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Bears running back Travis Homer was announced as the team’s nominee for the 2025 “Salute to Service Award presented by USAA” on Wednesday. The award is presented annually by USAA and the NFL, honoring a league member who demonstrates a firm commitment to honoring and supporting the military. In years past, active players, NFL alumni, coaches, […]
Welcome back, Zach & DeMar! Can the Bulls make it a 4-0 start to the season against some old friends? Game Info Sacramento Kings (1-3) at Chicago Bulls (3-0) – 7:00 p.m. CT on Chicago Sports Network (TV) and 670 The Score (Radio) Projected Lineups Chicago Bulls Josh Giddey Tre Young Isaac Okoro Matas Buzelis Nikola Vucevic Sacramento Kings Dennis Schroder Russell Westbrook Zach LaVine DeMar DeRozan Domantas Sabo...
The Bears head to Cincinnati this weekend trying to rebound from their loss in Baltimore — and they’ll do it with one of the thinnest secondaries they’ve fielded all season. Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson, and Kyler Gordon have all been ruled out, leaving Chicago’s defensive backfield in scramble mode heading into a matchup that could hinge on who lines up at quarterback for the Bengals. That remains the story in Cincinnati, where Joe Flacco’s status is very much in doubt. Bengals coac...
One Golden State Warriors fan got into the Halloween spirit a little early. During Tuesday night’s meeting with the Denver Nuggets at the Chase Center, the local broadcast crew spotted a familiar-looking fan in the stands. The cameras locked in on a man sporting a throwback Steve Kerr uniform from his time with the Chicago Bulls . They proceeded to show a full look at the fan’s backside, where the resemblance to the current Warriors head coach was uncanny . The announcers said that a...
As the Chicago Bears prepare for the eighth game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, we are starting to get the first official team injury reports for week nine. The biggest news is all of the WRs that were listed as DNP (did not practice) on Wednesday for the Bears. This includes […]
The first Chicago Bears injury report of Week 9 is OUT, and it fills me with mixed emotion. There is some good news to start the week. It would be a welcome sight if that carries over through the rest of the week and into Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. But there is also some concerning news. It feels too early to call it bad news, but there are some names on the Bears injury report that we’ll keep an eye on throughout the week. Chicago Bears Injury Report — October 29, 2025...
The annual Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Chicago will take place Jan. 16-18, 2026, and weekend passes will go on sale tomorrow, Oct. 30, on the Cubs website. Among Convention highlights will be a celebration of the 150 years of club history dating to its National League roots that began in […]
On Wednesday morning, the Detroit Lions inked star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a f our-year extension worth $180 million . Hutchinson’s deal includes a $141 million guarantee. The annual average comes in at $46.5 million, making Hutchinson the second-highest-paid pass rusher in the NFL, just behind Micah Parsons and ahead of T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett. That’s bad news for the Chicago Bears. Here’s a look at what elite pass rushers—who have reset the market in 2025—are making these da...
And just like that , the sun is shining once again in Blackhawks land. It’s difficult to avoid getting carried away when Connor Bedard does things like he did on Tuesday night which speak to the incredible hype that has followed him around since he was a teenager, long before he started lighting up scoreboards for the Blackhawks. The same can be said when Frank Nazar is flying around the ice and racking up points as well, because these are two of the players expected to be at the heart of...
Let’s discuss Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos and his future with the team. Cairo Santos has been a quality kicker for this team. Since rejoining the squad in 2020, he has made 89.3 percent of his field goals and has even had some memorable game-winners. No matter what happens with Santos in the future, we’ll always have the time his 51-yard boot beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field to end the 2024 regular season for Chicago’s football team. With that being said, the 33-year...
The Chicago Bears signing a new player to their secondary has me thinking about what it could mean for Kyler Gordon. If you missed it, the Chicago Bears are reportedly set to sign free-agent defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson on Wednesday morning. Once the move is officially official, the Bears will have a veteran presence in their defensive backfield. As a bonus, they’ll be adding a player familiar with Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen (CJGJ played for DA in New Orleans from 2019-...
The World Series is tied two games apiece, and with Game Five tonight, we know that this thing is going back to Toronto for at least one game on Friday. So the season is going to end either Friday night or Saturday night, and immediately thereafter: the Major League Baseball offseason begins. The first thing that happens at that moment? Every player eligible for free agency becomes a free agent. For that reason, I figured it was a good time to remind folks of the many, many free agen...
The Chicago Bulls will welcome the Sacramento Kings into the United Center tonight, and I think we all know there is only one way that game will end … A tie. In all seriousness, few things would feel more Bulls than having your first loss of the 2025-26 season come against Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. The organization finally moved on from both over the last year-plus, paving the way for a new chapter of youthful and more well-rounded Bulls basketball. As strange as it is to say,...
Aidan Hutchinson will continue to be a pain for the Chicago Bears and the NFC North for years. His agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted that the star pass rusher agreed to a four-year extension with the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapaport , Hutchinson’s new deal is worth $180 million over four years, with $141 million guaranteed. The annual average comes in at $46.5 million, making Hutchinson the second-highest-paid pass rusher in the NFL, just behind Micah Parsons...
The Knicks started the season as strongly as they have fallen of late, going from an immaculate 2-0 record to an even 2-2 balance through four outings. New York will keep waiting to welcome back their heroes as the Knicks will play another road game on Friday, facing the Bulls on Halloween night before hosting […]
With several injuries to the secondary this season, the Chicago Bears are signing veteran Chauncey “C.J.” Gardner-Johnson, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and now made official by the team. The 27-year-old defensive back has a history with Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who had him in New Orleans from 2019 to 2021, and […]
Everyone is invited to the Connor Bedard show.
Okay, so most of you didn’t like my series on proposed extensions for young Cubs players. Yes, I probably went overboard on some of them. Mainly, I just wanted to open up the topics for discussion. Now, let me turn my attention for the rest of this week to three Cubs players who all have […]
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 […]
Last week, there was a comment on my Sackwatch article asking why I only break down the sacks the Chicago Bears allow, and not the sacks Chicago’s defense gets. I didn’t see the question until this week, so while I did answer it there, I also wanted to address it here in case anyone else […]
How about Connor Bedard, eh ? I’m not a hockey guy, but he is the kind of rising talent that could get me glancing over at the Blackhawks more and more. … which makes me think about the Cubs, and about the nature of making non-fans into casual fans, and casual fans into hardcore fans. I think it’s probable that having really interesting, exciting players or storylines is what can bring folks into the fold if they otherwise paid very little attention to the team or the sport. But it’s wi...
Help is on the way for a battered and bruised Chicago Bears secondary. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, a veteran defensive back with 77 games worth of playing experience under his belt, is reportedly signing with Chicago’s football team. ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter has the scoop: Bears are signing S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to their active roster after his visit yesterday, per his agents Kevin Conner and Robert Brown of @unisportsmgmt . Gardner-Johnson now reunites with Bears DC Denni...
The Los Angeles Rams reportedly made move to potentially add Tyler Scott to their practice squad. In a week where the Rams placed Tutu Atwell on IR, made a trade for defensive back help and are potentially getting Puka Nacua back on the field, this news for Scott may fall under the radar, but worry […]
It wasn’t perfect. Heck, it wasn’t even pretty at times. The second period felt like the same script we’ve seen too many times already this year — especially against a team that was playing the second half of a back-to-back. Young guys made mistakes. The foot came off the gas pedal for about five minutes and things went from lovely to uncomfortable real quick. But you know what? Unlike the games against Vancouver and Los Angeles — the two previous back-to-back opponents — the second perio...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blackhawks 7, Senators 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( The Athletic ) ( Tribune ) ( NHL ) Jonathan Toews brings healthy body and attitude to first game against Blackhawks ( The Athletic ) Blackhawks’ struggling power play needs to get coordinated with zone entries ( Sun-Times ) Frank Nazar is playing up to his Blackhawks contract: “We want to be a playoff team” ( Tribune ) RECAPS: Kings 3...