Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:01:12 -0500 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109753/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109753/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:27:13 -0500 The daunting part of the Blackhawks' schedule is over and who could have predicted this? After playing 10 of their first 12 games on the road, the Hawks will return to the United Center on Tuesday still without a loss in regulation after beating Nashville 3-0 on Sunday night. That closed a six-game road trip at 4-0-2 and left the Hawks a stunning 10-0-2 for the season. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119948/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130211/sports/702119948/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:09:27 -0500 The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late George Carlin's humorously insightful comparison of the two sports. Nobody articulated more insightfully the differences between the men's men and the boys of summer, between body counts and pitch counts, between football players playing injured and baseball players not always playing... http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109779/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109779/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:57:17 -0500 Tyler Griffey capped a terrific week for Illinois with 16 points, and the Fighting Illini went 11 for 23 from 3-point range in a 57-53 win over No. 18 Minnesota on Sunday night. Three days after Griffey's buzzer-beating layup gave Illinois (17-8, 4-7) a 74-72 victory over No. 1 Indiana, Tracy Abrams swished a step-back 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to stretch the lead over Minnesota to four. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109770/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109770/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:17:01 -0500 The state of the Bulls could be summarized in part Sunday by a couple of practice court accessories. Two stationary bikes sat next to the practice court at the Berto Center. One was for Joakim Noah, who is trying to play through plantar fasciitis. Another was for Kirk Hinrich, sidelined by a sore right elbow. Marco Belinelli also skipped practice to rest a sprained ankle. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109890/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/sports/702109890/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:37:24 -0500 Two-time world champion Mao Asada won the women's figure skating crown at Four Continents on Sunday, leading a Japanese sweep. In the ice dance final, American pairs finished first and third. The Four Continents is the last major event before the March 11-17 worlds.