Articles filed under Sports
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O’Donnell: Playoff Bears go from ’dog to chalk, now have to beat historyJan 06, 2026 10:00 am - BEGIN WITH THE CURRENT POSITIVES AT 1920 FOOTBALL DRIVE: Ben Johnson has transformed the football culture within Halas Hall. Caleb Williams has established a football rés...
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Montana State beats Illinois State in OT for 1st national title since 1984Jan 05, 2026 11:45 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Myles Sansted kicked the extra point in overtime and Montana State won its first national championship since 1984, beating Illinois State 35-34 on Mond...
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Prep sports heads into the new yearJan 05, 2026 10:39 pm - Happy New Year from the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter.
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Simons scores 27 points, Pritchard adds 21 as Celtics cruise past Bulls 115-101Jan 05, 2026 9:17 pm - BOSTON — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday n...
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What happens next could determine Williams’ legacyJan 05, 2026 8:39 pm - Typically when the Bears win a surprise division title, they go right back to being bad. Maybe Caleb Williams can write a different script against the Packers in the playoffs.
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Hockey Hall of Fame player and longtime Blackhawks executive Bob Pulford dies at 89Jan 05, 2026 7:11 pm - Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Fame player who went on to a lengthy career in the NHL as a coach and general manager, has died. He was 89. A spokesperson for the NHL Alumn...
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Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point in one of the closest AP Top 25 races everJan 05, 2026 12:43 pm - Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year histo...
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Kentucky, Vanderbilt into top 10 in women's AP Top 25 after 4 of top 10 teams fall; UConn, Texas 1-2Jan 05, 2026 11:08 am - Kentucky and Vanderbilt made major jumps in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday after four of the top 10 teams lost last week, causing a shake-up in ...
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UW-River Falls tops North Central for Stagg Bowl titleJan 04, 2026 11:13 pm - Behind three big-time turnovers, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls claimed its first Stagg Bowl title in program history with a 24-14 victory over North Central College in the Division III National Championship game on Sunday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
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A sour note: Bears end regular season with last-second loss to LionsJan 04, 2026 9:40 pm - The Bears came out flat in its regular-season finale against the Detroit Lions, losing 19-16 at Soldier Field.