32-year-old rookie Jeff Glass’ remarkable journey to the NHL
Neither man spoke the other’s language, but Jeff Glass recognized his name on the homemade sign held by the Russian agent waiting for him at the Moscow airport. Glass smiled...
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NFL playoffs are a reminder to never give up on a game — or a franchise
Thanks to the “Minneapolis Miracle,” Sunday reminded America why you never can give up on an NFL game no matter how bleak things look. With a little less drama, the...
Brainy Bears bring back Vic Fangio as Matt Nagy off to good start
And on the eighth day, Vic Fangio created football. Surely, I jest. But the reaction around Chicago to Fangio’s return deified the Bears defensive coordinator like he was the second...
Lauri Markkanen’s emergence as future star makes pulling for Bulls losses a tank-less job
Forget the incessant talk about tanking around the Bulls. As midseason hits, a smarter debate surrounds whether any NBA team drafted a player better than Lauri Markkanen last June. After...
Ex-Bear Doug Plank, Matt Nagy’s Arena League coach, on hire: ‘He’s a leader’
With its short, 50-yard fields and increased likelihood of scoring, the Arena Football League forces its coaches and players to master clock management — perhaps even more than their NFL...
You know leadership when you see it — and it arrived Tuesday at Halas Hall in Matt Nagy
Of all the things Matt Nagy said Tuesday at his introductory news conference, the new Bears coach revealed more by what he didn’t say. Nagy didn’t say anything unbelievable. He...
Andy Reid’s endorsement top reason to believe Bears hired right guy in Matt Nagy
Back when Matt Nagy’s job involved selling real estate instead of gaining ground, he left the same impression on people. “What I remember about Matt was he was somebody who...
Don’t flip out, Bears fans, but most compelling candidate not always most qualified one
A five-minute YouTube video featuring John DeFilippo revealed the charismatic Eagles quarterbacks coach enjoys working out every day before 6 a.m. at Orangetheory, considers himself a sneakerhead who owns dozens...
Former Bear Kevin Butler getting a kick out of returning to Georgia at 55 to graduate, help coach
On his first day back at school, 55-year-old University of Georgia senior Kevin Butler remembered his backpack, the AC/DC lunch box his wife, Cathy, bought for him and the advice...
Jordan Lynch on succeeding Frank Lenti: ‘I don’t feel awkward … he’s going to be super supportive’
Jordan Lynch became a 2013 Heisman Trophy finalist at Northern Illinois because of uncanny instincts and an innate ability to make correct reads. Those traits serve the football coach as...