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Thursday, January 21, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Bears head coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by Steve McMichael, left, and William Perry after the Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.

Columns | Rozner: The adventure that was Super Bowl XX

The one certainty about Super Bowl XX was that the Bears would win. As for the trip to New Orleans, it was entirely uncertain.
Carl Soderberg, who signed with the Blackhawks in late December, skated for the first time Thursday with his new teammates.

Blackhawks | Soderberg practices with Blackhawks for first time

Carl Soderberg was on the ice with the Blackhawks Thursday for the first time since signing Dec. 26.
Bears running back David Montgomery had an excellent sophomore season, but he can be helped by a go-to No. 2 running back.

Columns | David Montgomery excelled in spite of Bears offense, not because of it

Hub Arkush: Bears need a No. 2 back to bolster the run game.
Other teams have better trade chips than the Bears and Deshaun Watson to Chicago feels like a pipe dream. But a Bears fan can dream.

Bears | It's not likely, but here are 3 ways Bears could trade for Deshaun Watson

Sean Hammond: Don't hold your breath waiting for Deshaun Watson to sign with the Bears.
Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky (31) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Sports | Hutchison, Satoransky return to practice after battling COVID
Chandler Hutchison and Tomas Satoransky, who both tested positive for the coronavirus, returned to practice Wednesday. The two Chicago Bulls had very different experiences with the disease.
With the Illinois high school basketball season on hold, former Benet player Molly Sheehan decided to graduate early from high school so she can start her college career at Valparaiso.
Girls' Basketball | Why Molly Sheehan made the tough choice to leave Benet
Molly Sheehan, who started the year a senior player at Benet, graduated early so she can begin her college career at Valparaiso.
Northwestern wrestler Trevor Chumbley, right, is hoping to crack the starting lineup this season. He’s a Marmion graduate.
Prep Wrestling | St. Charles friends Chumbley, Benjamin ready to make a difference for NU wrestling
Northwestern wrestlers Trevor Chumbley and Justin Benjamin, both of St. Charles, have benefitted from a redshirt year that was a little different from redshirt years in most sports.
FILE — Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Devin White (45) sacks Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, file photo. Rodgers had his worst game of the season in Green Bay’s 38-10 loss at Tampa Bay Back on Oct. 18, as he threw two game-changing interceptions and completed less than half his pass attempts. Rodgers gets a chance to make amends for that performance Sunday when the top-seeded Packers host the Bucs in the NFC Championship Game. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Was Aaron Rodgers playing in a concussed fog at Tampa?
Jim O'Donnell: The money could be on Tampa Bay for its rematch with Green Bay.
Blackhawks | Detroit visits Chicago following overtime victory
Detroit visits Chicago after the Red Wings beat Columbus 3-2 in overtime
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid talks with players on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
NFL | EXPLAINER: A look at the data behind NFL decision making
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) celebrates his touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
NFL | Brady, talented Buccaneers playmakers developing chemistry
When Tom Brady drops back in the pocket he has a bunch of options to attack opposing defenses, including a talented collection of playmakers that's possibly the best he's played with in more than a decade - maybe even his entire career
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
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In this Oct. 3, 1983, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda starts a team meeting in the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. San Diego Padres infielder Kurt Bevacqua learned the hard way when he suggested the “fat little Italian” should have been fined when Dodgers reliever Tom Niedenfuer was dinged by MLB for throwing at San Diego’s Joe Lefebvre in 1983. An ordinary pitcher during his brief stint in the majors, Lasorda took a shot at Bevacqua’s struggles at the plate (he was a .236 hitter) saying he would “send a limousine” to pick Bevacqua up to make sure Bevacqua was in the lineup so he could “kick” Bevacqua’s (behind) any day of the week.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda died Thursday, January 7, 2020, at the age of 93.
In this June 21, 2010, file photo, holding the NBA championship trophy, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant flashes the victory sign during a parade in downtown Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,253, Bob Ringham photo: Legendary photographer Ansel Adams, signed copies of his book in Chicago in October of 1979.
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Fremd's Katie Hansen hugs teammate Caroline Cochran after beating Lincoln-Way West 58-47 in the 4A girls state basketball championship game in Normal on Saturday.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 50,133, Dom Najolia photo: A jubilant Jane Byrne celebrates with a victory salute to campaign workers as she defeated incumbent Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic on Feb. 27, 1979, by less than one percent of the vote. She would become the first female mayor of Chicago.
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