Articles filed under Sports
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Today’s sports figures don’t deserve annual top quotes columnDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Today’s sports figures don’t deserve the continuing tradition of Bob Frisk’s annual top sports quotes column.
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Where to next?: Bike club members plan rides for the new yearDec 27, 2024 6:00 am - Bike club members across the Chicago area are anticipating their 2025 riding goals. Clubs offer a built-in advantage: a large pool of riders often possessed with cycling ambitions to match one’s own.
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More of the shame: Bears skid reaches 10 games with toothless loss to SeattleDec 26, 2024 10:24 pm - The Seahawks beat the Bears 6-3 on Thursday night at Soldier Field. It marked the Bears' 10th consecutive loss and dropped their season record to 4-12 with one game remaining.
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Bears offense goes without a touchdown, rookie QB Williams sacked seven timesDec 26, 2024 10:19 pm - The Bears couldn’t score an offensive touchdown and lost their 10th straight game, 6-3 to the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on Thursday night. Here’s what you need to...
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Hawks erase 21-point deficit by scoring 50 in the 4th quarter in a 141-133 win over the BullsDec 26, 2024 9:32 pm - ATLANTA — Jalen Johnson had a career-high 30 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a late 21-point deficit by scoring 50 points in the fourth quarter in a 141-133 win...
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Gleason runs and passes for 5 OT scores as Toledo beats Pitt 48-46 in bowl-record 6 overtimesDec 26, 2024 8:45 pm - Tucker Gleason ran for one overtime score and threw for four more as Toledo beat Pittsburgh 48-46 in a bowl-record six overtimes at the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Fiel...
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In sign of the times in college sports, Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Courtney to finish seasonDec 26, 2024 5:45 pm - Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as Miami's men's basketball coach effective immediately. Larrañaga will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga's best friends for the past three decades or so — for the remainder of the season.
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At least 65 million tune in for Netflix NFL Christmas Day games. NBA holiday ratings also skyrocketDec 26, 2024 4:44 pm - The NBA got viewers for Christmas, even while going up against NFL games. The NBA's five-game Christmas lineup was the league's most-watched in five years, with the games averaging about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, the league said Thursday based on Nielsen's preliminary numbers. It's an 84% rise over the NBA's Christmas numbers from 2023.
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Penn State offensive coordinator Kotelnicki’s creativity has the Nittany Lions humming in the CFPDec 26, 2024 3:55 pm - Penn State's offense is thriving under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. The Nittany Lions are one of a handful of Power Four schools averaging 200 yards per game rushing and receiving heading into their College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State.
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Despite all the Bears dysfunction around him, Williams has shown he’s the real deal at QBDec 26, 2024 6:00 am - As a Bears fan, maybe I don’t know what a great quarterback looks like, but I sure as heck can identify quarterbacks who will not work out. Caleb Williams is not one of those guys.