The World Series is tied two games apiece, and with Game Five tonight, we know that this thing is going back to Toronto for at least one game on Friday. So the season is going to end either Friday night or Saturday night, and immediately thereafter: the Major League Baseball offseason begins.
The first thing that happens at that moment? Every player eligible for free agency becomes a free agent.
For that reason, I figured it was a good time to remind folks of the many, many free agen...
The Chicago Bulls will welcome the Sacramento Kings into the United Center tonight, and I think we all know there is only one way that game will end …
A tie.
In all seriousness, few things would feel more Bulls than having your first loss of the 2025-26 season come against Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. The organization finally moved on from both over the last year-plus, paving the way for a new chapter of youthful and more well-rounded Bulls basketball. As strange as it is to say,...
Aidan Hutchinson will continue to be a pain for the Chicago Bears and the NFC North for years. His agent, Mike McCartney, tweeted that the star pass rusher agreed to a four-year extension with the Detroit Lions on Wednesday.
According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapaport , Hutchinson’s new deal is worth $180 million over four years, with $141 million guaranteed. The annual average comes in at $46.5 million, making Hutchinson the second-highest-paid pass rusher in the NFL, just behind Micah Parsons...
The Knicks started the season as strongly as they have fallen of late, going from an immaculate 2-0 record to an even 2-2 balance through four outings. New York will keep waiting to welcome back their heroes as the Knicks will play another road game on Friday, facing the Bulls on Halloween night before hosting […]
With several injuries to the secondary this season, the Chicago Bears are signing veteran Chauncey “C.J.” Gardner-Johnson, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and now made official by the team. The 27-year-old defensive back has a history with Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who had him in New Orleans from 2019 to 2021, and […]
Everyone is invited to the Connor Bedard show.
Okay, so most of you didn’t like my series on proposed extensions for young Cubs players. Yes, I probably went overboard on some of them. Mainly, I just wanted to open up the topics for discussion. Now, let me turn my attention for the rest of this week to three Cubs players who all have […]
It is the ninth year of Top Prospect voting at South Side Sox! First, let us review past years: To make sure we give the SSS readership a strong vote in our South Side Sox Top 100, we’re going to run five or 10 polls before kicking off our Top 100 Prospect countdown. Ideally, we […]
Last week, there was a comment on my Sackwatch article asking why I only break down the sacks the Chicago Bears allow, and not the sacks Chicago’s defense gets. I didn’t see the question until this week, so while I did answer it there, I also wanted to address it here in case anyone else […]
How about Connor Bedard, eh ? I’m not a hockey guy, but he is the kind of rising talent that could get me glancing over at the Blackhawks more and more.
… which makes me think about the Cubs, and about the nature of making non-fans into casual fans, and casual fans into hardcore fans. I think it’s probable that having really interesting, exciting players or storylines is what can bring folks into the fold if they otherwise paid very little attention to the team or the sport. But it’s wi...
Help is on the way for a battered and bruised Chicago Bears secondary.
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, a veteran defensive back with 77 games worth of playing experience under his belt, is reportedly signing with Chicago’s football team. ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter has the scoop:
Bears are signing S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to their active roster after his visit yesterday, per his agents Kevin Conner and Robert Brown of @unisportsmgmt . Gardner-Johnson now reunites with Bears DC Denni...
The Los Angeles Rams reportedly made move to potentially add Tyler Scott to their practice squad. In a week where the Rams placed Tutu Atwell on IR, made a trade for defensive back help and are potentially getting Puka Nacua back on the field, this news for Scott may fall under the radar, but worry […]
It wasn’t perfect. Heck, it wasn’t even pretty at times. The second period felt like the same script we’ve seen too many times already this year — especially against a team that was playing the second half of a back-to-back. Young guys made mistakes. The foot came off the gas pedal for about five minutes and things went from lovely to uncomfortable real quick.
But you know what? Unlike the games against Vancouver and Los Angeles — the two previous back-to-back opponents — the second perio...
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 7, Senators 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( The Athletic ) ( Tribune ) ( NHL )
Jonathan Toews brings healthy body and attitude to first game against Blackhawks ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks’ struggling power play needs to get coordinated with zone entries ( Sun-Times )
Frank Nazar is playing up to his Blackhawks contract: “We want to be a playoff team” ( Tribune )
RECAPS: Kings 3...
1947 After GM Les O’Connor refused to a pay a $500 fine for signing Chicago Christian high-schooler George Zoeterman, commissioner Happy Chandler suspended the White Sox from baseball. Ironically, when O’Connor was an assistant to the prior commissioner Kenesaw Landis, he helped draft the rule which allowed the White Sox to sign Zoeterman, who had […]
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to me! Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Mark Baldwin, Solly Hofman, Richie Barker, Arismendy […]
Week 8 of the NFL regular season came to a close with 16 Maryland football alumni seeing the field. Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore had a strong game against the Baltimore Ravens. Despite a 30-16 loss to spoil a four game win streak, Moore caught four passes for 73 yards. Highlighted by a reception […]
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Connor Bedard scored the first hat trick of his NHL career as the Blackhawks built a 4-0 lead, nearly threw it away, but then finished off a grumpy Ottawa Senators squad by the score of 7-3 on Tuesday night at the United Center.
Colton Dach put the Hawks up 1-0 when he pounced on this rebound of a Louis Crevier shot for his first goal of the season:
GOAL: Colton Dach puts in the rebound for his 1st of the season to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/u547UQLVyJ — BHF (@BlackhawksF...
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The message from head coach Jeff Blashill to his players after the Blackhawks lost to the Kings on Sunday evening was pretty simple. When you get a team in the second half of a back-to-back, don’t take your foot off the gas. And take advantage of your opportunities.
Against the Kings, the Blackhawks dominated the first period but skated away with only one goal. Tonight, the Blackhawks put three goals on the board before the opening 20 minutes came to a close. And, when that horn sounded, ...
The second installment of Michael Jordan’s exclusive interview with the NBA on NBC dropped Tuesday night.
In this week’s episode, Jordan shared his thoughts on “load management,” which has become a staple for teams over the past handful of years. Many organizations will intentionally rest their star talent in hopes of avoiding injury trouble and keeping their legs fresh. To little surprise, this trend has not sat well with the best to ever do it.
Jordan suited up for all 82 games nin...
On Tuesday night, Blackhawks center Connor Bedard scored three times for the first hat trick of his NHL career!
Here’s Bedard’s first goal of the night:
GOAL: Connor Bedard SNIPE on the power play to extend the lead pic.twitter.com/7znAxhoBK6 — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) October 29, 2025
Here’s his second goal of the night — the 50th of his NHL career:
GOAL: Connor Bedard COAST TO COAST TDR for his second of the game. Wow pic.twitter.com/lXLBg2bRTA — BHF (@Blackhawk...
The Chicago Bears’ winning streak is over. It was fun while it lasted, but now that the team is (4-3) — the same record as a season ago — following the loss to the Baltimore Ravens, are you ready to fall back into ‘oh no, here we go again’ mode? Or are you confident Ben […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. That was a tough loss on Sunday. Before the Baltimore Ravens beat them up 30-16, the […]