Articles filed under Football
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More mixed results from Bears offense in joint practice with BillsAug 15, 2025 5:35 pm - Here are the biggest takeaways from Friday’s practice between the Bears and the visiting Bills.
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An NCAA report handed down Friday implicated Michigan coaches Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore in the school’s “Spygate” controversy. The report details repeated lying and hypocrisy by the coaches and support staffer Connor Stalions, writes Athletic columnist Stewart Mandel.Aug 15, 2025 4:21 pm - Once upon a time, a future Hall of Fame coach lost his job in disgrace for lying on an NCAA compliance form in claiming he knew of no unreported NCAA violations by his pl...
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Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandalAug 15, 2025 12:39 pm - The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years.
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The Mid-American Conference heads into the season with experienced quarterback at top teamsAug 14, 2025 9:07 pm - Quarterback Dequan Finn is returning to a very different Mid-American Conference than the one he left when he transferred to Baylor last year. His biggest challenge n...
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NFL teams will again stencil messages in the end zone, including ‘End Racism’ and ‘Choose Love’Aug 14, 2025 9:00 pm - All 32 NFL teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: “End Racism,” “Stop Hate,” “Choose Love,” or “Inspire Change.” Once again, “It Takes All of Us” will be stenciled in the opposite end zone for all games.
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Gervon Dexter says he can be ‘more dominant’ in new Bears defenseAug 14, 2025 3:24 pm - Gervon Dexter should benefit from some changes both personally and with the team. He told reporters Thursday that he added lean muscle over the offseason. It’s helped him improve in all aspects of his game and be more effective, especially in early downs.
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NCAA informs Michigan ruling on sign-stealing investigation will be released Friday, AP source saysAug 14, 2025 10:58 am - The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
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A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this seasonAug 14, 2025 10:35 am - Now in its second year with an expanded bracket, 12 teams will make the playoff to close out the 2025-26 season. Five of those slots will go to conference champions. The rest will be at-large bids to be handed out by the 13-person committee. Here’s a far-too-early prediction at where they will end up, and what the toughest choices will be before the bracket comes out on Dec. 8.
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Silvy: Johnson’s methods might be unorthodox at times, but he still has our trustAug 14, 2025 6:00 am - We have to trust that first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson is QB Yoda, and soon Caleb Williams will become the young Jedi quarterback he was drafted to be. We wanted Johnson hired for this and much more.
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Restarting the roar: ‘Rejuvenated’ Lisle makes bold move to improve its football prospectsAug 13, 2025 8:22 pm - Fielding mainly underclassmen, Lisle High School football moves to a junior varsity schedule this season for a greater chance at long-term success.