Who is next up on the Bears' interview list? Plus: Central tracking and DirecTV's sports bundle.
Sports Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The year was 1894. Yale put together a football schedule that was daunting: Games on Wednesdays and Saturdays, basically every week from late September to late November, 16 games in all.
No major college football team — what we now call the FBS level — has had a 16-game season since. Until now. Welcome to yet another
new part of this rapidly changing college football world. Seasons, at least for some teams, will be longer than ever. Texas and Penn State just played their 16th and final games of the 2024 season. And in the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta, Notre Dame and Ohio State will be playing their 16th and final game to decide the national title. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our alerts and newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky.
Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | A closer look at some of the moves made by teams in the American League and National League Central divisions ahead of the 2025 season. | | | | | Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine is one of the most efficient players in the NBA this season. So what is the rest of the league missing? | | | | | The Chicago Bears are embarking on a search to hire the next head coach of the franchise. | | | | | The Detroit Lions won a franchise-record 15 games this past season, an unprecedented two straight division titles and are the BetMGM favorites to win the Super Bowl for the first time. | | | | | The Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying nine times to win 27-9 Monday night. | | | | | DirecTV is launching a package aimed at viewers who watch mostly sports. | | | | | Connor Bedard recorded his 100th career point on a second-period goal, but the Hawks lost for the ninth time in 11 games. | | | | | Auburn climbed to No. 1 in the AP men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow SEC program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years. | | | |
