Pitt Handles Niagara In Opener 78-45

• No. 11 Illinois beats Maryland 89-70 for eighth straight win

  

• Bulls beat clippers 138-110 at United Center

  

• Realmuto thought his Phillies career was over. Then the Bichette deal collapsed.

  

• Twin Cities winter events pivot as arctic blast settles in

  

• Wild take down Maple Leafs 6-3; Foligno secures his first NHL hat trick

  

• Detroit Red Wings top Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime

  

• Flyers see early 3-goal lead vanish in overtime loss to Mammoth

  

• "John Doe" in 45-year-old Maryland cold case identified as Baltimore man