Articles filed under Sports
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Bears coach Ben Johnson is driven by his quest to entertain — and embarrassSep 05, 2025 11:57 am - By now, it has been well established that ingenuity is new Bears coach Ben Johnson’s calling card, a primary fuel source for the next-level offense he built with the Detroit Lions and is now trying to replicate in Chicago. But to be clear, all the creative flair that helped make the Lions’ highlight montage so riveting the past three seasons — and particularly last year when Detroit scored an NFL-high 564 points — is only a fraction of the story.
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Steve Larmer, Duncan Keith added to Blackhawks Hall of Fame inaugural classSep 05, 2025 10:42 am - The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday announced the election of Steve Larmer and Duncan Keith to the Blackhawks Hall of Fame. Larmer was selected from the Heritage ballot, while Keith was selected from the Modern ballot, as voted on by the fans, alumni and media.
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Five games to watch this weekSep 05, 2025 9:23 am - Week Two of the prep football season is here. A pair of MSL games highlight this week’s schedule, John Lemon writes. Prospect (1-0) travels to Palatine (1-0) in a battle ...
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With October drawing near, the Cubs need Seiya Suzuki back in his comfort zoneSep 05, 2025 9:00 am - Seiya Suzuki’s comfort level has been an ongoing story ever since the Cubs aggressively recruited him after MLB’s lockout ended in 2022. The total cost of the five-year contract approached $100 million when factoring in the posting fee owed to Suzuki’s Japanese club, a sizable commitment that made him a building block for what president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer envisioned as “The Next Great Cubs Team.”
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Making predictions for the upcoming Bears season is not for the faint of heartSep 05, 2025 6:00 am - Sports writers Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar are making their predictions for the 2025 Bears. Who will be team MVP? How many games will the Bears win? What will be the biggest surprise?
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Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Cowboys' Dak PrescottSep 04, 2025 10:18 pm - Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected moments after a pregame Super Bowl championship celebration for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott.
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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula in the U.S. Open semifinalsSep 04, 2025 9:58 pm - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was simply too good for Jessica Pegula yet again, winning their U.S. Open semifinal 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year's final.
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Wearing white: NU’s Braun had solid response to Tulane claims of disrespectSep 04, 2025 8:16 pm - This week in college football looks at the uniform controvery between Northwestern and Tulane, plus an in-state team earned a high preseason rankings.
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Caitlin Clark to miss the rest of the Fever’s season because of a right groin injurySep 04, 2025 7:43 pm - Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever’s season because of a right groin injury.
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How to watch 2025 Chicago Bears: Schedule, streaming for Year 2 of Caleb WilliamsSep 04, 2025 2:09 pm - Actually finding and accessing Bears games is more cumbersome than ever. In addition to the usual channel rotation of CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC/ESPN and NFL Network, this season’s streaming rights also extend to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Peacock and YouTube. It can get exhausting (and annoying) to keep up with all these changes, so we’ve compiled a league-wide overview of how the current broadcast carousel works.