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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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Windham scores 20 points as Northwestern pulls away from Iowa in 2nd half, earn a 68-57 winFeb 28, 2025 10:42 pm - K.J. Windham scored 20 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa 68-57 to break a four-way tie for 13th place in the Big Ten Conference. The top 15 teams advance to the Big Ten Conference tournament and Northwestern came into the contest tied for the 13th seed with Iowa, Minnesota and USC.
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Waukegan rolls past Libertyville, heads home for sectionalFeb 28, 2025 10:11 pm - Three juniors were the top scorers as Waukegan rolled to a 73-57 victory over Libertyville in the regional title game Friday.
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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.