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2018年12月27日 星期四

On to Minnesota (again)

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December 27, 2018

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Inside Slant

No bad blood here

Mitch Trubisky clearly isn't the grudge-holding type. The Bears quarterback, who missed two games after a hit he suffered against the Vikings on Nov. 18, is sweeping that play aside as he and his team prepare to face Minnesota again Sunday, this time in Minneapolis. "I really put it behind me," Trubisky said. "I didn't even consider it illegal or anything malicious of that nature." With a first-round playoff bye at stake in that matchup, expect Bears coach Matt Nagy to play his starters — unless he changes his mind because the Rams seem destined to lock up the No. 2 seed. Way to put everyone's mind at ease, Coach.

Welcome home. No, really.

When the former Bulls who are now Timberwolves return to Chicago — like they did for Wednesday's game — it's as if they never left, K.C. Johnson writes. Also, conversations can start anywhere. Right, Taj Gibson?

Is it 2020 yet?

Only a docu-series involving Michael Jordan could get away with unveiling a teaser a year and a half before it airs. ESPN's "Last Dance" looks loaded with drama, and Phil Rosenthal has 10 takeaways from what we've seen so far.

'My mom is my hero'

Giorgi Bezhanishvili spent part of his childhood in a home with no heat and later was separated from his mother for a decade. And somehow he has danced his way through adversity and onto the Illinois basketball team.

Cat's out of the bag

It makes sense that Notre Dame's Brandon Wimbush plans to transfer after this season, Teddy Greenstein writes. The quarterback's teammates simply figure he'd rather not be the center of attention because of it.

Pop quiz

Try and guess which five Blackhawks have played every game this season. Time's up. Chances are you didn't come up with Dominik Kahun, the rookie from Germany whose hard work is paying off.

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