Day: February 5, 2017

Van Riemsdyk scores late, Blackhawks beat Stars 5-3

Trevor van Riemsdyk put in a rebound with 4:03 left to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday night. Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped a close-range shot by Artem Anisimov, but van Riemsdyk

New Mexico State cruises past Chicago State 86-51

Matt Taylor scored 15 points with seven rebounds as New Mexico State cruised past Chicago State 86-51 on Saturday night. Taylor was 5 of 8 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers for the Aggies (22-2,

Wichita St. overwhelms Illinois St. 86-45

Conner Frankamp scored 18 points and Shaquille Morris had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Wichita State put a beat down on Illinois State in an 86-45 win on Saturday night as the Shockers drew even atop

Lynch has 15, Minnesota defeats Illinois 68-59

Reggie Lynch scored 15 points to lead Minnesota to a 68-59 win over Illinois on Saturday to end a five-game losing streak. Akeem Springs added 14 points and Nate Mason and Amir Coffey had 13 apiece for the

Ill-Chicago downs Milwaukee 105-100 in OT behind Ferguson

Tarkus Ferguson scored 12 of his career-high 25 points in overtime, Dominique Matthews scored a career-high 23 with four 3-pointers, and Illinois-Chicago beat Milwaukee 105-100 on Saturday, ending a four-game skid. Ferguson’s jumper, two free throws and

Southern Illinois holds off Loyola-Chicago 67-61

Sean O’Brien scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Southern Illinois gained enough breathing room over the final three minutes to earn a 67-61 win over Loyola-Chicago on Saturday. O’Brien finished 9 of 11 from the field

History buffs to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is holding a celebration to honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday at his parents’ former home. Volunteers will share and reenact stories from the 16th president’s life on Feb. 11 at the site where Lincoln’s

Top Chicago cop: Minorities make up most job applicants

Chicago’s police superintendent says most of the 16,500 applications submitted to become officers during a recent recruitment campaign were from minorities. Reports Eddie Johnson  says he’s “ecstatic” that 35 percent of applicants are black and 33 percent Hispanic;