Articles filed under Football
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Analyzing how Bears’ Williams put together his season-best performanceSep 23, 2025 4:26 pm - Sunday felt like a turning point for quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears.
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No. 19 Indiana takes control quickly and overwhelms No. 9 Illinois in 63-10 victorySep 20, 2025 10:20 pm - Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes and D'Angelo Ponds scooped up the punt he blocked and returned it 11 yards for a score Saturday night, leading No. 19 Indiana past No. 9 Illinois 63-10 for its first win over a top 10 foe in five years — and easily the most lopsided.
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Cowboys look to build on wild first win, while Bears try to bounce back from blowout lossSep 20, 2025 4:36 pm - Brian Schottenheimer hopes to make it two wins in a row after picking up his first as a head coach last week when the Dallas Cowboys visit Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
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O’Donnell: ‘NFL Today’ to dance back to the age of young Walter Payton and Barry WhiteSep 20, 2025 10:00 am - Sunday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the debut of the breakthrough sports studio show, “The NFL Today,” CBS will go full-bore retro to honor the late-morning Sunday staple, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Can Dennis Allen’s Bears defense turn jeers into cheers?Sep 19, 2025 4:21 pm - Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen can break out the folksy aphorism about nobody caring about his problems, but 100% of Bears players, coaches, executives and fans absolutely care about the Bears’ defensive problems right now.
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Williams’ progress at quarterback again the top storyline for Bears this weekendSep 19, 2025 3:55 pm - The Bears face a potential fork-in-the-road moment Sunday afternoon when they host the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field. Sunday’s game kicks off at 3:25 p.m. and will be broadcast on Fox. Here are the top five storylines to watch.
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Bears rule out five players for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, two more questionableSep 19, 2025 3:06 pm - The injury news didn’t get much better for the Chicago Bears on Friday. Five players were ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field while two more are questionable.
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Iowa’s Gronowski sets win record, faces ultimate Big Ten challengeSep 18, 2025 9:49 pm - Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski, a Naperville native, tied an impressive record last week, and will lead the Hawkeyes against Rutgers on Friday.
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What needs fixing on the Bears’ defense? It starts with the lack of a pass rushSep 18, 2025 8:01 pm - Over the past few days, Chicago Bears players and coaches have tried to answer a common question at Halas Hall: What the heck happened in Detroit on Sunday?
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Scouting Week 4 Fox Valley football gamesSep 18, 2025 2:50 pm - Here’s a look at the fourth week of high school football games in the Fox Valley.