With empty stadiums at the start of the year and mass postponements and cancellations of games at the end, 2021 probably wasn’t the greatest for watching televised sports. But there was a lot to watch. And if there was a game televised and a screen to view it on, there is a good chance we…
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Mark Andrews had just signed a contract that would make him a wealthy man, the fulfillment of a fantasy shared by almost every young athlete grinding toward a professional career. He was pleased by the recognition of his talent and drive but seemed baffled by the notion that a $56 million reward might foster complacency…
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This holiday season Honk is thankful for his readers, who are the smartest, prettiest, handsomest, funniest, most creative and happiest people, and the sharpest dressers, too. Because of their questions during the past year, he has learned: That his readers have had such great questions that one column, published right after Turkey Day, wasn’t enough…
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The NFL and Chicago sports communities have helped raise more than $900,000 — and counting — to support the family of late ESPN reporter Jeff Dickerson, who died Tuesday at age 43 after a yearlong battle with colon cancer. Dickerson’s wife, Caitlin, died from complications from melanoma in 2019 at age 36. The couple is…
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Jimmy Graham has a vision of his future that involves flying over NFL fields. But not in the way the Chicago Bears tight end has for the last 12 seasons, when he used his 6-foot-7, former-basketball-player body to haul in 85 touchdown passes for four teams. This dream involves the other passion he has built…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder and the breakthrough Bearcats aren’t caught up in what their unprecedented playoff appearance could eventually mean for other non-Power Five teams. This is their journey. After a season-long debate about whether the outsider deserved a spot in the College Football Playoff, and being the only team to win…
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An otter pup now in rehabilitation at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific is playing a big role in the development of the facility’s 2-year-old “surrogate” program. In partnership with the Monterey Aquarium, which pioneered the surrogate model in the early 2000s, the Long Beach aquarium has paired the new pup, now about 20 weeks…
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just about everything about this season has been a joyride for No. 2 Michigan, the first team to start unranked in the AP Top 25 and reach the College Football Playoff. “We’re happy to be here, but not just happy to be here,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. Reaching the playoff in…
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The pandemic’s homebuying binge has boosted the number of million-dollar Orange County neighborhoods by 12 in a year and 18 over 24 months — as the market lost 17 “affordable” communities in 12 months, leaving just a half dozen. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with November homebuying stats from DQNews/CoreLogic for 83 Orange County ZIP codes,…
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The City Council next week will consider extending its contract with the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach for five years, while requiring reduced set up and tear down time, prioritizing the 2028 Summer Olympics, and making the association a stakeholder in development discussions on portions of the race track. The city’s contract with the…
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