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Anyone remember Matt Eberflus’ postgame victory speeches? Not likely. There weren’t many of them to begin with. Bears coach Ben Johnson already has won more games at 9-3 than Eberflus did in any of his three seasons on his way …

The play was designed to go to D’Andre Swift. The Bears led by eight halfway into the fourth quarter Friday when Caleb Williams took a snap from under center and rolled left, where he was supposed to throw to his …

During his first papal trip abroad, Pope Leo XIV was presented with a baseball bat once owned by legendary White Sox player Nellie Fox. CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay gifted the pontiff Fox’s Louisville Slugger, as part of a tradition …

The Illinois High School Association finalized plans for all the postponed state championship football games. The Class 8A (Mount Carmel vs. Oswego) and Class 7A (Brother Rice vs. St. Rita) games will be played at Northern Illinois’ Huskie Stadium on …

It’s not Noa Essengue’s fault. After all, the Bulls fell on the French prospect; he didn’t fall on them. But here we are at about the quarter mark of the regular season after the Bulls’ 103-101 loss to the Pacers …

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 …

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, …

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 …

‘Tis the season of the holiday market, which means large crowds, long lines and stressed-out shoppers wielding Christmas lists. That is, unless you visited the indoor Mindful Market in Portage Park on Small Business Saturday this year. There was incense …

A man died after being shot in North Lawndale earlier this month, according to Chicago police. D’Angelo Williams, 33, was driving in a vehicle with a 23-year-old man in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard around 9 p.m. Nov. …

A woman was fatally shot in Austin earlier this month, according to Chicago police. The woman, 21, was on the sidewalk with a 23-year-old woman in the 800 block of North Waller Avenue at 1:18 a.m. Nov. 22 when someone …

The Bulls didn’t give up 120 points Saturday night in Indianapolis. They didn’t get outrebounded, they won the free-throw-line battle and shot better from three-point range than the Pacers. All steps of progress. One problem — they also didn’t win. …

CHAMPAIGN — Miles Scott had two interceptions in the final five minutes Saturday night to lock down Illinois’ 20-13 victory over Northwestern. Ahead 14-10 at halftime on the snowy night, the Illini (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) scored only six points …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Dreams and fantasies about future possibilities will fill your mind today. Many of you will likely …

DEAR ABBY: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I were teenagers when we had him, so the last time we spoke was 18 …

When the Blackhawks flew from Calgary to Detroit to reach the final stop of their grueling six-city road trip earlier in November, U.S. customs officials identified something suspicious within the team’s luggage. It was Spencer Knight’s red-light therapy mat. Knight …

A person was struck and killed by a freight train in Downers Grove early Sunday. The person was seen at the railroad crossing around 12:45 a.m. at Washington Street and the BNSF Railroad tracks, according to the Downers Grove Police …

Seeing that Chicago is the epicenter of a major effort in the future of technology, at the very moment our government is waging a glittery-eyed war on science, I checked in with the man coordinating it all. What’s going on? …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Sunday, November 30, 2025 NONCONFERENCE DePaul Prep 60, Hyde Park 28 Kenwood 50, St. Francis de Sales 35 Simeon 81, Manley 51 DE …

It’s not a concern that is keeping Billy Donovan up at night. No, that would infer that it is somehow looming. Make no mistake about it, it’s here for the Bulls and their coach, and it has been for weeks. …