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Bears fire head coach Matt Eberflus
The Chicago Bears fired third-year head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday.,The news came less than 24 hours after Eberflus experienced a sixth straight defeat and third consecutive loss decided on the final play. The Bears fell to 4-8 on the season.,"This morning, after meeting with (chairman) George (H...
Reports: Bears fire head coach Matt Eberflus
The Chicago Bears fired third-year head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday, multiple media outlets reported.,The reports came less than 24 hours after Eberflus experienced a sixth straight defeat and third consecutive loss decided on the final play. The Bears fell to 4-8 on the season.,Per multiple outle...
Back to work, Bears coach Matt Eberflus 'getting ready' for 49ers
Matt Eberflus survived Black Monday and appears to be safe as the Chicago Bears head coach on Black Friday, too.,Less than 24 hours after Eberflus experienced a six straight defeat and third consecutive loss decided on the final play, the third-year coach conveyed plans to conduct business as usual ...
TCU visit is last chance for skidding Cincinnati
The task is straightforward for Cincinnati in Saturday night's Big 12 Conference clash with visiting TCU.,"We need that one win," said Bearcats running back Corey Kiner. "We're trying to send the seniors out right. The underclassmen understand that, the older guys understand that, everybody understa...
Surging Baylor looks to continue winning ways in clash vs. Kansas
Baylor and Kansas, two of the hottest teams in the nation, will square off with plenty still on the line Saturday afternoon in their Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) mathematically are alive for a chance to play in the Big 12 championship game but would need to bea...
Matt Eberflus Needs To Start Skimming Job Boards and Get Out of Football
After another late-game brain fart that cost the Chicago Bears a victory against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, it's time for Matt Eberflus to hang up the headset....
Heat hope Tyler Herro stays hot in Cup game vs. Raptors
The availability of Jimmy Butler is one of the big questions looming for Friday night's game between the host Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors.,Butler, a six-time All-Star, is Miami's spiritual leader and best all-around player. But he left Miami's win over Charlotte on Wednesday due to a back inj...
No. 11 Duke gets through tough stretch, Seattle up next
Duke has gone through a rugged stretch of the schedule with mixed results, but closing out November with a victory is still achievable.,The No. 11 Blue Devils take on visiting Seattle on Friday night at Durham, N.C.,"We focused, the whole summer, on being our best in March," Duke coach Jon Scheyer s...
Kraken try to avoid costly mistakes in clash with Sharks
The Seattle Kraken were in a giving mood on Thanksgiving eve. They hope to be a bit more cutthroat on Black Friday in a road game against the San Jose Sharks.,The Kraken took just their third loss in their past nine games on Wednesday, a 5-2 decision to visiting Anaheim to split a home-and-home seri...
New Orleans stars to perform at Super Bowl pregame
Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next February will have a hometown feel before the game gets underway.,Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi will perform pregame on Feb. 9, the NFL announced Thursday. All four artists are Louisiana natives.,"We're honored to work with this year's preg...
Lions win 10th straight game as Bears mismanage clock
Jared Goff connected with Sam LaPorta for two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions extended their winning streak to 10 games by holding off the visiting Chicago Bears, 23-20 on Thursday.,The streak matches the franchise record established during their first season in Detroit in 1934. The Lions snapped a...
Perfect DePaul wants even more improvement vs. Valparaiso
DePaul has already doubled its win total from 2023-24 by sweeping all six games on its season-opening homestand. ,The Blue Demons (6-0) will look to continue their recent good fortune on Friday afternoon when it hosts Valparaiso (4-2) in Chicago.,"This group is always focused on looking forward, how...
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown, David Montgomery to play vs. Bears
Detroit Lions star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back David Montgomery are active for Thursday afternoon's game against the visiting Chicago Bears.,St. Brown (knee) and Montgomery (shoulder) were both listed as questionable to play for the Lions (10-1), who have won nine games in a row...
Thanksgiving Football Games Are Just Really Bad This Year
The NFL plagued us with an underwhelming slate of games, including a snooze-fest between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the day....
Banged-up Jets search for positives against contending Seahawks
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the New York Jets, who have lost six of their past seven games.,Star running back Breece Hall sat out practice earlier this week with a knee injury, and it was uncertain if he would play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks in East Rutherford, N.J.,"We're...
Jeremiah Wilkinson has another career game as Cal tops Mercyhurst
Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 25 points off the bench to propel California past visiting Mercyhurst 81-55 at the Cal Classic on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,Wilkinson went 9-of-12 from the floor and made 6 of 8 3-pointers to surpass his previous career-best 23-point effort in a 7...
Panthers stop 4-game skid, end Leafs' win streak at 4
Carter Verhaeghe's three-point night helped the Florida Panthers snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win, cooling off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Sunrise.,Verhaeghe finished with a goal and two assists and Sam Reinhart scored his league-leading 17th goal of the s...
Heat top Hornets despite blowing 20-point lead
Tyler Herro hit a 3-point shot with 28.4 seconds to play to help rescue the Miami Heat, who squandered a 20-point lead but regrouped for a 98-94 victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night., ,Herro poured in 27 points and Duncan Robinson had 22 points for the Heat, who have won thr...
No. 16 Cincinnati's first-half spurts sink Alabama State
Led by four double-figure scorers, No. 16 Cincinnati posted a pair of 10-point runs in the first half in a 77-59 win over visiting Alabama State on Wednesday.,Simas Lukosius had 16 points on four 3-pointers and dished out four assists for the Bearcats (6-0), who led by as many as 27 but shot below 5...
No. 9 SMU aims to improve playoff odds vs. Cal
SMU has plenty to play for when it closes the regular season against California on Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (10-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who checked in at No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, would like to send their seniors off the right way....