On Friday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the launch of the Awards of Character program. This new program is inspired by the Chicago Bears’ legendary running back, Walter “Sweetness” Payton, ...

From King David to Martin Luther King Jr. and — more recently in sports — from Michael Jordan to Tiger Woods, plenty of high-achievers have been known to commit adultery. Others in all fields have ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1942: With men serving in the armed ...

Walter Payton is one of the three greatest athletes in Chicago sports history, hard stop. The man we called Sweetness amassed 16,726 rushing yards, placing him second all-time in NFL history (since we ...

Ted Karras is Cincinnati's nominee for the 2025 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and if he wins it, he'll join a small list of Bengals to do so.

CLEMSON — The most unbelievable tale in Kevin Kelly’s football life revolves around a hill and a man he chased up it. But a run down the hill in Memorial Stadium awaited the longtime NFL scout, a ...

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry continues to cement his place in the record books, and he passed a Chicago Bears legend on Sunday. Appropriately enough, that moment took place against the ...