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It’s good to be back to winning football, especially in a commanding way. For the first time in what feels like all season the Chicago Bears were solidly in the driver seat from gun to gun when the visiting Cleveland Browns came into town and suffered a 31-3 blow out. The performance across all phases […]
Brad Keller and Luke Weaver signed identical-money deals, with the Phillies and Mets, respectively, sources indicate. Pedro Strop is selling his former home, Bowden is bullish on Bregman to Chicago. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 12/17: Shifting tides ( SCH ) For trade purposes, Blackhawks should try to spread out draft picks to 2027 and beyond ( Sun-Times ) Checking on Sam Rinzel, who is finding his rhythm and “learning to adapt” with IceHogs ( Tribune ) RECAPS: Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) Blackhawks scratch Artyom Levshunov for tardiness a...
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to another bad team as they fell to the Chicago Bulls 127-111. In their last four games, they’ve lost to the Golden State Warriors, who were without their three best players, barely scraped by a then three-win Washington Wizards team missing multiple starters, lost to a Charlotte Hornets team without its […]
The Phillies seem to love last minute shopping, as they made another signing the week before Christmas. This time, they reportedly agreed to a two year deal with former starter-turned-reliever Brad Keller who had a career year out of the bullpen for the Cubs in 2025. He’ll join a strong bullpen mix that includes Johan […]
Week 15 of the NFL regular season came to a close with 17 Maryland football alumni seeing the field. Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore had a bounce-back weekend against the Cleveland Browns. Moore caught four passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns to help solidify a 31-3 win. Sunday marked Chicago’s sixth win in […]
Game 34: Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Blackhawks region: CHSN Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ It has been a difficult rebuild for the Chicago Blackhawks after they waited too long to move on from their aging championship-winning core. The team that was vying for the title of best in the league for a nine-year span from 2008-09 to 2016-17 saw that come to an abrupt end, not put...
It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. Come on in out of the cold. We can check your hat and coat for you. There are still a couple tables available. They’re all […]
The Sporting News | Matt Sullivan: The Yankees have yet to make a major splash this winter, even as more than one key member of the bullpen has left the team — more on that in a moment. We get a bit of good news on that front, with reports that New York is one […]
The Chicago Bears gave up their most sacks in two months when the Cleveland Browns got to Caleb Williams three times, and they’re up to 23 sacks allowed this season. That’s the fewest through 14 games since I started this series, and with a 4.7 sack percentage, the Bears are the seventh-least sacked team in […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers are hitting new lows every week. It’s time to be brutally honest about the team right now, after they lost to the Chicago Bulls 127-111. LOSER – Everyone, the whole dang team Alright, let’s just do this. With apologies to Jaylon Tyson and Thomas Bryant, who played their hearts out and did […]
There couldn’t have been a better way to kick off my first-ever Chicago Bulls post-game breakdown on Bleacher Nation. A night of good coaching, a synergistic team performance, record-setting stats, and a Josh Giddey revenge arc against the team that put him in an ankle brace. What more could you ask for? I can already hear the keyboards clicking about how a win like this keeps the Bulls in NBA purgatory. But a performance this dominant and connected, against a decent Cleveland Cavaliers t...
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered another crushing loss as the Chicago Bulls defeated them 127-111. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 32 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound At some point, the Cavs will have to win games even when Mitchell doesn’t outright carry them. I guess they aren’t ready […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Cleveland Cavaliers started strong, let go of the rope at the end of the first quarter, allowed their opponent to go on an extended run in the second half, and needed Donovan Mitchell to lead a comeback victory. Except this time, Cleveland’s lack of defense in the […]
The Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) meet a familiar opponent (and best bets are available) when they visit the Chicago Bears (10-4) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Soldier Field in an NFC North battle. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Over (46.5) Out of 14 games so far, the Packers have had seven with over 46.5 points scored, the point total for this week’s contest. This year, seven of the Bears’ 14 games have...
Kevin Warren sent a shot across the bows of the forces the team sees as delaying and opposing the Chicago Bears stadium project proposed for Arlington Heights: the Bears can build in Northwest Indiana if they can’t get something done in Illinois. In an open letter to fans, posted both on the Chicago Bears website […]
The Chicago Bears stadium mess has found a new way to jump the shark. It began with a stadium project on the Arlington Park property feeling like a certainty. But then came flirtation with other municipalities around the Chicagoland suburbs. That was followed by a brief dalliance with a lakefront stadium in downtown Chicago located on Museum Campus. However, that plan never came to fruition. Hence, focus return to Arlington Park. But in a year where shovels were supposed to be in the grou...
home and home matchup
The Chicago Bulls will look to curb their recent nosedive on Wednesday night at the United Center, where they’ll host a banged-up Cleveland Cavaliers team that, so far, has been struggling to replicate its 64-18 run in 2024-25. Cleveland will be missing reigning Defensive Player of the Year power forward/center Evan Mobley, plus key wings Max Strus (a former Bulls castoff) and Sam Merrill. But they’ll still have the best three players on the floor in All-Stars Donovan Mitchell, Darius Gar...
The Chicago Bears’ passing game could be running a bit thin when the Packers come to town on Saturday night. Wednesday’s injury report unfortunately features two key Bears receivers who are trending toward being out this weekend: Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden III (ankle). Neither player practiced on either Tuesday or Wednesday ahead of […]
Last week, we learned that Nico Hoerner’s name had popped up in trade conversations this offseason, though it was non-specific and certainly not a situation where it had the feel of Hoerner being shopped or anything like that. More likely, we figured, the Cubs were having conversations with LOTS of teams about LOTS of topics, and given how hot the second base trade market is (and the lack of shortstops out there), it would make sense for a team or three to ask the Cubs about Hoerner. He’s...
Although the Bulls have enjoyed an extended break since Sunday, the NBA at large has already been busy this week. Beyond Tuesday’s Emirates NBA Cup Finals — during which the New York Knicks finally won something, beating the San Antonio Spurs — buzz has been building about the hapless Clippers, the struggling Bucks are looking for help, and some All-Stars could return from lingering injuries. Let’s dive in to some more general league chatter. Clippers Punishment Incoming? O...
Green Bay Packers starting safety Evan Williams, who has been a non-participant in Tuesday’s walkthrough and Wednesday’s practice this week, revealed today that he sprained his MCL against the Denver Broncos on the same play that Micah Parsons tore his ACL, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Williams didn’t return to the field after the injury and […]
Thursday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Montreal Canadiens (17-12-4, -195 on the moneyline to win) and the Chicago Blackhawks (13-14-6, +163 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Tune in to ESPN+ to see the Canadiens and the Blackhawks meet. Canadiens vs. Blackhawks Game Info & Odds When: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: Bell Centre in Montréal, Quebec Favorite: Canadiens (-195) Und...
He picked up the first sack of his career on Sunday, recorded the first interception of his career, too, and earlier today, the league announced that Chicago Bears linebacker D’Marco Jackson was honored with his first NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. Head coach Ben Johnson gave Jackson a game ball following their big […]