Articles filed under Football
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John Dietz’s Week 15 NFL predictionsDec 17, 2023 7:54 am - Sunday’s games: Browns 20, Bears 16 Falcons 30, Panthers 14 Packers 24, Bucs 23 Dolphins 26, Jets 16 Chiefs 24, Patriots 9 Saints 24, Giants 17 Titans 27, Texans 19 ...
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North Central’s streak ends as late 2-point try failsDec 15, 2023 11:07 pm - North Central’s Brad Spencer was 29-0 as a head coach heading into Friday’s Stagg Bowl, the Division III championship game, against SUNY-Cortland. The game was low-scorin...
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Jets' Solomon Thomas is driven by the memory of his sister and an ever-present call to help peopleDec 15, 2023 8:53 pm - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Solomon Thomas was lost, stuck in a dark place mentally while desperately trying to overcome the anxiety, depression and sadness that gnawed at him. ...
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Column: Time for Belichick to leave on his terms (sort of), before he's shoved out the doorDec 15, 2023 8:24 pm - This is starting to feel like Tom Landry's final days as an NFL coach, just before he was ingloriously put out to pasture. Or maybe it will be more akin to Don Shula, who...
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Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns: 5 storylines to watch in Week 15Dec 15, 2023 5:49 pm - One game at a time. The playoff talk is fun, but it will end real soon if the Bears don’t beat the Cleveland Browns this weekend. Coach Matt Eberflus’ team can keep its p...
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Everything you need to know about North Central’s return to Stagg BowlDec 14, 2023 8:06 pm - There aren’t many winning traditions in Chicago sports these days. So it’s a big deal for North Central to be making its fourth straight appearance in the Stagg Bowl, the...
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Chicago Bears injury report: DJ Moore returns to practice; Jaquan Brisker sits outDec 14, 2023 7:41 pm - Bears receiver DJ Moore returned to practice Thursday in a limited capacity after sitting out Wednesday. Moore is dealing with an ankle this week after getting tackled ha...
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How will Fields fare in his return to Cleveland, site of his 9-sack debut?Dec 14, 2023 7:32 pm - Justin Fields didn’t know how to answer the question. What have you learned since the last time you started a game in Cleveland? That day, of course, Fields made his firs...
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Silvy: Bears suddenly give us reason to dreamDec 14, 2023 5:16 pm - Welcome to the Bears biggest game since 2020. Amazing, isn’t it? Who would’ve ever thought at the end of September that this team would be playing meaningful games in the...
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A football all-star and two for the hallDec 13, 2023 10:42 pm - There’s no wrong time to talk about Illinois high school football. To Vukasin Dejkovic, there’s not a wrong time to play the sport. The Mid-Suburban East all-conference l...