In a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season, No. 8 Alabama took a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday.
No. 25 Illinois men face first loss of the season, falling to No. 8 Alabama 100-87
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6 takeaways as the Chicago Bulls lost 122-106 to the Milwaukee Bucks — but won the minutes without Giannis Antetokounmpo
Zach LaVine’s attempt to bolster a short-handed Chicago Bulls roster in Milwaukee was no match for the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 41 points.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks all-time wins record, earning his 1,217th career victory
UConn coach Geno Auriemma stands alone atop the college basketball all-time wins list, earning his 1,217 career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday.
Trump names Linda McMahon for Education secretary, CPS students react
President-elect Trump chose Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the Dept. of Education. McMahon has promised to overturn the very department she was hired to oversee.
A Florida man has been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, according to the FBI.
Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.
Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
Weeks before a man allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in a Portage Park attack that also injured a police officer, he appeared before a Cook County judge on accusations that he threw her to the ground and held her in his car, records show.
Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal win MLB Cy Young Awards after both were pitching triple crown winners
Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal have each won their first Cy Young Award.
Judge denies husband’s attempt to stop funeral of Caitlin Tracey, who was found dead in a South Loop stairwell last month
Earlier this month, the parents of Caitlin Tracey successfully won custody of her remains after arguing in court that her husband, Adam Beckerink, who was married to their daughter for six months, had a history of abusing her.
Column: To solve pressure from the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears must find ways to run on the NFL’s No. 1 rush defense
A path to victory for the Chicago Bears starts with remaining balanced on offense. That will be a considerable challenge Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings’ No. 1-ranked run defense.