Big Ten men's basketball: As if the day wasn't frosty enough, Illinois brought its own sudden cold front to Crisler Arena on Sunday. The Illini allowed No. 23 Michigan to break a 62-62 tie with a 12-2 closing run en route to a 74-64 victory.

NFL playoffs: All but forgotten as postseason contenders, Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles have a playoff win. Next up: the Super Bowl champions. >Brian Westbrook caught a short pass out of the backfield and zigzagged through the Minnesota defense for a devastating 71-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and the Eagles spoiled the Vikings' first home playoff game in eight years with a 26-14 victory Sunday.

Boys Basketball: St. Edward returned to the basketball floor Saturday in a makeup game against Northridge Prep without two assistant coaches for personal reasons. The Green Wave also showed up without an offense. "You're not going to win too many games when you score 11 points in a half," coach Keith Chuipek said after St. Edward fell behind 22-11 at halftime and lost to Northridge Prep 40-34 in a non-conference game that was originally snowed out Dec. 18.

Gymnastics: The South Elgin/Bartlett/Streamwood co-op gymnastics team failed to defend its title at the 25th annual Larkin Invitational on Saturday, but junior Emily Potts earned two fifth-place medals.