Robert Markus

Eddie Belfour, who usually needs no backup goaltender, now has two. The Blackhawks reacquired Jimmy Waite from the San Jose Sharks on Monday for a fourth-round draft pick in 1997....

Joe Murphy, who had been the Blackhawks' leading scorer, missed Sunday's game because of a pulled groin muscle he suffered late in Friday night's 4-3 overtime victory in Calgary. "He...

Blackhawks goaltender Eddie Belfour basically had the night off in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over Edmonton, but coach Darryl Sutter hadn't counted on him taking Thursday off as well. Sutter lectured...

The Blackhawks may have a built-in home ice disadvantage at the United Center. Because it takes much longer to change over from Bulls basketball than it did in the Stadium,...

Bears offensive lineman Jay Leeuwenburg doesn't think people should be so quick to put Dallas in the NFC championship game against the 49ers. Leeuwenburg doesn't think the Green Bay Packers...

A wild ride back to campus after a weekend home in Chicago had Kiwane Garris riding the bench at the start of Wednesday night's Big 10 opener against Ohio State....

If National Hockey League owners insist on a salary tax, "there will never be a season, not this year, not next year," said Blackhawk star Jeremy Roenick here Tuesday night...

The Rams may be beaten and beaten down, but they have not stopped caring. Exhibit A was tight end Troy Drayton's angry outburst in the Bears' end zone after his...

Illinois will meet East Carolina (7-4) in the Liberty Bowl at 1 p.m. Dec. 31 in Memphis. For some Illini it will be one final chance at redemption. "I don't...

Illinois coach Lou Tepper says his team is physically hurting going into Saturday's big game against Penn State. "We're banged up as much as we've been all year," he said....