Heat rout Bulls 115-78

MIAMI | Joakim Noah was fired up Wednesday night. Maybe too fired up.

Hawks say they can handle increased physical play as Wild series opens

CHICAGO | Almost unstoppable with their speed and skills all season, the Blackhawks have a small Achilles heel at which playoff opponents might try to target.

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Mount Carmel wide receiver Vincent Speller has caught 11 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns. The Eastern Illinois recruit also has 33 tackles and an interception as the Caravan face Neuqua Valley Saturday in a Class 8A semifinal.

Mount Carmel wide receiver Vincent Speller catches a pass

Mount Carmel wide receiver Vincent Speller catches a pass in the first half against Lyons Township in Saturday's Class 8A quarterfinals.

Mount Carmel defensive back Vincent Speller, ground, brings down

Mount Carmel defensive back Vincent Speller, ground, brings down Lyons Township's Jamari Burkswn on Saturday night.

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Mount Carmel wide receiver Jason Gasser fights for extra yards after a first-quarter reception against Lyons Township on Saturday night.

Mount Carmel running back Matt Domer takes on two Lyons Township

Mount Carmel running back Matt Domer takes on two Lyons Township defenders during Saturday's playoff game.

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Mount Carmel defensive back Vincent Speller intercepts a Simeon pass during the Caravan's 41-6 win in the second round of the Class 8A playoffs. Speller also caught two touchdown passes.

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Mount Carmel running back Draco Smith lunges for extra yards after a long gain in Friday night's rout of Simeon. Smith rushed for 67 yards for the game.

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Mount Carmel quarterback Don Butkus runs for 78 yards and a touchdown on the Caravan's second play Friday night at Gately Stadium.

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Mount Carmel quarterback Don Butkus bursts into the end zone for a Caravan touchdown Friday night.

No love for Bulls in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA | With one misstep, Joakim Noah crashed down on his side and clutched his sprained left ankle. Already reeling without Derrick Rose, the top-seeded Bulls now hold their breath waiting on Noah's fate for the rest of the first-round series.

Bulls look to regroup in Philadelphia

Twenty-seven times this regular season, the Bulls took the court without Derrick Rose.

Another shock in overtime

CHICAGO | Shock, by all measurements, for the Blackhawks. More of a shove than a shot, for the Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker, who for the second straight game broke the Hawks' hearts in overtime by scoring the game-winner.

Hawks livid about Torres' knockout of Hossa in OT loss

CHICAGO | Showing through their utter exhaustion, anger at repeat-offender Raffi Torres' knockout of star Marian Hossa was the Blackhawks' prevailing emotion late Tuesday night after their 3-2 overtime loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Hawks' Shaw suspended for 3 games by Shanahan

CHICAGO | Andrew Shaw's Blackhawks teammates think he had been punished enough with five-minute major and game misconduct penalties for ramming his shoulder into Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith's head in Game 2.

Joe Flacco, Rob Ninkovich

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is grabbed by New England Patriots Rob Ninkovich during the AFC Championship on Jan. 22.

NFC Championship Football

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns against San Francisco in Sunday's NFC Championship game. He was also sacked six times.

Alex Smith, Joe Staley

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith runs behind offensive tackle Joe Staley to score on a 28-yard touchdown run against the New Orleans Saints in San Francisco.

Gaints top Packers in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. | For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way - at the Super Bowl.