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Bills' Williams puts off retirement to play 13th season
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams is putting off retirement to return for a 13th season in Buffalo.
Who is new Wolves guard Derrick Rose?
A month after being waived by the Utah Jazz, former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose is a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves
Blues assign goalie Husso to San Antonio
It doesn’t necessarily mean Carter Hutton is good to go, but the return of Ville Husso to the AHL could be a good sign for the St. Louis Blues goaltender.
Cousins to visit Vikings; agent says no decision made yet
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins is predictably the top priority on Minnesota’s offseason shopping list.
FIFA sending delegation to discuss Greek soccer crisis
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) FIFA will send a delegation to Greece on Tuesday to discuss the country’s soccer crisis, a day after its top league was suspended.
Big East extends Commissioner Val Ackerman’s contract
NEW YORK (AP) The Big East Conference extended the contract of Commissioner Val Ackerman through June 2021.
Paypal co-founder to speak at U of Illinois commencement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Paypal co-founder Max Levchin is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at this year’s spring commencement on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus.
Group raising money to restore Illinois riverboat tours
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A group of residents is raising money to keep a park district-owned riverboat operating in northern Illinois this summer.
Chicago church where King preached getting federal funding
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago will receive $445,000 from the federal government to preserve a church on the city’s West Side where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. frequently preached.
Life sentence given man in deaths of state senator’s nephews
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2015 murders of two nephews of an Illinois state senator.
Suspect pleads not guilty to Chicago police officer’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – The suspect in the downtown Chicago shooting death of a local police commander has pleaded not guilty to a 56-count indictment.
Rauner signs new Medicaid funding plan for hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a Medicaid funding plan that changes the way hospitals are reimbursed for treating low-income patients.
More Illinois universities adding digital currency classes
CHICAGO (AP) – Digital currency is becoming a fundamental part of some finance courses at Illinois universities.
Ava DuVernay to attend this year’s Ebertfest in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Director Ava DuVernay is scheduled to be a guest at the 20th annual Ebertfest next month in Illinois.
Police: Elgin officer fatally shot woman armed with knife
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say an Elgin police officer fatally shot a woman armed with a knife along an interstate outside Chicago.
205 approves substitute teacher pay changes, tables school calendar
After months of discussion into the substitute teacher pool shortage, steps were taken last night in hopes of garnishing more interest for adding to the pool.
Germany fires Steffi Jones as women’s national team coach
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) The German soccer federation says it has fired Steffi Jones as coach of the women’s national team following recent poor results.
Despite suspension, Greece struggling to tame soccer bosses
ATHENS, Greece (AP) Some say the legendary exploits of Alexander the Great are needed to cure Greek soccer of its violence and disorder. Others are hoping for a Herculean effort to fix the problem.
Sharks hand Red Wings seventh straight loss, 5-3
It matches their longest losing streak of the season.