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by Evan Bruner   The Chicago Bears finished off the trade deadline with another splash move, acquiring wide receiver Chase Claypool from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2023 second-round pick. Claypool, a second-round selection in the 2020 draft, has 32 catches for 311 yards and a touchdown on the year

by Evan Bruner The Chicago Bears continued to make headlines at the trade deadline, moving star linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens for a second and fifth-round pick. Smith, the eighth overall pick in the 2018 draft, currently leads the league with 83 total tackles to go with 2.5

by Evan Bruner   Fresh off a big win on Monday Night Football, Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears wasted no time getting back to work, trading veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2023 fourth-round pick. Quinn, who signed with the Bears in the 2020

by Jesse Hudgins The Misfits will forever go down as punk rock legends. No matter what era of punk you identify with most, you know who The Misfits are. The band has had their issues throughout the years with multiple lineup changes and legal disputes, but that doesn’t change the

by Evan Bruner   Shock waves were sent across the NFL Thursday night when Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick, 2023 third-round pick, 2023 fourth-round pick, and 2024 fifth-round pick. On the surface, this trade

by Jesse Hudgins Punk rock is a genre that spans over decades with new bands coming and going, and one that’s been coming for a while out of Australia is The Chats. They’ve been around since 2016, releasing four full length albums. The Chats released Get F***ed on August 19th

By Sam Fretto It’s finally happened. Tony La Russa has announced his retirement from the Chicago White Sox, due to health-related issues. This comes after a disappointing Chicago White Sox season in which they finished 81-81 with serious playoff hopes. Coming off a successful season in 2021 that saw the

By Tyler Donovan Manchester City’s newly acquired Erling Haaland has been breaking records left and right. The 21-year-old striker from Norway joined the football club this summer on July 1. Since then, Haaland has done nothing but impress. Haaland has been playing his whole life. It all started when he

By Zane Trumann After a couple of weeks of theme nights, Sam and I were looking to take The Crossroads back to its roots and get back into featuring up-and-coming artists. We were lucky enough with previous features to have artists reach out to us on social media, but this

By Andy Jachim Things haven’t quite been the same on the northside of Chicago since the departure of Anthony Rizzo back in July of 2021. The Cubs haven’t been the slightest bit competitive over the past 250 games played, and the first base position hasn’t had a true main option