Swarbrick plans his next big move in eye of Irish storm
Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame's athletic director who is wrestling with the biggest decision facing anyone in college sports today, is fascinated by leaders and will be seeking leadership qualities foremost if he makes a change involving football coach Charlie Weis

Favre sees a lot of himself in Cutler
When Brett Favre looks in the mirror of time, the face he sees staring back at him looks a lot like Jay Cutler. The Bears quarterback reminds Favre of his younger self, only better.

Hossa returns, leads Hawks to win
The San Jose Sharks knew what they were getting into when they hosted the Blackhawks on Wednesday night at the HP Pavilion. The significance of Marian Hossa's Hawks debut wasn't lost on Sharks coach Todd McLellan after the morning skate.

Bulls GM Forman talkin' base-ball
Don't try selling most sports fans on the idea that patience pays. They don't want to hear about the future. They don't want to hear about progress or the development of players.

Sammy Sosa sued for $203K in Dominican court

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman who claims the former Major Leaguer owes him for commission on a house sale, among other things.

SPORTS WIRE: Badgers upend No. 21 Terps

Jason Bohannon scored 20 points, and Jon Leuer added 16 to lead Wisconsin to a 78-69 win over No. 21 Maryland on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.