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We’re less than a week from the NFL combine and less than three from the opening of free agency. What approach will new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus take in rebuilding the Chicago Bears roster? The Tribune’s Brad Biggs reads the tea leaves in this week’s Bears mailbag. How are the Bears…
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With the NFL scouting combine kicking off next week in Indianapolis, get ready for the deluge of mock drafts. While most mocks aim to predict where each player will fall — like The Baltimore Sun’s Version 1.0 — this one is a little bit different. Instead of pairing players and teams based on buzz on…
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Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain grew together as NFL cornerbacks that found considerable success playing the position with the Miami Dolphins between the late 1990s and early 2000s. The end of their playing careers branched off elsewhere before they came back to South Florida in retirement, coaching various levels from little league, to 7-on-7 football…
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Like all NHL teams, the Chicago Blackhawks send out daily medical updates about players’ injuries. Defenseman Calvin de Haan and goaltender Marc-André Fleury, for instance, were excused from practice earlier this week for “maintenance.” This can be general soreness or just a mental break for a player to get his body and mind in tune…
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UC Irvine’s Justin Hohn drives the lane between Long Beach State’s Jadon Jones, right, and Tobias Rotegaard, left, during their Big West Conference game on Saturday night at UCI’s Bren Events Center. UCI won, 77-72. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer) UC Irvine’s Justin Hohn takes a 3-point shot as Long Beach State’s Romelle…
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  1. The Mark Twain Riverboat and the steam trains of the Disneyland Railroad run on used cooking oil that is collected from restaurant kitchens throughout the resort and converted into biodiesel. TRUE This process eliminates the need for approximately 200,000 gallons of petroleum diesel per year, one of the many reasons Disneyland Resort was…
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Q. What inspired you to work at the Disneyland Resort? A. In 2005, I was going to college, and I figured this would be a great place to work. My family came here every year, and I always saw all the smiling cast members, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I applied and…
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Mother-daughter duo Blair Paysinger and Juana Williams recently opened Post 21, a popular new marketplace for products from Black creators and entrepreneurs in the Downtown Disney District. The name of the business pays homage to Tulsa, Oklahoma’s thriving Greenwood District –– known as Black Wall Street –– which was intentionally set ablaze in 1921 during the Tulsa…
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The Downtown Disney District has been the home of Celebrate Soulfully offerings through music, food, art and more throughout the month of February. One of the most popular experiences has been live chalk art installations by Disney Live Entertainment Senior Production Artisan Marcella “Marci” Swett. “I’ve been doing art all of my life, and I…
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The scores from the CIF-SS boys and girls soccer championship games Friday and Saturday. CIF-SS BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday Division 1 Servite 1, JSerra 1 (Servite wins in PKs, 3-0) Saturday Division 2 Redondo 1, Montebello 0 (OT) Division 3 Sunny Hills 1, Norte Vista 0 (OT) Division 4 Montclair 2, Da Vinci 1 Division…
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