Mike McGraw
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Bears film study: Rams' game was affirmation of prior problemsOct 29, 2020 5:00 pm - The Monday nighter in L.A. wasn't pretty, but the good news is the Bears are playing a third-place schedule this year, so the playoffs are still very realistic. Here's a...
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NU, Illinois need another week to judge where they standOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - After a long wait for the start of Big Ten season, the two local teams were left asking similar, opposite questions: Is Northwestern really that good, and is Illinois re...
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Cubs' best prospects are just getting startedOct 27, 2020 3:00 pm - The Cubs used plenty of homegrown talent to win the World Series four years ago. But since then, the farm system seems to have gone dry. The Cubs' minor league talent wa...
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Offense gets bullied, Chicago Bears lose to Rams 24-10Oct 26, 2020 6:00 pm - The Bears faced a daunting task Monday night in Inglewood, California. Their shaky offensive line would have to deal with the NFL's most dominant defensive tackle, Aaron...
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Ross was natural fit as Cubs managerOct 25, 2020 2:00 pm - On paper, this had the ingredients for an awkward situation. David Ross came back to manage a group of players after being their teammate a few years earlier. If not awk...
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Cubs bullpen got its act together by end of seasonOct 24, 2020 2:00 pm - At the start of the season, the Cubs bullpen might as well have been throwing batting practice, but the starters were good enough to make up for it. By the end of the ye...
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Chicago Cubs need to strike while Darvish, Hendricks are peakingOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Fixing the Cubs' flaws will be difficult, but maintaining the strength won't require any effort. Starting pitching was unquestionably the team's highlight in 2020. Cubs ...
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Chicago Cubs need more options at designated hitterOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - National League teams got late notice on adding the designated hitter this year. The new rule became official in late June. So the Cubs will have more time to consider D...
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Hefty contract helps make Heyward a Chicago Cubs fixture in RFOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Cubs position players fit pretty neatly into categories. There are the players who can become free agents after the 2021 season - Kris Bryant, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo a...
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Happ carried Cubs offense for much of 2020Oct 18, 2020 11:00 am - It's accurate to say Ian Happ saved the Cubs in 2020. In a year when Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javy Baez and Kyle Schwarber never got rolling, Happ was the offensive s...