Sports Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Top-ranked Oregon has clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game. The Big Ten announced that after extensive evaluation, there were “no conditions whereby the Ducks do not finish No. 1 or No. 2” in the conference. The championship game is set for Dec. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Oregon (11-0, 8-0) has a bye this weekend after a 16-13 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday. The Ducks finish the regular season against visiting Washington on Nov. 30. Oregon is one of just three remaining undefeated FBS teams with Indiana and Army. And speaking of the Hoosiers ... can other teams replicate their remarkable turnaround in the future? College football's unbalanced schedules and loosened transfer restrictions might make it more common now. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our alerts and newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky.
Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Bob Love was more than a star basketball player. His message of perseverance remains the Chicago Bulls great’s true legacy. | | | | | As the heat surrounding Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus intensifies, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs reaches into a packed mailbag. | | | | | It’s the Chicago Blackhawks’ fifth loss in six games to drop them to 6-12-1, the worst record in the league. | | | | | The Chicago Cubs opted to protect two prospects Tuesday from next month’s Rule 5 draft. And in the process, the future of two former highly-touted prospects is in limbo. | | | | | Boise State would get the fourth and final bye based on the new College Football Playoff rankings, placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC as power conferences with a gripe. | | | | | Northwestern beat Montana State by three points in Evanston while Loyola held off Southern Utah by four points in Chicago on Tuesday. | | | | | Now we have more details, the case for Northwestern’s new football stadium only improves. | | | | | A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all. | | | |
