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| Local Sports Roundup 2/4/12 |
Silver Streaks Boys lose to Quincy Friday, take to the Chicago area for a Saturday game.
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| Flames Beat Blackhawks |
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to help Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Friday night.
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| Halak Makes 22 Saves in Blues' Win Over Kings |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the second period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
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| 1B Dan Johnson Joins White Sox |
CHICAGO (AP) -- First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
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| Prosecutors Close Lance Armstrong Investigation |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say they are closing a criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs.
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| Indy's Homespun Charm Wins Over East Coast Fans |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- There could have been a culture clash when Northeast fans converged on the Midwest for Super Bowl weekend.
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| Goodell Says No Plans to Expand Anytime Soon |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games.
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| Garza, Cubs Agree to $9.5 Million, 1-Year Deal |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, just before the scheduled start of a salary arbitration hearing in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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| Gagner has 4 Goals, 4 Assists in Oilers' Win |
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL's first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night.
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| Rose Scores 32 Points, Bulls Beat Knicks 105-102 |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Derrick Rose scored 32 points to outduel fellow All-Star starter Carmelo Anthony, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 105-102 Thursday night.
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| SIUE Snaps 6-Game Skid, Beats Morehead State 61-53 |
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Mark Yelovich scored 20 points and Corey Wickware had 19 as SIU Edwardsville defeated Morehead State 61-53 Thursday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
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| Western Illinois Holds Off IPFW for 62-52 Victory |
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) -- Terell Parks scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots, helping Western Illinois pull off a season sweep of IPFW with a 62-52 victory Thursday night.
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| Monmouth QB Gets Shot at All-Star Game |
MONMOUTH, Ill. (AP) -- Monmouth College quarterback Alex Tanney spent his college career playing in Division III but this weekend he'll take the field on a team likely to include future pros.
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| NIU Signs Recruits for Offensive, Defensive Lines |
DeKALB, Ill. (AP) -- Northern Illinois football coach Dave Doeren says he hope five to seven of the men who committed to the Huskies will play as freshmen.
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| Ohio, Offutt Topple Northern Illinois 67-58 |
DeKALB, Ill. (AP) -- Walter Offutt scored 19 points and Ohio started the second half on a 12-1 run in a 67-58 victory over Northern Illinois on Wednesday night.
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| No. 13 Creighton Routs Illinois State 102-74 |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Doug McDermott scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half to lead six Creighton players in double figures and the 13th-ranked Bluejays rode a fast start to a 102-74 victory over Illinois State on Wednesday night.
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| Iguodala Leads 76ers Past Bulls, 98-82 |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Andre Iguodala helped the Philadelphia 76ers stamp themselves as a rising threat in the East, scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 98-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
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| Road Beckons for Blues, Among Best at Break |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Well past the halfway point of the season, the St. Louis Blues are in great shape. They return from the All-Star break with a record that's close to the NHL's best.
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| $124 Million in St. Louis Dome Upgrades Proposed |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission is proposing $124 million in improvements to the Edward Jones Dome in hopes of keeping the Rams in St. Louis.
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| Wednesday Deadline for St. Louis Dome Plan |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The plan to improve the Edward Jones Dome and ensure that the Rams stay in St. Louis is due to the team on Wednesday.
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| Northern Iowa Turns Back Southern Illinois 58-49 |
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- Deon Mitchell scored 17 points and keyed a go-ahead rally late in the game as Northern Iowa defeated Southern Illinois 58-49 on Tuesday night.
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| Daniel Sedin's OT Goal Lifts Canucks Past Chicago |
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Daniel Sedin scored at 3:37 of overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
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| Blackhawks Activate Toews and Sharp from IR |
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Chicago Blackhawks have activated Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp, two of their top scorers, from injured reserved for Tuesday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
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| Cashman, Epstein Happy They Can Now Do Business |
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein say after years of being on opposite sides of baseball's most bitter rivalry, they are looking forward to being able to make deals with one another.
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| Sandusky to Learn Abuse Accusers' Names this Week |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania prosecutors say they'll tell Jerry Sandusky the names of the 10 young men identified as victims of sex abuse allegedly at his hands by the end of the week.
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| Report: Filing Says Fine's Wife Slept with Players |
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Daily News is reporting that former Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis says in an affidavit that the wife of former Orange assistant coach Bernie Fine had sex with the players.
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| U. of Iowa Releases Some Records from Coker Case |
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The University of Iowa is refusing to release records showing how its administration responded to a woman's sexual assault claim against running back Marcus Coker.
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| Southeast Missouri Overruns Eastern Illinois 74-53 |
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) -- Marland Smith scored 19 points and Southeast Missouri used a 20-0 second-half run to defeat Eastern Illinois 74-53 on Monday night.
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| Murphy, Tennessee Tech Tops SIU-Edwardsville, 98-80 |
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Kevin Murphy set the Tennessee Tech single-game scoring record with 50 points and the Golden Eagles defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 98-80 Monday night.
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