Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Four young Bears players to watch the final five games of the seasonNov 30, 2024 6:34 pm - Matt Eberflus is gone. The record is not good. The Bears will not be playing playoff football come January. Bears fans are already turning their attention to 2025. The te...
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Tip of the Hat to Laughery, Illinois in rivalry win over NorthwesternNov 30, 2024 5:15 pm - Taking Interstate 57 most of the way, Gibson City is 123 miles south of Wrigley Field. On Saturday, Aidan Laughery, one of the community’s native sons, seemingly could ha...
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The Bears have moved on from Eberflus, but does it really matter who the next coach is?Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - The assumption is always that the next coach will be better than the last one, otherwise why bother? In the case of the Bears, truth is a cruel recap, the line of fools s...
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Bulls miss their chance to advance in NBA’s in-season tourneyNov 29, 2024 10:10 pm - The Bulls could have advanced to the NBA Cup’s knockout round with a victory over the Celtics on Friday. They kept up for most of the night, but lost 138-129.
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Chicago Wolves rally to stun Rockford IceHogsNov 29, 2024 10:02 pm - The Chicago Wolves opened a set of three games in three days with a come-from-behind 5-3 victory over the IceHogs on Friday night at BMO Center. Austin Wagner scored the ...
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Chiefs recover botched snap by Raiders in closing seconds, clinch playoff berth with 19-17 victoryNov 29, 2024 7:11 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have made a habit of winning games in the most improbable of ways. The way they beat the Raiders on Friday still had Patrick Ma...
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With big goals in reach, No. 22 Illinois looks to take out Northwestern at Wrigley FieldNov 29, 2024 6:29 pm - No. 22 Illinois still has some big goals to achieve. The Illini can match their highest win total in 17 years and move within one of the school record if they beat strug...
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Donato scores twice, but Minnesota remains undefeated in last 14 games vs. BlackhawksNov 29, 2024 5:03 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jared Spurgeon ended a 33-game scoring drought with two of Minnesota's three second-period goals and the Wild beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday. Marco R...
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Analysis: Eberflus left the Bears with no choice but to fire him midseason, and everyone knew itNov 29, 2024 3:23 pm - It was 9:01 and the Bears had yet to send out a Zoom link to the media for coach Matt Eberflus’ regularly scheduled 9 a.m. day-after debrief. When the link finally did co...
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What Matt Eberflus told the media Friday morning before he found out he was firedNov 29, 2024 12:41 pm - Bears head coach Matt Eberflus met with reporters virtually Friday a day after another dramatic last-minute loss, this time a 23-20 defeat to the Detroit Lions. A little ...