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Chicago White Sox roster: the good and the bad

Chicago White Sox roster: the good and the bad

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2020

Despite all five Chicago teams failing to qualify for postseason play for the first time since 2004, Chicago remains a proud fan base. While some hometown teams offer cause for hope, others appear destined...

The Nagy-Trubisky connection has set the Bears back years. How long of a leash will Pace give them? | Photo by: NBCSports.com

BREAKING: Bears decline Mitch Trubisky’s fifth-year option

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2020

The Chicago Bears announced Saturday that the team will decline quarterback Mitch Trubisky's fifth-year option, as first reported by Tom Pelissaro of NFL Network. The move allows Trubisky to become...

Believe it or not: Bears might have actually won the Trubisky trade

Believe it or not: Bears might have actually won the Trubisky trade

May 1, 2020

Don’t look now, but the Chicago Bears may have actually won the Mitch Trubisky trade. Of course, that’s not meant to operate as a testament toward Trubisky or Bears general manager Ryan Pace. Instead,...

BREAKING: Chicago Bears sign Tashaun Gipson to one-year deal

BREAKING: Chicago Bears sign Tashaun Gipson to one-year deal

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2020

Days after being cut by the Houston Texans, Pro Bowl safety Tashaun Gipson agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears, according to Pro Football Talk. Houston released Gipson one year after...

NCAA Board of Governors votes to allow athletes to profit off their name, likeness and image

NCAA Board of Governors votes to allow athletes to profit off their name, likeness and image

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2020

The NCAA took a significant step toward modernizing its product today after the NCAA Board of Governors voted to allow student athletes to profit off their names, image and likeness. The measure is expected...

The Pippen myth: How Scottie Pippen went from underrated to overrated

The Pippen myth: How Scottie Pippen went from underrated to overrated

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2020

For decades, NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen remained criminally underrated, emblazoned with the inescapable label of Robin to Michael Jordan’s Batman. Standing 6-foot-8 and 210 pounds, the six-time...

NFL Draft: Best remaining players on Day 2

NFL Draft: Best remaining players on Day 2

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2020

With Day 2 of the NFL Draft just hours away, the NEIU Independent takes a look at the draft's best remaining prospects. As always, first-round talent slipped to the second round as NFL franchises filled...

Dak Prescotts brother Jace passes away at age 31

Dak Prescott’s brother Jace passes away at age 31

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2020

Jace Prescott, brother of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, died at age 31. No cause of death has been revealed. The Dallas Cowboys organization released a statement confirming Jace's passing....

MLB to eliminate 25% of minor league baseball franchises

MLB to eliminate 25% of minor league baseball franchises

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2020

Update 5:00 p.m.: Represenatives of Minor League Baseball dispute the accuracy of the initial report.  After launching a steady resistance against Major League Baseball’s proposal to eliminate minor...

BREAKING: Bears release tight end Trey Burton

BREAKING: Bears release tight end Trey Burton

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2020

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Chicago Bears are prepared to release tight end Trey Burton. According to Adam Jahns of the Athletic, Chicago plans to designate Burton as a post-June 1 release. An...

Skip Bayless goes on angry HORSE rant against LeBron James, Zach LaVine

Skip Bayless goes on angry HORSE rant against LeBron James, Zach LaVine

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2020

Skip Bayless missed the memo about HORSE. You see, a game thrown together by executives desperate to produce original content quickly devolved into the equivalent of an elderly man yelling at children...

Von Miller, Denver Broncos issue statements on coronavirus diagnosis

Von Miller, Denver Broncos issue statements on coronavirus diagnosis

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2020

Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller announced Thursday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, making him the second NFL player to test positive for the virus. Rams center Brian Allen...

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