A day after the Bears won their season opener despite a questionable call by refs and a questionable call by Bears' head coach Lovie Smith, Smith was on the defensive. On that decision to go for the touchdown on fourth down? Lovie stood by his call: "Still feel good about it. I went for it because I thought we could get it. We needed a touchdown. To keep it close, like it ended up being there at the end, one big play could really have bad results for us. So I felt good about it going for it then, and I feel good about it now. I would do the same thing again." Lovie also spoke on the controversial rule that took what looked to be a sure touchdown away from Detroit on the final drive: "We all agreed on those rules. We've been on the other side of that rule before. The officials make calls based on (the rule), cut and dry. That is the rule we have in place. All the rules we have in place right now are good." Lovie, of course, is thanking his lucky stars. And even though the Bears started out the season with a win, that's not keeping others from already speculating he won't make it to the end of the year. more ›

It took two years, but the Bulls finally made an offer to Boston Celtics assistant head coach Tom Thibodeau to become the Bulls next head coach. According to sources, he was offered a three year deal. Bulls Executive vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman interviewed Thibodeau in L.A. earlier this week, as the Celtics prepared for their NBA Finals match-up with the Lakers. Bulls management were impressed with Thibodeau, who withdrew his name from consideration for the New Orleans Hornets job yesterday. more ›

The Chicago Fire have confirmed that Head Coach Juan Carlos Osorio has resigned and is headed to the New York Red Bulls for the 2008 season. Osorio, who joined the Fire mid-season last year, was just the third head coach in the franchise history. Osorio cited "personal, family reasons" that led to his decision to depart the Fire before his contract ended. It had been rumored that his wife was unhappy in Chicago and prefers... more ›

Toyota Park will host two international sporting events this summer. The first on Sunday, July 22 when the Chicago Fire host Scottish Premier League side Celtic FC. Celtic FC had a remarkable season last year where they went unbeaten in 31 of 34 games, leading them to a repeat as champions in the Scottish Premier League. The club has won five of the last seven championships and has racked up 41 domestic titles in their... more ›

The Chicago Rush will work on their goal of repeating as ArenaBowl Champions when they kick-off their 2007 playoff run tonight against the Los Angeles Avengers at Allstate Arena. The winner of tonight's game will travel to San Jose for the semi-finals next weekend. So one way or another this is the last chance for fans in Chicago to see the Rush play at home this season. more ›

The Chicago Fire have named Juan Carlos Osorio as the third head coach in their history. Osorio leaves Colombian club Millonarios to join the Fire mid-season. Prior to Millonarios, Osorio was an assistant manager for Manchester City in the English Premier League. He also was an assistant coach and conditioning coach for the New York Metrostars of Major League Soccer for several seasons at the same time Fire President/CEO John Guppy was serving as V.P.... more ›

The Chicago Sky mascot, Sky Guy, and the new GM and Head Coach of the Chicago Sky, Bo Overton, took a plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan as part of the 7th Annual Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday. The event raises awareness and funds for Special Olympics Chicago. Earlier this year, Overton challenged the Sky mascot to raise $1,000 for the charity, and if he did, Overton would also participate in the plunge.... more ›

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Professional indoor lacrosse debuted Saturday night in front of a near-sellout crowd of 8,456 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. Two National Lacrosse League (NLL) expansion teams, the New York Titans and the Chicago Shamrox dueled it out in a match that was close until the closing minutes of the game. It did not take long for the goal scoring to start. The New York Titans christened the goals with the first NLL goal... more ›

University of Illinois-Chicago basketball coach Jimmy Collins, who took a leave of absence from the team less than two weeks ago, is expected to undergo surgery this morning to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The surgery comes just a day after Collins was admitted to the hospital after results from tests performed last week identified the aneurysm. The surgery will be performed at the University of Illinois Medical Center. According to a release by UIC, Collins "will not return to the sidelines to coach the Flames until he has fully recovered." more ›

Chicagoist is not advocating the mass quantity purchase of aluminum foil to build your own Stanley Cup just yet. We are, however, encouraged to see the Blackhawks start their regular season off on a positive note, building on a successful pre-season by winning their season opener against a tough Nashville Predator team. ESPN calls the Predators "The Thinking Man's pick" to represent the Western Conference in this year's Stanley Cup. more ›

DePaul opened it basketball season last Saturday with a thud, losing to Bradley 75-60. Was their opener a sign of what to expect from the Blue Demons this year? more ›

A while back, a group of investors announced that they'd be bringing the WNBA to Chicago. On Tuesday, they unveiled the team's new name. While we were hoping for the Chicago Ists, they chose go with the Chicago Sky. Well, at least they kind of copied our logo. more ›

In a move that seems akin to re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, the Blackhawks hired Dale Tallon as their new General Manager today, who fired Hawks Head Coach Brian Sutter within 10 minutes of beginning his new position. Tallon, who had served as former GM Bob Pulford's assistant since Pulford retruned to the GM job for the third time in 2003, had been groomed for this promotion. Director of Player Personnel for the... more ›

While only early August, it sure felt like football weather yesterday! So it was only appropriate that the Chicago Bears took the field for their first preseason game. Playing against Head Coach Lovie Smith's old team, the Bears defeated the St. Louis Rams 13-10 in overtime. Despite a rash of penalties, they kept the game close and stopped a key Rams drive late in the 4th quarter by recovering a fumble. On the opening... more ›