Last week, the University of Maryland revealed that it had settled on $3.5M, in the wake of the death of Terrapin offensive lineman Jordan McN…
"There were times when I truly wondered if I would be able to keep my job. After all, it's kind of hard to be a sports reporter with no sports."
For whatever reason, NWI seems to be teeming with Green Bay fans. I know that can be hard for a lot of Bears fans to stomach, but it's reality.
For many of the players, suiting up was about love of the game but, in the upcoming CFP championship, many of the combatants have also been mo…
We've seen in the past, just about anything can happen in the postseason. It would be so very 2020 NFL season for the Bears and Colts to pull …
Tom Keegan covered the Dodgers, managed by late Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, on a daily basis in 1988 and 1989.
The Calumet Region Sportsmanship Dinner altered its format, while the Gary Old Timers Dinner is taking the year off.
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NHL and NBA teams out of their bubbles should be prepared for such sudden absences to be as commonplace as they have been in the NFL.
There are seven playoff spots still not set, and there are 10 teams fighting for them — including the Bears and Colts.
Any other year we’d be celebrating those that accomplished great feats, and we still will. Though, everyday life changed as we knew it in Marc…
Seen through the lens of these stories, one might surmise that this year in sports medicine has been dominated by miracles.
Basically, the Bears need to win out to finish 9-7 and hope the Cardinals lose out. That's their best shot.
Tom Keegan explains who he voted for on his 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and balancing the steroid debate.
“Despite knowing for decades that pain and behavior are intimately connected, mental health remains taboo for many Americans.”
That horrendous six-game slide had us thinking the worst, and then we made a nice play on them against the Texans and hit. And by and large, t…
The TF South football player is headed to Western Illinois as a preferred walk-on.
Previewing the Thursday night game between the Chargers and Raiders, and Saturday's two games involving the Panthers, Packers, Bills and Broncos.
News of such sudden schedule changes and medical concerns have come to dominate the sports pages.
If you're a Bears fan, if your 2020 wasn't bad enough already, you've also had to endure the last six games.
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