The Blackhawks have played four sets of back-to-back games this season, and the second halves of them have been nothing short of disastrous each time. A 7-3 loss Sunday to the Penguins added another data point to the sample. ‘‘It …
Blackhawks blown out by Penguins as back-to-back woes continue Read MoreThe lack of movement in the Super 25 this late in December is unprecedented. There were a few hundred games over the past week, but very little changed in the rankings. The top 11 teams all stayed the same. Five …
Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 28, 2025 Read MoreBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in …
Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting Read MoreDuring a recent episode of the “Team Deakins” podcast, Kate Winslet discussed her debut in Peter Jackson’s 1994 drama-thriller “Heavenly Creatures,” which follows the Oscar winner and Melanie Lynskey as two teens who share a dangerously obsessive friendship. When asked …
Kate Winslet Says Her ‘First Intimate Experiences’ as a Teen Were With Women: ‘I’d Kissed a Few Girls, and I’d Kissed a Few Boys’ Read MoreThe New York Giants have just two remaining games for the 2025-26 season, and it’s likely a season they’re looking forward to putting behind them, since they have a 2-13 record and are at the bottom of the NFC East. …
NFL Penalizes Raiders Player Moments Before Giants Game Read MoreComing into the 2025 season, one of the big questions for the Patriots was whether they’d done enough to build a wide receiver room that could adequately support second-year quarterback Drake Maye. There were a number of promising young pieces …
Patriots’ Stefon Diggs Reaps Massive Bonus Payout After TD Catch Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Gymnast Simone Biles was credentialed as a photographer and shot Sunday night’s pregame activities as part of a league content assignment. Her NFL media vest was No. 36, the same as her husband, Bears safety Jonathan …
Olympian Simone Biles doubles as photographer before Bears-49ers game Read MoreAt least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since the start of the long holiday weekend Wednesday, according to Chicago police. Early Sunday a shooting in River North left one man dead and three others in critical …
River North shooting caps off holiday gun violence that leaves 28 shot, 6 dead across Chicago Read MoreDamaging winds, thunderstorms and snow showers are forecast to hit the Chicago area Sunday into early Monday. The National Weather Service predicts a “variety of hazardous weather conditions” starting Sunday night. A tornado warning was issued for Southeastern Iroquois County …
Rain, snow and 50+mph winds forecast for Chicago area Read MoreLincoln-Way Central coach Brian Flaherty described the atmosphere at the Kankakee Holiday Tournament championship game quite well: “It’s a tough environment. Everyone is here to see Kankakee win. There wasn’t an open seat in the entire gym.” Kankakee star Lincoln …
Lincoln Williams leads the Kays to a championship in the 75th Kankakee Holiday Tournament Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Bears’ final game of the regular season will be Sunday at 3:25 p.m. against the Lions at Soldier Field, the NFL announced Sunday. After losing 42-38 to the 49ers on Sunday, the Bears need a …
Bears to host Lions in final regular-season game Sunday at 3:25 p.m. Read MoreWhat marks do the Bears get after their 42-38 loss against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.? QUARTERBACK — A-MINUS No last-play magic for Caleb Williams this time, though he flashed such quality throughout that he looked …
Bears’ grades are in. How did they do against 49ers? Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — If this is what the playoffs are going to be like for the Bears with quarterback Caleb Williams, it’s going to be thrilling. It has felt for weeks like he’s on the brink of turning the …
Bears, QB Caleb Williams come up just short on last play in 42-38 loss to 49ers Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — When it comes to the playoffs, the Bears don’t know what they don’t know. After Sunday, though, we know more about them. A team with shockingly little playoff experience was neither overwhelmed nor overmatched Sunday night …
Bears looked like they belonged — even in defeat — during postseason dress rehearsal Read MoreMoon Alert After 6 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a positive day if you steer clear of discussions about controversial subjects …
Horoscope for Monday, December 29, 2025 Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the Bears lost 42-38 to the 49ers on Sunday night, cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson went on social media to decry what he called a “BS call” against him in the second quarter. Gardner-Johnson intercepted Brock Purdy’s …
Bears’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson bemoans ‘BS’ call that cost him interception Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was frustrated after coming up short on the final play of a 42-38 loss at the 49ers on Sunday, but was resolute about where his team is headed. The Bears traded …
QB Caleb Williams says Bears are ‘team to be reckoned with’ in playoffs after narrow loss to 49ers Read MoreSANTA CLARA, Calif. — After posting the best game of his young career, Bears receiver Luther Burden had to get to the locker room on a cart Sunday night. He claimed afterward, though, that it was a function of his …
Bears’ Luther Burden hurt after career game, claims he’s just ‘tired’ Read MorePatrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ loss to the 49ers — and detail why it might be encouraging. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can …
Halas Intrigue Bears podcast: Positive loss Read MoreChicagoans have faced constitutional abuses, soaring costs and political turmoil over the past 12 tumultuous months. But they also got one of their own to lead the Vatican, plus an occasionally shirtless coach who just might be leading the Bears …
A look back at Chicago’s top news stories of 2025 Read More