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#8 Wisconsin holds off Northwestern

Northwestern was unable to build on its 64-62 win at Michigan State on Saturday, losing for the fifth time in six games.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks fall to Kraken in shootout despite big effort from Fleury

Fleury made 35 saves and had 14 in the third period alone.

Bulls

Short-handed Bulls lose 4th straight to Memphis but still top the East

The Bulls were without Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso but kept its top spot because Brooklyn lost to Cleveland on Monday.

College Sports

#4 Purdue tops #17 Illinois in double OT thriller

Curbelo's basket with 14 seconds remaining in regulation tied it at 69. Then Curbelo made a turnaround jumper and Plummer had a layup to force a second overtime.

Chicago Journal

Chicago sports radio legend Les Grobstein passes away at 69

"The Grobber," as he was affectionately known to listeners, passed away in his Elk Grove Village home. He was 69.

Chicago Journal

Celtics rally late, Bulls lose 114-112

Chicago was coming off two straight big losses to Golden State and Brooklyn and have lost four of five games, but they still hold the top spot in the East.

Chicago Journal

Blackhawks beat Ducks 3-0, Fleury with 37 saves

Defenseman Riley Stillman said the Blackhawks felt good, coming into this one on a roll, but were buoyed by Fleury.

Chicago Journal

Northwestern holds on to beat #10 Michigan State 64-62

MSU had won 9 straight but Northwestern held on for its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years.

Chicago Journal

#25 Illinois beats Michigan 68-53

Frazier scored 16 points in the second half on 5-of-11 shooting, including a stretch where he scored 11 straight points for Illinois. He finished with 18 points and seven assists, the latter a career-high.

Chicago Journal

Bulls second big loss in as many games, fall to Warriors 138-96

The team doesn't believe the injury to be serious but LaVine - who tore his left ACL playing for Minnesota in February 2017 - walked gingerly toward the locker room in the first quarter.

Chicago Journal

Kurashev, Blackhawks sink NHL-worst Canadiens in OT

The Blackhawks won their third game in a row while Montreal dropped its fifth straight, having only won once in their last 13 games.

Bulls

Nets at full strength give Bulls trouble, lose 138-112

The second-place Nets had all three of their superstars in the lineup for just the second time this season. They outscored the East-leading Bulls by 20 in the third quarter to break away.