BALTIMORE Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith is long past feeling petty about Bears general manager Ryan Poles trading him three years ago. And why wouldnt he be, especially after getting everything he wanted with a $100 million contract extension and the chance to play for a perennial contender? Smith also picked up his first win over his old team as the ...

Ravens coach John Harbaugh pleaded innocence and ignorance as the NFL investigates his team for retroactively changing quarterback Lamar Jacksons Friday practice participation from full to limited and abruptly ruling him out Saturday morning for the Bears game. He had been designated questionable the day before. The team said Jackson did practice for the ...

What marks do the Bears get after their ugly 30-16 loss to the Lamar Jackson-less Ravens in Baltimore?QUARTERBACK FTheres no choice but to fail Caleb Williams after he couldnt complete passes in the red zone, threw a really bad interception its called double coverage for a reason, dude intentionally grounded the ball twice, mismanaged the clock in the ...

CINCINNATI Breece Hall rushed for two second-half touchdowns and threw a 4-yard TD pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left, helping the New York Jets edge the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 on Sunday for their first win of the season.Justin Fields was 21 for 32 for 244 yards and a touchdown in his first game since Jets owner Woody Johnson sharply criticized his ...

BALTIMORE Take away the Ravens mystique and prestige, and this shouldve been a challenge the Bears could manage, even on the road: beat a team that has allowed more points than anyone in the NFL and is down to its third option at quarterback. Yet they looked inept and clumsy Sunday, and coach Ben Johnson had no solutions as they sputtered to a 30-16 loss ...

The Big 12 has five teams in the Top 25 for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday following its third loss in four games.The top six was unchanged, with Ohio State holding the No. 1 spot for a ninth straight week followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, ...

Lincoln-Way East tore through the first seven games of the season. Quarterback Jonas Williams led the offense, and defensive lineman Jacob Alexander spearheaded the defense.Williams (ankle) and Alexander (concussion) have missed the last two games, and the Griffins have looked very ordinary without the two stars.Right now we are who we are, Lincoln-Way East ...

BALTIMORE Bears rookie Shemar Turner left the game against the Ravens on Sunday with a knee injury and quickly was ruled out for the game.He went down midway through the second quarter while trying to chase down running back Derrick Henry. Turner was carted to the locker room and had a towel over his head as he exited.The Bears drafted him in the second ...

 BALTIMORE The Ravens apparently didnt need Lamar Jackson to beat up on the Bears, and lead them 10-6 at halftime at M&T Bank Stadium.Tyler Huntley, who was named the Ravens starter Saturday after the team admitted it put out an incorrect injury report detailing the activity of their two-time MVP quarterback, has looked comfortable against a Bears defense ...

A woman was found fatally shot in an East Side alley Sunday morning, Chicago police said.The woman, shot twice in the head, was found around 10 a.m. in the 11000 block of South Mackinaw Avenue, according to police. Her age and name have not been released.She was pronounced dead at the scene, and no one is in custody, police said.

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold, one of the franchise's most popular and decorated players who helped lead the team to the AFC Championship Game twice, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 41.The Jets said in a statement on social media that Mangold died Saturday night from complications of kidney disease.His death comes less than two weeks ...

ORLANDO Its a craft that Tre Jones still takes a lot of pride in.A lost art that versatile bigs and high-paced offenses continue to try and make extinct in todays modern NBA game.So labeling Jones a pure point guard isnt some sort of jab that hes being pigeonholed into. Quite the opposite. If that makes him a throwback in some way, hell take it, and more ...

The path to a state is clear for all the 256 state playoff qualifiers. That always makes the Super 25 rankings feel silly, which is the way it should be.But we soldier on, trying to make sense of all the chaos.Week 9 provided more questions than answers overall. Lincoln-Way East, without Jonas Williams and Jacob Alexander, lost to Sandburg.The Griffins drop ...

Two men were shot inside a business early Sunday on the South Side, Chicago police said. The men, 18 and 19 years old, were in the business in the 100 block of East 51st Street around 5:50 a.m. when another man wearing a gray jumpsuit opened fire, police said. They were both shot in the leg and are in stable condition. The 18-year-old was taken to Provident ...

BALTIMORE As expected, Bears running back DAndre Swift will play against the Ravens on Sunday.He was questionable for the game because of a groin injury but there was little doubt hed be able to go. He was ruled active 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday.Nose tackle Grady Jarrett will play after missing three games with a knee problem. Cairo Santos will kick ...

El do argentino formado por Lucio Consolo y Marco Viera se presentar por primera vez en la ciudad este 1 de noviembre.A ms de una dcada de su formacin como do, cinco lbumes de estudio y una carrera en la que el redescubrimiento es la constante, sin quitarle la atencin a la importancia de hacer msica y crear experiencias musicales, el do argentino Peces ...

On behalf of Jewish clergy serving communities across Chicago and Illinois, we write in opposition to the escalating campaign of fear and repression carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in our city and suburbs.In recent weeks, ICE has disappeared people, used tear gas in residential neighborhoods and shot at least two residents with live ...

DEAR ABBY: I was with the same person (my first "everything" guy) for 23 years. A few years after the shock of a divorce, I met someone 10 years my junior. He makes me feel I'm the most beautiful woman in the world, complimenting on what my ex considered my faults, showing I am still a sexy, desirable woman and making me feel like I matter in this world.The ...

When Rogelio Villegas took a field trip to the Chicago History Museum in 2019, he was not inspired but disappointed.He and his classmates from Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy saw almost no representation of the Latino community, which accounts for 30% of Chicago's population.Growing up, it's like you go to museums and you see all these different ...

Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, "There was little or no sound, she sys.I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.Her audiologist was unable to offer Grutzmacher, a retired nurse in ...

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.FISH OF THE WEEKKevin Matos doubled up on trophy fish on downtown Chicago on Oct. 16. "Got my first 5-pound smallmouth bass and first northern pike over 30 inches the same day right downtown on crankbaits," he emailed. ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; ...

The brackets are out and it is prediction time. These are my quickfire, need it fast for the print newspaper deadline initial impressions. I reserve the right to change my mind later in the week.Class 8A pairings#32 Loyola at #1 Mount Carmel#17 Belleville East at #16 West Aurora#25 Palatine at #8 Young#24 Stevenson at #9 Lincoln-Way East#29 Huntley at #4 ...

In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on Saturday, unless both schools agree to play the game on Friday.One playoff round will take ...

ORLANDO These were the types of teams that would make the Bulls flinch in previous years.In some instances, flat-out curl up in the fetal position and hide.A Detroit squad that would rather play prison-yard ball with the guards on break, and an Orlando roster that was more comfortable in ground and pound in the octagon rather than finesse.So when the ...