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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Joy, optimism back in the building as Bears QB Caleb Williams aims for championship contention next season Williams turned up the voltage at Soldier Field all season. The taste of success, individually and by the team, has him hungrier for bigger goals. Even with bright future, Bears bemoan missed opportunity […]
A huge welcome back for number 19 after he spent 15 seasons in the Windy City.
It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re open again for business. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come in out of the cold. We can check your coat for you. The hostess will seat you now. Bring […]
Anthony DePinoFirst Baseman5´11´´218 poundsAge: 22First appearance in the South Side Sox Top 1002025 High Level Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Low-A)Age relative to high level +1.6 yearsSSS rank among all first basemen in the system 3Overall 2025 stats 29 games ⚾️ 2 HR ⚾️ 18 RBI ⚾️ .223/.359/.320 ⚾️ 11-of-11 (100%) SB ⚾️ 20 BB ⚾️ 29 K ⚾️ .990 FLD […]
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The Brooklyn Nets couldn’t get it done against the Bulls in the home-and-home. They’re back in Brooklyn on Monday where they’ll welcome former Nets assistant Jordan Ott and his new-look Suns. It’s Ott’s first season as head coach after he spent six years with the Nets, spanning from Kenny Atkinson to Jacque Vaughn. Onto the […]
The 2025 Chicago Bears season has come to an end. Sure, it didn’t end with a championship, but it was a season that we won’t soon forget. An 11-6 regular season record, an NFC North division title, a Wild Card round victory over the Green Bay Packers to end our rival’s season, and a down […]
The Chicago Bulls might be getting their best player back this week. On Sunday, $100 million point guard Josh Giddey partook in his first five-on-five practice since suffering a hamstring strain during a workout with the Bulls’ NBAGL affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. Giddey’s All-Star reserve dreams may be dashed if he misses much more time. We already know he missed out on starting , although that never felt like a real possibility. In 10 games without the 6-foot-7 Aussie, the Bulls have ...
The Detroit Lions are bringing in a new offensive coordinator for the 2026 NFL season. And the name might be familiar to some Chicago Bears fans. Well, at least the ones who were neck deep wading through the Bears’ head coaching candidates last offseason. Drew Petzing, who interviewed for Chicago’s head coaching vacancy last January, is joining the Lions as their new offensive play caller. The Lions are hiring Drew Petzing as their offensive coordinator, sources tell me and @RapSheet . Pe...
This weekend at the Cubs Convention, everyone said all the right things about the Chicago Cubs’ theoretical infield overload, with Alex Bregman coming in to be the starting third baseman, Nico Hoerner holding down second base, and Matt Shaw moving into a super-utility role. That’s the approach that makes for the best 2026 roster, and it’s the way things are expected to go as we sit here today. That said, we know about the rumors that have swirled for a long time, and we discussed the real...
The Chicago Bears hosted the Los Angeles Rams for the right to travel to Seattle for the NFC Championship game on the line, the final game before Super Bowl LX. As anyone who has watched the Bears this season would expect, it came down to the wire in an overtime battle. The Bears may not […]
The thing about Cubs Convention is that you can be as big of a Cubs fan as anyone you know, a rabid poster on various Cubs communities like Bleed Cubbie Blue, the type of person who gets notifications for multiple teams and players, and odds are the crowd at Cubs Convention will out-fanatic you. It […]
When Ozzy Trapilo went down last weekend against Green Bay, Ben Johnson was always going to have a difficult decision to make in how to replace him. Sure, Theo Benedet played okay in a few starts at left tackle. But he really struggled in pass protection, and having him be the main man responsible for blocking Jared Verse on quarterback Caleb Williams’ blindside could have been an issue. And while Braxton Jones was activated from injured reserve, playing him in a playoff game didn’t feel ...
Amidst a special triple-header Martin Luther King Jr. Day slate of national games on NBC/Peacock, the NBA’s 10 All-Star starters for next month were announced. And no, injured Chicago Bulls point guard Josh Giddey — the Bulls’ best player this year — did not make the cut. After missing 10 straight games for Chicago with a hamstring strain, there’s a decent chance Giddey won’t be named an All-Star reserve this year, either. He’s been enjoying a breakout run, averaging a near-triple-double ...
As 2026 continues to look more and more like an “all-in” season for the Chicago Cubs, we cannot discount the possibility of more additions to the 2026 roster this offseason. Logically, of course, that makes sense. But even more reassuringly, both President Jed Hoyer and GM Carter Hawkins have indicated as much, even suggesting that – for once – paying the luxury tax isn’t a concern or impediment to any moves they may want to make before Opening Day. But when you look around the diamond/ro...
In his first season as a member of the Jets he will play his first game in the place he called home for 15 years.
I’ve used the same image of a Blackhawks’ jersey for every other pregame post this season (with the exceptions for the jerseys in which they wear black). Tonight’s different because… it’s different. The Captain returns. It’s going to be a special night at the United Center, with a hockey game taking place as well. Jonathan Toews speaks with a collection of media he hasn’t had to deal with in a few years about facing the #Blackhawks tonight pic.twitter.com/yZXr5LOQRC — Tab Bamford ...
With the Divisional Round now in the books and the Bears’ season unfortunately concluded, it’s a good time to run through another 2026 NFL Mock Draft. How will the Jets react after Dante Moore’s choice to go back to Oregon? What will the Bears do with the 25th pick ? Let’s get to it. 2026 NFL Mock Draft 1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza – Indiana As the College Football Playoff moves on, Fernando Mendoza’s stock keeps rising. As of right now, he seems to be the...
The Cubs’ 2022 season began much like 2021 ended — with the team losing games, some of them by large scores (though they also had a 21-0 win over the Pirates in that span, go figure). They had taken two of the first three games of a four-game set against the Reds in Cincinnati, and […]
We know that Alex Bregman’s deal with the Chicago Cubs is for five years, is nominally worth $175 million, has a reported $70 million in deferrals, and comes with a no-trade clause. Now we know a little more on the particulars there: Details on deferred $ in Alex Bregman deal: $70 million of $175M is deferred ($15M in 2026 & 2029, $10M in 2027 & 2028, $20M in 2030) Deferred money is paid each July 31, 2034-41: 2026 & 2029 in installments of $1.875M 2027 & 2028 in installments of $1.2...
The Blackhawks close out their four-game homestand on Monrday against the Winnipeg Jets, hoping to snap a recent skid and return to the win column. The Jets’ season has unraveled after a decent start. Winnipeg won seven of its first 10 games but have watched things steadily slide downhill since. The Jets are currently 31st in the league standings, and the underlying numbers explain why: a 48.16 percent shot-attempt share at 5-on-5 (24th in the NHL) and a 46.67 percent expected goals share...
A lot of the time, 24 hours after a loss, I begin to feel better. I’ll get more optimistic, diagnose how it wasn’t as bad as it looked, and start to get optimistic about the future. This is not one of those times. Part of the reason why is obvious. The Bears’ outstanding season, one that defied all of our expectations, has come to a close. And, while not many of us believed they could get this far when the season kicked off in September, now it feels like it came to an end too soon. The R...
The dream of a season for the Chicago Bears carried on another week with their toughest test on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams. For many fans, basking in the glory of one of the most impressive comeback wins in recent memory was enough to get them through the week and into Divisional Round […]
The Los Angeles Rams eliminated the Chicago Bears in a closely fought NFC divisional round game. LA finished on top 20-17. The effort required contributions from outside the usual suspects, and the Pro Football Focus (PFF) game grades and data support this. Let’s dive in. Top five grades on offense 1 – Kevin Dotson, RG: […]
Were it not for an Achilles tear at the end of July, 32-year-old righty reliever Trent Thornton might not have been available in free agency at all, much less available on a minor league deal. He’d had a slow start to the season in the Mariners’ bullpen to be sure, but he’d been dominating since mid-June, and he had been a really good reliever in 2023 and 2024 (3.13 ERA (18% better than league average), 3.70 FIP (7% better), 24.6% K, 6.0% BB, 6.6% barrel, 34.6% hard hit). As of the moment...