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Ryan Poles' heist in deal with Panthers complete, but with work to be done
The haul the Bears received for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft is literally an embarrassment of riches for general manager...
Mark Potash
Apr 26, 20253 min read


Rehabbing Bears rookie Colston Loveland will be ready for training camp ... right?
Drafting Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 10 pick gives Ben Johnson another weapon to give his offense a running start in...
Mark Potash
Apr 25, 20255 min read


Colston Loveland and the Ben Johnson seal of approval
To casual Bears fans, Colston Loveland was an underwhelming, uninspiring pick for the Bears at No. 10 overall in the NFL Draft on...
Mark Potash
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Bears mailbag ... Ben Johnson vs. Matt Eberlus? Hmmm ...
Sorting through the pre-draft mail … From @jstephens58 … Q: Your confidence level with BJ as a HC compared to Flus? A: We’ll have to see...
Mark Potash
Apr 24, 20253 min read


Mock drafts point to Warren, Jeanty, Banks ...
About the only thing the Bears know for sure about the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night is that they'll have options — by...
Mark Potash
Apr 23, 20252 min read


Bears' victory over Packers could be costly in the draft
The Bears’ walk-off 24-22 victory over the Packers on Cairo Santos’ 51-yard field goal in the season finale at Lambeau Field was a...
Mark Potash
Apr 23, 20253 min read
Jury still out: Rating Ryan Poles' first three draft classes
With eight of Ryan Poles' own draft picks starting to open the 2024 season (plus punter Tory Taylor), the Bears went 5-12, with a...
Mark Potash
Apr 22, 20257 min read


Blast From The Past: The Bears' 1975 draft was Walter Payton, and more
Can you believe it’s been 50 years since the Bears drafted Walter Payton? Besides the golden anniversary of the 1975 NFL Draft (which...
Mark Potash
Apr 21, 20254 min read


Pitch perfect? Ben Johnson has a tough act to follow — or does he?
Ben Johnson is the most popular guy in town as a head coach of the Bears with a 0-0 record. But he had a tough act to follow at Wrigley...
Mark Potash
Apr 21, 20253 min read


No Payne, no gain for Bulls in post-Thibs era
Cam Payne (second from left) walks back to the bench after a time out during the Bulls' game against the Magic in Orlando on March 8,...
Mark Potash
Apr 19, 20253 min read


Shades of 23-22? Wrigley Field winds — and Cubs bullpen — turn a pitchers duel into a slugfest.
The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field, so the Cubs' wild 13-11 victory over the Diamondbacks wasn't that unexpected — even at Wrigley...
Mark Potash
Apr 18, 20253 min read


Patience? A timeline of the Bulls re-starting the clock since the Last Dance
Bulls general manager Arturas Karnisovas predictably preached patience Thursday after the Bulls' dreadful 109-90 home loss to the Heat in...
Mark Potash
Apr 17, 20255 min read


The unparalleled futility and stagnation of Chicago sports — and signs of hope
The Blackhawks finished the 2024-25 season with a flourish, beating the Senators 4-3 on 2023 first-round pick (No. 13 overall) Frank...
Mark Potash
Apr 16, 20253 min read


So many reasons why signing Kyler Gordon was a no-brainer for Ryan Poles
It’s usually a good sign when NFL teams re-sign their own draft picks to long-term contracts. But cornerback Kyler Gordon, who signed a...
Mark Potash
Apr 15, 20253 min read


Hot seat? Ryan Poles enters draft No. 4 with the wind at his back
Bears general manager Ryan Poles is on the hot seat in the court of public opinion if not in the eyes of team president Kevin Warren...
Mark Potash
Apr 14, 20253 min read


Blast From the Past — MJ at 18
April 11, 1981 — Michael Jordan jumps to the head of the class Michael Jordan of Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C. rose to the...
Mark Potash
Apr 11, 20253 min read


Of the 'Lions comps,' Bears RT Darnell Wright has the toughest chore, but a lot to work with
The Bears held their first media access of the official start of the Ben Johnson era — the opening of the offseason program this week....
Mark Potash
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Kyle Tucker a keeper, but long-term deal not as easy as it looks
The Cubs painted themselves into a corner from the moment they acquired Kyle Tucker from the Astros without signing him to a long-term...
Mark Potash
Apr 8, 20253 min read


I've found Ben Johnson's key to EPA — be good at football
Ben Johnson has the running head start of not only being the new Bears head coach, but not being Matt Eberflus — and he’s making the most...
Mark Potash
Apr 6, 20253 min read


No. 894: Not even Gretzky could match Ovechkin's staying power
When Babe Ruth hit his 711th career home run in 1935 with the Boston Braves against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, it was with a minimum of...
Mark Potash
Apr 5, 20253 min read
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