Mike Berman

Chicago

Sports Reporter and Anchor at WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)

Sports Reporter/Anchor at NBC Chicago

Articles

Exclusive: Sit down with new Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman
Angel Reese has one goal heading into second season with Chicago Sky

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

Her rookie season was one to remember. A record-setting 15 consecutive double-doubles, a spot in the All-Star Game, and more. But for Angel Reese, all of those personal accolades didn’t mean much because they didn’t help the Sky get to the playoffs. Reese watched with her own eyes as the New York Liberty celebrated the 2024 WNBA championship, and it made her feel hungry for that moment with the Sky.
Angel Reese speaks on what’s ahead for her second WNBA season

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman
Chris Collins calls Northwestern ‘my place’ after contract extension

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

Northwestern men’s basketball coach Chris Collins is smiling ear-to-ear after agreeing to a contract extension that will keep him in Evanston for several more years. Collins, the only men’s coach in school history to lead his team to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, is 43 wins shy of setting the program record for victories, and is coming off a third straight winning season with the Wildcats.
After 38 years as DePaul women's hoops head coach, Doug Bruno looks back with gratitude

2 months ago | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

Days after announcing he was stepping down as head coach of the DePaul women's basketball team following 38 years at the helm, Doug Bruno is sharing his story after a stroke caused him to miss the entire 2024-25 season. After suffering a stroke last August, Bruno faced a daunting road to recovery. "I was not aware of anything that was going on around me the entire month of September, the entire month of October and a couple weeks into November," Bruno said.
Sought-after star quarterback from Chicago suburb finds next home at Iowa

Jan 13, 2025 | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

Once upon a time, Mark Gronowski was a lightly recruited quarterback at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville. “In high school, I was pretty under-recruited,” Gronowski remembers. “I only had the one scholarship offer to South Dakota State.”Things worked out okay for him there, as he led the Jackrabbits to a pair of national championships and won 49 games as a starter, tied for the most in FCS history.
As Steve 'Mongo' McMichael's Hall of Fame induction nears, his wife discusses flood of emotions

Jul 24, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

For 15 seasons in the NFL, from his position on the interior of the defensive line, Steve McMichael made life miserable for opposing offenses. Twice, his play earned him a spot on the NFL’s All-Pro First Team. He was also chosen to play in two Pro Bowls. He racked-up 95 sacks, including 92.5 with the Bears, and he helped Chicago’s venerable 1985 team capture the Super Bowl. Inside the home he shares with his wife Misty in Homer Glen, mementos from that decorated career are everywhere.
Cleveland Cavaliers Guard Max Strus, a Hickory Hills native, hosts basketball camp

Jul 20, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

A little more than a decade ago, Max Strus was roaming the halls of Stagg High School in Palos Hills. Despite only receiving one Division I scholarship offer, Strus had big dreams for his future. “High schools always have career planner classes and all those things, and professional athlete was always my thing,” Strus remembers with a laugh. “The teacher was always like, ‘Okay, can you give me something else?’ I was like, ‘That’s really all I want to do’.”Strus graduated from Stagg in 2014.
Oak Park and River Forest HS racks up state titles in incredible performance

May 30, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

Some Illinois high schools have never had a single athlete win a state championship in boys track and field, but in just one weekend, Oak Park and River Forest High School had three of its athletes take home state titles. Junior Caleb Schulz started slow but finished fast, zooming across the finish line to capture the title in the 100-meter-dash. You can call him a state champion, or the fastest high schooler in the Land of Lincoln.
Prospect High School’s Ginsberg comes back from injury, makes IHSA Track & Field history

May 23, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Mike Berman

As a freshman, sophomore and junior, Lily Ginsberg helped Prospect High School’s 4x800 meter relay team win a state championship. That meant as a senior, she had history to chase, but unfortunately, a stress reaction in her femur put history in doubt.