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• Bulls' Gordon eager to finish contract issues
  • Rose nervous for 1st camp

• Khabibulin clears waivers; Hawks consider other options

• Around the Bend: Irish Blarney: Weis words from Tuesday

• Raiders fire Kiffin after 4 games

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White Sox headlines

• Mike Downey: Playoff atmosphere arrives at the Cell one game early

• White Sox slam Tigers, force 1-game playoff with Twins

• White Sox's Alexei Ramirez, Gavin Floyd show their stuff

• White Sox's Danks knows it's on his shoulders

Cubs headlines

• Pie gets nod over Hoffpauir on Cubs' NLDS roster

• Hardball: MLB puts ads on Wrigley's walls

• Fred Mitchell: Dodgers GM has long-standing Cubs ties

• The Dick Stocktionary

Bears headlines

• Upon further review: David Haugh's second thoughts on Bears-Eagles

• Nick Roach skips Jamar Williams in Bears' linebacker line

• Bears 24, Eagles 20, Tribune experts 0

• Bears stop Eagles

Bulls headlines

• Full-Court Press: Gordon watches Bulls practice

• Derrick Rose nervous about first Bulls training camp

• Happy or not, Bulls' Gordon ready to report

• Bulls face plenty of questions heading into camp

College headlines

• Illini seek capital gains after taxing start

• Clausen airing out Notre Dame's offense

• Bacher, Northwestern offense finding rhythm

• Coaches poll tough on Saban, Alabama

Blackhawks headlines

• Blackhawks in holding pattern with Nikolai Khabibulin

• Toews' 2 power-play goals lift Blackhawks

• Icing: Savard switches goalies

• Kane staying at right wing

High School headlines

• Inside Scoop: Sako's Top 20

• Girls volleyball rankings

• Boys soccer rankings

• Plainfield Central tops Plainfield South

From the sports wire

• Injuries have Red Sox looking like last year's hobbled Angels heading into playoffs

• With fresh start in LA, Torre finds himself back in familiar position _ managing in October

• Preliminary hearing on DUI charge for Titans DE Jevon Kearse has been continued until Jan. 6

• Tropicana Field may have its faults, but Rays making it work for them

• Phillies hitters have something to prove against Brewers after last year's playoff failure

• Oakland Raiders names Tom Cable as interim head coach, replacing fired Lane Kiffin

• Hawkeyes expect Shonn Greene to return for Saturday's game against Michigan State

• Indians' Cliff Lee, Phillies' Brad Lidge win MLB Comeback Player of the Year awards

• Texans sign fullback Sapp, place strong safety Brown on injured reserve

• New Rams coach Haslett promotes Marc Bulger back to starting QB in first day on job