Articles filed under Football
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NFL’s Saints helped Catholic church amid abuse crisis, emails showFeb 03, 2025 6:43 pm - Hundreds of internal emails obtained by The Washington Post on Monday shed new light on the role New Orleans Saints executives played in helping the city’s Catholic churc...
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Former LSU receivers score 8 times as the NFC tops the AFC in the Pro Bowl Games again, 76-63Feb 02, 2025 5:21 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. — With Olympic flag football three years away, this much is becoming clear: the U.S. team should want a former LSU receiver on its roster. The four ex-Tiger...
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Once the plucky underdog, the Kansas City Chiefs have become the NFL juggernaut fans love to hateFeb 02, 2025 5:17 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs were once the lovable NFL underdogs, led by the good-natured coach who couldn’t win the big one, the plucky quarterback with the...
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Not much good news in Chicago sports, but here are 3 encouraging signsFeb 01, 2025 6:38 pm - One month into 2025, Mike McGraw found three reasons to be optimistic about Chicago sports finding a way to bust out of its current futility. Leading the way is the impressive potential of Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis.
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The players and coaches in Super Bowl 59 with Illinois connectionsFeb 01, 2025 4:52 pm - Here’s a list of players and coaches participating in the Super Bowl who either grew up in Illinois, were born here and moved away, played or coached in Illinois or played or coached for the Bears.
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25 questions ahead of Super Bowl 59Feb 01, 2025 4:36 pm - With another “Super Bowl Week” about to tempt us, we find that there are many more questions than answers. Here are 25 of them, conveniently multiple choice.
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New defensive coordinator Allen fits the bill for new coach Johnson, BearsJan 31, 2025 3:20 pm - From pretty much the moment the Bears hired Ben Johnson as head coach, veteran coach Dennis Allen was linked to Johnson as a possible defensive coordinator. The Bears mad...
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NFL says it will look into allegations by massage therapists about Justin Tucker’s behaviorJan 30, 2025 5:46 pm - An NFL spokesman says the league will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.
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Bears’ new coordinators share their plans for successfully developing the teamJan 30, 2025 5:23 pm - Ben Johnson and his new coordinators will get to work as the off-season progresses. They’ll need to hire the rest of the team’s coaching staff and also prepare for free agency and the draft in the coming months.
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Silvy: It won’t matter how good Johnson is as coach if he doesn’t have strong offensive, defensive linesJan 30, 2025 6:00 am - It’s still shocking to me that Ryan Poles and Ian Cunningham, who learned from Andy Reid, Brett Veach, Scott Pioli, Roseman and Ozzie Newsome, thought they could cut corners and build a successful, sustainable program without putting big-time assets into their lines — especially on offense.