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Peanut Tillman Should be the Bears Living Face of the Franchise

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The Chicago Bears, as a franchise, currently have a void when it comes to who their most prominent living former player is. Walter Payton should hold this role, but he was tragically taken from us way too young. It's been 26 years already, and in my world, I cannot own a Bears jersey unless it's Payton #34; period. He's the franchise's all time greatest player, as the Bears 100 … [Read more...] about Peanut Tillman Should be the Bears Living Face of the Franchise

Bears, Ravens Share History of Star Players with Off-Field Problems 

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Human beings are complicated and pretty much nobody is actually a pure hero or a complete villain. Well, Vlad the Impaler was most likely not the nicest guy on the planet. And Clay Travis is not very redeeming. When it comes to famous athletes, this truth is all the more inconvenient. Our sports heroes are very often also extremely problematic people. This is somewhat true for … [Read more...] about Bears, Ravens Share History of Star Players with Off-Field Problems 

2026 NFL Mock Draft Version 9.0

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Happy football season everyone! Far as we know, The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop website to publish a mock draft in all four of the major North American sports. And also in the nation's top women's professional sport. So that's five pieces of mock draft, organic content, served fresh from Chicagoland. Here is the link to our current 2026 NBA … [Read more...] about 2026 NFL Mock Draft Version 9.0

Jay Cutler Will Serve Jail Time, Lose Driver’s License Due to DUI

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As we write this, former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is a top trending term online, and not for anything good. Typically, it's not great to be one of the main characters on that social media platform, and this is definitely one of those times. We often laugh at Mr. Dooooooon't Caaaaaaaaaare, and admittedly, it is funny to photoshop a cigarette into a photo of his … [Read more...] about Jay Cutler Will Serve Jail Time, Lose Driver’s License Due to DUI

Lovie Smith Had the Right Take on Donald Trump’s Desperate NFL Trolling

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As the 2024 Presidential Election draws near, we republish some of our past posts which perfectly spotlight what a horrible human being Donald J. Trump really is. This Lovie Smith piece originally ran in Sept of 2017. When you say "events over the weekend" in the sports world, people almost certainly know what you're talking about. If you phrase that phrase and tack on "in … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith Had the Right Take on Donald Trump’s Desperate NFL Trolling

Tyrique Stevenson Makes Horrible Gaffe on Game-Losing Hail Mary

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The Jayden Daniels to Noah Brown Hail Mary is one of those plays that we're going to see replayed over and over and over again. And, if you're a Washington Commanders fan, you can thank Chicago Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson for helping to make it happen. Take a look at the video embedded below. This is instant karma: … [Read more...] about Tyrique Stevenson Makes Horrible Gaffe on Game-Losing Hail Mary

Why Illini Legend Red Grange Was Named the #1 Big Ten Icon

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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

Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Bears Do Sensational Signed Shirt Swap

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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

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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