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The Latest: Airport outage blocks team's shot in Puerto Rico
ATLANTA (AP) The Latest on the power outage at Atlanta’s airport (all times local):
LA Sports Awards: USC beach volleyball standouts Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes named 2017 Sportswomen of the Year
The LA Sports Awards will air on FOX Sports West/Prime Ticket on a time/date TBD.
AP source: MLS plans to announce Nashville team
NEW YORK (AP) A person with direct knowledge tells The Associated Press that Major League Soccer plans to announce Wednesday that Nashville will be awarded an expansion team.
Maryland WR DJ Moore to skip senior season, enters NFL draft
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland record-breaking receiver DJ Moore will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Mavericks sign Collinsworth to 2-way contract, waive pair
DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have signed guard Kyle Collinsworth to a two-way contract and requested waivers on guard-forward Antonius Cleveland and center Jeff Withey.
Detention hearing underway for man in Amtrak shooting
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A detention hearing is underway for a Wisconsin man who was found mentally unfit to stand trial for the May shooting of an Amtrak conductor outside Chicago.
Former United Center employee charged in ticket scam
CHICAGO (AP) — A former employee at Chicago’s United Center is facing felony charges after he allegedly sent nearly $600,000 in ticket refunds that customers never asked for to his own accounts.
Free agent Darvish meets with Cubs minus translator
DALLAS (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are making a pitch for Yu Darvish.
Bulls beat 76ers 117-115 for 6th straight win
CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Mirotic and Kris Dunn each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls topped the Philadelphia 76ers 117-115 on Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
Howard, Hauser score 47 combined; Marquette tops N. Illinois
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Markus Howard hit all nine of his free-throw attempts and finished with 26 points and Sam Hauser scored 21, including four 3-pointers, to help Marquette pull away for a 79-70 win over Northern Illinois
Cubs finalize $13 million, 2-year deal with Steve Cishek
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs finalized their $13 million, two-year contract with side-arming reliever Steve Cishek.
Kane, Crawford lead Blackhawks past Wild for 5th straight
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane scored two slick goals, Corey Crawford made 27 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Illinois woman sentenced in infant son’s asphyxiation death
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A south central Illinois woman has been sentenced to four years of probation in the asphyxiation death of her 2-month-old son in a crowded, trash-filled home.
Record numbers of holiday motorists will mean longer delays
CHICAGO (AP) _ Thursday will be the season’s busiest traffic day in the Chicago area.
Off-duty Chicago cop involved in shooting during carjacking
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities say an off-duty officer has been involved in a shooting after two suspects, including a juvenile, attempted to carjack the vehicle the officer was driving.
1st immigrant of Armenian descent on US bench retiring
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. District Court for northern Illinois says the first immigrant of Armenian descent to sit on the federal bench is retiring.
Chicago steps up enforcement of stolen cell phone ordinance
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials in Chicago say they’ve cracked down on businesses that aren’t complying with an ordinance aimed at reducing the number of street robberies of cell phones by making them tougher to resell and therefore
Illinois State Fair manager, 3rd in 3 years, stepping down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is retiring at the end of the month.
Officials: Computers, TVs damaged at UIS over weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Campus officials say several televisions, computers and other electrical equipment at the University of Illinois Springfield was either damaged or stolen over the weekend.