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Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald (above, right) has filed a $130 million lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination. (Photo courtesy of SATURDAYTRADITION.COM)

Fitzgerald files $130M suit against Northwestern

The Northwestern University family is having a feud. And it’s about to get nasty. Longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced on Thursday (through an attorney based in Chicago) that…
Posted by Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) leaves Soldier Field after a 31-28 loss to Denver, a game the Bears led by three scores. Fields and the Bears visit Washington tonight, a 7 p.m. start. (Photo by NAM Y. HUH - Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Hapless Bears face the Commanders tonight on Amazon Prime

Right now, almost everything about the Chicago Bears feels broken. As the winless Bears (0-4) visit Washington (2-2) Thursday night, Chase Claypool, the receiver that the Bears traded for to…
Posted by Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023
The Las Vegas Raiders picked defensive end Tyree Wilson (above, left, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell) very early in the 2023 NFL Draft. But Wilson, and other members of the Raiders' draft class haven't gone wild with improvement. (Photo by JEFF ROBERSON, Courtesy of the Associated Press)

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Raiders’ rookie class not exactly setting the world on fire

The learning curve has been steep, apparently, for the rookies drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. So says Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal…
Posted by Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (top, 8) is sandwiched between two Seattle Seahawks defenders in the Seahawks' 24-3 rout of the Giants on Monday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of SPORTS.YAHOO.COM)

Seahawks crush Jones, Barkley-less Giants

The Seattle Seahawks are headed into their bye week with a win, and made the New York Giants and their fans even more miserable after another dreadful offensive performance on…
Posted by Shawn Christopher October 2, 2023
Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool (above) won't play vs. Washington on Thursday, and won't be at Halas Hall for the time being. (Photo courtesy of BROBIBLE.COM)

Eberflus: Claypool won’t play vs. Washington, won’t be at team’s facility, either

In pro wrestling, back in the territory days, they used to have “loser leaves town” matches to settle grudges. At least, that’s what it was to the fans who watched…
Posted by Shawn Christopher October 2, 2023
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher (above) addresses the media after the Aggies' win last week over Auburn. A&M faces Arkansas today in an SEC West Division game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by MITCHELL MOLANDES)

Notes from around the nation before the early college football kickoff

Around the world of college football at 9:15 a.m. Central time, a little less than two hours before the first games kick off around the nation… Colorado safety Shilo Sanders…
Posted by Shawn Christopher September 30, 2023
Could Davante Adams be on his way out of Las Vegas, via a trade to the Indianapolis Colts? A report by totalprosports.com is suggesting it. (Photo courtesy of REVIEW JOURNAL.COM)

Report: Davante Adams to Colts for first and third-round picks in ’24

Could Davante Adams’ comments after his Las Vegas Raiders lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday be his ticket out of town? Maybe, if a report Friday morning has any…
Posted by Shawn Christopher September 29, 2023
Colorado wide reciever/ defensive back Travis Hunter (left) and Colorado State defender Henry Blackburn are pictured here, patching things up after Blackburn's hit on Hunter on Sept, 16 in a game between their teams left Hunter with a lacerated liver, and missing at least two games with the injury. (Photo courtesy of SI.COM)

Hunter, Blackburn make peace after wicked-looking hit, injury

“Brian’s Song” it ain’t (Brian's Song 1971 Trailer | James Caan | Billy Dee Williams). But there is an update on the condition of Colorado defensive back/ wide receiver Travis…
Posted by Shawn Christopher September 29, 2023
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) is shown being sacked by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill (right) during the first half Thursday night at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Lions running back David Mongtomery scored three touchdowns and Detroit had 211 rushing yards to take a 34-20 win. (Photo courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Montgomery, Lions run over Pack, 34-20

Welp, the balloon burst on that really quickly. That is, if you were for the Green Bay Packers to beat the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime.…
Posted by Shawn Christopher September 28, 2023
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is pictured here during his team's game with Ohio State last weekend. The Irish lost on the game's final play. College football analyst Joel Klatt of Fox Sports has released a list of teams he believes have a legitimate chance at winning the College Football Playoff this year, and those who do not. (Photo courtesy of BVMSPORTS.COM)

Klatt: Legitimate national title contenders, and those who aren’t

Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt – who can normally be found on your TV dial (dial? Used to be called that, when it was an ACTUAL dial to…
Posted by Shawn Christopher September 28, 2023

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