• Wagler stars as No. 13 Illinois beats Northwestern 79-68 for 6th straight win

  

• Athletics hire Bill Schmidt, former Rockies GM, as special assistant to scouting

  

• Bears ready to move past Wild Card win to focus on Rams at Soldier Field

  

• Bill Courtney, Temple's men's assistant basketball coach, dies at 55

  

• FIFA says it's received more than 500 million World Cup ticket requests

  

• Georgia high school swimming season nears finish

  

• Dakota Ridge football coach recognized by Denver Broncos, NFL

  

• Oakmont Bakery selling cookies celebrating Mike Tomlin's career