Strictly Sports

by Evan Bruner 2022 went out in style, thanks to two thoroughly entertaining playoff games. The contests, which featured TCU taking down Big Ten Champion Michigan and top-ranked Georgia clawing out a victory against Ohio State, were decided by one score and came down to the final seconds. For college ...

by Evan Bruner The North Central College Cardinals won their second Stagg Bowl in the last three seasons, taking down bitter rival Mount Union 28-21 to cap off the program’s first-ever perfect season. The Cardinals delivered the first punch, putting together a six-play, 78-yard scoring drive on the opening possession. ...

by Evan Bruner The NCC football team is in Annapolis, Maryland, today to take on a familiar foe in the Mount Union Raiders. This meeting will mark the third consecutive postseason where the two schools have faced off, with North Central coming out on top in both. Most recently, winning ...

The Chicago Bears’ skid continued in Week 13, as they fell to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers by a score of 28-19. The loss marks the Bears’ sixth straight and their eighth consecutive against their rival. Additionally, the defeat, combined with the Detroit Lions’ win, puts Chicago in ...

by Evan Bruner The Chicago Bears dropped their third straight game Sunday, falling to the Detroit Lions 31-30. The team’s struggles from the past month persisted, as the offense’s solid play was overshadowed by the defense’s inability to make a stop. With the recent trades of Roquan Smith and Robert ...

by Andy Jachim After an up-and-down 2022 season, Ian Happ brings home some hardware to the Northside of Chicago. While it isn’t what most Cubs fans would prefer, a Gold Glove trophy is still nothing to frown at. Ian is the first Cub to win a Gold Glove since Javier ...

by Evan Bruner   The Chicago Bears finished off the trade deadline with another splash move, acquiring wide receiver Chase Claypool from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2023 second-round pick. Claypool, a second-round selection in the 2020 draft, has 32 catches for 311 yards and a touchdown on the year ...

by Evan Bruner The Chicago Bears continued to make headlines at the trade deadline, moving star linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens for a second and fifth-round pick. Smith, the eighth overall pick in the 2018 draft, currently leads the league with 83 total tackles to go with 2.5 ...

by Evan Bruner   Fresh off a big win on Monday Night Football, Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears wasted no time getting back to work, trading veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2023 fourth-round pick. Quinn, who signed with the Bears in the 2020 ...

by Evan Bruner   Shock waves were sent across the NFL Thursday night when Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick, 2023 third-round pick, 2023 fourth-round pick, and 2024 fifth-round pick. On the surface, this trade ...