Jenkins misses second Rams practice

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins missed his second straight day of practice with a concussion, while tight end Lance Kendricks returned from a concussion.

Jenkins misses second Rams practice

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins missed his second straight day of practice with a concussion, while tight end Lance Kendricks returned from a concussion. Kendricks and cornerback Trumaine Johnson (thigh) were full

Broxton and Cardinals agree to $7.5 million, 2-year deal

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Reliever Jonathan Broxton is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a $7.5 million, two-year contract. The 31-year-old right-hander gets $3.75 million in each of the next two seasons under the agreement

Giroux caps 3-goal 2nd period, Flyers beat Blues 4-2

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Claude Giroux capped the Flyers’ three-goal second period with his 11th of the season and Philadelphia beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Michael Raffl and Matt Read also scored in

Preds beat Blackhawks 5-1, Kane extends streak to 24 games

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — James Neal, Craig Smith and Filip Forsberg each scored in the first period and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 even though Patrick Kane extended his franchise-record points streak to 24

Preds beat Blackhawks 5-1, Kane extends streak to 24 games

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — James Neal, Craig Smith and Filip Forsberg each scored in the first period and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 even though Patrick Kane extended his franchise-record points streak to 24

Naperville schools ban prayer at student sporting events

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois school district is banning “team prayers” at high school sporting events after a Wisconsin-based organization complained about the practice. Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said Thursday

U of Illinois names new medical school curriculum committee

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois has formed a committee to build the core curriculum of its new engineering-based medical school at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The university announced Thursday the committee will be led by co-chairs

Illinois’ unfunded pension liability now up to $111 billion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state legislative report says Illinois’ unfunded pension liability is $111 billion. The General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability listed the figure in a Thursday report. It covers five pension systems

Metra rolls out free Wi-Fi at downtown Chicago stations

CHICAGO (AP) — Commuters can now tap into free wireless Internet service at all five of Metra’s downtown Chicago rail stations. The rail service announced Thursday that Wi-Fi hotspots and electric charging outlets have been installed at

ComEd rate dropping, Ameren Illinois’ rates increasing

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved rate a decrease for ComEd and rates increase for Ameren Illinois. ComEd says the lowered delivery rate announced Wednesday is the result of efficiencies generated from the