Thursday’s meme economy was flooded with images of the newly named Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago with the given name Robert ...

In sports-loving Chicago, city teams were spun in a swell of papal humor. Initial belief that the pope’s baseball loyalties ...

Even former President Barack Obama congratulated the new pope as a “fellow Chicagoan.” He wrote: “This is a historic day for ...

The roots of it come from the one new coach Ben Johnson highlighted in Detroit in 2023, when the Lions’ Sam LaPorta made a spirited run at breaking Mike Ditka’s 62-year-old record for ...

Only two tight ends in Bears history have eclipsed 800 receiving yards in one season: Mike Ditka (three times) and Martellus Bennett (916 yards in 2014). It's been over a decade since Chicago's ...

More of a bucking bronco like Bears tight end Mike Ditka, back in the day. Was Ditka fast? Not really. But he looked pretty quick walking across the stage the night he was inducted into the Pro ...

joining Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka (1961) and TE Greg Olsen (2007). In 39 career games for the Wolverines, Loveland made 117 catches for 1,466 receiving yards (37.6 YPG) and 11 TD catches.

The other two were Hall of Famer Mike Ditka with the No. 5 pick in 1961 and three-time Pro Bowler Greg Olsen at No. 31 in 2007. Loveland had surgery to reconstruct the AC joint in his right ...

With the pick, Loveland became the highest TE drafted in the opening round by the Bears since legendary Hall of Famer Mike Ditka in 1961. Ditka was selected with the fifth overall pick.

Loveland is also just the third tight end drafted in the first round by Chicago. The other two were Hall of Famer Mike Ditka with the No. 5 pick in 1961 and three-time Pro Bowler Greg Olsen at No. 31 ...

The custom piece, which is rumored to be worth well over $100,000, is diamond-studded and has a logo that looks like a dollar sign squared, which represents Sanders' initials and the money he ...