Articles filed under Football
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No. 11 Illinois was struggling for momentum at Duke. Then came a penalty that changed everythingSep 06, 2025 9:08 pm - Eleventh-ranked Illinois had just closed out a strong second-half performance that turned a close tussle at halftime into a lopsided win at Duke. And coach Bret Bielema had plenty of key plays to rattle off as he basked in the glow of a road victory.
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Wheaton College rallies but falls to No. 2 Mount UnionSep 06, 2025 5:05 pm - Looking at football games involving colleges from around the suburbs.
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No. 11 Illinois takes over after halftime to beat mistake-prone Duke 45-19 for road winSep 06, 2025 3:24 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for 296 yards and 3 touchdowns and No. 11 Illinois capitalized on a series of mistakes by Duke to beat the Blue Devils 45-19 on Saturday for a road win against a power-conference opponent.
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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.