Teddy Greenstein

Ohio State players celebrate their 34-21 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 8, 2019 in Indianapolis.

The Big Ten needs to release a football schedule by next week. Here’s a breakdown of the 3 best options.

September 4, 2020 at 3:57 a.m.

The Big Ten needs a plan. And it needs to announce it by Sept. 12, one week from Saturday. Why then? That's the day North Carolina hosts Syracuse. Duke plays...

Devin Hester runs back the first-ever opening kick in a Super Bowl on Feb. 4, 2007.

PointsBet sportsbook eyes 4 locations in Illinois with favorable Bears odds, ‘booster’ betting lines — and Devin Hester

October 8, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

Online bookmaker PointsBet partnered with Allen Iverson to make a national splash and enlisted Darrelle Revis for its New Jersey rollout. In choosing Devin Hester to be its face in...

Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson speaks to reporters at training camp at Olivet Nazarene in Bourbonnais on July 25, 2019.

Allen Robinson, a former Penn State star, weighs in on the Big Ten football debate: ‘I don’t think that they should play’

September 2, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.

Allen Robinson knows both sides: The former All-America receiver at Penn State is now a top pass catcher in the NFL. He draws a major distinction between life in the...

Donald Trump speaks to the media as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 1, 2020.

Donald Trump chats with Kevin Warren and says the return of Big Ten football is ‘on the one yard line’ — but which one?

September 2, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

The call lasted 20 minutes. The ramifications of the call could last months. Maybe through Election Day. President Donald Trump, perhaps sensing a chance to move the needle in swing...

Ohio State running back Marcus Crowley is tackled by Nebraska safety Eric Lee Jr. during the second half of a game on Sept. 28, 2019.

Big Ten reveals the 11-3 vote count that resulted in fall football being postponed

September 1, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.

Now it can be told. The Big Ten really, truly did take a vote before scrapping fall football, and the result was 11-3. Sources told the Tribune that Ohio State,...

Notre Dame Stadium is shown in the first half of a game against New Mexico in South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 14, 2019.

Notre Dame reveals a restrictive ticketing policy for 2020 football season

September 1, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Notre Dame remains determined to play football this season, but the only spectators at Notre Dame Stadium will be within the circle of trust. Stadium capacity will be 20% or...

Dustin Johnson, left, congratulates Jon Rahm after Rahm won the BMW Championship on the first playoff hole on Aug. 30, 2020, at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Olympia Fields shows its ‘beauty and brawn’ with a spectacular finish produced by Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson at the BMW Championship

October 13, 2022 at 4:07 p.m.

What's better than a redemption story? Two redemption stories. What's better than witnessing world No. 1 Dustin Johnson drain a 43-foot putt on the 72nd green to force a playoff...

Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday at the Olympia Fields Country Club. Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama are tied for the lead at 1-under par.

Column: Knothole gang checks out 3rd-round action at the BMW Championship — and sees way more bogeys than birdies

August 30, 2020 at 1:48 a.m.

Tiger Woods prepared for his opening tee shot by taking no fewer than 50 dry swings with his driver. And it was quiet enough surrounding Olympia Fields' 10th tee to...

Rory McIlroy looks on from the ninth green during the second round of the BMW Championship on Friday at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Column: After a 2nd rugged day at the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, Rory McIlroy zings the USGA on U.S. Open setups

August 29, 2020 at 5:31 a.m.

Since 2004, the USGA has held its signature championship in New York (Long Island), North Carolina, New York (Westchester), western Pennsylvania, Southern California, New York (Long Island), northern California, Maryland,...

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren speaks about the cancellation of the conference's men's basketball tournament on March 12, 2020, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Column: Spring? Winter? Thanksgiving? Big Ten football coaches are pushing for scheduling solutions — and an answer to the question: Who is in charge?

August 30, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

Following a flurry of Friday morning Twitter reports, a Big Ten source confirmed that, yes, football coaches and athletic directors are batting around potential scheduling options. They started by asking:...

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