-
St. Charles North High School Football Player Returns Home After Suffering Severe Brain Injury
A St. Charles North High School football player who suffered a “severe brain injury” last month during a game has returned home as he awaits a second surgery, his family said.
-
High School Football Player Prays With Rival Whose Mom Has Cancer
A hard-fought Texas high school football game took a backseat to the realities of life when opponents Gage Smith and Ty Jordan came together for an emotional prayer after the final whistle last week. Smith asked Jordan if the two friends could say a prayer together for Jordan’s mother, Tiffany Jordan, 42, who has stage 4 lung and bone cancer....
-
St. Charles North High School Football Player Suffers Severe Brain Injury, Family Says
A sophomore football player at St. Charles North High School is out of a coma after suffering a “severe brain injury” during a game on Friday, according to the teen’s family.
-
Football Player Battles After Slipping Into Coma After Game
A suburban high school football player left the field in an ambulance, but it wasn’t after a big hit: it was after the game! He was in a coma for days, and although he’s making progress now, his parents are detailing his fight to our NBC 5’s Kate Chappell.
-
Bears vs. Redskins: Coolest Stats of the Game
The Chicago Bears’ offense finally showed up to the party, and their defense celebrated by forcing five turnovers in a win over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.
-
Packers vs. Bears: Winners and Losers
As the sting of a Chicago Bears loss to the Green Bay Packers still sits in the brains of sports fans, we’re taking a look at the game through a critical eye and naming this week’s Winners and Losers.
-
Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott Agree to 6-Year Extension, Ending Long Holdout
The Dallas Cowboys and Ezekiel Elliott have agreed on a $90 million, six-year contract extension that will make him the NFL’s highest-paid running back and end a holdout that lasted the entire preseason, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday.
-
Former Bears Running Back Cedric Benson Reportedly Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Cedric Benson, former Bears running back, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Saturday night, according to KXAN, an NBC sister station in Austin, Texas.
-
Panthers vs. Bears: Winners and Losers From Preseason Week 1
The Chicago Bears fell to the Carolina Panthers in their exhibition debut, and here are our winners and losers from the first game of the preseason.
-
Tarik Cohen Reveals Brother Paralyzed in Shooting: ‘He's My Purpose'
Chicago Bears star Tarik Cohen will be arriving at training camp next week with a new purpose.
-
Tarik Cohen Reveals Brother Paralyzed in Shooting: ‘He's My Purpose'
Chicago Bear Tarik Cohen revealed that his younger sibling was shot in North Carolina in early June and is “probably paralyzed from the waist” down.
-
Women Vanished From Hollywood Home of NFL Running Back Le'Veon Bell With Jewelry Worth $500K: Police
Hollywood police say New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell returned from the gym May 25 and found the women gone and his jewelry missing.
-
Bears Sign 3 of 5 Draft Picks, Including 4th-Rounder Ridley
The Chicago Bears have signed three of their five draft picks, agreeing to four-year deals with fourth-rounder Riley Ridley and seventh-rounders Kerrith Whyte Jr. and Stephen Denmark.
-
That's Shady: Buffalo Bill's LeSean McCoy Tweets Out Massive Avengers Spoilers With No Warning
If you haven’t done it already, and you’re on social media, mute LeSean McCoy’s account
-
Virginia Heads to Title Game After Beating Auburn 63-62
Virginia has clinched a win advancing to the NCAA Championship final, after beating Auburn 63-62.
-
NFL Suspends Browns' Kareem Hunt 8 Games for ‘Altercations'
The NFL has suspended Browns running back Kareem Hunt for eight games after a video showed him kicking a woman and he was later involved in a fight at a resort.
-
Chiefs Owner ‘Shocked' by Video of Kareem Hunt That Led to Release
Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said he was shocked by security camera footage showing Kareem Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel, and that it was a collective decision by the organization to cut their star running back within hours.
-
Browns GM: Team Not Discussed Condoleezza Rice as Coach
The Browns’ coaching search isn’t quite ready to cross gender or diplomatic lines. General manager John Dorsey, who opened the possibility of hiring a woman to be Cleveland’s next coach, said Sunday that the team has not discussed former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a candidate to become the club’s ninth coach since 1999. ESPN, citing an anonymous league...
-
Northwestern RB Larkin Retires Due to Neck/Spine Condition
Northwestern leading rusher Jeremy Larkin is retiring from football after being diagnosed with cervical stenosis, a condition that causes narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck and upper back.
-
Addison Russell Responds to Abuse Allegations
Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell issued a statement late Friday after being placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball following new allegations of abuse were published by his ex-wife. Lexi Sutter reports.