Rookie Noa Essengue did not travel with the Chicago Bulls to New York this weekend.
In the hours leading up to the team’s second consecutive matchup with the Knicks, the team announced that Essengue has been sent to the G League . This is the first time the No. 12 overall pick has been assigned to the Windy City Bulls this season.
The Bulls will return to Chicago following Sunday night’s game for a meeting with the 76ers before going on the road for battles with the Bucks and Cavalie...
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 […]
Colston Loveland isn’t the only Bears player who secured their first NFL touchdown on Sunday .
Running back Brittain Brown, who was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday because D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson were out with injuries, just did this to give Chicago’s football team a lead:
Great Brittain : CBS pic.twitter.com/dT37mQ0OwT — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 2, 2025
Brittain Brown was a seventh-round pick by the Raiders in 2022. And while he played...
Chicago Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland just scored his first NFL touchdown. And it gave his team a lead!
Just as I was pressing publish on Cole Kmet’s concussion injury update , fellow tight end Colston Loveland was securing his first NFL touchdown reception.
This is what it looked like for the Bears rookie tight end:
. @CALEBcsw hits @colstonlovelan1 for his first career TD 📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/mXbEHWzAkE — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 2, 2025
Th...
The Chicago Bears will be without tight end Cole Kmet for the rest of their Week 9 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Kmet went down after making a first-down catch during the first half and was evaluated for a concussion. And early in the third quarter, the Bears announced Kmet would not return:
#Bears TE Cole Kmet has been ruled OUT. https://t.co/TIaEutTP0d — Bears Communications (@BearsPR) November 2, 2025
This is a bummer for Cole Kmet, who missed his first game last...
Another sport rarely takes precedence over hockey on a Saturday night in Canada, but that was the case on November 1 as the Blue Jays faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series. The fans in attendance at Rogers Place for the Oilers vs. Blackhawks game wanted to root for the…
Nine years ago tonight, I was happy. Unthinkingly happy. Unconsciously happy. It was a haze of bliss then. It’s still a warm feeling now. Nine year ago tonight, the Chicago Cubs finally did it.
Perhaps someday, when November 2 rolls around and I think about the anniversary it marks, I might be filled with more sadness than happiness. There would come a point – some year in the future, couldn’t say yet exactly how long it would take – when the distance from November 2, 2016 will feel so va...
The Chicago Bears offense has the Cincinnati Bengals defense confused and befuddled in the early going.
This is how they took the lead early in the second quarter after falling behind following a Cincinnati Bengals field goal:
OZ takes it 15 yards for the score! 📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/IDGwDHDTW6 — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 2, 2025
I am 100 percent here for the trickery, gadgetry, pageantry, and misdirection. The play above to Olamide Zaccheaus came on Chicago’...
Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson is already in his bag of tricks.
So much so that he has quarterback Caleb Williams catching touchdown passes:
. @idjmoore to @CALEBcsw for the TOUCHDOWN 🙌 (yes you read that right) pic.twitter.com/7Z8GGsE1Yw — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 2, 2025
I loved that the Bears went for it on fourth down. The only thing I loved more was the execution after the play call. Fun is fun. And so is scoring touchdowns.
That Caleb William...
Week 9 is here, and the early slate of games are ready to kickoff while we wait for the New Orleans Saints to kick off in Los Angeles along with the late slate of games. Here is today’s early slate: Chicago at Cincinnati Minnesota at Detroit Carolina at Green Bay Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee […]
That winning streak was fun while it lasted, so let’s see if the Chicago Bears can take the first step towards another when they meet up with the Cincinnati Bengals today. By definition, a winning streak is at least three games in a row, and the last time the Bears had multiple winning streaks in […]
NFL WEEK 9: CHICAGO BEARS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Here we are again with Chicago’s football team in a pivotal matchup that could shift some perspectives depending on what result comes from this game after the smoke clears.
How big is this game? Well, the potential shift in playoff odds tells the story:
PLAYOFF ODDS GOING INTO WEEK 9: 25 percent (via The Athletic)
CHICAGO WINS : Postseason probabilities jump to 32 percent
CHICAGO LOSES: Postseason probabilities fall to 16...
There has been speculation about what the Chicago Bears could (and even should) do at the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline, but there hasn’t been a ton of direct connection linking the team on the rumor mill.
But that just changed:
Glazer: Seahawks, Bears, 49ers, Cowboys, Eagles being aggressive during trade deadline. — Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) November 2, 2025
CHICAGO BEARS NOTES — WEEK 9 GAME DAY EDITION
NFL on FOX insider Jay Glazer mentioned the Bears being among t...
The Chicago Bears (4-3) are in Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (3-5), and the kickoff is at Noon (CT) on CBS. Each team has just announced all their inactive players for the game, and we have them here. CHICAGO INACTIVES WR – Luther Burden III RB – Roschon Johnson RB – D’Andre Swift […]
*steps outside, breathes in the crisp November air, plops on a Chicago Bulls hat, takes a sip of coffee, grabs a basketball, drains a backward halfcourt shot.*
What a beautiful day to go undefeated!
Sitting alone at the top of the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls head to Madison Square Garden for Round 2 against the New York Knicks. To the surprise of many, they were in complete control against the reigning Eastern Conference Finals squad nearly the whole game. Everything that...
I was up late last night (a.k.a. early this morning) looking for a World Series comp that my football-loving audience here at BN Bears would understand. Before nodding off to dreamland, I landed on the idea of the Blue Jays losing Games 6 and 7 (and, ultimately, the World Series) was the baseball version of the 49ers last two Super Bowl losses. Both teams had leads and command of the game against juggernaut favorites, only to not cash in on opportunities before the big baddies came through wit...
After a disastrous finish against the Rangers on Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers were looking to rebound (again) against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers cleaned up against Chicago in 2024-25, but the Blackhawks are having a much stronger start to the season, and it was going to take a clean effort if our boys…
Good morning, Bears fans. Hopefully the extra hour of sleep gave the Bears an extra hour of planning to beat the Bengals. Last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens was a step backwards for the 4-3 Chicago Bears and their possible playoff hopes, but this year’s squad can’t possibly turn this loss into a ten-game […]
The World Series ended, it was really exciting, boo the Dodgers , blah blah blah. THE OFFSEASON IS OFFICIALLY HERE! That’s what we’re really on about today, eh? Now it’s time for clubs to start their march toward the 2026 season, reconstructing or supplementing their rosters, and working on their organizations.
For the Chicago Cubs, coming off of a well-earned 92-win season, the needs on the big league roster are relatively specific. There will be bench and bullpen work as always, but thi...
The Blackhawks lost in overtime last night, but it was a much better, closer game than the previous tilt in Winnipeg. The Blackhawks held the Oilers to two goals in regulation — both coming on the power play. According to Natural Stat Trick , the Blackhawks had a 52-49 shot attempt advantage at 5-on-5 in regulation. The Hawks had a 9-5 advantage in high danger chances in regulation as well.
Connor Bedard, André Burakovsky and Ryan Greene were outstanding last night. They combined for 10 s...
The New York Knicks (2–3) return to MSG tonight for a rematch with the Chicago Bulls (5–0), eager to avenge Friday’s 135–125 loss in Chicago. The stakes are high. To lose four straight, including back-to-backs against a team that New York vastly outclasses on paper would add extra insult to the humiliation. Friday’s loss exposed […]
The time change is helping this morning, because I was up way too late watching that game …
There’s just no way around it: that was one of the most incredible Game Sevens in a very long time. Yes, 2016 tops it in my completely biased opinion, but this is right up there just behind it. Some tremendous individual performances. Huge game swings. Close calls. Eye-popping defense in big spots. A game-tying 9th inning home run. Extra innings. And then a game-winner in the 11th:
WILL SM...
1946 Beloved White Sox broadcaster and member of the 1983 White Sox division champs Tom Paciorek was born in Detroit. Paciorek was a two-sport star at the University of Houston, drafted in the ninth round by the Miami Dolphins and the fifth by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offering $18,000 more as a bonus to sign […]
We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. Something happened on this day in 2016. It hadn’t happened in a while. You probably know what I’m talking about. The 2026 team has a ways to go, but that’s the objective, or should be, when the real games begin today. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove […]
The New York Knicks (2-3) are favored (-7.5) to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (5-0) at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. The game airs on CHSN and MSG. The over/under is 234.5 for the matchup.
Knicks vs. Bulls Odds
Knicks odds to win: -260
Bulls odds to win: +215
Spread: Knicks (-7.5)
Total: 234.5
How to Bet on Knicks vs. Bulls
Game Time and Information
When: Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: M...