Articles filed under Football
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Silvy: After building up the offense, Bears need to bring defense to the same levelJan 29, 2026 6:00 am - It’s time for Ryan Poles to make a splash on defense. There will never be a better time to do it. After witnessing a season unlike any other, I’m primed to watch an offse...
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Backfield in motion, right into Wheeling’s Athletic Hall of FameJan 28, 2026 6:28 pm - Greg Anderson, Dan O’Conor, and Matt Witt, co-captains on Wheeling High School’s first state football playoff team, will go into the school’s athletic hall of fame on Friday.
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Suburban native Todd Monken will be the next Cleveland Browns head coach, AP source saysJan 28, 2026 11:40 am - The Cleveland Browns are naming Todd Monken as their head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Why do we love football? Chuck Klosterman’s new book explores America’s obsessionJan 24, 2026 4:24 pm - If you like football and you like Chuck Klosterman, well, you might already own this book, as it went on sale last week. But if you like either football or Klosterman, I’d recommend it all the same. It’s a wonderful addition to the genre.
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O’Donnell: For deflated Bears fans, Garoppolo may deserve some Sunday cheerJan 24, 2026 10:00 am - AT A GLANCE, MAINSTREAM FANS OF THE CHICAGO BEARS have no real vested interest in Sunday's NFC championship game. Rams-at-Seahawks (5:30 p.m., Fox) … Bright young Sean Mc...
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Lincicome: Great expectations still a weighty subject for Johnson and the BearsJan 24, 2026 10:00 am - Let’s quote the rarely quotable Ben Johnson, Bears coach and sideline sphinx, about where the Bears are and where they are going. “It’s no different from if you’re trying...
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NCAA approves uniform patches, opening up revenue possibilities for athletic departmentsJan 23, 2026 2:51 pm - The NCAA unearthed another revenue stream Friday when Division I leaders approved patches for uniforms in a move that could generate millions to fund athletic departments that are looking for new ways to pay players.
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College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansionJan 23, 2026 11:36 am - The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson already calling for greater urgency after a remarkable Year 1 runJan 23, 2026 11:33 am - The messenger of the Bears’ whole operation, 39-year-old firebrand Ben Johnson, isn’t in the mood for a victory lap, despite winning the division and a playoff game.
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Broncos backup QB Jarrett Stidham steps in for Bo Nix to face former team in AFC championship gameJan 22, 2026 7:20 pm - If any opponent is familiar with Denver Broncos fill-in quarterback Jarrett Stidham, it's the New England Patriots, who drafted him in 2019 to serve as Tom Brady's backup.