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2018年12月28日 星期五

Change of Pace for the Bears

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December 28, 2018

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Inside Slant

Yes he can

Friday, Dec 28

At 41, Ryan Pace is still the NFL's youngest GM. But look closer and you'll notice a lot more salt than pepper in his finely coiffed hair. That's the effect, Rich Campbell writes, of tearing the Bears down to the studs — and mashing his own thumb with a hammer along the way. It's paid off, as the Bears are playoff-bound for the 1st time since the 2010 season. Playoffs? Oh, we're talking about playoffs: All the various No. 2 seed scenarios for Week 17, an answer to which wild-card foe to avoid and if/when the Bears should rest their starters vs. the Vikings. And here's something else to watch on Sunday … the return … of Kyle Long? Happy scoreboard watching!

Saving the season?

Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia might just be … the real deal: "I thought Delia was unreal in net and really held the fort for us," Patrick Kane said after the 5-2 win last night. The rookie had 46 saves so yeah, we're believers.

Getting to know you

Tonight, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen will play together for the 16th time in 18 months — KNOCK ON WOOD. Think about that. That's bananas. And it can only help Jim Boylen's job longevity, right?

Now that's efficiency

Drue Tranquill is Notre Dame's only married player, exchanging vows in July: "Worked out on a Friday, had Saturday off and came back Sunday for Monday workouts." What's he have in store for Saturday's Cotton Bowl?

A real game-changer

When Fox won the NFL broadcast rights 25 years ago for $1.6 billion (that's billion with a b), they figured out the secret: Football is entertainment. The rest is hi$$$$tory. And, good business for other networks.

They said what?

From "RPO is the purest form of communism" to "All I've been doing is watching 'Walker, Texas Ranger'", Chicago sports figures said a lot in 2018. But hey, at least they were photogenic. Happy (almost) New Year!

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