Sports Stories from January 5, 2026 (Change date)
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Montana State beats Illinois State in OT for 1st national title since 1984Jan 05, 2026 11:45 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Myles Sansted kicked the extra point in overtime and Montana State won its first national championship since 1984, beating Illinois State 35-34 on Mond...
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Prep sports heads into the new yearJan 05, 2026 10:39 pm - Happy New Year from the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter.
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High school scores for Jan. 5Jan 05, 2026 10:36 pm - High school scores for Jan. 5
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Girls basketball: Another big game from Jones not enough in Naperville Central’s loss to LoyolaJan 05, 2026 10:10 pm - Clemson-bound Trinity Jones scored a game-high 27 points and had 12 rebounds, but Loyola improved to 15-2 with an impressive 65-49 road win that snapped Naperville Central’s five-game winning streak.
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Simons scores 27 points, Pritchard adds 21 as Celtics cruise past Bulls 115-101Jan 05, 2026 9:17 pm - BOSTON — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday n...
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What happens next could determine Williams’ legacyJan 05, 2026 8:39 pm - Typically when the Bears win a surprise division title, they go right back to being bad. Maybe Caleb Williams can write a different script against the Packers in the playoffs.
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Hockey Hall of Fame player and longtime Blackhawks executive Bob Pulford dies at 89Jan 05, 2026 7:11 pm - Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Fame player who went on to a lengthy career in the NHL as a coach and general manager, has died. He was 89. A spokesperson for the NHL Alumn...
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Four NFL head coach firings increase the total of openings to sixJan 05, 2026 2:09 pm - A rundown of the NFL head coach firings, with three Black Monday dismissals and one on Sunday night increasing the number of job openings to six: Cardinals, Jonathan ...
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Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point in one of the closest AP Top 25 races everJan 05, 2026 12:43 pm - Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year histo...
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Who had the area’s top holiday basketball tournament performances?Jan 05, 2026 12:03 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top holiday basketball tournament performances from our high school teams.
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