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J.C. Caroline, a star University of Illinois running back in the 1950s who played for the Chicago Bears for a decade, has died. He was 84. Officials with Walker Funeral Home in Champaign say Caroline died Friday at Carle Hospital. Caroline, who is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, led the nation in rushing for Illinois in 1953 with 1,256 yards in nine games. He signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1955 before joining the Bears a year later, where he mainly played defensive back. He made the Pro Bowl as a rookie and finished with 24 career interceptions. Caroline went on to be an assistant coach at Illinois before becoming a physical education teacher Continue to Article

November 18, 2017 3:33:pm EST

Approximately 285 million Americans sit every year on the fourth Thursday of November to celebrate Thanksgiving. With 88% of the country sharing a similar meal on the same day, price fluctuations in any of the items typically consumed on Thanksgiving Continue to Article

November 17, 2017 11:28:am EST

As the NFL season progresses, predicting wins for teams like the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles gets easier and easier. The opponent or location doesn’t seem to matter much. Those two elite teams just keep rolling. Bing Predicts had a solid Continue to Article

November 15, 2017 4:57:pm EST

The Green Bay Packers would love nothing more than to have Aaron Rodgers return this season and lead a deep playoff run. ''We're trying to weather the storm until 12 gets back,'' linebacker Clay Matthews said. The Packers finally won without Rodgers, beating the Chicago Bears 23-16 on Sunday. Continue to Article

November 12, 2017 7:47:pm EST

CHICAGO --? Chicago Bears coach John Fox inadvertently gave the ball away when he challenged a potential touchdown by running back Benny Cunningham in the first half of Sunday's game against Green Bay. At the 8:09 mark of the second quarter, Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky hit Cunningham on a short screen pass that he turned upfield for 23 yards. Cunningham tried to score on the play but was ruled out of bounds at the 2-yard line, even though he extended his arms and hit the pylon in the front corner of the end zone with the football around the same time his foot made contact with the ground. Fox immediately challenged the play, arguing it should have been a touchdown since the ball hit the pylon prior to Cunningham's foot hitting out of bounds. Continue to Article

November 12, 2017 2:48:pm EST