The brackets are out and it is prediction time. These are my quickfire, need it fast for the print newspaper deadline initial impressions. I reserve the right to change my mind later in the week.Class 8A pairings#32 Loyola at #1 Mount Carmel#17 Belleville East at #16 West Aurora#25 Palatine at #8 Young#24 Stevenson at #9 Lincoln-Way East#29 Huntley at #4 ...

In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on Saturday, unless both schools agree to play the game on Friday.One playoff round will take ...

ORLANDO These were the types of teams that would make the Bulls flinch in previous years.In some instances, flat-out curl up in the fetal position and hide.A Detroit squad that would rather play prison-yard ball with the guards on break, and an Orlando roster that was more comfortable in ground and pound in the octagon rather than finesse.So when the ...

Loyola, the three-time defending Class 8A state champs, had to wait around all day on Saturday and see how the playoff points fell.The Ramblers lost at home to Mount Carmel on Friday and wound up with a 4-4 regular season record. Five games generally guarantees a playoff spot. Loyola couldnt find a Week 2 opponent, so played just eight games.The Ramblers ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed.In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on ...

ORLANDO The Bulls have to continue living by the 95% rule.They do that and coach Billy Donovan likes their odds night in and night out.The reality of it is most of these guys, 95% of the game they are playing without the ball in their hands, Donovan explained on Friday. They dont need to be waiting to get the ball back in their hands. Theres other things ...

LOS ANGELES June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers whether at home in Lassie or up in the stratosphere in Lost in Space, has died. She was 100.Lockhart died Thursday of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, family spokesman Lyle Gregory, a friend of 40 years, said Saturday.She was very happy up until the very ...

SEATTLE Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday.Boston, who entered the game 10th in the Big Ten in receiving yards, put the Huskies (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) up for good at 21-17 with a 12-yard TD pass to Jonah ...

The four-peat is possible. Loyola, which has won three consecutive Class 8A state championships and six titles overall, squeaked into the state playoffs. The Illinois High School Association revealed the full list of football playoff qualifiers on Saturday evening. The playoff brackets will be revealed at 8 p.m.The Ramblers (4-4) had a chance to pick up ...

A red, blue and orange neon sign and an assortment of posters, photos and boxing memorabilia have greeted customers at 3 JMH Boxing in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood since the gym opened in 2022.On Friday, owner Miguel Hernandez added another sign to that collection."Private areas. No trespassing," the sign reads. "You do not have consent to enter for ...

Three men were shot and wounded Saturday afternoon in Little Village.The men were in a parking lot about 3 p.m. in the 3100 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone in a car pulled up and an occupant fired shots, Chicago police said.A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times in the torso and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police ...

One of the sure bets in Public League football in recent years has been Payton qualifying for the IHSA playoffs.But the Grizzlies, who earned their 14th consecutive state playoff berth this season, haven't always gotten the respect of traditional powers like Kenwood, Morgan Park and Simeon or even up-and-comers like Young.But two-way standouts Thomas ...

Dozens of Little Village residents marched through the streets Saturday afternoon, days after federal immigration officers swept through the neighborhood and made several arrests.On Wednesday, agents accompanied by U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Gregory Bovino conducted a series of raids across Little Village and Cicero, arresting at least seven ...

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in West Garfield Park.The man was in a car about 3:10 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Jackson Boulevard when someone opened fire, striking him in the chest, Chicago police said.He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.No one is in custody, and area detectives are ...

LINCOLN, Neb. Emmett Johnson scored the tie-breaking touchdown on a 4-yard run with 2:44 left, and Nebraska ended Northwestern's four-game winning streak with a 28-21 victory Saturday to become bowl eligible for the second straight season.The Cornhuskers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a loss at Minnesota last week, but not before some anxious moments ...

Sirat won Gold Hugo for Best Film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival. Via a video sent from the location of his current production, director Oliver Laxe accepted the award in the International Feature Film competition.In a Best of the Fest slot, Sirat screens 3 p.m. Sunday at AMC NewCity 14, 1500 N. Clybourn Ave. (Standby tickets only.) This ...

Renowned as a storyteller on screen, Brooklyn filmmaker Spike Lee engages as a storyteller in person too. His cinema career began on a summer day in 1977 when he was doing nothing.There's one day that changed my life, he said Friday during An Evening with Spike Lee at AMC 14 NewCity where he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago ...

The Bears put nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon on injured reserve Saturday and now will be without their top two corners for extended time. Gordon apparently injured his groin and calf in practice Thursday and already was ruled out for the game Sunday against the Ravens. Pro Bowl corner Jaylon Johnson and potential starter Terell Smith already are on IR, and ...