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The quarterfinal round of the state playoffs made one thing clear about this season’s Super 25 rankings. Mistakes were made. Teams with stars and a solid historical track record were overrated all season. Lockport and Oswego join the rankings after …

Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 in the Associated Press poll Sunday, Oklahoma returned to the top 10 and North Texas, ranked for the first time since 1959, is among three Group of Five teams in the Top …

Covering a high school football game is challenging, especially in the social media age. Keeping stats and moving up and down the sideline trying to capture video highlights keeps reporters busy. There’s no replay to watch and barely enough time …

Blackhawks rookie Oliver Moore’s speed turned an otherwise-nondescript puck flip out of the defensive zone by fellow forward Frank Nazar into a semi-breakaway Saturday. Moore blew past Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe down the left wing, reaching a top speed …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jordan Love returned from a shoulder injury to throw two touchdown passes, backup Malik Willis had one of his own while filling in and the Green Bay Packers ended their losing streak at two by defeating …

PITTSBURGH — Mason Rudolph guided a pair of long second-half scoring drives after taking over for the injured Aaron Rodgers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Cincinnati Bengals 34-12 on Sunday. Rodgers, the NFL’s oldest active player at 41, …

What marks do the Bears get after their 19-17 win against the Vikings in Minneapolis? QUARTERBACK — B-MINUS Caleb Williams started with early overthrows and finished just 16-for-32 for 193 yards and a 68.9 passer rating, but his stat line …

New York Jets cornerback and special teams standout Kris Boyd was critically injured in a shooting in midtown Manhattan early Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ office. The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. outside a business on West 38th …

The Rev. Michael Woolf’s pulpit was lined with mini Jesus figurines Sunday morning as he stood and faced his congregation. Under his suit, his body was marred by bruises sustained, he said, when he was arrested by state, county and …

A staffer for Illinois Senate President Don Harmon was held at knifepoint and her cell phone was stolen at the senator’s Oak Park office Friday morning, authorities said. Scott Loeffler, 35, was charged with armed robbery and was ordered detained …

MINNEAPOLIS — John Beam wanted to get his steps in. That was the premise for taking one of his many college protégés, Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright, up and down the Magnificent Mile for hours last month. The real reason, of …

MINNEAPOLIS — Are the Bears really going to keep doing this? Just when it seemed their late-game magic finally had evaporated, they pulled off another unbelievable escape Sunday against the Vikings. After falling behind in the final minute, they won …

The Bears buried a division rival Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The winning margin of 19-17 against the Vikings was breathtakingly narrow, with kickoff return man Devin Duvernay’s heroic 56-yard scamper setting up Cairo Santos’ 48-yard walk-off kick. …

MINNEAPOLIS —  Bears kicker Cairo Santos celebrated his game-winning field goal in the locker room with a Vikings-themed dance. When coach Ben Johnson gave Santos the game ball after Sunday’s 19-17 win against the Vikings, the kicker did the “griddy” …

MINNEAPOLIS — The Bears’ path to their seventh win in 10 games wasn’t a straight line Sunday. It was a diagonal one that started when Devin Duvernay caught the ball at the Bears’ 4 with a one-point deficit and 50 …

Aaron Rodgers’ long-awaited return to Soldier Field probably won’t happen. Rodgers got hurt Sunday in the Steelers’ 34-12 win over the Bengals, and ESPN reported he has “a slight break” in his non-throwing wrist. While there’s still hope that he’ll …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ come-from-behind win in Minnesota. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to “Halas Intrigue” wherever you get …

SALT LAKE CITY — All of a sudden, the Bulls’ glut of guards just might be coming in handy for coach Billy Donovan. On the same night that Josh Giddey (ankle) returned and Coby White (calf) was able to make …

The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it was lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST, …

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., is breathing on his own and his condition has stabilized, his family said in a statement Sunday. Jackson, 84, is a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and after King’s assassination became a …