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Chicago Journal

Brady tops 600 career TD passes, Buccaneers rout Bears 38-3

Wew, lads. Not gonna lie to ya, that one was pretty rough.

Chicago Journal

Bears vs. Bucs: Week 7 Pregame Warmup

Even if they were at full strength, the Bears are in for another tough task. Brady may not own the Bears the way Aaron Rodgers has over the years, but the three-time MVP is 5-1 in six games against Chicago.

Chicago Journal

College Football Week 8: B1G Summary + Notre Dame

Illinois stuns #7 Penn State in Happy Valley, Purdue falls back to earth, and Michigan stays unbeaten to set up a must-watch Paul Bunyan Trophy game in East Lansing.

Chicago Journal

Bulls beat Pistons 97-82, improve to 3-0

Detroit opened the game on a 9-0 run, but Vucevic kick-started the Bulls with five points and three rebounds within a one-minute stretch. DeMar DeRozan finished the night as leading scorer with 21 points.

Chicago Journal

Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in NCAA's 1st 9OT game

New Head Coach Bret Bielema gets the Illini their biggest win of the year and biggest since the program's 2019 victory over then-ranked #6 Wisconsin (which also happened to be their 3rd October game that season).

Bulls

LaVine scores 32, DeRozan 26, and Lonzo adds Triple-Double as Bulls pound Pelicans 128-112

LaVine scored 32 points, DeRozan added 26, and Lonzo Ball added a triple-double as the Bulls beat New Orleans 128-112 Friday night in their home opener.

Chicago Journal

LaVine scores 34 points, Bulls beat Pistons 94-88 in opener

The new look Alex Caruso led Bulls win the season opener against the Detroit Pistons, 94-88.

Chicago Journal

Deep Illini build expectations around big man Kofi Cockburn

The seven-foot center's choice to return for his junior season brought another dose of hope for the 11th-ranked Illini, who went 24-7 overall and 16-4 in the Big Ten last season.

Chicago Journal

Chris Collins hopes to get Northwestern back on winning path

Northwestern has most of its key players back. Whether that's enough to make a jump remains to be seen. It won't be easy, with five Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason poll — No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Purdue, No. 11 Illinois, No. 17 Ohio State, and No. 21 Maryland.

Chicago Journal

Week 8: Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll

With a big win over Lockport, Lincoln-Way East catapults from the non-ranked to a tie for #6 in Class 8A while Class 7A seems all but set going into the final week of the Illinois High School Football season. See the latest rankings here.

Cubs

Carter Hawkins officially introduced as Chicago Cubs' new general manager

The 37-year-old Hawkins was formally introduced as the Cubs' new general manager on Monday, stepping into a position that had been open since Jed Hoyer was promoted to president of baseball operations almost a year ago.

Sports

Chicago wins first WNBA title with 80-74 win over Phoenix

Candace Parker returned home and, with MVP Kahleah Copper, the Chicago Sky brought the city of Chicago its first basketball title since the Bulls in 1998.