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Going through the NFL combine, Jack Bech inspired by brother killed in New Orleans attackMar 01, 2025 5:31 pm - Jack Bech came to this year's NFL annual scouting combine with two goals — impressing scouts as a tribute to his older brother. On Saturday, exactly two months after Tiger Bech was killed in the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Bech had a chance to fulfill both aspirations.
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‘I didn’t hire a bunch of my friends,’ new Bears coach says of his assistantsMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — New Bears coach Ben Johnson spent his first month on the job building out his coaching staff. In doing so, Johnson made a point not to limit his hiring poo...
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O’Donnell: Combine all and Bears-to-Arlington could be back on trackMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - NFL COMBINE WEEK IS NORMALY RESERVED for intensely immersed fans interested in the possibilities of draft capital, three-cone drills and overlooked linemen from Savannah ...
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Coby White hits big in the clutch and Bulls top Raptors in overtime 125-115Feb 28, 2025 10:10 pm - Coby White scored 24 points, including a clutch four-point play, and the Bulls rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-115 in overtime. White completed his biggest play of the night with four seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 110 and set up the extra period, where Lonzo Ball made a pair of 3-pointers during an opening 10-2 run that gave Chicago the lead for good.
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JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC visit No. 2 UCLA in winner-take-all game for Big Ten regular-season titleFeb 28, 2025 9:06 pm - The Big Ten probably didn't expect to have two West Coast schools dominate the women's basketball standings when the league opened its doors to UCLA and USC this season. The crosstown rivals meet Saturday at sold-out Pauley Pavilion in a winner-take-all game to decide their new league's regular-season champion.
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Notre Dame’s Rylie Mills happy to let his tape do the talking during rehab from surgeryFeb 28, 2025 6:12 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — When Rylie Mills stepped up to his table to speak with reporters Wednesday morning inside the Indiana Convention Center at the NFL Combine, it wasn’t exact...
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Reese, Clark to meet twice in United Center when Sky hosts FeverFeb 28, 2025 5:45 pm - Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will meet in a bigger venue when the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever this season, with the games being moved from Wintrust Arena to the United Center. The Sky announced Friday that the games in Chicago featuring two of the WNBA's brightest young stars will now be held at the home of the NBA's Bulls and NHL's Blackhawks with a capacity of 20,917.
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No longer scouting QBs, Poles now scouting the players around the QB in the NFL draftFeb 28, 2025 2:14 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Near the end of last summer’s season of “Hard Knocks,” the HBO series showed a clip of Giants general manager Joe Schoen chatting with Bears GM Ryan Poles ...
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Former Cubs, Sox infielder Madrigal’s fractured shoulder could sideline him for the seasonFeb 28, 2025 11:43 am - Former Cubs and White Sox infielder Nick Madrigal could miss the entire 2025 season with a fractured left shoulder. Manager Carlos Mendoza says Madrigal needs surgery to repair the shoulder, which the player injured on Sunday when he fell to the ground after throwing a ball to first base.
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Ranked No. 545, he makes two holes-in-one in same round at South African OpenFeb 28, 2025 11:04 am - Dale Whitnell has made two holes-in-one in a round that started with him worrying about just making the cut at the South African Open. The 36-year-old Englishman aced the par-3 second and 12th at the Durban Country Club on Friday.