I’m not sure how many people saw it and/or took note when the pregame lines went up yesterday, but Sam Rinzel went from skating on the Blackhawks’ top defensive pair to being the seventh defenseman. Louis Crevier was up with Alex Vlasic in rushes at the morning skate.
Then the game happened. The Devils needed overtime to beat the Blackhawks 4-3 . And, when the dust settled, Rinzel had skated only 11:29 — the lowest ice time among Hawks defensemen by almost three minutes.
When Rinzel ...
The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped! The Bears are 6-3 and are 6-1 after dropping the first two games of the season. Caleb Williams is finding ways to win, despite plenty of flaws throughout the roster. To talk about the Bears at this point in the season, Fox Sports’ Danny Parkins joins the podcast […]
Yep, it’s another pitcher advancing, this time the first of a few players you’ll see on the ballot this year who didn’t even play in 2025: Mason Adams. Adams, an incredibly-promising starting prospect, was injured during a Cactus League game last spring but is expected to be back in action at Birmingham or Charlotte sometime […]
The Blackhawks lost a game last night. They were out-shot again. In the words of their captain, Nick Foligno , the Blackhawks didn’t have their legs and didn’t play their best game. Their head coach agreed with that assessment. The Blackhawks came home from a long road trip and had a fairly flat performance.
The Blackhawks didn’t have André Burakovsky, Frank Nazar or Jason Dickinson available. Landon Slaggert got into Chicago a couple hours before the game. Sam Lafferty was skating in onl...
Caleb Williams’ second year as the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback is going far better than his rookie season. Not only in Williams on pace to become the first 4,000-yard passer in franchise history, but the last two weeks have seen him pull a rabbit out of his hat and lead Chicago’s football team to come-from-behind victories in games previous squads would have found ways to lose.
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The Arizona Fall League is winding down with the championship series coming up this weekend. But last weekend was the 19th annual Fall Stars Game at Sloan Park, spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. The Colorado Rockies were represented by two players: first baseman Charlie Condon and right-handed pitcher Cade Denton. Before the game, […]
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The Blackhawks are enjoying success at the NHL level right now, but the waves of talent in the pipeline continue to impress early this season. Three specific Blackhawks are off to remarkable starts to their 2025-26 collegiate campaigns.
Blackhawks prospect John Mustard will look to extend his personal point streak this weekend. He has a point in every Providence game thus far this year (6 goals, 5 assists in 9 games).
Blackhawks prospect Václav Nestrašil comes into this weekend’s act...
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Congratulations, Bears fans! We are technically on win streak number two of the 2025 season, and boy does that feel good to say. The Chicago Bears scored two late touchdowns against the New York Giants to steal a 24-20 victory on Sunday at Soldier Field. It was a snowy, sloppy, and often frustrating afternoon, but […]
The Arizona Fall League playoffs are underway, and two Chicago Cubs prospects shined brightest for the Mesa Solar Sox in their quarterfinal win.
Catching prospect Owen Ayers supplied the only three runs scored in the game with a tank of a homer:
426 feet 107.1 mph @Cubs catching prospect Owen Ayers puts Mesa ahead with a three-run blast in an @mlbAZFallLeague quarterfinal. pic.twitter.com/NkKCpScngp — MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 12, 2025
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The Bears improved their record for the 2025 season to 6-3 on Sunday, defeating the Giants 24-20 in a comeback win for the ages at Soldier Field. As bleak as things looked going into the fourth quarter, two touchdown drives led by Caleb Williams brought Chicago back into the driver’s seat and secured them the […]
1913 The White Sox and New York Giants began their round-the-world tour, promoting baseball across the globe. The two teams would eventually sail home from England on the Lusitania after playing over 40 contests. 1951 The White Sox sent swingman Randy Gumpert and left fielder Don Lenhardt to Boston for pitcher Chuck Stobbs and second […]
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First Period The first five to six minutes of the game featured a decent amount of offensive zone time for the Devils, but not much in the way of quality chances. that changed when Jesper Bratt took a stretch pass off the left wing and got a step on the Chicago defense. He went in […]
There was a hat trick scored at the United Center on Wednesday night but it wasn’t by anyone on the home team or anyone you’d expect from the road team, but it led to the New Jersey Devils skating away with both points in a 4-3 OT victory.
Late in the first period, a pair of NJ penalties gave Chicago a two-man advantage and a long sequence of sustained pressure ended with this Connor Bedard one-timer for a goal:
pic.twitter.com/QImy9pViK9 — BlackhawksFocus (@FocusBlackhawks) No...
It’s Wednesday at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place for […]
In the locker room after the Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants, head coach Ben Johnson introduced one of his game ball recipients by saying, “This next guy, man, he’s got ice in his veins. And if you don’t believe it now, you just wait, man. The best is yet to come. 18! Here […]
While it feels hard to call this a trap game with the Chicago Bulls down their two top backcourt players, it sure felt like it in the first quarter. Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren were both ruled out shortly before tip-off, joining a long list of Pistons who were stuck in street clothes. This meant increased playing time for a handful of motivated youngsters and rotation players. And they took full advantage.
Duncan Robinson came out firing. Taking over the primary scoring role, he start...
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With six wins and three losses after nine games, the Chicago Bears are currently sitting in the sixth playoff seed in the NFC, while *tied for first place in the NFC North. What an incredible difference coaching has made for this franchise. Sure, the defense has some issues, but it’s a professionally coached unit that […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they get you ready for week 11 of the 2025 Chicago Bears season! Grab a cold beverage and join Ryan and Bryan as the guys wrap up discussion on the Bears/Giants game before looking ahead […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (11-4-1) @ Chicago Blackhawks (8-5-3) The Time: 9:30pm EST The Broadcast: TV — TNT, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Song of the Day: Have you heard of the man who sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads to play guitar? […]
The Chicago Bulls will be without their starting point guard for the second straight game.
With a little over an hour before game time, the team downgraded Josh Giddey to OUT with an ankle sprain. He first suffered the injury in the Bulls’ meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While he was able to return to the game and finish things out, the team proceeded to sit him out for Monday’s loss against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Bulls were able to keep things tight in Giddey’s absence, bu...
Former MLB manager Joe Maddon went on KNBR and said he considered the San Francisco Giants hiring Tony Vitello to be “insulting.” Current broadcaster Duane Kuiper said he found Maddon’s insulting comments, well, insulting. Joe Maddon won the World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and reached the 2008 series with the Tampa Bay […]