COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Zia Cooke thinks communication is the key to South Carolina's tough defense. All that talking worked out quite well on Sunday. Cooke scored 20 points, and the top-ranked Gamecocks clamped down on No. 22 Tennessee for a 69-48 vi...

After facing criticism last year about a lack of diversity in its police ranks and other village departments, Arlington Heights leaders have added a person of color to the force and taken other steps to broaden their workforce. But they haven't gone...

Palatine Park District invites the community to be a part of the decision-making process as staff members select the final amenities for the playground at Plum Grove Reservoir Park, located on the southeast end of Harper College campus. The playgrou...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Crystal Dangerfield scored 14 points and No. 3 UConn used a dominant third quarter to beat 23rd-ranked Tennessee 60-45 on Thursday night - the first matchup in 13 years between the teams whose rivalry dominated the sport for o...

BARRINGTON - The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce announced its 2020 business awards at its annual dinner and scholarship fundraiser Jan. 16. The winners were Barrington Area Community Foundation, Community Partner of the Year; Moretti's Barringt...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The latest chapter in the UConn-Tennessee rivalry was different for Geno Auriemma. Pat Summitt was no longer on the sideline for the Lady Vols. 'œIt wasn't the same. I miss having her there," an emotional Auriemma said after U...

When Elizabeth Jaimes first revealed that fellow classmate Monica Cardenas was her mother, no one believed her. "Everyone said, 'No, she's not. No way.' Some of them, to this day, they're not convinced," Jaimes said. Jaimes and Cardenas, of Hanover ...

NEW YORK (AP) - For more than a decade, the rivalry in women's basketball was Tennessee and UConn. After a 13-year absence, the teams will play again Thursday night, broadcast at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN from Hartford, Connecticut. The powerhouse teams ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Tyasha Harris scored a season-high 23 points, hitting the go-ahead basket with 2:01 left, as No. 1 South Carolina rallied from nine-points down in the final quarter to beat No. 9 Mississippi State 81-79 on Monday night. Missis...