Meet the new Bears coach. Plus: Bulls snap their skid and CFP crowns a winner.
Sports Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren boldly proclaimed seven weeks ago the organization would have the most attractive situation of
any NFL team searching for a new head coach — and it appears that proved true. The Bears are finalizing a deal, sources told the Tribune on Monday, to hire Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who was hotly pursued by the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars. Johnson is expected to
arrive at Halas Hall on Tuesday morning, at which point he will sign his contract. The move stunned people across the league as there was a growing belief Johnson, 38, was headed to Las Vegas, where he could have had input on the hiring of a general manager and worked with Raiders minority owner Tom Brady. The Jaguars loomed as a legitimate option as well. The Bears were able to get the deal done without an in-person interview, evidence of how convinced they were that Johnson — the architect of the top-ranked Lions offense — was the right man to turn around a team that hasn
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Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | What drew Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears? And who does he plan to hire on his coaching staff? Looking at some questions for the prospective new Bears coach. | | | | | Monday’s reported union between Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears is the biggest splash the team could have made at a time when they absolutely needed to make one. | | | | | The Chicago Bulls finally snapped out of a five-game slump with a 112-99 win, reigniting their offense by returning to their roots: the 3-point shot. | | | | | The Chicago Sky appear to be moving on from Chennedy Carter after electing not to extend a qualifying offer to the dynamic guard. | | | | | Ohio State can celebrate another title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory. | | | | | Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts discussed the team’s 2025 outlook, their financial spending and slugger Sammy Sosa being welcomed back to the organization. | | | | | Another Chicago Cubs season without a postseason would likely tick off an impatient fan base. Manager Craig Counsell needs to live up to his hype as the game’s highest-paid manager. | | | | | The Chicago Cubs welcomed Sammy Sosa back at the Cubs Convention on Friday after he apologized last month. But the retired slugger failed to offer clarity on his “mistakes.” | | | |
