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The Chicago Bears are officially in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. As it currently stands, they are in line to host their first home playoff game since 2018. Furthermore, they are one game out from getting a first-round bye since 2010. The only thing that we know is that the Bears are […]
Welp, the season is over. Although there is still a game next week against the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions have nothing to play for but a winning record. Heading into the Christmas Day showdown against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions still had the possibility of making the playoffs. What they needed was to win […]
1890 Harry Grabiner, first and longest general manager of the White Sox, was born in Chicago. He was a 40-year employee of the team, rising literally from peanut vendor to vice president. Grabiner served under three Comiskey owners: Charles, J. Louis, and Grace. At the time, “general manager” wasn’t really a stand-alone position, so Grabiner […]
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to Nelson Velasquez and other former Cubs. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: […]
The Chicago Bulls (14-15) are 1.5-point favorites as they attempt to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Philadelphia 76ers (16-12) on Friday, December 26, 2025 at United Center. The matchup airs at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and NBCS-PH. The matchup’s point total is set at 239.5. Bulls vs. 76ers Odds Bulls odds to win: -118 76ers odds to win: +100 Spread: Bulls (-1.5) Total: 239.5 How to Bet on Bulls vs. 76ers Game Time and Information When: ...
The Chicago Bulls (14-15) will try to continue a four-game win streak when they host the Philadelphia 76ers (16-12) on Friday, December 26, 2025 at United Center as only 1.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and NBCS-PH. The over/under is set at 239.5 in the matchup. Dig into the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you make an informed wager on the matchup. How to Bet on Bulls vs. 76ers Pick the 76e...
The San Francisco 49ers (11-4) take a five-game winning streak into a matchup with the Chicago Bears (11-4) on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Levi’s Stadium, and we have best bets recommendations. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Best Over/Under Bet O/U Pick: Under (52.5) This year, 49ers’ games have finished over 52.5 points scored in five out of 15 games. Three of the Bears’ 15 games this season have had more than 52.5 total points sco...
Chicago Bears TE Cole Kmet will match up with the 23rd-ranked pass defense of the San Francisco 49ers (229.3 yards allowed per game) in Week 17, at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday. When setting your fantasy football lineup this week, is Kmet worth starting? For insights into his matchup versus the 49ers, we’ve got you covered. Sign up for Fubo to watch the NFL, live sports and entertainment without cable! Cole Kmet Week 17 Game Info Let’s highlight some of the upcoming game’s vital info, along ...
The Chicago Bears (11-4) and San Francisco 49ers (11-4) play on Sunday Night Football, in a game with huge playoff implications. No matter what happens in the Sunday afternoon games, the winner of Bears vs 49ers will still be alive for the NFC top seed. On our latest special Christmas Day edition of Bear Bones, […]
It’s last call for the Detroit Lions. While their playoff chances are already slim, if they lose their Christmas Day matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, it will officially be over. In order to make the postseason, the Lions need ot beat the Vikings this week, beat the Chicago Bears next week, and have the Green […]
The Chicago Bears didn’t allow a single sack against the Green Bay Packers, which is the third time this year they have kept Caleb Williams from being sacked. So, with nothing to do this week on Sackwatch, I had to find something else to do, and I landed on a breakdown of the fourth-down touchdown […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, well, aside from missing baseball. But even that is creeping even closer. As we kill the time between now, Cubs Convention, pitchers and catchers reporting and Spring Training let’s celebrate the Cubs BCB style with a look back at 12 outstanding moments from the Cubs 2025 season […]
Just two weeks to go in the 2025 NFL season, and here are the teams in the NFC that have clinched a playoff berth: Philadelphia Eagles (10-5, NFC East Champs), Seattle Seahawks (12-3), Chicago Bears (11-4), Los Angeles Rams (11-4), and the San Francisco 49ers (11-4). Here are the AFC teams that have locked up […]
Today is Christmas Day and also, today we stand just 91 days from the Cubs’ 2026 season opener against the Nationals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have, well, not put much under fans’ Christmas trees, player-wise, yet. Perhaps we’ll all get some New Year’s gifts upcoming. I hope this holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate, […]
Merrrrrry Christmas, my friends! I hope you are having a wonderful day of family, friends, gifts, breakfast pancakes, peace, and love. I will myself be relaxing to the extent the kiddos make it practicable, though I will mostly be hoping they have a great day. Absent any EXTREMELY urgent breaking news or rumors or what-have-you (or if everyone in the house falls asleep and I get bored, which is always possible, and has happened some years in the past), I won’t have much in the way of Cubs...
Pete Fairbanks goes to Miami. *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 enabled real sarcasm font in the comments. Food For Thought: Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie Blue do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos […]
The 2026 World Junior Championship begins in Minnesota tomorrow! A player already drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks has won gold in the event every year since 2021 , and the Hawks have three prospects skating for their respective countries in this year’s event. So, to get Blackhawks fans properly prepared for the tournament, we’ve got everything you need to know. Which teams have a Blackhawks prospect on the roster? Which 2026 draft-eligible prospects are playing (and for which teams)? Wh...
Merry Christmas, Bears fans. I hope your morning has brought you everything you could want. Time flies when your favorite team has 11 wins before Christmas morning: I made this on Christmas Eve 2024. Guess I was a good boy last year because I’ve gotten everything I could’ve ever wanted in Year 1 from #DaBears head coach. pic.twitter.com/VgVthGV8bT — Funky Cold Luda (@lcm1986) December 25, 2025 This is why I try to be particular (to the point of being granular) when i...
There won’t be much to talk about from the Pittsburgh Penguins until later this weekend when their season resumes following the NHL Christmas break. The entire league is on hiatus until Saturday, but the Penguins will enjoy an extra day off before returning to action on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Windy City. […]
This round was more of the customary tight battle, given the smaller pool of votes. Emerging victorious from a late, dead tie was outfielder Christian Gonzalez, earning 13 of 60 (22%) votes: Gonzalez has completed just two short seasons in the White Sox system, thus this is his first taste of our Prospect Vote. It […]
1927 Nellie Fox — the second-best second baseman, fourth-best hitter, and 11th-best player in White Sox history by WAR (47.4) — was born in St. Thomas, Pa. Although certainly more in line with players of his time, Fox was an undersized 5´9´´, achieving his stardom with the grit that came to personify the Go-Go White […]
I promise this is the last time we’ll be talking about the onside kick that the Green Bay Packers lost against the Chicago Bears, but the topic needs to be brought up again, as special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia addressed the play for the first time in his Wednesday press conference with the media this […]
The Green Bay Packers’ defense, without Micah Parsons and Evan Williams, held the Chicago Bears offense to just nine points for 59 minutes and 36 seconds of the football game. In the game’s final seconds, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams hit a touchdown throw to a wide-open Jahdae Walker after a coverage bust that allowed the […]
The first installment of the Chicago Bears injury report ahead of the team’s Week 17 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers is here. I have some mixed feelings about what the first release looks like, but we can start with the good news accompanying wide receiver Luther Burden III. Burden, who missed Saturday’s Week 16 win against the Green Bay Packers was limited in Wednesdays’ practice at Halas Hall. The rookie wideout missed all of the team’s practice sessions last week because of an ...
Without checking, this might be the latest in the season I’ve done my first mock Bears offseason. It’s been for good reason, too: they’ve clinched a playoff spot with two games left to go in the 2025 regular season, and they’re 1.5 games ahead in first place in the NFC North. It’s been a fantastic […]