Steve Greenberg
@SLGreenberg
Sports columnist for @suntimes. BBWAA member, AP Top 25 (hoops) & Heisman voter, 1985 frosh-soph offensive lineman of the year. I hate your team.
What's Bears rookie Colston Loveland really about? I went to Idaho last month to find out. The @suntimes' exclusive profile: chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/07/…
BTN’s Jake Butt, former Michigan TE, on Colston Loveland. “The first time I saw him at practice, I was like, “Who the [bleep] is that?” Says Loveland is “different” and predicts he’ll catch 80 balls a year for the next 10 years. Bears should be so lucky.
USC HC Lincoln Riley on Notre Dame rivalry: “When Bob Stoops first called me and offered me the OC job at Oklahoma … my very first thought was I get to coach in Texas. When I decided to take the USC job, my first thought was I get to coach USC-Notre Dame. … All these rivalries…
Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.
UCLA coach Deshaun Foster's Big Ten media days press conference is up next. We'll see if he can exceed last year's performance, when he dropped this truth bomb: "I'm sure you guys don't know too much about UCLA, but we're in L.A. It's us and USC."
“Swooning Ohio State media” 😆
Oregon doubling down after Rose Bowl meltdown. But there’s a bigger story here. usatoday.com/story/sports/n…
The Sun-Times Sports cover, featuring Preston Stone, Northwestern's new QB1, who has one last "roller coaster" ride in him, by @SLGreenberg. trib.al/ubkH8Ok
Big Ten, SEC just can't agree on best College Football Playoff path chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…
"I couldn’t even tell you where Illinois was on a map a couple of years ago, and now it’s my home and I love it.” Transfer QB Preston Stone, Northwestern's new starter and the key to its season, has one last 'roller coaster' ride in him: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…
Northwestern's Jack Lausch has left the football team in order to focus on baseball. David Braun says SMU transfer Preston Stone will be QB1.
Illinois to the College Football Playoff? No, it's not too soon to talk about it. Column by @SLGreenberg trib.al/JBt91a7
Illinois to the College Football Playoff? No, it's not too soon to talk about it. From Las Vegas: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…
Read all about it: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…
How much weight has he lost? His face is noticeably slimmer
Illinois’ Bret Bielema showing off his Citrus Bowl ring. Illini are moving up in the world.
Hell of an admission from Maryland coach Mike Locksley: "I lost my locker room last season." Says he'll put his desk in the middle of the room this season if he has to.
Bret Bielema on how things have changed, i.e. paying players via PayPal: "Holy shit."
Brewers got no-hit into the sixth inning. They're up 1-0. What a team. They never lose. Cubs remain favored by oddsmakers to win the division, and I don't get why.
White Sox manager Will Venable used the All-Star break to evaluate his performance, soliciting feedback from players and coaches. Venable understands how important the second half of the season is for the Sox’ development. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025…
Sports Sunday cover featuring a must-read from our @SLGreenberg — trib.al/eDQLVNv