Rough homecoming for Bucs’ Lovie Smith, Josh McCown
Lovie Smith was buttoned up and all business as usual following Sunday's 21-13 loss to the Bears. The former Bears coach, who spent nine up-and-down years here, shrugged off any...
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Northwestern struggles to subdue Elon 68-67 in overtime
Chris Collins refers to Pat Fitzgerald as "Mr. Northwestern" because of his impressive legacy as a football player and coach. In just his second season as the Northwestern basketball coach,...
Northwestern rallies in back-and-forth game to tip North Florida 69-67
Chris Collins is learning more and more about his opportunistic team in this young season. Tre Demps remains his money player at the end of games and freshman point guard...
Ditka? Halas? Trestman? Ranking 10 best Bears coaches
Lance Briggs weighed in with his three all-time greatest Bears coaches this week when he ranked George Halas, Mike Ditka and Lovie Smith at the top. This reporter has been...
Grading NIU’s performance against Ohio
By defeating Ohio 21-14 Tuesday night, the Huskies (9-2, 6-1 MAC) did their part to set up a high-stakes regular-season finale Nov. 28 against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. In...
Northern Illinois survives cold road test 21-14 against Ohio
ATHENS, Ohio — This is how Northern Illinois can win the West: simply beat Western Michigan in the season-finale Nov. 28. The Huskies (9-2, 6-1 MAC) retained control of their...
Tuesday’s matchup: Northern Illinois at Ohio
TV/radio: 7 p.m. Tuesday; ESPNU, WIND-AM 560, WCPT-FM 92.5. Line: NIU by 4. Records: NIU 8-2, 5-1 MAC; Ohio 5-5, 3-3. Last meeting: NIU won 23-20 on Dec. 2, 2011,...
Northern Illinois in protection mode in tight MAC West race
With two regular-season games remaining, Northern Illinois is in protection mode — trying to safeguard its precarious position in the Mid-American Conference West while continuing to protect its quarterback. "You...
Tentative end-of-half approach concerns Jay Cutler
Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman's conservative approach Sunday at the end of the first half against the Minnesota Vikings was a topic of discussion Monday. With over a minute to...
Allen happy to win bragging rights
For the first time in his 11-year NFL career, Jared Allen walked off Soldier Field a winner. The Bears defensive end, who played the last six seasons for the Vikings,...