LAS VEGAS (AP) – Even the bookies are having a problem making a favorite in the Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are pick ’em at many sports books in Las Vegas, while

CHICAGO (AP) —Joel Quenneville leads the Florida Panthers into Chicago on Tuesday to take on the streaking Blackhawks. It will be his first visit since his wildly successful run in the Windy City ended some 14 months

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and scored his 10,000th career point as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 111-98 to sweep the four-game season series. Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane reached 1,000 career points when he picked up an assist on Brandon Saad’s third-period goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 for their season-high fifth straight win. Kane became

KANSAS CITY (AP) – Patrick Mahomes tiptoed down the sideline for a game-turning touchdown, added three TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super Bowl in a half-century by beating the Tennessee Titans 35-24

CHICAGO (AP) – Patrick Kane reached 1,000 career points when he picked up an assist on Brandon Saad’s third-period goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 for their season-high fifth straight win. Kane became

SANTA CLARA CAL (AP) – Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán, called out on a curveball again. So for the second time since they last threw a pitch, the New York Mets are in the market for a new manager. Beltrán’s 2

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy made several changes to his staff, hiring Bill Lazor as offensive coordinator and John DeFilippo as quarterbacks coach. Dave Ragone, Brian Ginn, Chris Jackson and Shane Toub

MONTREAL (AP) – Zack Smith scored twice to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Alex DeBrincat and Drake Caggiula also scored for the Blackhawks. Corey Crawford stopped 32 shots to improve to

CHICAGO (AP) – Zach LaVine had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and the banged-up Chicago Bulls beat Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards 115-106. Chicago placed seven players in double figures in its second win

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Jonathan Toews scored 42 seconds into overtime and assisted on Chicago’s two other goals, as the Blackhawks rallied to beat Ottawa Senators 3-2. A pair of goals by Dominik Kubalik tied the score

LAKE FOREST, IL (AP) – The Chicago Bears will hold their entire training camp at their headquarters rather than spend the first weeks in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The Bears announced they will remain at Halas Hall rather than

(AP) — Clemson got off to a good start, but it was LSU that had a great finish as the top-ranked Tigers stormed back to win the NCAA national football championship last night. Leading the way was

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox announced  they will have new managers at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham next season as well as new hitting and pitching coordinators. Wes Helms is joining the system as the

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have acquired Tony Kemp from the Chicago Cubs for minor league infielder Alfonso Rivas. The versatile Kemp began last season with Houston, where he played from 2016 to 2018. Kemp

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and Jaylen Brown 19 in Boston’s 113-101 victory over Chicago. The Celtics were in control most of the night. It was Boston’s 2nd straight win after a season-high 3-game

CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel’s $20 million option for 2023 in his contract with the Chicago White Sox would become guaranteed if he pitches 320 regular-season innings in 2021-22 combined, including at least 160 in 2022.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 21 of his 38 points in the third quarter to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Chicago Bulls 118-110. Doncic had 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Dallas. It was his

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Juan Castillo as offensive line coach, reuniting the 24-year NFL assistant with head coach Matt Nagy. Castillo last worked as Buffalo’s  offensive line coach and run game coordinator from

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears finalized a four-year contract extension with Eddie Jackson a day after his agency announced a $58.4 million deal that made him the NFL’s highest paid safety. The deal guarantees

CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 28 points, Gordon Hayward added 24 and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 111-104. The Celtics hung on for their eighth win in nine games after a 16-point lead dwindled

CHICAGO (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points, and the surging Utah Jazz held off the Chicago Bulls 102-98. The Jazz went on a 24-4 run in the third quarter to grab a nine-point lead and came

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Adam Gaudette scored a third-period goal and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from a two-goal deficit, extending their winning streak to six games with a 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Bo Horvat

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Patrick Kane had two goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks raced out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3. Kane set up goals by Olli

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An NHL official says an angry post-game rant by Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was “unprofessional along with unacceptable.” NHL director of operations Colin Campbell was taking issue with Tortorella’s furious criticism

CHICAGO (AP) —The Chicago White Sox and 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel have finalized a $55.5 million, three-year contract. Keuchel will earn $18 million in salary each of the next three seasons. The White

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) —The Chicago Bears came into the season with Super Bowl hopes after winning the NFC North in coach Matt Nagy’s first year. They missed the playoffs at 8-8. General manager Ryan Pace and

By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 26 points and Illinois beat North Carolina A&T 95-64. The 7-foot freshman also grabbed nine rebounds, narrowly missing his seventh double-double in 13 games. Cockburn has more

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS- (AP) Eddy Piñeiro’s fourth field goal of the game for Chicago came from 22 yards with 10 seconds left, giving the Bears a 21-19 victory over Minnesota. The Vikings

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, OH – (AP) Patrick Kane had the deciding goal in a shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Jonathan Toews also scored in the tiebreaker for

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As a defensive-minded coach trying to find his way in college football, California’s Justin Wilcox was naturally drawn to watching tapes of Lovie Smith’s teams at Illinois. When the two coaches got

  CHICAGO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 25 points, Zach LaVine added 19 and the Chicago Bulls nearly led wire-to-wire in a 116-81 victory over the short-handed Atlanta Hawks. Battling an illness and questionable until a few

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Robin Lehner made 38 saves against his former team and Dennis Gilbert scored his first career goal, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 victory over the New