by MADDIE TOPLIFF Let me just say this: Losses in another country shouldn’t count. It is called the National Football League, after all. So, losing ag…
Bears Vanquish the Vikings
by MADDIE TOPLIFF I’ll get straight to it: this was the most important game of the Bears’ season so far. With the chance to hop out of last place in t…
Chicago Bears wring out the Washington Redskins on the road
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Bears wring out Washington on the road No offense to anyone involved in scheduling NFL games, but when I think of Monday Night Footb…
Chicago Bears pull out an unbelievable win against Denver
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Some teams win, some teams lose and some teams try really hard to lose but still end up winning by the skin of their teeth. The Chic…
Student athletes wish they were just ‘Drake Busy’
by DRAKE LOHSE “Drake Busy” Definition: adjective; a sense of being overwhelmed or extraordinarily imposed by responsibility that is specific to the …
A big Bear letdown: Bears lose season opener to Packers
By MADDIE TOPLIFF There’s sad, and then there’s the feeling I got after watching the Chicago Bears lose their season opener to the Green Bay Packers f…
This week in Fantasy Football
By ANDY ORTON Start: Jimmy Garoppolo vs. DET Garoppolo had a predictably bad week against the Minnesota Vikings defense. He threw for 261 yards, one t…
Rundown on Drake intramurals
Advice and wisdom from two juniors on the ins and outs of Drake intramurals By: JD Pelegrino Now that we are a week and a half into the 2018 academic …
Stephen A. Smith says Ramblers don’t belong in championship
BY JOSH COOK Over the last week, Stephen A. Smith made a bold claim about Loyola-Chicago’s basketball team, calling into question their legitimacy to …
A fan’s perspective on Drake football’s struggles
BY IAN KLEIN Some of the best memories of my high school years come from those fall Friday nights when the student body and local community would conv…
Opinion: Bulldog at Wrigleyville
Being a lifelong Cubs fan, the unprecedented success of 2016’s squad has been jarring for me. Knowing the perils of cheering for a team that consisten…
Does having the best record hinder World Series chance?
BY MATT GOGERTY The Cubs have had quite the week. Breaking triple digits for wins, clinching the NL Central and still holding the best record in baseb…
Cubs Column: Cubbies beat Cincinnati, Brewers closing in
The Cubs continue to maintain the best record in baseball. However, the Brewers who are now 26.5 games behind Chicago, won three out of four games in …
Summer wasn’t lost on cross-country
BY BAILEE COFER The telltale signs of an ending summer are beginning to appear on Drake’s campus.…
Outdoor: The most wonderful time of the year
The team steps off the bus into the shining sun and walks into the stadium. There is a soft breeze brushing against my skin, since this stadium has no…