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Bears' defense needs to make a stand

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Jay Cutler seems to have found a way to keep his bad games from following one another, and while he has struggled in prime time, none of his stinkers have come at Soldier Field.

A CRYING DAME

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

UCONN 33, ND 30

Streaky Bulls fade away

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

DENVER -- Basketball is a game of runs and momentum swings, but the Bulls and Denver Nuggets took it to ridiculous extremes Saturday night in the Pepsi Center.

No Khabibulin helps

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

EDMONTON, Alberta -- That first matchup between Nikolai Khabibulin and Cristobal Huet -- the Blackhawks' well-paid goaltending tandem of last season -- still hasn't materialized.

SPORTS WIRE: NASCAR crown nearly Johnson's

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Barring a total collapse today, Jimmie Johnson will become the first NASCAR driver to win four consecutive championships. Johnson will take a 108-point lead over Mark Martin into the NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale -- the Ford 400 (2:15 p.m., Ch. 7, 99.5-FM) -- at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

NBA HIGHLIGHTS: Knicks' win pushes Nets to 0-13

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and the New York Knicks kept the Nets winless with a 98-91 victory Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Streaky Bulls fade away

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

DENVER -- Basketball is a game of runs and momentum swings, but the Bulls and Denver Nuggets took it to ridiculous extremes Saturday night in the Pepsi Center.

Vikings' Rice in Driver's seat

BY DAVE CAMPBELL — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre was on the sideline between possessions during a recent game, quizzing his receivers about what type of coverage they faced.

NHL HIGHLIGHTS: Wings shoot down Canadiens

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night in Montreal.

A matter of now and Zen

BY DALE BOWMAN Staff Reporter — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

AROMA PARK, Ill. -- An hour into daylight Friday -- about the time a rooster quit crowing at the red barn and a domestic duck began quacking like a mallard with laryngitis -- I pondered a philosophical question of deer hunting.

Outdoor notes

BY DALE BOWMAN Staff Reporter — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

BUCK OF THE WEEK: UNPLUGGEDEd Pasiewicz of Beach Park photographed this buck Nov. 11 at Illinois Beach State Park to earn Buck of the Week: Unplugged honors. ''The buck seemed to be resting after a hard night's work,'' e-mailed Pasiewicz, who described the essence of the rut. E-mail BOTW: Unplugged nominations, for live big bucks in the Chicago area, to outdoordb@sbcglobal.net.

Saturday's scores

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

GIRLS SWIMMING