2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1186+ words) The Detroit Lions' Loren Strickland goes through a running backs drill during the Jacobs Loren Strickland Youth Football Camp on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver Shaw Media ) Egoless Loren Strickland grabs an orange…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (693+ words) For the first time in a while, the Chicago Bears" roster is filled with plenty of star power. The Bears have plenty of interesting players who have the potential to be the best at their position in the NFL. Young…...

23+ hour, 36+ min ago  (834+ words) Glenbard South's Elijah Donahue runs drills before their Naperville North 7 on 7 tournament game. June 25, 2026 in Naperville. (Gary E Duncan Sr. for Shaw Local) Glenbard South coach Ryan Crissey has a puzzle to solve with star player Elijah Donahue that any…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (592+ words) John A. Logan baseball player and Yorkville graduate Kam Yearsley follows through on a swing during a game this season. ( Ashlie Zlotnicki) Kam Yearsley is chasing a dream, one he's hoping will not end on a college baseball field. His last…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (663+ words) Chicago Bears' Josh Blackwell plays against the Philadelphia Eagles last season in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP) For the first time in a while, the Chicago Bears" roster is filled with plenty of star power. The Bears have plenty of interesting…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (656+ words) For the first time in a while, the Chicago Bears" roster is filled with plenty of star power. The Bears have plenty of interesting players who have the potential to be the best at their position in the NFL. Young…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (937+ words) With an average career length of less than three seasons, playing in the NFL is as cutthroat as a profession can be. Kankakee native and 2016 Bishop Mc Namara graduate Jonathan Ward knows that as well as anyone, clawing from an…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (431+ words) Northern Illinois University head football coach Rob Harley watches his team Tuesday during spring practice in Huskie Stadium at NIU in De Kalb. (Mark Busch) Quarterback Taron Dickens, who threw for 3, 508 yards and 38 touchdowns last season for Western Carolina, has…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (535+ words) Chicago Bears offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo (left) and offensive tackle Braxton Jones get together during warmups before their preseason game last year against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Mark Busch) The fields at Halas Hall in Lake…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (669+ words) When 2019 Manteno graduate Matt Ryan made his professional MMA debut in Milwaukee on March 29, he did something that no one from his home town had done before. That Anthony Pettis Fighting Championship bout made Ryan the first professional athlete from…...