Rick Telander

Since the beginning, sports fans have complained about how much money star athletes make.

Maybe Fields will develop with the Steelers, become a franchise star. It's more likely he'll be an updated Mitch Trubisky.

Nothing says ego, entitlement and status like a furious diatribe from a coach at a news conference about a piece of unseen journalism. And nothing guarantees more viewers of the alleged upcoming story.

Records come, records go. Clark deserving of plaudits, but explanation of scoring record requires deeper dive.

And I wondered if there ever has been an athlete — I could almost say, has there ever been a man? — who rose to such a peak in life and then descended into such a valley.

We all love sports teams, but regular people don't own the buildings or the land they frolic upon. We just pay homage to the teams — and to the power-laden who own them.

It would be beyond shocking to this city if the Bears' future had any other path than following Williams as a trailblazer.

Déjà vu is a heck of a thing. Whether it's 1970 or 2024, war weighs heavily on campuses — and on athletes.