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It was a heck of a hot stove week, with two pairs of transactions seemingly moving in unison. The Cubs swiped Alex Bregman from the Red Sox, which prompted Boston to pivot to a five-year deal with Ranger Suarez. A couple nights later, the Dodgers did what they do and signed Kyle Tucker, which appeared […]
With the L.A. Rams coming to Soldier Field, for the NFC Divisional playoff on Sunday night, we re-up our exclusive with Eric Dickerson, the greatest Los Angeles Rams player ever. Dickerson discussed the last time these two teams met in the playoffs, the 1985 NFC championship game, with us in November of 2021. No matter […] The post Exclusive: Eric Dickerson on Facing the ’85 Bears in NFC Title Game appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Last week, I opened my Bears-Packers How to watch article with this sentence. “Get ready for either one of the greatest Saturday nights of your Chicago Bears fandom or one of the worst.” It was one of the greatest. The stakes are even higher this Sunday in the Divisional round vs the Los Angeles Rams, […]
On Sunday, the Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams with the winner advancing to the NFC Championship game. The Bears are coming off a dramatic come-from-behind win against the Packers, but the Rams also came from behind to beat the Panthers in their Wild Card game, thanks to a Matthew Stafford touchdown pass with […]
The Brooklyn Nets returned home to face the Chicago Bulls on Friday night after completing a miraculous 3-game road trip. Miraculously, the Nets lost all games to teams with a combined 39-70 record. Perhaps it’s a sign that this year’s attempt at tanking is blessed by the basketball gods, but that’s no consolation to Head […]
Chicago Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts announced at Friday night’s Cubs Convention Opening Ceremony that former Cubs catcher Jody Davis and pitcher Jon Lester will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame this year. Also, former broadcaster Vince Lloyd will be inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and given a “Lifetime Achievement […]
Tonight marked the beginning of the 2026 Chicago Cubs Convention, which includes the always rowdy (and reportedly oversold, this year!) Opening Ceremonies. It also marks the tenth anniversary of the 2016 World Series, which means it’s reunion time! As promised, the Cubs brought back as many (non-active) members of the 2016 World Series team, reintroducing them back to the city that loves them most. The 2016 World Series Champions! It’s good to have you home, boys. The 2016 ...
When the Los Angeles Rams match up with the Chicago Bears in the NFC Divisional round, at 6:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 18 at Soldier Field, there will be high-profile daily fantasy candidates on both teams. Rams vs. Bears Game Info When: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET Where: Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois TV info: NBC/Peacock Rams DFS Projections Salary values from DraftKings. Player Position Salary Projected Points Projected Points per 1K Pu...
The 19-21 Chicago Bulls head to New York on Friday night, where they’ll play the first game of a home-and-home clash with the 11-27 Brooklyn Nets. On Wednesday, Chicago barely survived a Utah Jazz team that would clearly love to lose as much as possible down this season’s home stretch. A botched Keyonte George jumper was all that stood between the Bulls and overtime, against a Jazz club missing two of its best three players. Utah was sitting ex-Bull Lauri Markkanen with an illness (he als...
Brooklyn is back home after losing their last three on the road to Memphis, Dallas and New Orleans — extending their skid to five straight. Tankers unite. The Bulls come in winners of two straight and beat the Nets 113‑103 in the first meeting. 🏀 KEY INFO Chicago Bulls (19-21) @ Brooklyn Nets (11-27) ⏱️ […]
We have to wait all weekend to finally watch the Chicago Bears play their divisional round playoff game. The Bears are scheduled to play the Los Angeles Rams in the final game of the weekend, with kickoff set for 5;30 p.m. CT. We know it’s going to be cold. Freezing even. Really, really cold. But […]
The Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, and the final injury reports for each team are due today. Just like in the regular season, these reports could be added to over the next couple of days, but if a player is ruled out, he’s out for the game. For the Bears, that […]
The Chicago Bears have reached the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, where they will welcome the LA Rams to Soldier Field. Last week, we said we liked a high-scoring game, and that’s exactly what we got with almost 60 points being scored between the two teams. Last week, we went 2-1 on our prop […]
The Boston Bruins (27-19-2) have -119 moneyline odds to win when they go on the road in a projected close matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks (19-21-7), who have -101 odds, on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Tune in to ESPN+ to see the match unfold as the Bruins and Blackhawks take the ice. Bruins vs. Blackhawks Game Info & Odds When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET TV Channel: ESPN+ Live Stream: Fubo Live Stream: ESPN+ Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois...
The Los Angeles Rams are set to play the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field in a game to be played in freezing temperatures. They’ll be facing a defense that leads the NFL in interceptions, and a quarterback who’s seen a drop in form (not to be read as played badly). Back in 2018 […]
Nothing doing in the win column. The Brooklyn Nets went to New Orleans to face the Pelicans on Wednesday night to wrap up their three game road trip. It was close, but the Nets ultimately fell short by three points. The L was their fifth in a row. The opponent tonight is hanging around the […]
“Daddy, if the Bears win today, are you going to do that thing with the champagne bottle where you pop the cork and shake it and it sprays?” “No, I’ll do that when the Bears win the Super Bowl.” …yet even as I answered her, I was thinking, Wow, how far we’ve come! Our daughter […]
The third, and final, Chicago Bears injury report ahead of the team’s NFC Divisional Round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams is out. And it is mostly good news for Chicago’s football team. This is as good as an injury report gets this time of year, so I’ll take it without thinking twice about it. As far as I’m concerned, wide receiver Rome Odunze getting upgraded to full participation on Friday’s Bears injury report is the best news that could have come from the injury report. Odunze w...
Episode 45 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! In this week’s episode, Brett and I talk about the coinciding exit/arrival of Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman. We also discuss the Cubs’ internal evolution on deferrals, and what else might happen before the end of the offseason. After the break, in our transaction corner, Brett and I get back into the Nico Hoerner/Matt Shaw trade rumors, with a little extra mention of the Red Sox pitchers. It was a really fun episode, t...
The makeshift 2021 Cubs, after a bad run for most of August, won 10 of 13 late that month and early September, then went on another long losing jag, losing 10 of 13 entering a doubleheader date with the Cardinals on Sept. 24. In 2021, as was the case in 2020, doubleheader games were limited […]
Last week, Las Vegas Raiders general manager Jon Spytek noted that there were plenty of former players still playing. Now , as the playoffs move onto the divisional round, let’s look at the former Raiders still playing, presented in alphabetical order: Buffalo Bills: None. Chicago Bears: Defensive tackle Andrew Billings. Billings is a Bears’ backup […]
The Los Angeles Rams are back where they were at this time last year: the divisional round of the playoffs. This time, they will be the team that’s favored and the team with more playoff experience. The Rams are the team looking to get back to the NFC Championship with a chance to go to […]
The NFL season is an evolving state of affairs with each team aspiring to hoist the Lombardi Trophy come February, but only 8 teams remain on their quest to do so. After a monumental win against their longtime rivals, the Chicago Bears host the NFL’s most potent offense in the Los Angeles Rams, who also […]
Two days before their divisional round playoff game against the Chicago Bears, Rams coaches are extremely busy interviewing for other jobs. Meanwhile the Bears coaches having nothing to distract them. Nobody is trying to poach from Ben Johnson’s staff this year. Compare that to Chris Shula, Nathan Sheelhaase, and Mike LaFleur. They have a combined […]
On Saturday night, the Chicago Blackhawks will put an exclamation point on the third “chapter” of their year-long Centennial celebration. The events focusing on “The Banner Years” before and during the game should stir up enough nostalgia for the most recent generation of Blackhawks fans to have their “I remember when” moments come flying out. There were so many incredible moments during the Blackhawks’ dynasty run. But so many of them were authored — or co-authored — by guys who weren’t ...