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Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s good to see you to start the week out right. Come on in and join us. The dress code is casual. We can check a coat for you if you need to. There are […]
The regular season hasn’t even started yet, and Matas Buzelis is already turning heads! The Chicago Bulls’ second-year forward came into this season with high expectations. While head coach Billy Donovan tried to start things off slowly, it was only a matter of time before Buzelis moved into the starting lineup. He proceeded to look like one of the top rookies from the 2024 draft class, as his versatile two-way impact helped lead Chicago to a winning record over its final 32 games. W...
Everything is coming up in fours this week. The Chicago Bears won their fourth game in a row for the first time since 2018. The Bears defense forced four turnovers. The Bears defense had four sacks. Jake Moody made four field goals on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, just like he did last week […]
Caleb Williams didn’t mince words when assessing his performance after the Chicago Bears’ Week 7 win against the New Orleans Saints. “There are things that I can be better at, there are things that I’m going to be better at,” Williams said, via the Chicago Sun-Times . “There are things that weren’t hitting (Sunday), and you just have those days sometimes. It’s nice that we have a defense, we have special teams — a punter, kicker — that can put us ahead, that can help us win games. A run g...
The Chicago Bears pulled won their fourth straight game on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, and we’re breaking it all down on this week’s episode of the BN Bears Podcast. In this week’s show, Matt Rooney, Luis Medin a , and I recap Chicago’s latest victory, highlighted by D’Andre Swift’s encore performance, Kyle Monangai’s breakout game, and Dennis Allen’s defense continuing to be among the best in the league when it comes to generating turnovers. Also in this week’s episode: ...
1909 Bruce “Soupy” Campbell (no relation to the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup-winning defenseman with the same name and nickname), a Chicago native (LaGrange H.S.) who played the first two of his 13 major league seasons on the South Side, was born 113 years ago today. Though he played just 16 career games (age 20-22) with the […]
I’ve done my best to never get too high or too low with this year’s Bears team. Whether it was after the embarrassing Detroit loss or the thrilling Dallas blowout win, I’ve tried to always remember that this is just year one of Ben Johnson’s tenure, and that his process is going to take some time to fully set in and revamp the culture. This is a year-long development plan for Caleb Williams and the rest of this young roster. There’s going to be some really fun moments, and some annoying ones. ...
Bears News Chicago Bears rookie running back Kyle Monangai recorded a season-high 94 yards from scrimmage and scored his first NFL touchdown in Sunday’s 26-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field. The seventh-round draft pick out of Rutgers carried the ball 13 times for 81 yards and added two receptions for 13 […]
Saints News New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller will miss the remainder of the 2025 season after tearing his ACL during Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The injury thrusts rookie Devin Neal into a larger role as the primary backup behind starter Alvin Kamara. Miller suffered the knee injury […]
Although I do believe that the Cubs should have plenty of reasons (and more than enough payroll space) to be aggressive in free agency this offseason, their intentions on that front aren’t particularly clear. That’s due in part to Jed Hoyer’s history of free agent passivity, as well as the new CBA negotiations and expected lockout. But there’s also the fact that the 2026 roster is already pretty full-up with potential starters: C – Carson Kelly/Miguel Amaya 1B – Michael Busch 2B – Ni...
Chicago Bulls basketball is two days away. Brace yourself. To celebrate opening week, the Bulls officially unveiled their 2025-26 City Edition uniforms ! Fans will have to wait until December to get an on-court look at the newest threads, but the initial photos have already won me over. I’ve been critical of some jersey designs in the past, and I’m still not sure the NBA should be forcing teams to roll out something new every year. With that being the case, I love that they kept this ye...
The hits keep on coming on the injury front as it is believed that New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl center Erik McCoy suffered a torn bicep in Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears, per a report from Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. An injury that which would sideline him for the rest of his seventh […]
The hits keep on coming on the injury front as it has now been confirmed by New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore that Pro Bowl center Erik McCoy suffered a torn bicep in Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears which will sideline him for the rest of his seventh professional campaign—one that got off […]
Tyler Bertuzzi’s first season with the Chicago Blackhawks was solid overall. Bertuzzi finished the season with 23 goals in 82 games, the second-highest goal total of his career and the first time he appeared in all 82 games. But that didn’t come without discussion about his consistency. As Scott Powers wrote for The Athletic back on March 23, Bertuzzi’s saw stretches last season where he “had zero goals and seven assists in 20 games. Before that, he had 12 goals and five assists in 20 gam...
Freddy Peralta has been an outstanding pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers for the past eight seasons, giving the Chicago Cubs fits along the way. He has become something of an anchor for the Brewers rotation, pitching like an ace in 2025, and is just 29 years old. So it’s high time for the Brewers to trade him. From The Athletic : “In this case, as the winter unfolds, the Brewers are expected to at least field offers for starting pitcher Freddy Peralta, according to people fami...
Per a report by Jordan Schultz, New Orleans Saints RB Kendre Miller suffered a torn ACL on Sunday against the Chicago Bears and will miss the remainder of the season. Miller injured his knee in the 1st quarter of game and after a brief trip to injury tent, he headed to the Saints locker room. […]
Per an initial report by Jordan Schultz which has now been confirmed by New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore, RB Kendre Miller suffered a torn ACL on Sunday against the Chicago Bears and will miss the remainder of the season. Miller injured his knee in the 1st quarter of game and after a brief […]
The Arizona Fall League has now finished their second week and the Mesa Solar Sox won three and lost three over the past week. That gives them an overall record of 4-6, which puts them in fifth place in the six-team AFL. However, they’re just three games out of first and a game and a […]
The Chicago Bulls will begin the 2025-26 season without their leading scorer. The team officially announced on Monday morning that Coby White will remain sidelined with a calf strain. While he has resumed on-court activity, the team will look to re-evaluate him in two weeks. With the Bulls hosting their season-opener at the United Center on Tuesday, this puts White in line to miss at least their first six regular-season contests. It sounds as if the earliest he could return would be ...
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
Here’s hoping National RBs Day becomes a thing in the future. If it does, then Chicago Bears fans will likely remember it fondly because of the contributions of running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai in the team’s Week 7 victory against the New Orleans Saints. BEARS WEEK 7 WIN: Recap | Grades | Dennis Allen Appreciation | The Nightcap Are you unfamiliar with National Running Backs Day? It’s OK. I was unfamiliar with it until yesterday Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsw...
Chicago Cubs catching prospect Owen Ayers is on fire to start the Arizona Fall League season, getting plenty of attention for his feats. But Ayers is not the only Cubs positional prospect raking here at the start of the AFL season: Cubs No. 17 prospect Cole Mathis goes 454 feet for his first homer this Fall! It extends the lead for the Solar Sox, 9-4 pic.twitter.com/zYbKsIolTo — MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 19, 2025 Cole Mathis, 22, was the Cubs sec...
It feels like at the end of each game, Chicago Bears fans collectively say, “It wasn’t pretty, but they got the win.”, and it’s hard to feel differently after Sunday’s fourth consecutive win at Soldier Field. At this point, a win is a win, but at some point soon, you’d like to see the Bears […]
The New Orleans Saints were back on the road when they visited the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Here’s a look at all that went down as the black and gold sought to find their first road win of the season. First Quarter The Bears were forced into a three-and-out on the game’s first possession, but […]