Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Tai Baribo scores 2 goals, Union beats Fire 3-0 to sweep first-round seriesNov 01, 2025 7:04 pm - Tai Baribo scored two early goals and the Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview to sweep the best-of-three first-round series in the MLS Cup playoffs.
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Luke Altmyer throws 4 TD passes to lead Illinois past Rutgers 35-13, become bowl-eligible againNov 01, 2025 4:43 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and a TD to lead Illinois to a 35-13 victory Saturday over Rutgers.
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For the Blackhawks’ young players, life on the road is good (and, sigh, clean) funNov 01, 2025 12:53 pm - The Blackhawks hit the road this week for their longest trip since 2016-17, the final year of the famed Circus Trip and Ice Show Trip, when the Ringling Brothers and Disney, respectively, would evict them from Chicago’s United Center for a couple of weeks at a time. Winnipeg, Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Detroit. Six cities, 12 days, 4,363 air miles.
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O’Donnell: Ben Johnson deserves patience, but what about the rest of Bears culture?Nov 01, 2025 10:41 am - On opening day of training camp 2028, who among Ryan Poles, Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams is most likely to retain their current status with the Bears, asks columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: Accepting Williams’ ups and downs as Bears quarterbackNov 01, 2025 10:00 am - Learning to live with Captain YoYo, the Bears quarterback, is no less frustrating than ever, inconsistency being the one consistent thing before this quarterback and whomever the next one might be, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Ja’Marr Chase has the Chicago Bears defense on high alert, and with good reasonNov 01, 2025 10:00 am - Ja’Marr Chase is back in his groove, quickly locking in this month with new Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco and again becoming the wick for a Cincinnati offense that has exploded for 1,136 yards and 89 points in three games since Flacco’s arrival. Chase has caught 38 balls for 345 yards and two touchdowns in that span.
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Dodgers force World Series to decisive Game 7 by holding off Blue Jays 3-1 as Yamamoto wins againOct 31, 2025 10:58 pm - Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7. Yamamoto was not quite as sharp as in his Game 2 four-hitter but he allowed only a third-inning RBI single by George Springer, who returned after missing two games with an injury to his right side.
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Giddey, Vucevic lead Bulls past Knicks 135-125 and a 5-0 start, their best in 29 yearsOct 31, 2025 10:11 pm - Josh Giddey scored a career-high 32 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists, Nikola Vucevic added 26 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 135-125 on Friday night to stay undefeated and get out to their best start in nearly three decades.
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Larson aims to end 23-race losing streak in NASCAR finale, faces Briscoe, Byron and Hamlin for titleOct 31, 2025 8:50 pm - AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson is stuck in a 23-race NASCAR losing streak and really hasn't done much better in his sprint car, either. His momentum hit a wall after his f...
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Bears have something to prove and an opponent to prove it againstOct 31, 2025 7:30 pm - Cincinnati (3-5) should give Chicago (4-3) a good chance to clean up some of these things. Quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense will try to turn things around against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Meanwhile, the defense will have a chance to go against another backup quarterback with Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow out with an injury.