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Bears not getting impact plays from front 7 despite offseason investment

The Bears' front seven has been a disappointment through three games. Can they rebound against some weaker opposing offenses?

Kevin Fishbain46

Submit your questions for Kevin Fishbain's Bears mailbag

Kevin Fishbain17

Seiya Suzuki’s 'Oh no!' moment punctuates a crushing loss for the Cubs

Patrick Mooney204

MLB playoff races tighten, plus A'ja Wilson's snub

Chris Branch4

From Paul Skenes to Brice Matthews: Reviewing the pro debuts of the 2023 MLB Draft first-round picks

Melissa Lockard19

MLB All-30: With the season winding down, we choose every team’s MVP

For some clubs — like the Yankees, Giants and Royals — the team MVP is obvious. For others, it requires a closer look.

Rustin Dodd29

Mandel's Mailbag: Is Marcus Freeman in over his head at Notre Dame?

Through Week 4, Stewart Mandel answers questions regarding CFP scenarios, Iowa's offense and more.

Stewart Mandel241

The Dubois trade, Trotz moves and more: Rating the West’s offseason with the Bizarro-meter

It’s time to dust off the trusty bizarro-meter and find out which teams had the strangest offseason.

Sean McIndoe55

Kirk Ferentz playing dangerous game with Iowa football's offensive approach

Iowa's offensive struggles continue to hang over the program as college football moves to more receiver-based attacks.

Scott Dochterman128

Justin Fields and the Bears offense have been bad. Were there signs during camp?

Looking back, maybe it was apparent that this level of ineptitude was coming for the Bears offense and Fields this season.

Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain241

The Chicago Blackhawks and the harsh reality of NHL roster math

In sports, just because you laid the foundation doesn’t mean you get to stay in the house once it's built.

Mark Lazerus98

MLB's wild-card tiebreakers are essentially settled. Where does your bubble team stand?

You don't want to figure out how the tiebreaker scenarios impact your team, so we've done the math for you.

Andrew Baggarly77

NFL Draft order 2024 projections: Will the Bears claim the No. 1 pick again?

What did the NFL's Week 3 results mean for the projected 2024 draft order? For starters, there's been a shake-up at the very top.

Austin Mock and Chris Burke110

Bulls’ Dalen Terry hopeful in Year 2: 'I’ve never been at the bottom before’

Terry, the 18th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, logged only 214 minutes as a rookie: "I think confidence comes with work."

Darnell Mayberry22

Chicago Bears investors buy minority stake in Premier League club Bournemouth

Chicago-based billionaires, the Ryan family, have added their financial firepower to AFC Bournemouth by taking a minority stake in the English Premier League side’s ownership group. The investment brings together two titans of the American insurance industry: Bill Foley, the managing partner of Bournemouth’s parent company Black Knight Football Club, and Pat Ryan, the founder of global insurance firm Aon. The group led by Foley, the chairman of property insurance firm Fidelity National Insurance, bought Bournemouth in December 2022 from British-Russian businessman Max Demin and has since...

Matt Slater30

The Dansby Swanson effect is a real thing for a Cubs team clinging to a playoff spot?

Ahead of a crucial series in Atlanta, Dansby Swanson is a key cog in the Cubs' machine as they push for the playoffs.

Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma291

The NHL’s top breakout goalie candidates for 2023-24: Devon Levi, Dustin Wolf and 5 more

Identifying the young goalies with the talent and opportunity to take their game to the next level.

Jesse Granger57

Recruiting mailbag: Should QBs count more in the rankings? Will the beatdown derail Deion?

Do you think eventually a team outside of the top 10 in the 247Sports Team Talent Composite will win a national title?

Ari Wasserman78

NFL Power Rankings Week 4: Dolphins, 49ers are 1-2, plus QB confidence ratings

Quarterbacks (and Taylor Swift) have filled the NFL headlines over the last week, and the Power Rankings are no exception.

Josh Kendall464

College football stop rate rankings 2023: Penn State's defense No. 1; Oklahoma, UGA lurking

Stop rate is the percentage of a defense’s drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs. Who's off to a stingy start in 2023?

Max Olson54

Blackhawks observations: Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel steal the show in first scrimmage

Here's everything we learned from Monday's scrimmage.

Scott Powers and Mark Lazerus22

MLB Power Rankings: Some major moves in our final top 10, plus awards for every team

For our final regular-season rankings, each team gets a trophy to celebrate. Some serious awards, some fun — No one goes home empty-handed.

The Athletic MLB Staff228

John Fisher is already unhappy with Earthquakes' stadium: MLS Weekly

Plus: Wild weather creates thrillers and yawns, a Montreal starlet due for a move, and more

The Athletic Soccer staff49

Is it time for the Bears to think about Justin Fields and their future at QB?

As bad as the Bears and Fields have been through three games, when do the decision-makers have to discuss the future at QB?

Kevin Fishbain432

Is Iowa football's offense fixable? Grading the urgency behind the Hawkeyes' issues

Will Kirk Ferentz be able to rally this team after a 31-0 loss to Penn State?

Scott Dochterman130