Articles filed under Football
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Bears ready to reveal a little more about themselves in preseason opener vs. MiamiAug 09, 2025 10:15 am - Months after hiring Ben Johnson as their new head coach and weeks after starting training camp, the Bears will play a game. They’ll open the preseason against the Miami Dolphins at noon Sunday at Soldier Field.
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O’Donnell: Fantasy football players are ‘in’ as NFL ’25 approachesAug 09, 2025 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell has some thoughts on Sports news so far in August.
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Lions’ Norris taken off the field in an ambulance, with preseason stopped with 6:31 to goAug 08, 2025 9:10 pm - Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions' preseason game Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run.
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Williams among Bears starters who will sit out Sunday’s preseason opener against the DolphinsAug 08, 2025 6:03 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that quarterback Caleb Williams and some starters won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field.
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‘We’re gonna be pretty good’: Bears defense encouraged by practice session against DolphinsAug 08, 2025 4:38 pm - The Bears defense stymied the Dolphins’ first-team offense right from the first drill at Friday’s joint practice in Lake Forest and dominated the practice by forcing turnovers, breaking up passes and sacking the quarterback.
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Silvy: The hits keep coming, and that can only make the Bears betterAug 07, 2025 6:00 am - Ben Johnson continues to push all the right buttons, trying to turn around a Bears team that has been misguided for years.
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The Big Ten and private equity: Why college sports’ richest conference is doing its homeworkAug 06, 2025 12:28 pm - With revenues likely to soar past $1 billion this fiscal year, the Big Ten’s deep pockets give its membership advantages well beyond its competition. But even for college...
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Something different: How will Bears measure up when Dolphins, Bills come to Halas Hall?Aug 06, 2025 12:13 pm - What can coach Ben Johnson and Bears general manager Ryan Poles learn during joint practices with the Dolphins and Bills? Here are some of the top storylines to watch.
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Texas tops preseason college football coaches pollAug 04, 2025 5:02 pm - The SEC landed nine teams in the USA Today 2025 preseason college football Coaches Poll to lead all conferences, with Texas holding off two Big Ten powerhouses to open as the preseason No. 1.
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Bears offer $5,000 to cover Maine South flag football tripAug 01, 2025 1:57 pm - The Chicago Bears have offered to donate $5,000 to help cover the costs of the Maine South High School girls flag football team’s recent trip to a national tournament.