Fan wears impressive Mike Ditka costume to Bears-Jets game
Lots of fans might be intimidated to sport a visiting team’s colors among the throngs of Jets fans at MetLife Stadium during a primetime game. Those fans are not wearing a full Mike Ditka costume....
View ArticleMike Ditka, Adam Schefter and Keyshawn Johnson wrestled in sumo suits on 'NFL...
Da Coach and Da Sumo partner for Sunday NFL Countdown (wish you could have heard what he said when he put on outfit). pic.twitter.com/E4ZCaoZRSe — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 28, 2014 NFL...
View ArticleAndy Richter has a story about Mike Ditka setting a car on fire with a cigar
(USA TODAY Sports) Before Andy Richter was Conan O’Brien’s famous sidekick, he was a production assistant on an antifreeze commercial starring Mike Ditka in Chicago. Richter has a story to tell about...
View ArticleMike Ditka on Ferguson: 'I don’t want to hear about this hands-up crap ......
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports) Mike Ditka took time out of his weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times to share his perspective about the rioting following a grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson...
View ArticleMike Ditka is going to Prancercise to raise money for charity
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports) Football coaches, or former ones in this case, often find inspiration in strange places. For Mike Ditka, it came in the form of a viral video about an exercise called...
View ArticleJim Harbaugh brought a Ditka jersey to Big Ten Media Days
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh took the stage at Big Ten Media Days armed with a briefcase. Inside: A Mike Ditka jersey he picked up while dining with Da Coach at his Chicago restaurant Thursday night....
View ArticleMike Ditka denies passing gas on ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown'
A very strange occurrence on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown may remain a mystery forever. During Monday night’s show, while the panel of experts were making their picks for the Giants-Eagles game, Cris...
View ArticleBears fans are convinced Mike Ditka cursed the Packers
The theory isn’t even that complicated, which is what makes it so beautiful: Since former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka donned a Packers sweater-vest for a McDonalds commercial that aired on...
View ArticleMike Ditka suggests encouraging children to play golf instead of football
Former Bears center Mike Pyle, the center and captain of the 1963 title-winning Chicago team, died in July at the age of 76 and on Monday was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the...
View ArticleMike Ditka slams Al Jazeera following Peyton Manning report: 'They’re garbage'
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka didn’t hesitate in coming to Peyton Manning’s defense on Sunday. Speaking on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown the day after a report linked Manning to an alleged doping ring — a...
View ArticleMike Ditka pulls out a huge wad of cash during ESPN broadcast
ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka wore a vibrant red suit on Saturday’s episode of NFL Countdown, which drew a nearly equal mixture of admiration and mockery on Twitter. Coach Ditka is doing the THING in his...
View Article10 professional athletes who have endorsed Donald Trump for President
A number of current and former professional athletes have jumped on the Donald Trump 2016 presidential bandwagon, so we think it’s a suitable time to compile a list of. These are ten notable athletes...
View ArticleTrump-supporter Mike Ditka rips Barack Obama
Legendary Chicago Bears Head Coach Mike Ditka has some thoughts about politics, and he thinks you should hear them, so buckle up. Ditka has been on-the-record supporter of Trump for a while now, and he...
View ArticleMike Ditka says he chose to leave NFL Countdown for new SportsCenter role
ESPN’s Mike Ditka won’t be appearing on ESPN’s Sunday and Monday NFL Countdown anymore — something he said through the network is his choice. Instead, he’ll be appearing on SportsCenter. “This new role...
View Article30 famous sports figures who have endorsed Donald Trump
Donald Trump won the Indiana primary on Tuesday night, and Ted Cruz dropped out of the GOP race. This turn of events makes it highly likely that the man who has said that he’d ban Muslims from entering...
View ArticleMike Ditka says that ESPN is politically liberal: 'There’s no questions about...
Mike Ditka claims he declined an invitation to speak at the Republican National Convention, but his political leanings are no secret. He’s a conservative and a proud Donald Trump supporter. Ditka...
View ArticleMike Ditka slams Kaepernick: Don't like our country? 'Get the hell out'
The sports world continues to debate and discuss protests during the national anthem, and it appears this is one of the more fiery responses we’ve seen thus far. Hall of Famer Mike Ditka was asked by...
View ArticleMike Ditka slams the '(expletive)' reporters asking Tom Brady about Donald Trump
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has been an outspoken Donald Trump supporter since Trump launched his presidential campaign. He also hasn’t been shy about his dislike of Barack Obama and Colin Kaepernick’s...
View ArticleMike Ditka claims there has been no oppression in America in the last 100 years
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has always been outspoken about his conservative viewpoints, whether it’s calling President Obama the “worst” president ever or telling Colin Kaepernick and others who...
View ArticleJoe Namath responds to Mike Ditka: 'Look up the meaning of oppression'
Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka made one of his more ignorant statements on Monday when he claimed that there has been no oppression in America for the past 100 years. Fellow Hall of Famer Joe Namath had...
View ArticleEven the Jeopardy! genius couldn't answer this (pretty easy) college football...
Austin Rodgers is on an absolute tear in Jeopardy!, winning 12 straight games and fast-approaching half a million dollars in winnings. But on Wednesday, he was stumped by a fairly basic college...
View ArticleMitch Trubisky had a great line about the Mike Ditka 'costume' he wore to game
Chicago Bears QB Mitch Trubisky showed up to Sunday’s game against the Jets looking pretty gosh darn good, as he sported the look made famous by the team’s legendary, Super Bowl-winning former coach,...
View ArticleMike Ditka to kneeling athletes: 'Get the hell out of the country'
Hall of Fame football coach and former NFL broadcaster Mike Ditka spent much of the 2016 season voicing his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s protest against racial injustice and police brutality. And...
View ArticleMike Ditka again tells NFL players to 'get the hell out' of the country after...
Mike Ditka spent five-plus decades around pro football. He’s a Hall of Famer and a Super Bowl champion. But when it comes to NFL players protesting police brutality and racial injustice during the...
View ArticleReport: Mike Tyson, Bobby Knight expected to support Donald Trump at RNC
Correction: This headline has been updated to reflect that Mike Ditka told the Chicago Tribune he would not be attending the Convention. Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is looking to load July’s...
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