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Loyola beats Milwaukee 76-65 Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Biedscheid leads Notre Dame past Villanova 65-60 Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Notre Dame shut Villanova down from 3-point range, and then the Fighting Irish beat the Wildcats by making their own long-range shots. The Irish held Villanova to 3-of-11 shooting from 3-point range, while the Irish were 9 of 21. Freshman Cameron Biedscheid scored a season-high 18 points, including going 5 of 7 from 3-point range, to lead Notre Dame to the 65-60 victory Wednesday night.
St. John’s beats DePaul 79-74 in OT Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Freshman JaKarr Sampson scored six of his 13 points in overtime and St. John's extended its winning streak to five games with a 79-74 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. D'Angelo Harrison, the Big East's second-leading scorer at 19.8 points, had 17 to lead the Red Storm (14-7, 6-3 Big East), whose winning streak is one game short of how many conference wins they had last season. St. John's has won the last eight games against DePaul.
Groce: Illini trouble comes down to shooting Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Illinois basketball coach John Groce says analyzing what's gone wrong since his team's 12-0 start isn't complex or difficult. Groce on Wednesday said his team has stopped making shots. The Illini (15-6, 2-5 Big Ten) have just plain gone cold since that hot, shot-driven start.
NIU holds off Kent State 67-65 Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Abdel Nader's go-ahead jumper with 5 seconds left sealed the deal for Northern Illinois, who held off Kent State 67-65 on Wednesday night. Northern Illinois (5-14, 3-4 MAC) led 63-54 with 2:28 remaining in the game, but the Golden Flashes used an 11-2 run capped off by Devareaux Manley's 3-pointer to tie it at 65 with 31 seconds left.
Minor league teams use Te’o hoax for promotion Jan 18, 2013 12:00 AM
The Kentucky-based Florence Freedom minor league baseball team is jumping on the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story, offering a bobblehead giveaway of the girlfriend — only the boxes will be empty.
Te’o mentioned `girlfriend’ twice recently Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te’o perpetuated the heartbreaking story about her death.
Wildcats hand Illini 3rd straight loss Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
CHAMPAIGN — Northwestern and Illinois were both looking to bounce back from bad blowout losses, games where neither team could shoot or play defense. Only the Wildcats improved, extending No. 23 Illinois’ losing streak to three games while handing the Illini a 68-54 home loss Thursday night that could cost them their Top 25 ranking.
Emery, Trestman certain have a meeting of the minds Jan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Phil Emery and Marc Trestman were the happiest men in the land Thursday as a new chapter in Bears history began. Spellman's Scorecard looks at the Emery-Trestman synergy, the T'eo saga, and of course, much, much more.
Notre Dame’s Kelly just did what coaches do Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Brian Kelly stayed at Notre Dame because doing so was in his best interests, which is the movivation that drives most decisions by most big-time football coaches.
NHL's condensed regular season not a bad thing at allJan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Sometimes a work stoppage has some hidden benefits, most prominently a shorter regular season. Spellman's Scorecard talks about that,along Phil Emery's coaching search, the Wolves, the Blackhawks and much much more.
Judge hears arguments on Sandusky trial fairness Jan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A judge has heard arguments from Jerry Sandusky's attorneys about the fairness of his trial but did not issue a ruling. The proceeding Thursday in central Pennsylvania related to Sandusky's claim that his lawyers didn't have enough time to prepare for his molestation trial.
Rout or not, Notre Dame brand is back Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Despite losing to Alabama in the national-championship game, Notre Dame's brand name will enable to build on this regular season's success.
Irish eyes began smiling when Kelly anointed Golson his QB Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Evaluating quarterbacks is the most important job in football and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly proved in September that he's good at it by identifying Everett Golson as his starter. Notre Dame's head coach saw enough of redshirt freshman Everett Golson to declare him the starting quarterback over tested Tommy Rees.
Irish offensive line a cohesive block Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Rarely does any O-line gain any notoriety at all, and if they do it's usually only because they're part of a championship-caliber team. But even then there's no guarantee. After one false start earlier this season, the Notre Dame O-line that will play for the BCS title Monday night shall remain nameless. "We don't have one yet. Hopefully we can get one in the next few years," said standout guard Chris Watt.
Glenbard West standout Watt ready for ND’s big moment Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Chris Watt admits it: he's thought about what it's going to be like tonight in Miami when he and his Notre Dame teammates line up against Alabama with the national championship at stake. A lot. "Definitely," the former Glenbard West standout offensive lineman said. "Before you go to bed at night you think what it's going to be like walking on that field with all of America watching one of the biggest sporting events of the year."
Spellman’s Scorecard: Bears GM knows of what he speaks Jan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
In this week's Scorecard, Mike likes the decisiveness of Bears general manager Phil Emery. He also likes that the PGA Tour kicks off this weekend from Hawaii, but that's a different story. Read that and more in this week's Spellman's Scorecard.
Lombard brothers 'play it cool' in rivalry over college football showdownJan 4, 2013 12:00 AM
The BCS National Championship between Alabama and Notre Dame has an easygoing, football-loving Lombard family split in half. Jim and Toni Miller have four kids, including a junior at the University of Alabama rooting for the Crimson Tide and a freshman at the University of Notre Dame pulling for the Fighting Irish. The brothers have developed what Notre Dame student Jimmy calls a "play-it-cool rivalry."
Loyola beats Valparaiso 63-54 Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Ben Averkamp scored 16 points and had four blocked shots Wednesday night as Loyola of Chicago beat Valparaiso 63-54 in the Horizon League opener for both schools.
Images from the Orange Bowl Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Images from the Orange Bowl game between the Northern Illinois Huskies and Florida State Seminoles at Sun Life Stadium in Maimi Gardens Florida, Tuesday January 1, 2013.