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Bulls headlines

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Blackhawks headlines

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College headlines

• Irish need to shake off free-throw woes

• Western Illinois beats SE Missouri State

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• Tebow goes for 2 Heismans, Big 12 sends Bradford, McCoy to award ceremony

Cubs headlines

• Phil Rogers: CC to NY sad but inevitable

• Fred Mitchell: Two reasons to retire No. 31

• Sources: DeRosa, Marquis in proposed deal for Peavy

• Kerry Wood agrees to deal with Indians

White Sox headlines

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• Guillen excited about mixing youth with vets

• RosenBlog: September's truth about the Sox

• Dye stays… for now

High School headlines

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From the sports wire

• Jaguars RB Taylor will miss rest of season because of a thumb injury

• Mississippi State introduces Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen as its new coach

• Annika Sorenstam opens final start with 2-under 70, 4 shots off lead in Dubai Ladies Masters

• Labonte out as Petty Enterprises continues to search for partners to keep team operating

• Corey Pavin selected 2010 Ryder Cup captain by PGA of America

• IOC strips 2 Belarusian hammer throwers of Beijing medals for doping

• Big pitcher, big money, big expectations: Yankees get Sabathia with record $161 million deal

• Russian men set new world record in 4x50m medley at European Championship

• Lindsay Davenport ends retirement speculation with Australian Open entry

• Steve Nash upset as Suns trade Raja Bell, Boris Diaw to Bobcats for Jason Richardson