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Column: The Cubs and White Sox are equally eager for spring training to begin — regardless of how the offseason went

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But now, with one week remaining until pitchers and catchers report in Arizona and Florida, everyone is on the same page and ready to get this thing going. Thanks to the owners’ lockout in the winter of 2021-22, the last offseason started with a bang, stopped dead in its tracks on Dec. 1 and proceeded with a flurry of signings once the new collective bargaining...

Chicago Bears Q&A: Will Devin Hester get the call to the Hall of Fame this year? Is Keenan Allen a possible target?

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The Super Bowl is four days away, after which a momentous Chicago Bears offseason can begin in earnest. But first comes Thursday’ s news of whether Devin Hester has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame— a question that kicks off Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag. There have been only 19 first-ballot inductees over the last 11 years, a list that includes Peyton...

Readers sound off on information literacy, Mets’ mama and spying

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Our underlying condition is petulant ignorance. Levittown, L.I.: Re Mark Ustin’ s“ The return of public health law”: We have lost more American lives to COVID-19 than we did to the Civil War and World War II combined. I knew that public health laws were not some sinister plot or conspiracy to destroy the Constitution.



Filip Bondy: LeBron James enters league of his own after becoming NBA’s all-time leading scorer

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Now that he’ s climbed a 7-2, statistical mountain, it’ s probably time to put LeBron James’ s mega-accomplishments in perspective. Having toppled Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’ s career total of 38,387 points on Tuesday night, James can now lay legitimate claim to being the GOAT among all sports GOATS. In fact, there may only be one other athlete, past or present, who can be...

Cam Thomas scores 43 points in loss to Suns, notching third straight 40-point game

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After a 44- point performance against the Washington Wizards and a new career-high 47 points against the Los Angeles Clippers, Thomas became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in three straight games. Durant attended Monday’ s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers and watched from the bench but was not seen on the bench Tuesday...

Spencer Dinwiddie on Kyrie Irving trade: ‘We must be pretty good, too.’

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Spencer Dinwiddie says he and forward Dorian Finney-Smith might not be the most talented players the Nets could have gotten in exchange for Kyrie Irving. “But we’ re the best-looking,” he joked.“ And the Nets needed some help in that department. Dinwiddie quickly touched on his five-year history in Brooklyn, followed by contentious offseason contract...

More than nine in 10 former NFL players’ brains studied at Boston University found to have CTE

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More than nine in 10 brains of former NFL players examined by Boston University researchers had the harmful brain condition known as CTE, the scientists said this week. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a disease caused by repeated head impacts— like the ones football players experience throughout a game, season and career. Ann McKee, director of the Boston...

Buck Showalter preparing to lose players participating in World Baseball Classic

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Mets’ manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Francisco Lindor and Eduardo Escobar will all be competing for their respective countries in the WBC. Joining them will be Omar Narvaez, left-handed starter Jose Quintana and relievers Brooks Raley and Edwin Diaz, plus a handful of Mets’ minor leaguers. “Jeff is really excited,” Showalter said...

Memphis officer took, shared photo of bloodied Tyre Nichols

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The officer, Demetrius Haley, stood over Nichols as he lay critically injured from the beating and took photographs, which he sent to other officers and a female acquaintance, according to documents released by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.

Chicago Bulls centers Andre Drummond and Nikola Vučević prove to be successful complements — but bigger lineups may not become a trend

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It’ s rare for the Chicago Bulls to get the chance to go big— but Monday night’ s victory over the San Antonio Spurs showed how fun it can be to play the bully around the rim. Backup Andre Drummond crushed the rim with a series of dunks on his way to 21 points. Entering Tuesday night’ s road game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Drummond and Vučević both had found success in...

Kevin Durant is ‘progressing,’ but still not absorbing contact on court

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Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said he received a“ good update from the doctor” as it pertains to the MCL sprain that has kept star forward Kevin Durant off the floor for a month. Vaughn, however, declined to go into the specifics of Durant’ s injury progress, and shortly after he addressed reporters ahead of tip-off against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, both ESPN and...

Suspect in Dallas monkey-napping says he’ll do it again

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Irvin has been charged in two of the odd events over a span of several weeks at the zoo and is linked to another, police said. In the taking of the monkeys, Irvin faces one count of burglary and six counts of animal cruelty — three for each monkey.

Looking at the Knicks possibilities ahead of the trade deadline

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They’ re surely not tanking, yet the market is devoid of real difference makers— unless Kevin Durant becomes available— and Leon Rose may be forced to settle for a tinker or two. Cam Reddish is the most likely to be dealt by Thursday’ s deadline and, if not, bought out in the aftermath. The Knicks and Reddish’ s representatives have been working towards a deal for months, as...

Molson Coors back in the Super Bowl after 33 years, partnering with DraftKings on $500,000 commercial contest

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Shut out of the Super Bowl for more than three decades, Chicago- based Molson Coors is back in the Big Game, partnering with DraftKings on a whimsical $500,000 beer commercial contest. Fans who correctly guess the most“ prop bets,” such as how many guys with facial hair will appear in the Molson Coors commercial during the first half of Sunday’ s game, will win a share of...

Dave Hyde: Miami Heat will trade Kyle Lowry — the only question is if it happens by Thursday

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Is it just me, or don’ t you wish the Miami Heat would go ahead and trade Kyle Lowry? It will be salary-cap ballast either to unload for little in return or, cross your fingers, as part of a packaged deal for the elusive whale that team president Pat Riley looks for one the high seas. Think: Tyler Herro and Lowry and a No. 1 draft pick packaged for Washington’ s Bradley Beal in...

Rising Stars draft: Magic’s Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner taken with top 2 picks

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Pau Gasol took Magic rookie forward Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick while Deron Williams selected Magic second-year forward Franz Wagner with the No. 2 pick in the Rising Stars draft. Former NBA stars Gasol, Williams, Joakim Noah and Jason Terry are serving as honorary coaches for the Rising Stars tournament, which will be played Feb. 17 at Vivint Arena as part of...





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