The NFL’s new league year began March 16, opening the door for free agents to sign with new teams or reach agreements to stay with their current organizations. As Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles reworks the roster months into the job, the Tribune will track all of the Bears arrivals and departures and provide…
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A boy was fatally wounded and another boy was recovering in a hospital from a possible gang-related stabbing attack in Santa Ana, authorities said. At about 11:40 p.m. Friday, police received several reports of a stabbing victim at 1600 E. Palm St., the Santa Ana Police Department reported. Officers dispatched to the location reported a…
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There is only one certainty when it comes to locating the broadcast of a Mets or Yankees game this season: You can always find it on the radio. That’s 162 dates of consistency for the Mets, on WCBS-AM, and the Yankees on WFAN AM/FM. Or as one of the mouths who works the Mets on…
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Another month, another industry dinner. This time, the affair hosted by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors was thankfully indoors! We were treated to a presentation by Jon DeCesare, president and CEO of World Class Logistics Consulting, who focused on the challenges and opportunites facing logistics providers in 2022. Logistics, for those of you…
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With each impressive outing from Obi Toppin, with each new career high in points or explosion of the crowd into ‘Obi’ chants, the question gets louder: Can this happen with Julius Randle? Through two seasons, it hasn’t. Coach Tom Thibodeau, who prioritizes tall centers for rim protection, has viewed Toppin and Randle as too much…
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Racing legend Mario Andretti prepares to take race enthusiast Tymia Gunn-Diaz on a lap around the track at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Racing legend Mario Andretti scrolls through photos on his phone of his time with Lady Gaga. Andretti was moments away…
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Gunnar Henderson had an idea. He and Joey Ortiz were working in the batting cage this offseason, the kind of run-of-the-mill process that can become monotonous even to a 20-year-old early in his professional baseball career. “Hey, Joey,” Henderson prompted. “You wanna play a game of horse off the tee?” Ortiz didn’t need to be…
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In the wake of the trade that cost him two of his high-leverage reliever, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was not shy about his intentions with right-hander Jorge López. “You’re gonna see Jorge López pitch in big spots,” Hyde said earlier this week after Baltimore dealt Tanner Scott and Cole Sulser to the Miami Marlins. It…
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Q: Ira, do you think this was one of Erik Spoelstra’s best coaching jobs? I’m not sure why he doesn’t get much mention for Coach of the Year. His team consists of a lot of undrafted or lower draft picks. The starters missed a lot of games due to injury. Some of the subs like…
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More than half-dozen teams in the NFC are in some phase of a rebuilding project, overhauling their rosters to get younger and cheaper. That means the teams with upper-echelon quarterbacks — Green Bay, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Arizona and the Los Angeles Rams — should all be able to lock up their division with little resistance…
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