Saturday brings No. 23 Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) hosting No. 24 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at what will be a sold out Memorial Stadium. It will mark the Illini's Rededication Game, or 100th anniversary of the Red Grange game, which will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. So with that in mind, we re-publish this Red Grange piece from 2011. … [Read more...] about Why Illini Legend Red Grange Was Named the #1 Big Ten Icon
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Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Bears Do Sensational Signed Shirt Swap
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are currently on international break, so their home was open and available for yet another NFL game today. In that contest, the Chicago Bears crushed the Jacksonville Jaguars, 35-16, handing the Jags their first loss (in three games) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jacksonville fell to 6-6 all-time in London with the result. Ahead of the game, … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Bears Do Sensational Signed Shirt Swap
25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Editor's Note: this article originally ran in the fall of 2018. The sports calendar is sort of imbalanced, but once it gets moving, it has a lot of velocity. For about four months in the summer you have pretty much nothing but baseball. And that lull is extremely brutal. But once college football starts– boom! The NFL is the very next week. Hockey preseason starts two … [Read more...] about 25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Caleb Williams Can Easily Rewrite the Chicago Bears Passing Record Book
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is poised to be the next big thing, but we say that about every player who gets selected first overall in the NFL Draft. Williams, who won the Heisman trophy in 2022 at USC, is the latest to try his hand at becoming the Bears' passing G.O.A.T. It's actually a very low bar to clear, because no Chicago Bears QB has ever tossed 35 TDs in … [Read more...] about Caleb Williams Can Easily Rewrite the Chicago Bears Passing Record Book
Minnesota Vikings Defense Looks like Big Trouble for Bears This Season
Entering this season, it was thought that the road to the NFC North title goes through Detroit. That was a very safe take, given how close the Lions came to reaching the Super Bowl. However, the Minnesota Vikings, with their top ranked scoring defense, will have a lot to say about that. The newest reincarnation of the Purple People Eaters defense is giving up just 10 points … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings Defense Looks like Big Trouble for Bears This Season
Final 2024 NFL Mock Draft Update (4-25-24)
Detroit Rock City is ready to rock tomorrow night, as the NFL Draft is here! (Ready to rock, but not ready to roll. Rock is still here, but what happened to "roll?") Meaning it is time for our final 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Projecting who each NFL team will take on draft night is a very popular activity, as there are literally hundreds of NFL mock drafts available on the … [Read more...] about Final 2024 NFL Mock Draft Update (4-25-24)
Exclusive with Rodney Peete, Kitten Bowl Host, Lions, USC Legend
Hallmark Channel may have cancelled the Kitten Bowl, before last year, but it the format does live on. You can watch the Kitten Bowl on YouTube, and more information on that is available here. So with that in mind, we now flash back to our exclusive with USC Trojans and Detroit Lions legend Rodney Peete, one of three celebrities who did color commentary for Kitten Bowl V. … [Read more...] about Exclusive with Rodney Peete, Kitten Bowl Host, Lions, USC Legend
Exclusive with Steve McMichael: Interview G.O.A.T. Part 2/2
Steve McMichael, or "Mongo" as he is known, is back in the headlines these days. On Wednesday multiple sources reported that he will indeed, finally, be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His induction into the hallowed halls at Canton His quest for Canton comes at a time when he is fighting a very public battle with ALS. Simply put, as I wrote in my first book, Mongo … [Read more...] about Exclusive with Steve McMichael: Interview G.O.A.T. Part 2/2
Exclusive with Steve McMichael: Interview G.O.A.T. Part 1/2
Steve McMichael, or "Mongo" as he is known, is back in the headlines these days. On Wednesday multiple sources reported that he will indeed, finally, be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His induction into the hallowed halls at Canton comes at a time when he is fighting a very public battle with ALS. Simply put, as I wrote in my first book, Mongo was the greatest … [Read more...] about Exclusive with Steve McMichael: Interview G.O.A.T. Part 1/2
Chicago Bears: Selling Nostalgia Because They Have No Future
Former Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett is known to often have something very insightful to say, and never being shy to say it. We've had several exclusives with Bennett on this site, and I would strongly suggest reading them and seeing his point of view. Bennett made some Tweets (I'm sorry, "postings on X") last month that perfectly summated the futility of the … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears: Selling Nostalgia Because They Have No Future