Sports Stories from January 23, 2026 (Change date)
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McClung scores 25 points in Windy City Bulls defeatJan 23, 2026 10:53 pm - The Windy City Bulls fell to the Westchester Knicks 114-104 on Friday night. Bulls guard Mac McClung led Windy City with 25 points.
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High school scores for Jan. 23Jan 23, 2026 10:43 pm - Friday, Jan 23 Boys basketball Batavia 48, Glenbard North 43 Glenbard West 66, Downers Grove North 52 Grant 82, Grayslake North 75 Grayslake Central 54, Lakes 3...
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Boys basketball: Surging Batavia builds big lead, survives Glenbard North’s comebackJan 23, 2026 10:18 pm - Batavia held off a furious Glenbard North fourth quarter comeback Friday night to win the DuKane Conference matchup, 48-43. Trailing by 15 points at the start of last per...
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ACL tears keep sidelining women’s basketball stars. What’s going on?Jan 23, 2026 10:04 pm - JuJu Watkins, the biggest name in college basketball, won’t take the floor this season. She’s just the latest in a long line of prominent female players — in college and the pros — to fall victim to an ACL tear in recent years.
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Girls basketball LePage, Crystal Lake South drive past Cary-Grove for key FVC winJan 23, 2026 9:51 pm - Three Crystal Lake South players – Makena Cleary, Laken LePage and Gaby Dzik – sent their first 3-point shots through the net Friday night in a key Fox Valley Conference ...
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What’s behind our love-hate relationship with football?Jan 23, 2026 3:06 pm - Though its release is timed to the height of the NFL postseason, Chuck Klosterman’s “Football” often seems inclined to put you off watching the sport. He muses at length about classic players and statistics, only to lament the dead-endedness of the debates they inspire.
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NCAA approves uniform patches, opening up revenue possibilities for athletic departmentsJan 23, 2026 2:51 pm - The NCAA unearthed another revenue stream Friday when Division I leaders approved patches for uniforms in a move that could generate millions to fund athletic departments that are looking for new ways to pay players.
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College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansionJan 23, 2026 11:36 am - The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson already calling for greater urgency after a remarkable Year 1 runJan 23, 2026 11:33 am - The messenger of the Bears’ whole operation, 39-year-old firebrand Ben Johnson, isn’t in the mood for a victory lap, despite winning the division and a playoff game.
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