The 2018 Chicago Bears scrapped away at the Arizona Cardinals and left State Farm Stadium with a 16-14 victory. It wasn’t always pretty, but they did what they needed to return to Chicago atop the NFC North. The defense can be leaned on when needed The Cardinals took advantage of an uncharacteristic Bears’ start in which the […]
White Sox Misery Continues in 8-3 Loss to Cubs.
Chicago Crosstown series at Guaranteed Rate Field Sox left fielder Ryan LaMarre misjudged a lead off line drive in the top of the fifth, leading to a five run explosion by the Northsiders the essential put the game out of reach. The Addison Russell incident may have been on the Cubs players minds Friday, as […]
NL Central Still Undecided
The NL Central race is just that. A race. If we had projected the season’s final outcome when Spring Training ended, most of us would have said that the Cubs would win the Division in a breeze, that the Cardinals had an outside shot at a post season berth and the Brewers would just be […]
Tuesday thoughts from 2018 Bears’ win over Seahawks
The Chicago Bears rode a dominant defensive performance en route to defeating the Seattle Seahawks in their 2018 home opener. The defense was lights out, but there are other stories beyond their showing. Defensive domination The Bears’ defense was downright dominant against the Seahawks, and that dominance begins and ends with Khalil Mack. Germain Ifedi […]
Undrafted Rookie Ryan Nall Keeping NFL Dreams Alive
Ryan Nall was a free agent out of Oregon State, who left school early. He entered the 2018 NFL draft but went unpicked. Then, the Chicago Bears offered him a contract. Despite rushing for 223 years, making four pass receptions, and scoring a touchdown in preseason, he failed to make the fifty-three man roster. However, […]
Explosive plays, turnovers cost Wildcats loss vs Zips
The Northwestern Wildcats fell 39-34 to the visiting Akron Zips on Saturday, bringing them to 1-2 on the season and to a search for in-game consistency. Northwestern scored quickly off a botched Akron punt but otherwise came out of the gates struggling to get going offensively. The defense, however, played with tenacity and the discipline needed […]
The Sports Report – September 11, 2018
with Packer Dave, Steve Leventhal, and John Poulter Join us on the Sports Report as Andy Dorf along with our special guest Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun Times, discuss the Chicago Bears – Green Bay Packers season opening game. Aaron Rogers’ amazing comeback was one of several headlines on the first weekend of the […]
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Northwestern falls short vs Duke
Wildcats struggle at home against Blue Devils Northwestern running back Jeremy Larkin and wide receiver Flynn Nagel stole the show Saturday at Ryan Field, but it was not enough to lift the Wildcats past the Duke Blue Devils, losing by a score of 21-7. Northwestern started the game strong, marching to the end zone all the […]
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 2018 Preview
Football is back! The grueling months of off-season speculation, predictions, controversies and stories that simply won’t go away, have finally come to an end. So, when Chicago Bears fans hear the iconic trumpets of NBC’s presentation of “Sunday Night Football,” an all-too unfamiliar feeling of optimism will accompany their excitement. A whirlwind off-season, capped off […]
Khalil Mack trade to benefit cap-comfortable Bears
Odell Beckham Jr., Aaron Donald, Aaron Rodgers and Khalil Mack were the remaining contract storylines of the 2018 offseason, but after the first three all received lucrative deals, Mack stood alone as the final holdout. The lone remaining domino of an offseason filled with rumors at last fell early Saturday morning when the Chicago Bears […]
