#YourMottoHere: What’s in a college football team’s slogan?
"Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose!" is one of the greatest motivational mantras ever. Unfortunately, it belongs to a fictional team on "Friday Night Lights," a TV series that went...
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Chicago’s lucky the Olympics ended up in Rio
"Blame it on Rio" will be a popular headline/hashtag this month. No, Hollywood isn't rebooting the 1984 Michael Caine-Demi Moore rom-com, as it has done with seemingly every '80s film...
Quad goals: U.S. women’s soccer can almost taste 4th straight Olympic gold
Rio de Janeiro has likely surpassed the 2014 Sochi Olympics in regards to negative publicity. As the 2016 Olympics begin, the host city grapples with a litany of issues that...
Sorry, Bears fans, Peanut likes playing with Cam Newton too much to come back
Charles Tillman played 12 seasons with the Bears, but he didn't have an NFL MVP as a teammate until his 13th. "Peanut," as Bears fans affectionately call him, spent last...
8 Copa America teams and their Chicago sports doppelgangers
"This is no friendly," Kobe Bryant says in a promo for the Copa America. He speaks the truth, as the soccer tournament essentially is the championship of the Western Hemisphere....
RedEye contributor recalls scene of Manchester soccer match bomb scare
The greatest service Twitter can provide is confirming for your loved ones that you are alive and well. Thus I made sure, once I safely exited Old Trafford on Sunday,...
With Lovie Smith, Illinois has that ‘Wow, it’s really him’ factor going for it
As Illinois football coach Lovie Smith sells his new program to potential new players, the pitch will contain a distinct NFL theme. Smith has been out of the college game...
16 things to know about the Sweet 16, bracket-style
On Friday night, Chicago will host its first NCAA tournament regional final since 2005. That session concluded with the state of Illinois' most iconic moment in recent history: Deron Williams...
Baseball rules Chicago sports uniform power index
We're back in the midst of another sports overlap season as MLB, the NBA, MLS and the NHL are all in action. That makes it a perfect time to rank...
What are the odds a Chicago athlete wins Super Bowl 50 MVP?
Despite the Bears being far from contention, this year's Super Bowl still has Chicago appeal as six players with ties to the city (some stronger than others, we admit) will...