In local sports, in high school softball action, Seneca rolled Serena 13-1, Lasalle-Peru beat Streator 11-1.In high school baseball, St. Bede beat Fieldcrest 4-2, Lasalle-Peru lost to Washington 3-0, Ottawa defeated Rock Island 7-6, and Marquette won over Rock Island Allemen 10-0. >>Bulls Lose To Lakers (Chicago, IL) -- The Bulls had no answer for Anthony Davis during a 121-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at United Center. The Bulls got cooked by Davis to the tune of 38 points. Ni...

In local sports, in high school softball action, Washington rolled Streator 11-1, Seneca crushed Woodland 12-2, Ottawa fell to Beecher 4-0, and Marquette defeated Dwight 13-3. In high school baseball, St. Bede lost to El Paso-Gridley 4-1, Seneca beat Woodland-Flanagan/Cornell 13-4, Streator won over Lisle 14-3, Ottawa fell to Hall 19-3, and Marquette beat Dwight 13-0. >Blackhawks Fall To Stars (Chicago, IL) -- The Blackhawks are on a six-game losing streak following their 4-1 loss to th...

In local sports, in high school softball action, St. Bede rolled Hall 15-0, Ottawa fell to Oswego 9-3 and Marquette defeated Princeton 11-1. In high school baseball, Serena beat Woodland 11-0, Hall won over St. Bede 6-1, Lasalle-Peru rolled Sterling 16-1, and Ottawa fell to Plainfield South 12-2. >>Ugly Third Quarter Dooms Bulls (Los Angeles, CA) -- The Bulls went quiet in the middle two quarters of their 124-112 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto-dot-com Arena. The Bulls tr...

In local sports, in high school softball action, Serena defeated Genoa-Kingston 6-3 and Seymour 10-4. In high school baseball, Serena beat Winnebago 13-3 and lost to Byron 15-3. >>Bulls Spoil LeBron's Return To Lakers (Los Angeles, CA) -- Zach LaVine went off for a game-high 32 points as the Bulls beat the Lakers 118-108 in Los Angeles, spoiling LeBron James' return to the lineup. DeMar DeRozan donated 17 points and 10 assists for Chicago, which has won seven of its last nine. The...

In local sports, in high school softball action, the Marquette Crusaders defeated Peoria Notre Dame 18-3. Makayla Backos led with four hits and five runs batted in. Kaylee Killelea added 3 hits and four runs batted in. Taylor Cuchra went deep and drove in three runs for the Cru as well. >Blackhawks Get Crushed By Capitals (Washington, DC) -- The Blackhawks surrendered a pair of goals in every period during a 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Nikita Zaitsev score...

In local sports, in high school softball action, Serena rolled Aurora Christian 17-0, Lasalle-Peru beat Normal Community 8-6, and Ottawa pulled out a win over Minooka 3-2. In high school baseball action, Serena fell to Aurora Christian 11-0, Lasalle-Peru lost to Hall 6-3, and Ottawa defeated St. Bede 6-2. >>Bulls Get Dominated By Sixers (Chicago, IL) -- The Bulls never led during a 116-91 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at United Center. Chicago was on the wrong side of a 17-0 run in ...

In local sports, in high school softball action, Illinois Valley Central defeated Streator 8-1, Mendota crushed Earlville 16-5, St. Bede beat Annawan-Wethersfield 12-5, and Ottawa won over Serena 6-0. In high school baseball action, Streator tied with Plainfield South 4-4, Mendota rolled Earlville 15-1, St. Bede pulled out the win over Annawan-Wethersfield 8-6, and the Ottawa Pirates defeated Serena 13-3. >>Bulls Host 76ers (Chicago, IL) -- The Bulls will try to make it four wins in a...

In local sports, in high school softball action, Marquette fell to Newark 8-6 Lindsey Kauffman led with two home runs for the Cru. Avery Durdan and Ava McCallum added two hits a piece. In high school baseball action Marquette defeated Newark 17-2. Tommy Durdan, Logan Nelson, and Krew Bond all had three hits a piece for Marquette. >>Bulls Snap 76ers Win Streak (Philadelphia, PA) -- The Bulls stormed into Philadelphia and snapped the 76ers' win streak after a 109-105 double-overtime vi...