Articles filed under The Athletic
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Ja’Marr Chase has the Chicago Bears defense on high alert, and with good reasonNov 01, 2025 10:00 am - Ja’Marr Chase is back in his groove, quickly locking in this month with new Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco and again becoming the wick for a Cincinnati offense that has exploded for 1,136 yards and 89 points in three games since Flacco’s arrival. Chase has caught 38 balls for 345 yards and two touchdowns in that span.
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As Cubs try to reach the next level, building around Nico Hoerner is a mustOct 31, 2025 11:05 am - Fast, athletic and instinctual, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner embodied a 92-win team that studied the game and concentrated on the little details within each series. Educated at Stanford University, he has an ability to clearly see the big picture.
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Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold examples of Caleb Williams’ ‘potentially monstrous’ payoff for BearsOct 30, 2025 11:48 am - Caleb Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, is now eight games into his second season, and his progress has been a mixed bag. Patience is not the order of the day for modern NFL fans, but The Athletic’s Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen took a measured look at the Chicago Bears’ quarterback for the latest episode of “The Athletic Football Show” and came away with a message for Chicago fans.
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Jonathan Toews’ best Blackhawks moments: ‘17 Seconds’ and other career-defining memoriesOct 30, 2025 11:17 am - Whatever happens in Winnipeg, whenever he does retire, Jonathan Toews’ indelible mark will always be in Chicago. Ahead of his first game against his old team on Thursday, let’s take a look back at the most memorable moments in a most memorable career.
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Michael Jordan laments NBA’s load management trend: ‘It shouldn’t be needed’Oct 29, 2025 4:31 pm - Michael Jordan offered his insights on load management in the NBA: He doesn’t like it.
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Jonathan Toews brings healthy body, healthy attitude to his first game against the BlackhawksOct 28, 2025 9:56 am - Jonathan Toews’ well-documented healing journey over two long years away has brought him back to hockey, back to his native Winnipeg, and back to those dirty areas around the net and in the corners where he made his living for all those years in Chicago.
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Missed ball-strike call leads to costly pickoff in World Series Game 3Oct 27, 2025 8:45 pm - A missed ball-strike call led to a costly pickoff play in Game 3 of the World Series.
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Chicago Fire ends MLS playoff drought and sets a building block for future ambitionOct 25, 2025 8:46 pm - The Chicago Fire reached the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2017 and won a playoff game too. Could it be just the start of big things at long last for the Fire?
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D’Andre Swift and the Bears’ soft-spoken running backs are suddenly making noiseOct 25, 2025 10:00 am - If it seems like the Bears’ ground game has reached new heights quietly, perhaps that’s fitting. Running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, known for his fiery coaching style and high-volume enthusiasm, has been taken aback since the spring at how reserved his room has been.
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Why the Chicago Blackhawks aren’t sweating their next NHL draft slotOct 24, 2025 3:26 pm - There was no reason to believe the Chicago Blackhawks were going to be better than the 31st or 32nd team in the NHL this season. Based on their projections and every othe...