Bulls win opener, Fire win 1st playoff game since '09 and what numbers say about Bears running game
Sports Thursday, October 23, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. On this date in 2019, the Cubs hired veteran catcher and 2016 World Series team member David Ross as their manager. Ross was 262-284 in four seasons managing the Cubs from 2020-23. Under Ross, the Cubs won the NL Central in 2020. He was replaced by Craig Counsell. Ross has said returning to the dugout
"would be amazing." And on this date in 2005: Paul Konerko hit the 18th grand slam in World Series history and Scott Podsednik — who didn't hit a home run in 507 regular-season at-bats — hit a home run off Astros closer Brad Lidge with
one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the White Sox a 7-6 victory in Game 2 of the World Series. It was the 14th walk-off homer in World Series history. The Sox went on to sweep the Astros to win their first World Series since 1917. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Two emphatic dunks from Matas Buzelis helped the Chicago Bulls escape a fourth-quarter collapse in their season opener. | | | | | No one is expecting the Chicago Bulls to make the playoffs at this stage of the rebuild. But there’s optimism they can surprise the experts if certain things happen. | | | | | The emergence this season of Illini players Hank Beatty, Kaden Feagin and Aidan Laughery — all from small central Illinois towns — is not entirely coincidental. | | | | | It was Brian Gutiérrez, a Berwyn native, who started the scoring, setting the tone for the Chicago Fire’s 3-1 win in the Eastern Conference wild-card game. | | | | | What’s behind the Bears’ newfound rushing success? Here’s what the numbers say — plus a look ahead to this week’s opponent, the Baltimore Ravens. | | | | | Penalties and missed reads keep Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears from producing more in the red zone. “Eliminating the mistakes. That’s it,” Colston Loveland says. | | | |
