Pro football
TILLMAN HAS BROKEN RIBS: Bears cornerback Charles Tillman could miss the season finale against Detroit after breaking his ribs during the 36-30 overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings.
Tillman also suffered a lung contusion Monday night on an inadvertent helmet hit by teammate Craig Steltz as they tackled Minnesota's Visanthe Shiancoe. Tillman stayed on the ground for several minutes and then was taken off the field on a stretcher.
In the third quarter, Bears rookie Johnny Knox injured his left ankle returning a kickoff and was taken off the field on a cart.
Defensive end Israel Idonije sprained his foot, and Danieal Manning strained his right calf on a kickoff return.
SIX COLTS, ONE BEAR HEADING TO PRO BOWL: Six Colts, including quarterback Peyton Manning, and Bears linebacker Lance Briggs were named to the Pro Bowl team on Tuesday.
The Colts, who also had tight end Dallas Clark, defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and center Jeff Saturday make the team, were tied with Dallas and Philadelphia for the second-most Pro Bowlers on one team. Minnesota, led by quarterback Brett Favre and running back Adrian Peterson, had eight Pro Bowlers.
Pro hockey
BLACKHAWKS SUFFER ROAD LOSS: Steve Ott had two goals, including a tiebreaking power-play tally early in the third period, and the Dallas Stars beat Chicago 5-4 on Tuesday night to end the Blackhawks' three-game winning streak.
Ott skated up the middle, split two defenders, and fired a wrist shot past Antti Niemi to make it 5-4 at 4:07 of the final period.
Chicago's Patrick Kane scored twice, giving him seven goals in his last five games.
Pro basketball
BULLS WIN; GM WON'T RESPOND TO DEL NEGRO REPORTS: Bulls general manager Gar Forman said Tuesday night he won't discuss reports that coach Vinny Del Negro's job is in jeopardy or go into detail about internal evaluations of staff, players or coaches.
Forman made his comments after an ESPN report late Sunday said the Bulls had decided to eventually fire Del Negro, who is in his second season.
"Vinny is our coach. Our goal is to get better each and every day," Forman said, adding that everyone, including fans, is disappointed by the 12-17 start, which included Tuesday's 104-95 win over the Pacers.
Derrick Rose had 28 points and six assists in the win. The Pacers dropped to 9-21.
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College basketball
MOORE LEADS PURDUE PAST IOWA: E.C. Central grad E'Twaun Moore scored 21 points, 15 in the second half, and No. 4 Purdue overcame a sluggish start to beat Iowa 67-56 on Tuesday night for its best start in 16 seasons.
Valparaiso High grad Robbie Hummel added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who have opened with 12 straight wins for the second time. Roosevelt grad Glenn Robinson led Purdue to a school-record 14-0 start in 1993-94.
"It's always tough to play in an environment like this," Hummel said. "We were lucky to just play well enough to win."
Purdue trailed by one point at halftime and led 40-36 midway through the second half. But Moore keyed a 13-2 run with three straight baskets, helping the Boilermakers push their lead to 53-38 with 8:41 left.
Aaron Fuller had a season-high 15 points for Iowa (5-8, 0-1), which put a scare into the Boilermakers before their New Year's Day showdown with No. 6 West Virginia. Purdue eventually wore down the inexperienced Hawkeyes, who had won two straight.
ND WOMEN WIN BIG: Ashley Barlow had 17 points, Brittany Mallory scored 16 and No. 3 Notre Dame overcame a slow start to beat Central Florida 85-52 on Tuesday. Wheeler grad Becca Bruszewski had eight points for the Irish (11-0), while Kaila Turner (Marian Catholic) had two.
Barlow's layup as time expired in the first half highlighted a 13-0 run by the Fighting Irish that turned a tight game into a blowout, smothering the Knights with a full-court press that forced 36 turnovers. Notre Dame extended the second-best start in the program's 33-year history.
CALUMET COLLEGE WOMEN PREVAIL: Two free throws by Lisa Upshaw (E.C. Central) with 5.7 seconds left gave Calumet College of St. Joseph a 73-72 win over Siena Heights (Mich.) Tuesday for fifth place at the St. Xavier Holiday Invitational.
Upshaw finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Crimson Wave (8-10).
PURDUE CLAUMET WOMEN LOSE AT HOME: MeMe Harris (Merrillville) led Purdue Calumet with 15 points and four assists, but the Peregrines fell to Mount Mercy 86-73 Tuesday.
Sara Keilman (Morton) and Tierra Turner (Merrillville) had 10 points each for Purdue Calumet (5-9).
