Articles filed under Football
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O’Donnell: What’ll be colder Sunday — Soldier Field or Cleveland’s iced dice?Dec 13, 2025 10:00 am - FOR MOST OF THE PAST THREE DECADES, being a fan of the Cleveland Browns has meant never having to say that you're optimistic. That tribal buzzkill should continue Sunday ...
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Some athletic directors are open to collective bargaining agreements for college athletesDec 12, 2025 5:48 pm - Some athletic directors are starting to believe that collective bargaining agreements might be coming to college sports even if the NCAA and its member schools have long said such labor deals are financially unfeasible.
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Icing on the cake: Beating the weather, Browns would boost Bears’ playoff chancesDec 12, 2025 4:58 pm - Chicago controls its own playoff destiny. The Bears enter Week 15 as the No. 7 seed in an NFC playoff field where they’re behind the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Rams by one game. They’re also half a game behind the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North lead.
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Bears get good news for offense, defense on the injury frontDec 12, 2025 4:21 pm - Cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (hip) was upgraded to a full participant at practice Friday and had no designation for Sunday’s game. Meanwhile, wide receiver Rome Odunze (foot) was ruled questionable after being limited once again. Each player returned to practice this week after missing all of last week because of their respective injuries.
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Hot takes by the lake: The Shedeur Sanders story comes to Chicago to face the BearsDec 12, 2025 3:00 pm - Shedeur Sanders officially has been named the Browns’ starting quarterback for the rest of the season, including Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field.
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Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coachDec 12, 2025 2:24 pm - Prosecutors say fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore threatened to kill himself in front of a woman with whom he had been having an affair after she broke off the relationship and reported it to school officials. He was charged Friday with stalking and home invasion.
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Suburban connection sends Illinois State soaring to massive playoff upsetDec 11, 2025 7:42 pm - Receiver Daniel Sobkowicz (Rolling Meadows) and quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse (St. Francis) connected for 3 touchdowns last week, two in the final three minutes, to lead Illinois State past No. 1 North Dakota State.
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Picking up the pace: Bears strive to improve on their game-opening drivesDec 11, 2025 4:53 pm - A matchup against the Browns should give the Bears an opportunity to fix some things. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears said Thursday.
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Bears’ Odunze, Stevenson limited in return to practice fieldDec 11, 2025 4:22 pm - The Chicago Bears officially got two playmakers back on the practice field Thursday. Wide receiver Rome Odunze (foot) and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (hip) both returned...
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Sherrone Moore was a once-promising coach until a sudden and stunning fall from grace at MichiganDec 11, 2025 2:54 pm - Sherrone Moore’s rise was stirring, a rugged lineman at Oklahoma who climbed the ranks to lead Michigan, the winningest program in college football, and a rare Black head coach at the top of the sport. His downfall has been stunning.