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“That’s not the type of player I am,” Lee said. “I lost the ball.‘‘
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Big Game Hunting: Week 1 picks for Toledo-Illinois, Northern Illinois-Boston College, Ohio State-Indiana, Northwestern-Rutgers and more.
Of 11 Bears games on FOX last season, Joe Davis and Daryl Johnston called five, and Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth called three.
The bad baseball and the shootings in the ballpark might have brought people to their breaking point.
There are so many things wrong here, it’s hard to know where to start. If the players and fans weren’t warned of a possible threat just to keep business moving, that’s unconscionable.
Nobody does weird like the Chicago White Sox.
Josh, the Illini’s starting center, and James, a redshirt freshman linebacker, are the sons of six-time Pro Bowler Olin Kreutz.
Taking a look back at the White Sox’ Week From Hell.
Are the Irish, who play Navy on Saturday in Dublin, for real? And what to make of Freeman, anyway?
Just as fired vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn were carrying their belongings out the door Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, Tony La Russa was making a — we won’t call it triumphant — return.
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The Cubs recalled Canario and selected right-hander Shane Greene from Triple-A Iowa before their doubleheader Friday against the Reds.
“This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.”
Waddle, who co-hosts the afternoon show on ESPN 1000, will join host Taylor McGregor on “Bears Den,” a 30-minute show that will air on Thursdays during the season.
The Bears should be an improved team with the additions of DJ Moore, Tremaine Edmunds, Darnell Wright and others — with a chance for a big leap to the playoffs in a wide-open NFC North. But there’s a long way to go after a preseason filled with uncertainty.
The Bears are an unpredictable team in an unpredictable division. Here’s a look at where they stand going into the season.
The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley answers the most important Bears questions as they prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener against the rival Packers:
It’s a loaded weekend with several matchups between ranked teams.
Coines was effective on the ground and in the air against Warren’s traditionally stout defense.
2023 season has been “a nightmare,” Reinsdorf said. “It’s still a nightmare. It’s embarrassing. It’s disgusting.”
Stanton is the latest Illinois high school basketball star headed to Princeton, which has built an undeniable pipeline in the state.
In only his second year as a GM, there isn’t much to go off in evaluating Poles — yet. Whether he has been right or wrong on key decisions will come to light this season and determine how much trust he gets going forward.
The second-year safety, who has been out since Aug. 5 with an undisclosed injury, has started on-field work but has some hurdles to clear. “We feel good [about] where he is,” coach Matt Eberflus said.
When the Bears named their 53-man roster on Tuesday a whopping six players hailed from the state.
Speaking to reporters before introducing Chris Getz as the team’s new general manager, Reinsdorf stuck to the Sox’ original story that the shooting must have originated outside the stadium.
Peterman is the veteran with five seasons of NFL experience. But he’s only started five games himself. So Bagent, the rookie from Division II Shepherd University, remains an intriguing option.
Ertz, 31, had already hinted at her retirement at this summer’s World Cup after the United States fell to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16, tearfully telling reporters it was likely her final match wearing the team crest.
Giolito and Lopez, who were among a flurry of trades pulled off by former Sox GM Rick Hahn shortly before he was fired, were among the players the Angels are desperately trying to shed.
Peterman gives the Bears a veteran option to back up starting quarterback Justin Fields, with undrafted free agent rookie Tyson Bagent the other quarterback on the roster.
“He knows our players, both at the major league level and in our system, knows our staff and is familiar with all aspects of our baseball operations department,” chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said.
MLB teams get two extra roster spots beginning Friday.
Cubs general manger Carter Hawkins played baseball with Swanson’s older brother when they were teenagers.
Before the surgery in March, Guttman’s separation speed, faceoff ability and productivity impressed the Hawks at the AHL and NHL levels. He’ll be particularly interesting to watch in camp starting Sept. 21.
Kids brought their curiosity to heighten a hike around Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve last weekend as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves.
Bet on it: Former Tulane, Bucs QB says ‘discipline’ is the hardest thing to master.
For now, it’s looking like a Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Eagles — and the Bears have a long way to climb.
Results from all the ranked teams.
The Caravan held Morgan Park’s dynamic skill players in check most of the game and came away with a 22-12 home victory over the No. 23 Mustangs.
The No. 2 Griffins’ defense stopped No. 3 Batavia’s two-point conversion attempt with eight seconds left to win 14-13.
In the clubhouse before the game, Getz projected optimism and outlined organizational expectations.
Under interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever, the Sky have gone 8-12 with two losing streaks of four games or more.