Crockett Leads DePaul Over Rutgers 69-64
Freshman Jamee Crockett scored 17 of his career-high 20 points in the second half to help DePaul rally for a 69-64 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night.
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Freshman Jamee Crockett scored 17 of his career-high 20 points in the second half to help DePaul rally for a 69-64 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night.
South Florida's inside presence was too much for DePaul as Augustus Gilchrist scored 22 points in a 75-59 Big East victory Sunday.
Jason Clark scored a career-high 31 points and No. 10 Georgetown dominated the rebounding in an 83-75 victory over DePaul on Tuesday night.
Oliver Purnell thought DePaul did everything it could with minimal help from its top two players.
Maalik Wayns scored 21 points, Dominic Cheek added 20 and Villanova defeated DePaul 87-71 Sunday, snapping a three-game losing skid for the Wildcats.
Cleveland Melvin and Brandon Young scored 16 points apiece Wednesday night as DePaul beat Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 63-58 for its fifth straight win and best start in 12 seasons.
DePaul coach Oliver Purnell will take a 100-point offensive outburst any day, but he could do without Saturday's spotty defensive play.
DePaul sophomore Cleveland Melvin was named to the five-player All-Tournament at the conclusion of the Old Spice Classic Sunday night.
Trevor Mbakwe recorded his fourth double-double of the season, but it was his late defensive play that really stood out.
After a lackluster exhibition game by Krys Faber, DePaul coach Oliver Purnell regained confidence in his senior center.
The DePaul Blue Demons will take on the Mississippi Rebels at Allstate Arena on December 1, as part of the Big East/SEC Challenge, the university announced on Thursday.
The DePaul Blue Demons continue to add to their impressive recruiting class. On Wednesday, the school announced that Baltimore-native Montray Clemons has signed a National Letter of Intent.
DePaul freshman forward Cleveland Melvin has been named the Big East conference's rookie of the year.
Two of DePaul's star players were named to the Big East All-Rookie team, Cleveland Melvin and Brandon Young, as the league announced all-conference honors. The stars led all BIG EAST freshmen in scoring the entire season.
The next seven days are the toughest of the year for the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team.
One of the few bright spots for the DePaul Blue Demons this season has been the play of freshman forward Cleveland Melvin. And unfortunately Melvin's season has ended sooner than the Blue Demons wanted it to.
DePaul is not proud to be named the Big East's worst team, but a weak 22 point first half didn't prove that. St. John's stormed past the Blue Demons to add yet another loss to their suffering record.
It's been a frustrating season for Oliver Purnell's DePaul Blue Demons. But Cleveland Melvin continues to breathe some life into the program.
DePaul couldn't get their second conference win of the season on Saturday against Villanova, but the Blue Demons did give the Wildcats all they could handle.
Notre Dame soared over DePaul Thursday night. The Irish won their fourth straight game while the Blue Demons losing streak is now nine straight.
Their Big East losing streak is at 21 games, so there's no logical reason to think the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team will beat the 9th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish tomorrow night.
DePaul lost its eighth game in a row Thursday as it fell to South Florida. The Blue Demons were able to keep up in the second half, only scoring one point less during that second half.
DePaul hasn't won a game since Dec. 22 and most of those losses were by more than ten points. That was no different when DePaul faced the Connecticut Huskies.
DePaul was only within one point of Steton Hall after the first half. The Blue Demons lost their fourth straight game by 11 points to the Pirates.
The DePaul Blue Demons have not won a Big East game in sixteen consecutive tries, but this new look, young team aims to change that around.
Officer French was shot and killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop in August of 2021.
Nothing was stolen, but police taped off a section of the facility on Sunday morning as they investigated.
Chicago police do not know if the same suspects targeted both restaurants.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that was relocated to Tropicana Field.
President Trump's presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Fifty scholarships were presented to kids of Chicago officers and those who are enrolled in CPD programs.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking when those showers will arrive this week in First Alert Weather.
The race started in historic Jackson Park and ran along the lakefront in Kenwood and Hyde Park before heading back south to the finish line.
The cyclists left the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on Tuesday and rode through Illinois and Wisconsin before stopping at Pollyanna Brewing Company in St. Charles on Saturday.
Nothing was stolen, but police taped off a section of the facility on Sunday morning as they investigated.
President Trump's presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Officer French was shot and killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop in August of 2021.
Nothing was stolen, but police taped off a section of the facility on Sunday morning as they investigated.
The five-day ride helped raise money for pediatric cancer research.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that was relocated to Tropicana Field.
President Trump's presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters.
The White Sox open their best-of-three AL Wild Card series at either Houston or Texas on Tuesday.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Illinois kept it competitive despite Smith's monster game.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
