Mike McGraw
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State of champions: North Central, Illinois State ready to compete for national titlesJan 02, 2026 6:56 pm - Two Illinois teams will play in national championship games this weekend -- North Central in Division III and Illinois State in FCS. One is a reigning powerhouse and the other on a historic underdog run.
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Rittenhouse reaches peak for Illinois State in playoffsJan 01, 2026 7:09 pm - Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse from St. Francis High School will lead Illinois State into Monday’s FCS championship game against Montana State.
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Bears Film Study declares a winner in NFC quarterback battleDec 30, 2025 9:20 pm - San Francisco’s Brock Purdy was a little bit better than Caleb Williams in Sunday’s loss by the Bears. Bears Film Study prepares for a potential playoff rematch.
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Evanston express: Braun believes adding Kelly at OC will be ‘game-changer’ for NUDec 30, 2025 3:02 pm - Chip Kelly, shown here in 2015, is going to be Northwestern’s next offensive coordinator.
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Bulls get heated, but not in time to beat MilwaukeeDec 27, 2025 10:35 pm - Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a calf injury to score 29 points and the Bucks cooled off the Bulls 112-103 on Saturday at the United Center.
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Braun sets bar high after bowl win, but NU will need new QBDec 27, 2025 3:47 pm - After a bowl win in Detroit on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun used Indiana and Vanderbilt as role models for the Wildcats to emulate.
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Opting in: Northwestern’s Braun believes bowl games still matterDec 25, 2025 12:00 pm - While preparing to face Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun asked the college football world not to forget about bowl games.
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Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports treeDec 24, 2025 5:50 pm - Is Chicago sports on an upswing? Well, there was nowhere to go but up after a dismal 2024, and there are enough young stars to provide hope.
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Bears Film Study separates the fine line between lucky and goodDec 22, 2025 8:55 pm - Bears Film Study looks at the good, bad and fortunate plays from Saturday’s overtime walkoff against Green Bay.
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Prep work: Warren’s Davis shunned the trend and stuck with his schoolDec 20, 2025 8:48 pm - Of the four Chicago-area basketball players in the Class of 2027 that are ranked top-50 nationally, Warren’s Jaxson Davis is the only one who hasn’t left for a prep school.