The Tampa Bay Lightning are heavy favorites (-264) on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks (+213) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
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Lightning vs. Blackhawks Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Lightning (-264)
Underdog: Blackhawks (+213)
Total: 6
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How to Watch Lightning vs. Blackhawks
Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: United Center
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS As Bears try to move out of the gray and into championship contention, Ben Johnson lights a much-needed fire Days after a smashing season in which the Bears went 11-6, captured the NFC North and won a playoff game for the first time in 15 years, Johnson urgently drove their […]
On a freezing cold Thursday night in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves desperately needed a win. They had lost their previous three games and had fallen to seventh place in the Western Conference. They were unable to get it as they were taken down by the middling Chicago Bulls 120-115. Just like the previous game against […]
Have yourself a night, Chicago, Josh Giddey is back!
And he looks good.
With a big win over the same team against whom Giddey suffered his hamstring strain, the Bulls are now riding a three-game win streak and are back to .500. The offense looked fluid with him on the floor, even in limited minutes. And I’m happy the rest of the cast was able to fit around him like water in a jar.
Matas once again saw no minutes in the clutch. I know the five the Bulls closed with were strong, b...
Regulation and overtime weren’t enough to decide a winner, but the Blackhawks used the shootout to pick up both points in a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh.
Just after the midpoint of the first period, Chicago went ahead 1-0 when a solo effort from Ilya Mikheyev resulted in a shorthanded goal:
GOAL: Ilya Mikheyev with a signature shorthanded steal and then he scores on the ensuing rush. What a play pic.twitter.com/QF9v0LQhWj — BHF (@BlackhawksF...
The Carolina Hurricanes came into this game allowing the fewest shots on goal per game in the NHL (24.1). Carolina got the only power play of the first period, which wasn’t ideal. When the horn sounded after 20 minutes of hockey, the Blackhawks had been out-shot 13-4 but took a 1-1 tie to the room. And the Hawks’ one goal came while the Canes had the advantage.
The Blackhawks continued to get overwhelmed to start the second period, and helped Carolina by taking too many penalties. Remembe...
The Carolina Hurricanes saw their three-game winning streak snapped in a thrilling back-and-forth game against the Chicago Blackhawks that was decided in a shootout. What proved to be a frustrating night for the Hurricanes on the power play started ugly as Ilya Mikheyev drew first blood just over 10 minutes into the opening stanza with […]
We always say there’s no such thing as a bad Minor League contract, and we mean it. The risk there is non-existent, so you might as well load up on depth and upside when you can. So it is tonight with a report that the Cubs have signed 30-year-old outfielder (and former Alex Bregman teammate) Chas McCormick to a minor league deal.
And I really like this one.
Cubs Sign Chas McCormick
The Astros’ beat writer from The Athletic, Chandler Rome, first broke the news .
The Chica...
We all watched — and many cried — as Jonathan Toews received a well-earned hero’s welcome when he returned to Chicago earlier this week.
The Winnipeg Jets knew the significance of the moment. And documented it, including having a mic on Toews for the moment none of us will forget for a long, long time.
This is an absolute must watch for Blackhawks fans. Warning: there will probably be a few more tears.
In a bit of poetic justice, Josh Giddey will seek his vengeance against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. The Chicago Bulls point guard, who suffered a hamstring strain midway through an ill-fated 136-101 loss to Minnesota last month and had been gone ever since, will be playing on a minutes restriction.
Minnesota, meanwhile, is highly motivated to end a three-game losing skid as its front office and coaches get a chance to scout some of their preferred Bulls trade prospects i...
Head down to the comments to talk about Thursday’s game against the Hurricanes!
Game Preview
Nearly a month after he was forced to depart the Chicago Bulls’ doomed Dec. 29 tilt against the then-mighty (now-mortal) Minnesota Timberwolves, point guard Josh Giddey is making his long-awaited return to the lineup for a rematch on Thursday night.
Per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network , the 23-year-old will be playing on a 24-minute restriction. It’s unclear if he will start.
The 6-foot-7 Aussie has sat out Chicago’s last 11 contests due to a hamstring strain, during which the...
The Chicago Bears may be eliminated from the postseason, but there is no break on the NFL calendar. The Bears conducted exit interviews with the players earlier this week, and general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson met the media to reflect and look ahead. On our latest edition of Bear Bones, Dr. […]
There was a point during my Wednesday night where the last three notifications on my phone were news that Eric Bieniemy was leaving the Bears for the Chiefs, Al Harris interviewed with the Packers for their defensive coordinator position, and Brian Flores was set to return to the Vikings. What a trifecta of yuck.
Brian Flores returns to the Vikings
Much to the chagrin of every rival NFC North quarterback, the Minnesota Vikings are bringing back Brian Flores. The Vikings announced Flo...
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In the middle of that conversation, we go off on a wide tangent about M...
It seems like any time Artemi Panarin’s name has come up with the phrase “potentially available” near it, Blackhawks fans have had the Jackson 5 ready to go.
Yes, the New York Rangers are entering a likely 6-7 teardown period during which it appears any/all of their pending free agents will be available for trade (maybe some of their veterans with term as well). The reports that Artemi Panarin, in the final year of his contract, will not receive another contract from the Blue Shirts has l...
The Bears’ season ended in heartbreak Sunday night, but the stage couldn’t have been any bigger.
According to numbers released by NBC Sports , the Chicago Bears’ divisional-round loss to the Los Angeles Rams delivered the most-watched NFL Divisional Playoff game in NBC Sports history, averaging 45.4 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital platforms, and NFL Digital properties.
The thriller at Soldier Field only grew in audience as the night went on. Viewership increas...
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The numbers confirm what the eye test told us all season: the Chicago Bears didn’t just hit on a rookie or two in 2025 — they assembled the most impactful rookie class in football.
According to Pro Football Focus , Chicago finished No. 1 in the NFL in cumulative rookie WAA/WAR (1.0207), edging out every other team once quarterback production was removed from the equation. It’s not a perfect metric, but it does a solid job capturing volume, efficiency, and real on-field value. And by that ...
The 2026 International Free Agency period just opened up, with the Chicago Cubs going for a more spread-the-bonus-pool-around strategy than in years past. That meant there weren’t as many big-name, huge-bonus prospects in the class, and not much chatter about the signings in advance.
Interestingly, Francys Romero just reported a new expected signing for the Cubs for the 2027 class:
Sources: Cuban catcher prospect José Muñiz is expected to sign with the Chicago Cubs for around $1.5M w...