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MON, 12/6/2021

Monday, December 6, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker (3) leaps over Bears quarterback Andy Dalton after Baker intercepted a Dalton pass Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field. Running with Baker is Markus Golden.

Columns | Bears play decent game, but interceptions doom dim playoff hopes

Four interceptions by Andy Dalton sink the Bears' chances of pulling off an upset over the 10-2 Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field on Sunday.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy, center, walks off the field with Joel Iyiegbuniwe after the team’s 33-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field.

Columns | That makes it clear: Matt Nagy needs to be fired

Bears head coach Matt Nagy hasn't lost the respect of his players, but it's apparent something needs to change in the organization.
Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu dribbles the ball against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in New York. He scored 11 points in the 111-107 victory.

Bulls | Dosunmu willing to embrace Donovan's tough love

Bulls rookie Ayo Dosunmu, who scored 11 points against Brooklyn on Saturday, should get plenty of opportunities in the coming days with Coby White and Javonte Green in health and safety protocols, while Alex Caruso is nursing a sore hamstring.
Bears quarterback Andy Dalton tackles Arizona Cardinals defensive end Zach Allen after Allen intercepted a pass Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field. It’s not a good sign when the QB has more tackles (2) than a starting inside linebacker (Alec Ogletree had 1).

Bears | Dalton's 4 picks shows Bears can't get Fields back soon enough

Wins and losses don't matter anymore. The Bears can only hope that Justin Fields is ready for the final five games.
Bears running back David Montgomery (32) carries the ball and is tackled by Arizona Cardinals free safety Jalen Thompson (34) and Budda Baker on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field. Montgomery rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Bears | 3 and out: What mattered, what worked and what didn't in Bears loss to Cardinals
Costly interceptions, David Mongomery's big game and Arizona's short field position added up to a 33-22 loss to the best team in the NFC.
Bears running back David Montgomery celebrates his touchdown in a game game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field.
Bears | Bears running back David Montgomery isn't giving up on the final 5 games of 2021
While some fans might say there is little reason to watch the Bears over the final five weeks of the season, running back David Montgomery sees the final five weeks through a different lens.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy talks to back judge Steve Patrick on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Soldier Field. The home team’s headsets malfunctioned in the loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Bears | Nagy resorts to hand signals, walkie-talkie as head sets malfunction in home stadium
A headset issue at Soldier Field forced coach Matt Nagy and quarterback Andy Dalton resort to old-school hand signals and shouting.
Iowa running back Gavin Williams, center, is tackled by Michigan linebacker David Ojabo, right, and defensive back Vincent Gray (4) during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
College Sports | CFP: Orange Bowl semi pits star defenses in Michigan-Georgia
No. 2 seed Michigan and No. 3 Georgia will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year's Eve in the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida
The White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez — here hitting a three-run homer against the Cubs in August — says he’s working hard “to get back to where I used to be.”
Columns | After disappointing season, Jimenez looking to regain old form with White Sox
White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez is working to get back in the groove next year after missing the first four months of last season with an injury and hitting .249 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI in 55 games.
Wheaton North’s Mark Forcucci is the Captain of the DuPage County All-Area Team.
Prep Football | Presenting the 2021 Daily Herald All-Area football teams
Wheaton North's Mark Forcucci, Cary-Grove's Jameson Sheehan, Maine South's Mike Sajenko and Warren's Maurice Edwards are the captains of the 2021 Daily Herald All-Area football teams.
Rich Podolsky hits all the high notes in his look back at “The NFL Today” on CBS in his new book, “You Are Looking Live!”
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: The way it was -- fresh insights into 'The NFL Today' recall a golden era at CBS
Taking a look at what made "The NFL Today" on CBS so unique is the subject of a new book, "You Are Looking Live."
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Columns | Lincicome: Halls of Fame: The thrill of admittance and the agony of exclusion
Bernie Lincicome: Maybe all these sports halls of fame should take the advice of Groucho Marx.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,498, Scott Sanders photo: After seeing their regular trains delayed by a strike and the ones that were running pass them by, the numbers of commuters at the Arlington Heights train station grew so large that they spilled on to the tracks in April of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: RTA strike, bicycle court, Winnie the Pooh and more
Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
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Glenbrook South’s Will Collins lunges toward the end zone as he scores a touchdown during Friday’s football game against Carl Sandburg.
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