Steve Greenberg
Chicago Sun-Times
Evanston, IL, United States
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Past articles by Steve:
Illinois football is an ugly mess
Chances are, it’ll still essentially come down to a round-robin among Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Illini. → Read More
Illinois turns Memorial Stadium into the gaffe factory in 30-13 loss to No. 7 Penn State
Woe was anyone who watched the Illini shoot themselves in the foot, and then in the other foot, and then in the same two feet all over again during their Big Ten opener. → Read More
Polling Place: Here’s what you said is the No. 1 thing the Bears need to be better at in Week 2
We also asked for the winner of Sunday’s Bears-Buccaneers game in Tampa, Fla. → Read More
Big Game Hunting: Penn State is coming at you, Illini. Are you up to a challenge like this one?
Also: picks for Central Michigan-Notre Dame, Northwestern-Duke, Minnesota-North Carolina, Washington-Michigan State and other Week 3 games. → Read More
Will Michigan State’s Mel Tucker survive this scandal? As usual, his defense is suspect
The former Bears defensive coordinator is suspended without pay after an investigation into claims of sexual harassment. → Read More
Illinois coach Bret Bielema talked big coming into the season. Now he’s got big work to do.
Bielema “didn’t come here to go 8-5” again. But with the Illini off to an unimpressive 1-1 start, we have to ask: Is 8-5 even attainable? → Read More
Big Game Hunting: If Northwestern can’t beat UTEP, what hope is there for the Wildcats?
Also: picks for Notre Dame-NC State, Nebraska-Colorado, Iowa-Iowa State, Texas-Alabama and Wisconsin-Washington State. → Read More
Northwestern loses 24-7 to Rutgers — yes, that Rutgers — in first game without Pat Fitzgerald
Everything about this game was strange, starting with a matchup of bottom-of-the-barrel teams taking place in a national CBS telecast on a Sunday. → Read More
Northwestern’s Chris Collins on last season — was he really in danger? — and the future
“There’s still a lot of things out there that we can shoot for,” Collins said, “that we can work toward.” → Read More
Northwestern’s Chris Collins gets three-year extension, hopes ‘not to take steps backward’
Collins knew the Wildcats had to make a move up the Big Ten ranks last season if he was going to be able to count on having a future at the school. → Read More
White Sox win! White Sox win! And now, back to your regularly scheduled chants
Sox fans aren’t finished booing. They aren’t finished chanting, “Sell the team!” Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has a fan revolt on his hands. → Read More
White Sox appear to be on the kind of losing streak from which there is no return
Yes, it’s still April and there’s a ton of baseball left. That’s the whole problem. → Read More
Polling Place: Here’s where you stand on the Bears’ pick of Tennessee OL Darnell Wright
Oh, please, as if Bears fans would admit it if they were hoping for somebody else. → Read More
‘Put it on me,’ GM Rick Hahn says about White Sox’ disastrous start. That won’t be a problem
If the Sox don’t pull a magical comeback out of their helmets and win their substandard division, the party’s over — Hahn must go. → Read More
Does Anthony Rizzo really want to play until 40? But first things first: keeping the Yankees afloat
On a team that was supposed to bomb away like nobody’s business, Rizzo — with better-than-expected numbers, though nothing he hasn’t done before — has been the best and most productive hitter. → Read More
White Sox’ Eloy Jimenez heating up at plate, but Luis Robert continues to slump
“These guys are human beings,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “They’re playing a tough game. It’s tough to hit. They’re not always going to do it.” → Read More
Punchless White Sox swept away by magnificent Rays
It was the Sox’ first time being swept at Tropicana Field since 2015 and their first time being swept by any opponent this season, which hardly seems possible considering they’ve yet to win a series themselves or even win two games in a row. → Read More
White Sox lose again, but Reynaldo Lopez bounces back from Friday debacle
Also, the Rays honored their longtime radio voice and former Sox broadcaster Dave Wills before the game. → Read More
White Sox walked-off by Rays for second straight night
The Sox actually have played some good baseball at Tropicana Field against the stiffest competition going. Any chance anyone out there wants to hear that right now? → Read More
Polling Place: How you’re feeling about the Cubs, the White Sox and the NFL draft on TV
Even after a recent 10-3 stretch that included a 5-1 trip to see the Dodgers and A’s, the Cubs clearly still have some convincing to do. → Read More