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Though more than 1,300 flights have been canceled at Chicago airports as a snowstorm hit the area, O’Hare Airport was relatively quiet Saturday afternoon and there wasn’t much chaos evident, according to Kate Paulsen, who was trying to catch a …

Lyons is at its best when it turns defense into offense. That’s not to say the Lions aren’t potent in the halfcourt, but defense is their calling card. With O’Brien, a 6-1 senior, at the top of their 1-2-2 press, …

LONDON — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said the Czech-born Stoppard — often …

It’s not Noa Essengue’s fault. After all, the Bulls fell on the 18-year-old Frenchman, he didn’t fall on them. Yet, here we are at about the quarter mark of the regular season after Saturday’s tilt with Indiana, and of all …

SAN FRANCISCO – Kevon Looney had navigated Chase Center’s winding halls hundreds of times during his 11-year career. But Saturday afternoon’s trek through the glitzy San Francisco arena was his first as a visiting player, an unfamiliar experience for the former …

SAN JOSE — No one was quite sure if St. Ignatius kicker Thomas McKeon’s 40-yard field goal was good.  Not McKeon.  Not SI coach JaJuan Lawson.  But as McKeon’s kick tumbled end over end toward the west end zone’s uprights …

The tone was set early and definitely: four plays, 68 yards, 1 minute and 6 seconds off the clock. Dakota Ridge quarterback Kellen Behrendsen threaded an 8-yard pass to receiver Trent Moench. Then Landon Kalsbeck, gliding through huge holes, ran …

The Badgers remain Colorado’s ultimate behemoth. Limon won its state-best 23rd football championship on Saturday at the ThunderBowl in Pueblo, rallying to beat Buena Vista, 14-10. The Demons beat the Badgers earlier in the season, but Limon avenged the loss …

If concert tickets are on your holiday wish list, don’t wait around for Santa. Gift yourself some live music with one (or more) of the must-see rock, hip-hop, indie and pop shows coming to town this December. From Andrew Bird’s …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a curious day. For …

NORMAL — When Rochester’s Nate Swaney picked off a pass from Montini quarterback Israel Abrams and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter on Friday, it did more than just get the Rockets back into the …

SAN FRANCISCO – Kevon Looney had navigated Chase Center’s winding halls hundreds of times during his 11-year career. But Saturday afternoon’s trek through the glitzy San Francisco arena was his first as a visiting player, an unfamiliar experience for the former …

SAN JOSE — No one was quite sure if St. Ignatius kicker Thomas McKeon’s 40-yard field goal was good.  Not McKeon.  Not SI coach JaJuan Lawson.  But as McKeon’s kick tumbled end over end toward the west end zone’s uprights …

COPPER MOUNTAIN — Maybe it was because the Winter Olympics are only nine weeks away. Having Mikaela Shiffrin’s name on the marquee certainly was a factor, given that the winningest ski racer of all time was performing on a hill …

MANHATTAN, Kansas – This week, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders showed his team a graphic that displayed all the games in which they were within striking distance of a win during the fourth quarter. On Saturday, in real time, he …

A team at the University of Colorado Boulder identified a process that caused a glacier in Antarctica to retreat faster than any other grounded glacier ever recorded, researchers said, losing about half of its mass in just two months. After …

Viewpoint senior Olly O’Connor was the big winner among the local cross country teams and runners that competed Saturday in the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. O’Connor, a UCLA signee, won the individual title in Division 5 …

GREENWOOD VILLAGE — Cherry Creek survived. The Bruins overcame four turnovers, several other costly miscues and Valor Christian’s best effort on Saturday at the Stutler Bowl. Cherry Creek rallied to beat Valor Christian, 21-13, to advance to its eighth straight …

The old guys on the Colorado Avalanche handed out a few lessons Saturday afternoon to the young Montreal Canadiens. Brock Nelson, Gabe Landeskog and Brent Burns combined for five goals, while Nelson had a four-point day as the Avs routed …

It’s Jamal Murray’s Team World. The rest of us are just living in it. Or rather, living in the glow of what might be the Nuggets guard’s best-ever start to a regular season — best statistical start, at any rate. …