• St. Charles East hangs on to beat York
• Big receivers delivering for North Stars
• Red Raiders unable to solve Trojans in title match
• ECC women pull in hard-fought win
• Eagles ready to employ new strategy
• Host of players expected to contribute for Judson
• Gridiron preview
• Riddle me this: Who is Cutler?
• With Teahen aboard, will Beckham move to 2nd?
• Hawks flunk history
• 'D' Bulls top LeBron
• SPORTS WIRE: Harden, Pods among free agents

• D-C's Manfrin running for redemption
• Area runners look for strong finish
• Saints, Red Raiders eye sectional titles
• Turner sticks to the plan; won't scale back offense
• A title for Joe G.
• Jacobs Junior Eagles tryouts announced
• Clausen toughs it out after toe injury setback
• Healthy start, happy Deng
• SPORTS WIRE: Dodgers pitcher accidentally shot
• Air Jordan shoe flap costs UCF Adidas deal
• Lilly optimistic after surgery on shoulder
• Analyst Ozzie: 100 days to spring training

• South Elgin goes out in a winning way
• Saints overwhelm Stars, head to sectional final
• St. Ed's Duffy named SCC Gold Defensive MVP
• Will the real 'D' stand up?
• Bulls gut out a win
• Clausen's choice clouds ND future
• It's Pedro's party; we're all invited
• Illini have hope for Hawthorne
• Illini's Hawthorne eager to play both ways
• SPORTS WIRE: 3 softball players found dead

• Saints, Stars renew rivalry in sectional semis
• Return to playoffs likely for Storm, Wave
• Elgin Sports Hall of Fame continues to grow
• Biancalana nips Gilboy to win You Pick 'Em contest
• Larkin's Williams, Schue return to All-UEC team
• Bears dread the red zone
• Back off the Cliff
• Rusty Rose trying to get groove back
• Hawks optimistic Toews' injury still day-to-day
• SPORTS WIRE: Harangody tops preseason list

• Local talent, added size boost Spartans' hopes
• Former St. Edward stars Childers, Leyden excelling
• Fire gives Revs a head start
• Cutler takes hits - on field and verbally; Payton honored
• Eager-ly awaited news: 'Close to 100 percent'
• More like a Brownout
• Experience an asset for ECC women's hoops squad

• North Stars exact revenge against Storm
• Storm captures first regional championship
• Green Wave still searching for first playoff win
• St. Charles East bows out in opener
• Bears look lackluster in 30-6 win over Browns
• Chargers' Manfrin, Prom run way to State Finals
• SCN rallies past Bartlett to win regional crown
• Sycamore puts away Hampshire
• Volleyball roundup: Westminster falls
• Roundup: Hampshire's Plichta to XC state finals
• Huskies zip past Akron in second half
• Bears give Vasher a try in game vs. Browns
• Hawthorne's chase and tackle gives boost to Illini
• Goalie mask turns 50
• Game film vs. Celts gets thumbs down
• SPORTS WIRE: West returns, Cavs tip Bobcats:
• >Don't waste Sundays on NFL

• Huntley bows out of Class 6A state playoffs
• Larkin run ends in sectional finals
• Ricketts outline game plan for owning Cubs
• 'We'll win World Series'
• From rousing to routed
• Bowl fates on line for Wildcats, Lions
• Sharp's dagger gets it done
• A-Rod whiff total mounts; no boos yet

• South Elgin's Kumerow catching on
• Experienced North defense a handful
• Hawks, North Stars advance; Wave's Ayello ties state mark
• Maroons, Storm to clash for regional title
• Burlington Central upset; Hampshire moves to finals
• Football capsules

• Four-year journey
• Tireless Stephens fondly recalls guiding Maroons
• Irvin proud to still call Elgin home
• History-making Huntley back in playoffs
• Wehrses have come a long way for Whips
• 4A champion Saints ready to defend title
• Positive vibes flowing through Big Ten hoops country
• 5 keys to Bulls' success
• Lovie on guard over lineup

• Growing up quickly
• Westminster falls short of sectional title
• SC North's season ends with overtime loss
• ESHOF inductee Coyle shares credit for success
• D300 removes Dzialo as Jacobs coach
• WC ready for postseason
• Hampshire considers move to Fox Valley
• JU women's soccer posts ninth shutout
• Four ways to fix the season: Salvage job starts here, now
• World Series champion is ...
• Alamodome away from home for ND
• Agassi admits using crystal meth in 1997
• Bringing the Negro Leagues to life

• Something has to give
• Tough schedule doesn't slow Storm
• Player of the Week Ron Laramie
• Finals in sight for Westminster
• Fisher's induction adds to family legacy
• Nichols repeats as Pick 'Em winner with perfect week
• Saints claim third straight UEC volleyball crown
• Talking about practice
• Huet getting on a roll
• Captain Kirk again
• Notebook: Illinois, NU, ND, nation
• Cubs look safe at home
• MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | EAGLES 27, REDSKINS 17: Play-calling shuffle doesn't help Redskins
• SPORTS WIRE: Barkley wants to become GM, but on his terms

• Salem lights it up for Redbirds
• Perkins enters Elgin Sports Hall of Fame
• Local notes
• Local schedule
• Bears humiliated by Benson, Bengals
• Deng ready for next step

• Area teams ready for more football
• Saints secure outright UEC title
• D-C's Manfrin rolls to individual title
• Warriors advance to sectional final
• Bartlett comes up short in regional final
• SCN rallies to capture regional plaque
• Central's Gannon wins regional championship
• Joy, heartbreak strike in Elgin during Week 9
• Area briefs: Judson wins 8th straight match
• Tillman on covering Chad and being a dad
• NU's record comeback defeats Indiana
• Shout-out for shutout

• St. Edward clinches playoff berth
• Storm puts major dent in Royals' playoff hopes
• Maroons dominated in loss to Wildcats
• Trojans dominate Chargers
• Hawks falter late in UEC defeat
• Hampshire finishes strong
• Rockets end on a down note
• Red Raiders keep playoff hopes alive
• Sabres fall in finale
• Point is, tall guys take over for Bulls
• ND needs to stop losing streak to BC
• Center of ascension
• 'Healthy' Tommie Harris out for Bengals game

• Larkin edges rival Elgin for regional title
• Bumbales named Elgin girls coach
• BC fends off St. Edward
• Royals face must win vs. Storm
• High School football preview
• North-East football game on for Saturday
• Hampshire dispatches South Elgin; Huntley wins
• Schabert back on familiar turf
• Don't panic about Bears' running game
• Rose may take court against Wizards
• Reeling continues after tough hit on Toews

• OT goal sends Elgin to title match
• Bartlett’s Schneider sets pace
• Ex-Dundee hoops star Blanken dies at 89
• D-C, Manfrin eyeing lofty postseason goals
• Area roundup: Larkin graduate Tyton nets CCAC defensive award
• Cedric Benson claims Bears tried to blackball him
• Cubs land a heavy hitter in Jaramillo
• Vancouver rallies to beat Hawks 3-2

• Central defeats Hampshire for share of title
• Yemoh leads Warriors to title
• Central bows out of own regional
• Rookie Niemi earns start in goal
• Rose better, but still not ready to go
• How did Illinois get so bad?
• Saints beat Hawks, move closer to UEC title
• Oehlerking leads Sabres past Maroons; Raiders prevail
• St. Charles E. athletics postponed by sickness
• Judson cruises to CCAC men's soccer triumph
• Larkin KOs top-seeded South Elgin

• Eagles continue to soar
• Disappointed Bartlett begins building for future
• Lovie won't rule out changes in O-line
• Addition of Ebbett puts end to 'Skille shuffle'
• Nichols wins Pick 'Em contest
• North Stars claim sectional tennis title

• Like night and day for Cutler
• Storm, Royals ready to meet in regional
• Hawks' Sharp helps ailing child
• Rose getting closer -- but so is the regular-season opener
• Comeback bid fails, Bears lose to Falcons 21-14

• Maroons upend Sabres
• Apple, Owens finish strong at Class 3A State Tourney
• Playoff picture comes into focus for area teams
• Yemoah delivers winner for Warriors
• South Elgin enjoys impressive showing
• St. Charles East, Huntley girls win conference titles
• Elgin's Sirinit leads area contingent to tennis finals
• Two special teams set for battle
• Heat's still on Huet
• New role: Thomas turns teacher
• Irish simply run out of magic
• SPORTS WIRE: Johnson seizes control of Chase Chase
• What, Stern worry?

• Hampshire downs rival Central
• South Elgin clinches first-ever playoff berth
• Larkin runs away from East Aurora
• St. Edward dealt crushing defeat
• Saints beat Neuqua, clinch piece of UEC title
• Red Raiders dispatch Chargers
• McHenry continues hex over Jacobs
• Area roundup: Coffman leads St. Edward girls golfers
• Irish can't wait to settle scores
• Bears trade for Tampa DE Adams
• Healthy Tyrus Thomas gives feel-good performance

• Hampshire gains share of BNCE title
• Roundup: G-K soccer team bows out
• Judson volleyball holding Dig Pink match on Oct. 27
• Too tall of an order for Elgin
• Sahagian guides Hawks to 20th win
• Stars another tough test for Storm
• Tonight's games
• Former Bear quarterback Douglass feels blessed
• Bears' linebackers coach holds unit together
• Heisman hopes on line for ND's Jimmy Clausen vs. USC
• Huet solid as Blackhawks top Predators 3-1 for 4th straight
• Thomas eyeing big step forward
• Power play battle
• SPORTS WIRE: Uchimura tops world gym; U.S. champ Horton falters

• High hopes to go low
• St. Edward's Coffman enjoys company
• SCE in thick of UEC championship race
• Burlington Central claims share of BNCE soccer title
• Bears offense waiting for Cutler, Olsen to click
• Hawks defeat Oilers 4-3; rookie Niemi starts in goal
• Notre Dame's chalk talk greets USC
• Bulls young frontcourt has potential
• Banged-up Spartans brace for Wildcats
• SPORTS WIRE: France father, son in NASCAR's first Hall class

• WC does it by committee
• Hampshire, Central claim BNC East victories
• IHSA OKs lacrosse for 2011 campaign
• Tickets in for Elgin Sports Hall of Fame banquet
• Bears do not need a T.O.
• Weis hopes victory against USC will impress recruits
• Khabibulin, Huet trying to find their grooves
• Hinrich aims to put lost season behind
• SPORTS WIRE: Warriors' Jackson loses captain's title
• Davies in serious condition after fatal car accident

• Saints marching onward
• Several area sophomores making contributions
• Saints claim sectional title
• Hampshire falls short of bid to State Finals
• St. Edward rolls to first-place finish
• Green Wave cruises to regional victory
• Bears WR Davis say it's business, not personal
• Blackhawks complete epic comeback, beat Flames
• Bulls injury updates: Rose, Thomas still day-to-day
• Notes: Illinois, Northwestern, nation
• SPORTS WIRE: Astros will interview 10 for manager position
• Eckersley on postseason gaffes: 'it stays with you'

• Sectionals should prove tougher than regionals
• Bears seek to improve at closing games
• Wanjiru in grand old time
• Former No. 1 pick Skille trying to find his way
• Cogs set sights on defending crown
• Green Wave riding momentum from regionals

• St. Edward has nowhere to run
• North Stars take second at UEC Tournament
• Are briefs: Ortiz's quick strike lifts Hawks
• Host Red Raiders claim first place
• North Stars settle for runner-up finish at tourney
• Hawks' red carpet night
• Still no answers for struggling Illini
• Red-flag football
• Injured Rose hates having to sit out
• SPORTS WIRE: Casey scores twice as U.S. clinches World Cup berth
• Before he was king: Doc tells Lebron James story
• Chicago Marathon: On your mark, get set, go
• Yankees rate as team to hate

• Royals rush past Sabres
• St. Edward falls short in showdown
• Saints dash Hawks' playoff hopes
• Jacobs downs rival Dundee-Crown
• With heavy hearts, Storm falls to Lancers
• Burlington Central downs Marengo
• SC North rolls past Neuqua
• Warriors dispatch Maroons
• Hampshire whips North Boone
• Cogs drop BNC West tilt
• Gators pound Red Raiders
• Benson, Moeller lead Warriors

• Hampshire strikes quick
• Briefs: Sanchez, Leyva propel Larkin
• Central, Holthus serve up a winner
• Whips stay perfect in BNC
• Green Wave, Eagles set for showdown
• Football capsules
• Tickets available for NIU Hall of Fame festivities
• Bears like their receivers; passed on Edwards
• Work ahead for Irish spring in poll
• Hawks solid but lose 3-2 to Red Wings
• Chicago Marathon runner taking his 32nd in stride
• If I were Jim Hendry ...
• If I were Ken Williams ...
• Krakauer gets the heart of the Pat Tillman story