Articles filed under Football
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O’Donnell: Forget Dr. Seuss — Bears people can cry because it’s overJan 20, 2026 10:00 am - AND AS THE CHARGE OF THE LATE BRIGADE fades to lakefront silence, select takes after one of the most theatrical seasons in the history of the Chicago Bears: Ben Johnson —...
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Fernando Mendoza's clutch play against Miami leads undefeated Indiana to its 1st national titleJan 19, 2026 10:56 pm - MIAMI — A historic season for Fernando Mendoza ended with a national title. The Heisman Trophy winner didn't have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up b...
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Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP finalJan 19, 2026 10:53 pm - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put th...
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Miami and Indiana turned college football final into one of the toughest tickets in memoryJan 19, 2026 7:46 pm - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Take a long-downtrodden team that happens to have the world's largest alumni base and another playing a home game while in search of its first natio...
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Bears hope they’ll get another chance to learn from playoff mistakesJan 18, 2026 10:20 pm - Another clutch comeback, but ultimately crushing overtime loss to the Rams leaves the Bears wondering if Sunday’s lessons will pay off in the future.
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College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw comingJan 18, 2026 3:07 pm - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — One program long lived with the distinction of losing more games in the history of college football than anyone. The other has enjoyed its fair shar...
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College Achievers: Willowbrook’s Cruz working for a shot at the NFL CombineJan 18, 2026 3:00 pm - College Achievers: Willowbrook graduate and Kansas offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr. will play in the American Bowl this week with an eye toward an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in February.
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Seahawks dominate 49ers from opening kick, advance to NFC title game with 41-6 winJan 17, 2026 10:40 pm - Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Kenneth Walker III rushed for three scores and the Seattle Seahawks advanced to the NFC championship game with a dominant 41-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.
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Broncos advance to AFC title game, beating Bills in overtime, but lose QB Nix for playoffsJan 17, 2026 10:37 pm - Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen's deep throw in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Broncos into position for Wil Lutz's 24-yard field goal that sent Denver to the AFC championship game with a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.
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Meeting of the minds: Rams, Bears offenses share similar thought processesJan 17, 2026 12:55 pm - Jaylon Johnson and Kevin Byard both seemed to realize something as they answered questions at Halas Hall earlier this week. As Johnson and Byard each spoke about how to s...