Here is the latest Illinois sports news from The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are on home ice tonight against a team that beat them in a shootout in January. The Minnesota Wild defeated the Blackhawks 3-2 in St. Paul on January 30th. Chicago still hasn't lost a game in regulation time -- they're 19-0-3 overall.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The St. Louis Blues face off against the defending Stanley Cup champions tonight on the West Coast. The Los Angeles Kings are on the second of back-to-back games -- they defeated Nashville 5-1 last night. The Blues lost to Dallas 4-1 on Sunday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — In college basketball, Illinois and Iowa meet for the only time this season tonight in Iowa City. The Illini have won six of their last seven games. A Hawkeyes victory would pull them even in the Big Ten standings and give them the tiebreaker for the upcoming conference tournament.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Bulls will play in the NBA's first-ever game in Brazil. The league announced today that the Bulls will face the Washington Wizards in a preseason game in Rio de Janeiro on October 12th.