Dyer’s home run backs Delaney’s gem After using big bats to win its first two Big Ten softball tournament games easily, host Northwestern proved equally adept in a low-scoring pitchers’ duel Saturday as it captured its first conference tournament championship since 1982.

This week you could . . .
. . . Register for the Jan. 31 “Down to Earth Gardening” symposium, featuring Irish author Helen Dillon; David Howard, head gardener to Prince Charles at his organic estate; William Cullina, author and director of research for the New England…

D’Antoni goes to Knicks without hearing Bulls’ offer
An action-packed, intense 24 hours now likely will cede to a slow march to the next Bulls coach after Mike D’Antoni took his run-and-gun fun to the New York Knicks on Saturday.

Seeing orchids up close and beautiful
I was charmed by the flourishes of this Victorian-style orchid magnifier from Smith & Hawken. A magnifying glass is balanced on an adjustable counterweighted arm so you can examine every detail of your carefully bred cattleya or dendrobium (or the…

Emerald ash borers found in Geneva, Hazel Crest
News is never good news on the invasive species front. Now we learn that infestations of the emerald ash borer have been confirmed in Geneva, near Randall Road and Illinois Highway 38, and in Hazel Crest, in a patch of…

Adversity could spur Cedric Benson
Incident making an underdog out of him Once Cedric Benson reflects on how his life has changed since the night of May 3 on Lake Travis outside Austin, Texas, he may conclude he has had better weeks as a Chicago Bear.

Brewers pull Gagne from closer’s role after another meltdown
The Brewers yanked Eric Gagne from the closer’s role on Sunday after the reliever called his latest performance embarrassing and said he didn’t feel he deserved to pitch the ninth anymore.

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