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Sports Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is bypassing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. He announced his decision three days after finishing third in voting for the Heisman Trophy that went to Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Love rushed for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns while also catching 27 passes for 280 yards and three more scores this season. He became Notre Dame’s first winner of the Doak Walker Award, which is given annually to college football’s top running back. Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates with teammate Malachi Fields after rushing for a touchdown against Syracuse on Nov. 22, 2025,
in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) His junior season has already ended because Notre Dame (10-2) didn’t make the College Football Playoff and then opted against playing in a bowl. His
outstanding junior season followed a sophomore year in which he rushed for 1,125 yards and 17 touchdowns on 163 carries while helping Notre Dame reach the CFP championship game, which it lost 34-23 to Ohio State. Love had 28 catches for 237 yards and two touchdowns that season. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Those who doubt the Chicago Bears’ viability as a threat in the NFC cite the schedule and how they squeaked out close wins vs. unheralded QBs. Brad Biggs answers your Bears questions. | | | | | With three pass-rush-heavy foes standing between the Chicago Bears and the playoffs, it’s a good thing they’ve assembled an offensive line that Caleb Williams has nicknamed “The Avengers.” | | | | | With seven expiring contracts on the books, there’s plenty for the Chicago Bulls’ Artūras Karnišovas to work with as the Feb. 5 trade deadline nears. | | | | | The Chicago Cubs are bringing back one of their most reliable relievers. Caleb Thielbar, who turns 39 in January, is coming off one of his best big-league seasons. | | | | | In three games with the Rockford IceHogs, Sam Rinzel looks like he’s getting that swagger with the puck back. | | | | | It takes a certain mindset to mentally green-light some of the risky throws Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams routinely makes. | | | |
