25th annual Turkey Bowl flag football
A tackler brings down a ball carrier in the off-duty Aurora firefighters’ 25th annual Turkey Bowl flag football game Thanksgiving morning at West Aurora High School.
Joliet Adult Amateur Football open meeting
The Joliet Buccaneers Adult Amateur Football Team is having an open team meeting to the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Joliet Public Library 150 N Ottawa Street, Joliet. This meeting is an informational structured meeting. All players 18 years an older are encouraged to come out
Aurora Gators youth football honored by Aurora City Council
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Aurora Gators 11 U youth football team at the Tuesday, Dec. 10 City Council meeting, for winning the Pop Warner Chicagoland State championship. The 2024 team is undefeated. •A video of the presentation can be viewed on the city government of
Football time has returned in three phases
It’s football time! The high school, college, and professional, games are here! The Chicago Bears season will begin noon, Sunday, Sept. 8. The preseason schedule offers hope with four victories in four games. It was not so much the record for the Bears, but well-played and excellent advancements that continue.
University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., FS1MarquetteFri, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., B1G+vs. ValparaisoSun, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., BTNvs. SouthernFri, Nov. 24, 8 p.m., BTNvs. Western IllinoisSat, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., BTNat RutgersTue, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m., ESPNvs. Florida Atlantic at
The late Jim Brown a great football player in nine years
By Woodrow Carroll Jim Brown, one of the true greats of football, passed away last week at the age of 87. As is often the case, trying to determine how great Brown was is often tempered by factors not directly related to what Brown did on the playing field. Who
Tom-A-Hawk 5K Turkey Trot Nov. 20
East Aurora High School and West Aurora High School historically have been rivals back to the annual football game that began in 1893. The game was typically the last game of the season, on Thanksgiving Day and played on Hurd’s Island. To celebrate and honor this crosstown tradition and rivalry,
Elmhurst Eagles’ youth football registration May 23
Elmhurst Eagles youth football will be host to an exciting registration event Sunday, May 23 at the Bo Jackson Elite Sports Dome, 1000 Commerce Court, Bensenville. We will have a window of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to make it easy for parents as we realize there are other sports
Chad Beebe and Don Beebe, son and father, ‘elated’
“Elated.” The emotion was a one-word summation by Don Beebe, Aurora University head football coach, earlier this week on his reaction to his son, Chad Beebe’s, touchdown reception for the Minnesota Vikings Sunday with 46 seconds remaining in regulation (see below) that led to a 28-27 victory over the visiting
COVID-19 tests: Accuracy, influence?
By Larry Quick One in a series As a life-long Chicago Bears’ fan I keep an eye on our Division rivals. So, I was interested when the media reported that Matthew Stafford, the quarterback for the Detroit Lions, tested positive for COVID-19. Then he tested negative, and negative again. Finally,
Northern Illinois leads FBS in Fall postponements
By Bobby Narang The Northern Illinois University football team will have a longer wait than expected to start the season. The Mid-American Conference August 8 became the first Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conference to postpone the 2020 football season. Two days later, the Mountain West Conference followed in the MAC’s
Selected high school football games: Schedule September 13-14; results September 6-7
Friday, Sept. 13 DuKane Batavia at Lake Park, 7:30 St. Charles East at Glenbard North, 7:30 St. Charles North at Wheaton North, 7:30 Wheaton Warrenville S. at Geneva, 7:30 Fox Valley* Burlington Central at McHenry, 7 Cary-Grove at Hampshire, 7 Jacobs at Dundee-Crown, 7 Prairie Ridge at Huntley, 7 Illinois
Mid-American Conference football teams fall short
By Woodrow Carroll Two weeks into the college football season, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) combined record was 10-13. Each of the 12 MAC members had played two games with the exception of Toledo, which had a bye. At first glance, a record of 10-13 doesn’t look bad, however, a closer
Hammock’s NIU Huskies face rugged schedule
By Woodrow Carroll It was not a classic victory! But for Northern Illinois University first-year head coach Thomas Hammock it was a welcome debut. Hammock, who played at Northern Illinois for two seasons, 2000-2001, before a heart ailment ended his playing days early his junior year, was 1-0 after his
West Suburban Silver football, led by Glenbard West High School, starts fast
By Bobby Narang The high school West Suburban Silver Conference had a strong showing in football in week one. Three teams won three significant non-conference games. The highlight victory for the Conference came in host Glenbard West’s dominating 45-28 victory over powerhouse Maine South Saturday in an annual non-conference game
QB Brandon Peters’ goal: Lead University of Illinois up
By Woodrow Carroll Lovie Smith is in his fourth season as head coach of the University of Illinois football fortunes. The Orange and Blue are 9-27 after his first three years. Smith is the first Illinois head football coach not to get a team into a bowl game within three
Selected high school football games: Schedule August 30-31
Friday, Aug. 30 Fox Valley Burlington Central at Dundee-Crown, 7 Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, 7 Jacobs at Hampshire, 7 McHenry at Huntley, 7 Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake Central, 7 Upstate Eight East Aurora at Bartlett, 7:30 Glenbard East at Elgin, 7:30 Larkin at Fenton, 7:30 South Elgin at
Northwestern seeks repeat of 9-5 record
By Woodrow Carroll Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s Wildcats will play at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., August 31, to kick off this season. It will mark Fitzgerald’s 14th season as the school’s head coach. In 2006, when Fitzgerald at age 32 took over after the unexpected