and the Vikings intercepted Jay Cutler twice in a 36-10 victory over the Bears on Sunday. Favre went 32 for 48 without a turnover and was 10 yards off his career best, throwing touchdowns to Visanthe Shiancoe, Chester Taylor and Percy Harvin, the unflappable rookie who had his best game yet. The Vikings (10-1) outgained the Bears by a whopping 537 yards to 169 and breezed to their fifth straight win, despite two more...

BU beat #20 Illini 72-68


(From Bradley University) - The Bradley men's basketball team earned a pretty nice consolation prize Saturday night by knocking off #20 Illinois (4-2) 72-68 in the final round of the 2009 HoopTV Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena.  Junior guard Andrew Warren hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining and led five Bradley players in double-figures as the Braves (4-2) beat Illinois for the first time since Jan. 24, 1974.

Bradley led for long stretches of the game...

BU women lost to Washington State


(From Bradley University) - Bradley couldn't overcome a poor shooting first half and committed 30 turnovers as Washington State topped the Braves 80-66 Saturday in the opening day of the Lady Rebel Round-Up at Cox Pavilion. Freshman Brooke Bisping and fellow freshman Olivia Allen paced Bradley in scoring with 14 points each off the bench. Junior Sonya Harris (Riverdale, Ill./Thornton) grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and finished one point short of a double-double (nine points). The Braves close...

Irish lose at Stanford - Charlie Weis' last game?


(AP) - Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis' final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three scores, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass and scored the game-winning touchdown with 59 seconds left to help Stanford hand Weis and the Fighting Irish a fourth straight loss to end the regular season, 45-38 Saturday night. On a night when Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate put on an aerial show for the Irish (6-6) in a showcase for Weis'...

Blues, Blackhawks, Rivermen lose


(AP) - Todd Bertuzzi beat Chris Mason high with a backhander in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and St. Louis' Andy McDonald also scored in the tiebreaker, both in the first round. Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist, Tomas Holmstrom and Kris Draper added goals and Jimmy Howard made 32 saves to help Detroit snap a three-game losing streak. Holmstrom's power-play goal at 2:35...

BU Plays Fighting Illini In Vegas


The Bradley Braves will tangle with in-state rival Illinois for 3rd place in the HOOPS TV Las Vegas Invitational Saturday at 700pm.  Peoria Banking Center Braves Plus is 600pm with Dan DiOrio followed by Dave Snell and Chuck Buescher with the play-by-play.

Metamora Routs Geneseo For 4A Football Trophy


The Metamora Redbird football team won it's 2nd state title this time in Class 4A Friday night over Geneseo by a 41-7 score at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.  It was actually the 3rd straight year the Redbirds made the trip to the state finals.  Metamora won the Class 5A trophy two years ago and finished as the runner-up last year.

Rivermen Lose At Home


PEORIA, Ill. (November 25, 2009) – Leland Irving stopped 38 of 40 shots to help the Abbotsford Heat knock off the Peoria Rivermen 6-2 at Carver Arena on Wednesday night. Yan Stastny and Cam Paddock accounted for the Rivermen scores while Riley Armstrong scored twice for the Heat to stop their three-game losing streak. The loss was the seventh in a row against the North Division (0-5-2) to start the season who now sit at 9-8-3 on the season.  Hannu Toivonen made 23 saves on 28...

Braves beat Presbyterian


(AP) - Taylor Brown scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the second half to help Bradley defeat Presbyterian 71-58 on Tuesday night. Brown scored eight of the Braves' first 11 points of the second half, helping Bradley (3-1) build a lead of as many as 19 points. The Blue Hose (0-4) closed within eight with 1:32 remaining, but Sam Maniscalco put the game out of reach with a   3-pointer. Brown, a sophomore, added 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Andrew Warren had 16...

Illini top Terriers


(AP) - Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and No. 20 Illinois used a second-half run to beat Wofford 78-64 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Tuesday night. The Illini (4-0) were in a tight game before using a 28-12 spurt in the second half to put the game away. After trailing for most of the first half, a 17-7 run in the final 4:09 capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by McCamey gave Illinois the 42-39 halftime lead. He scored seven in that spurt, including a four-point play. The Illini...

Bulls lose at Portland


(AP) - Greg Oden tied a career high with 24 points and LaMarcus Aldridge also had 24 to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-98 onMonday night. Oden, the first pick of the 2007 NBA draft, missed one of his eight shots from the field and added 12 rebounds. Aldridge pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. The Blazers had five players score in double figures. Brandon Roy had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Andre Miller scored 16 and Rudy Fernandez 13. Luol...

Blues lose to Bruins


(AP) - Patrice Bergeron had four assists, two on power-play goals and another short-handed, to help the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Monday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Milan Lucic got the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Marco Sturm scored short-handed midway through the third for a two-goal cushion on Boston's 20th shot against Chris Mason. Blake Wheeler and Mark Recchi also scored for the defending Northeast Division...

Bradley holds off Wofford


(AP) - Taylor Brown, in his first game of the season, scored 16 points to lead Bradley to a 56-54 victory over Wofford in the first round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Sunday. Bradley (2-1) led by 12 with just under 12 minutes to play but Wofford pulled within a point as time ran down and had a chance for the win. But Andrew Warren's steal and breakaway dunk with 4.2 seconds to go gave the Braves a 56-53 lead. Wofford's Jamar Diggs was fouled, made the first free throw, missed the second on...

BU women lose at Illinois


(From Bradley University) - Bradley committed 23 turnovers and struggled offensively, shooting just 25 percent from the floor as the Braves fell 67-45 Sunday at Illinois.  Freshman Katie Yohn (Elgin, Ill./St. Edward) led Bradley with nine points. The Braves (1-2 overall) committed 14 first-half turnovers and shot just 20.7 percent in the opening 20 minutes, but trailed by just 10 (26-16) at the break.  Illinois (3-1 overall) didn't fare much better in the first half, shooting just...

Bears, Rams lose - Packers win


(AP) - Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process. McNabb threw for 244 yards against his hometown team, LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 10-yard run  following Antonio Dixon's blocked field goal, and Philadelphia came away with a 24-20 victory over struggling Chicago on Sunday night after back-to-back close losses. The Bears were leading 20 17 when Dixon blocked a 48-yard field goal by Robbie...

Blackhawks win 1-0


(AP) - Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. After Niemi made several great saves to keep it scoreless through two periods, defenseman Brian Campbell helped set up the only goal early in the third, skating in from the point, eluding a check on the boards, and cutting into the crease. He lost the puck in a crowd in front but it squirted...

Metamora To Play Long Time Rival For 4A State Football Title Friday


The Metamora Redbirds will play for a state football championship for the third year in a row, but this time it will be in Class 4A, rather than 5A.  The Redbirds outlasted Rochester 41-40 in a semi-final match-up Saturday afternoon at Malone Field.  Metamora will play long time rival Geneseo for the 4A title Friday night at 700pm at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

RIVS Lose To Chicago


ROSEMONT, ILL. (November 21, 2009) – The Peoria Rivermen ended their three-game road trip with a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves on Saturday night at Allstate Arena.  Nicholas Drazenovic’s goal stood as the game’s only marker until the third period when the Wolves scored twice in the opening four minutes to turn the game around.  Peter Mannino made 40 saves, including 13 in the third period to secure the Wolves win.The Rivermen dropped two out of three on the...

Peoria Product Leads Illini, More Regional Action



CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational last night. Illinois held the Blue Hose to 37 percent shooting and a paltry 16.7 percent from beyond the arc.
 
     
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 112-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls last night. Derrick Rose...

Rivermen earn 7-2 road win


(From Peoria Rivermen) - Just two nights after being shutout, the Peoria Rivermen erupted for five goals in the first period en route to a 7-2 win over the San Antonio Rampage. Adam Cracknell scored his first two goals as a Rivermen while Brendan Bell, Nicholas Drazenovic and Chris Porter also scored in the opening frame. The loss for the Rampage was their 10th consecutive defeat (0-8-2) since Oct. 18. Ben Bishop made a number of tough saves during the opening frame, finishing the first 20...

Bulls lose to Lakers


(AP) - Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Ron Artest added 15 points for the Lakers, who finally had their full starting lineup intact for their ninth victory in 12 games to start the season. The defending NBA champions had little trouble with the Bulls, opening a 20-point lead in the third...

Blues, Blackhawks win


(AP) - Erik Johnson scored on an end-to-end rush 17 seconds into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. The win was the first for St. Louis in five overtimes (1-4) this season and the first loss for Phoenix (4-1) in five extra sessions. After Phoenix put the puck in St. Louis' end, Johnson gained control, skated up left wing and crossed the Coyotes' blue line with the puck. He moved into the high slot and beat goalie Ilya Bryzgalov with a...

Rivermen lose 1-0


(From Peoria Rivermen) - In their first meeting since the Aeros ended the Rivermen’s season in the playoffs last season, Houston continued to frustrate Peoria with a 1-0 win on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. Jean-Michel Daoust’s power-play goal with 8:55 left in regulation was the only blemish on an otherwise flawless evening for goaltender Ben Bishop. Bishop finished with 20 saves, nine of which he was forced to make during the third period.  Excluding shootout goals, the...

Illini beat Huskies


(AP) - Brandon Paul scored 20 points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois to a 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. Paul, a freshman guard, had 14 of Illinois' first 21 points. He finished 6 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 8 from beyond the arc. Mike Davis dominated the boards, grabbing 17 rebounds and added 14 points for the Illini. Northern Illinois gave Illinois (2-0) a scare at the end of the half, going on a 14-3 run to close the gap to 49-41. The Huskies...

Bulls crown Kings


(AP) - John Salmons scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 101-87 on Tuesday night. It was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago, which was held under 90 in five of its previous seven games and entered with the NBA's third-worst shooting percentage. The Bulls shot 47 percent and made seven of 12 3-point shots. Making only his fifth career start, Donte Greene scored 24 points for the Kings, who had won four straight. Tyreke Evans scored 20 points and Beno...

BU women beat UIC


(From Bradley University) - Bradley scored the first 11 points of the game and never looked back as the Braves cruised to a 79-64 victory over Illinois-Chicago Sunday in BU's home opener at Lorene Ramsey Gym.  Junior Sonya Harris turned in her second straight double-double and also had five blocks and a career-high three assists to help power the Braves to the win. Harris finished the game 7-for-9 from the field and had game highs of 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to go...

Rams lose to unbeaten Saints, Pack beats Cowboys


(AP) - Reggie Bush helped the unbeaten New Orleans Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes and get off to the best start in team history. Bush scored twice for the first time in more than a year and Drew Brees compensated for two interceptions with two touchdown passes in a 28-23 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Courtney Roby opened the second half with a 97-yard kickoff return and Robert Meachem's 27-yard grab early in the fourth quarter gave New Orleans (9-0) just enough...

Blackhawks nip Sharks


(AP) - Brent Seabrook scored 41 seconds into overtime, lifting the Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night, Chicago's seventh consecutive home victory. The Blackhawks went 4-0 on a homestand that included games against the Western Conference's three top teams - San Jose, Colorado and Los Angeles. Chicago begins a six-game road trip Thursday night. Despite the loss, the Sharks extended their streak of games with at least a point to 12 (9-0-3). The NHL's best team...

Richwoods, Metamora advance to football semifinals


Richwoods and Metamora will each play one more home game as both schools have advanced to the semifinal round of the IHSA state high school football playoffs. Richwoods will host Joliet Catholic in the semifinals of the Class 5A tournament. Joliet Catholic beat Washington in the quarterfinals Friday night 47-7. The exact date and time has not been announced but the game likely will be played Saturday afternoon. Metamora will host Rochester in the semifinals of the Class 4A tournament. The...

High school football playoff quarterfinal scores from Saturday


(From Associated Press)
Class 1A                            
Jacksonville Routt 10, Concord Triopia 7,  OT
Lena-Winslow 32, East Dubuque 6
Lexington 24, Alexis United 13
Tuscola 31, Astoria South Fulton 0Class...

Illini, Irish lose


(AP) - Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and Sherrick McManis made a last-minute interception to preserve Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois. Zeke Markshausen had six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown to help Northwestern (7-4, 4-3 Big Ten) all but assure itself of going to a second straight bowl game. Jacob Charest made his first start, but was benched at halftime in favor of Eddie McGee before returning to lead the Illini (3-7, 2-6) to...

Bulls top Sixers


(AP) - Luol Deng and the slumping Kirk Hinrich each scored 19 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-88 on Saturday night. Deng scored six during a 14-4 run to start the fourth quarter that turned a four point game into a 77-63 advantage, and the Bulls hung on after dropping two straight. Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Brad Miller and Joakim Noah each added 14 points, and Chicago held on after Philadelphia pulled within five late in the game. Noah also grabbed 12 rebounds for...

Blues lose - Rivs get game winner with :16 left


(AP) - Dany Heatley and Jed Ortmeyer scored goals 16 seconds apart in the second period and the San Jose Sharks took a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues Saturday night. Heatley scored his 13th on the power play at 8:23 of the second, and Ortmeyer got  his fourth goal 16 seconds later to put the Sharks up 2-1 after a giveaway by the Blues' Erik Johnson. Johnson tried to make a stretch pass from behind his own goal through the middle of the ice that was picked off by Manny Malhotra. Chris Mason...

Braves Lose By 10 At BYU


PROVO, Utah - Jimmer Fredette, the Moutain West Conference preseason Player of the Year, scored a game-high 25 points to lead host BYU (1-0) to a 70-60 men's basketball season-open victory in the inaugural game of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Series Friday night at the Marriott Center.Bradley senior guard Chris Roberts scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the second half.  Junior guard Sam Maniscalco added 15 points and junior guard Andrew Warren added 13 in his return to...

Bradley Women Drop Road Opener


Junior Sonya Harris (Riverdale, Ill./Thornton)  had a double-double (15 points and 13 rebounds) and helped Bradley to a 46-44 advantage in rebounding, but Northern Illinois posted a 28-10 edge in second chance points and topped the Braves 86-73  in the season opener for both squads.
Bradley made 6-of-12 three-pointers in the first half and led by as many as six in the opening 20 minutes of play before NIU scored the final 10 points of the half to take a 42-38 lead into the...