Though the Chicago Fire FC (CFFC)prepares to face 2021 MLS season with a defined identity and established style of play, they must address their lack of roster depth to improve on last season’s 11th-place...

MLB owners approved a plan Monday to restart the suspended MLB season by early July. However, concerns surrounding hazardous workplace conditions and unfair compensation models emerged as concerns among...

Major League Baseball owners accepted a plan Monday endorsing an abbreviated 82-game regular season beginning around Fourth of July weekend.  Under the plan, spring training would begin in early to mid-June. MLB...

With Money In The Banks officially in the books, it's time to take a look at some of the implications and of last night's performance. The NEIU Independent lists six observations from last night's show...

Major League Baseball is reportedly considering an abbreviated 80-game season beginning in July, according to Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago.  Under the proposal, games would be played without fans...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...