Sports Stories from January 8, 2026 (Change date)
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McClung logs 31 points, 17 assists, but Windy City Bulls loseJan 08, 2026 11:47 pm - The Windy City Bulls came up short against the Delaware Blue Coats in a 141-131 loss on Thursday night. Despite the loss Windy City guard Mac McClung led all scorers with 31 points, shooting 55% from the field and logging a game-high and career-high 17 assists for a double-double.
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Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta BowlJan 08, 2026 10:52 pm - Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi 31-27 in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night.
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Girls basketball: St. Edward rallies in second half to topple Aurora Central CatholicJan 08, 2026 10:33 pm - Two of Sanaii McPherson’s seven rebounds were key to St. Edward’s 54-51 nonconference win over Aurora Central Catholic Thursday. With only a two-point lead and 51.6 secon...
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NBA trade deadline nears with few good options for Bulls, whose game vs. Heat is postponedJan 08, 2026 10:11 pm - Thursday’s Bulls game against Miami was postponed due to condensation on the court. Meanwhile, there’s exactly one month until the NBA trade deadline arrives.
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High school scores for Jan. 8Jan 08, 2026 10:06 pm - Boys basketball Crossroads Christian 72, Westmont 65 Fremd 48, Rolling Meadows 41 Hersey 58, Barrington 51 Hoffman Estates 68, Wheeling 49 Palatine 51, Prospect 32 R...
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Boys basketball: Williams scores 22, helps Fremd outlast Rolling MeadowsJan 08, 2026 10:00 pm - Jordan Williams led the way with 22 points and Fremd defeated a pesky Rolling Meadows squad 48-41 in Palatine on Thursday evening. The Vikings (14-1, 3-1) pulled away lat...
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Boys basketball: Hersey holds off Barrington to maintain MSL West leadJan 08, 2026 9:42 pm - Logan Luxem made sure that Hersey would not get the “L.” Luxem, who is a senior, scored all seven points during a late fourth quarter run to help push the Huskies past Ba...
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Boys basketball: Palatine pulls away from ProspectJan 08, 2026 9:30 pm - After enduring a tough one-point loss to Morton in Saturday's series of games between the Mid-Suburban League and West Suburban Conference, Prospect got back to work in t...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley keeps rolling, blows by Naperville NorthJan 08, 2026 9:02 pm - As Thursday night’s DuPage Valley Conference battle between Naperville North and Waubonsie Valley got underway, North’s plan to stop Waubonsie’s Danyella Mporokoso became...
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WNBPA and WNBA will not extend CBA deadline; sides will continue to negotiate ‘in good faith’Jan 08, 2026 7:32 pm - The WNBA and its players' union will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the current deadline passes Friday night, WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart said.
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