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IF FIELDS AND BEARS GO 0-17, CHICAGO SHOULD JUST SAY “F IT” TO SPORTS
In a town where nothing goes right in the games of life, there’s a quarterback who must run because he can’t pass, which makes me wonder why fans…
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Jay Mariotti
WHY EVERY FOOTBALL GAME IS AN ILLNESS, A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN
In 2023, we’ve seen Chubb lose a knee, Rodgers blow out his Achilles, Hamlin saved from cardiac arrest — and a Colorado State player threatened — and if…
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Jay Mariotti
CHICAGO’S BIG-BALLED SPORTS ARE 3 OF 270 — AND NOW CALEB MIGHT NOT COME?
The city might burn down again before the Bears find a franchise quarterback, and in case the fans are speculating about the future, be aware Caleb…
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Jay Mariotti
IF OHTANI TRASHED HIS LOCKER, WHO CAN BLAME HIM AS A NEW LIFE AWAITS?
His future will be elsewhere, likely Los Angeles in a short while, and if he cleaned out his quarters in frustrated upheaval, who can blame him after…
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Jay Mariotti
COACH PRIME IS DOGGED — IS JAY NORVELL PREPARED FOR A BOULDER RAMPAGE?
In a transformative season when Nick Saban is fading, the Colorado State coach took off on Deion Sanders’ hat and sunglasses, which might be enough for…
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Jay Mariotti
RODGERS WILL RETURN, OF COURSE, BUT FOOTBALL HAUNTS GRAND DREAMS
He’ll have time for those darkness retreats, along with a lengthy rehabilitation, but it wouldn’t be his way to retire now even if a Super Bowl fantasy…
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Jay Mariotti
JIM TROTTER ALWAYS SHOULD USE HIS COLUMN, NOT SEEK THE NFL IN COURT
Everyone in robust editorial roles is bludgeoned with slurs, including the chance he was fired by NFL Media for “institutional discrimination,” but an…
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Jay Mariotti
THE NEW YORK FANTASIES OF AARON RODGERS FELL WITH A TORN ACHILLES
So much for the new dreams of the Hall of Famer, whose serious injury Monday night is a reminder he turns 40 in December — the more prominent issue when…
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Jay Mariotti
WHY DOES DJOKOVIC KEEP PLAYING? TO SALUTE KOBE BRYANT, FOR ONE
In supreme shape at age 36, expect him to keep playing for several years — as Brady and LeBron and, if alive, Bryant would continue to counsel him as he…
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Jay Mariotti
PURDY WAS AWESOME … BURROW BRUTAL … TUA SENSATIONAL … AND FIELDS YUCK
Let’s praise Kyle Shanahan for making all of Purdy, despite elbow surgery, on a day when Burrow shouldn’t have played, Tagovailoa was magnificent, and…
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Jay Mariotti
WHEN MEL TUCKER HAS SEX WITH A RAPE SURVIVOR, COACHING IS IN TOTAL CHAOS
Michigan State is the last university that should hand $95 million to anyone, much less a newcomer who knows little about the Larry Nassar horror, so…
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Jay Mariotti
WHEN COCO GAUFF WINS HER NO. 1 ONLY TWO YEARS PAST SERENA, SEE THE HINT
We needed more strength and evidence that she wants to be an all-time great, and after winning her first Grand Slam event at age 19, Gauff’s career also…
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Jay Mariotti
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