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Bears

Justin Fields' season likely to be over after placement on reserve/COVID list

Fields has completed 58.9% of his passes for 1,870 yards. He has more interceptions (10) than touchdowns (7) to go with a 73.2 passer rating.

Preps

'21-'22 Week 6: Illinois High School Basketball Top 10 Poll

Here are the first week of the new year's rankings for the 2021-2022 season of Illinois high school basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks lose to Avalanche, 4-3, in OT

Chicago dropped its fifth straight game. Alex DeBrincat scored two power-play goals on consecutive shots, and Toews scored in the second period. Fleury finished with 29 stops.

College Sports

Cockburn, Illinois dominate Minnesota 76-53

In three previous games against the Gophers, the 7-foot, 285-pound Cockburn had 68 points and 29 rebounds. Tonight, he added 29 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks for his eighth double-double of the season.

Bulls

Bulls streak at 8 games after 102-98 win over Orlando

The Magic hung with the Bulls throughout but were unable to come up with a key stop down the stretch. Chicago last lost on Dec. 11, against Miami.

Chicago Journal

Quinn sets Bears season sacks record in 29-3 rout of Giants

Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent’s franchise single-season mark with his 18th sack, and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3 on Sunday.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks lose to Flames 5-1

Sunday’s game was Chicago’s second in two days after a 13-day layoff when four of its contests were postponed because of COVID-19.

College Sports

No. 10 Michigan State rallies to beat Northwestern 73-67

MSU led 52-44 with just under 10 minutes left before NU put together a 13-5 spurt for a tie at 57, but Michigan State ran off eight straight points to regain command with 4 1/2 minutes to go.

Bulls

DeRozan does it again, hits second buzzer beater in a row

DeRozan finished with 28 points and Zach LaVine had 35 points to help the Bulls to their seventh straight win, their longest streak since Dec. 18-29, 2014.

Chicago Journal

DeRozan hits buzzer beater, Bulls beat Pacers 108-106

The Bulls led most of the way, but it was the final minute that pulled the game out and give them a tie for best record in the Eastern Conference.

Bulls

Bulls beat Hawks again, win streak now at 5 games

In fairness to Atlanta, they are playing without 15 players due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols and injuries.

Sports

Chicago's own Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time

13 years since her first AP athlete of the year honors ties Parker with Babe Didrikson Zaharias for the longest time between winning in the history of the award. Parker edged out swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles.