Articles filed under Football
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Lincicome: Even the national dunderheads know, these Bears are not Super Bowl contendersSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Super Bowl contenders? Not these Bears, who would be thrilled to make the playoffs. This is a seven-win team, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Herbert outduels Mahomes to help the Chargers beat the Chiefs 27-21 in BrazilSep 05, 2025 10:32 pm - Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City 27-21 on Friday night in Sao Paulo, snapping a seven-game skid to the Chiefs.
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New QB Preston Stone, Northwestern roll to 42-7 rout over Western IllinoisSep 05, 2025 10:15 pm - New quarterback Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and his first three touchdowns with Northwestern, leading the Wildcats to a 42-7 rout of Western Illinois on Friday night.
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Washington’s big 4th-down throw helps Maryland put away Northern Illinois in a 20-9 winSep 05, 2025 9:56 pm - Malik Washington threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Shaleak Knotts on fourth down, and Maryland held off Northern Illinois 20-9 on Friday night.
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Swift response: Bears down to one healthy running back going into Monday’s season openerSep 05, 2025 4:15 pm - With fellow running backs Roschon Johnson, rookie Kyle Monangai and Travis Homer were all recovering from various injuries, D’Andre Swift will be asked to shoulder the load Monday night against the Vikings in the season opener.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson is driven by his quest to entertain — and embarrassSep 05, 2025 11:57 am - By now, it has been well established that ingenuity is new Bears coach Ben Johnson’s calling card, a primary fuel source for the next-level offense he built with the Detroit Lions and is now trying to replicate in Chicago. But to be clear, all the creative flair that helped make the Lions’ highlight montage so riveting the past three seasons — and particularly last year when Detroit scored an NFL-high 564 points — is only a fraction of the story.
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Making predictions for the upcoming Bears season is not for the faint of heartSep 05, 2025 6:00 am - Sports writers Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar are making their predictions for the 2025 Bears. Who will be team MVP? How many games will the Bears win? What will be the biggest surprise?
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Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak PrescottSep 04, 2025 10:18 pm - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott.
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Wearing white: NU’s Braun had solid response to Tulane claims of disrespectSep 04, 2025 8:16 pm - This week in college football looks at the uniform controvery between Northwestern and Tulane, plus an in-state team earned a high preseason rankings.