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Poles apart — Ben Johnson's voice carries the day at Halas Hall
It's been Ben Johnson's show ever since the former Lions offensive coordinator was hired as the Bears' head coach in January. But that...
Mark Potash
Jul 223 min read
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Bears training camp roster comparison: 2022 vs. 2025
Celebrating the Bears' improved roster from the one that general manager Ryan Poles started with in 2022 is like an Olympic high jumper...
Mark Potash
Jul 222 min read
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1969 — they put a man on the moon
It's hard to believe that 56 years after they put a man on the moon, there's still no cure for the common cold. But what an...
Mark Potash
Jul 211 min read
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Bears training camp primer — Part 3
POSITION BATTLES LEFT TACKLE — With incumbent Braxton Jones still recovering from surgery to repair a broken ankle he suffered against...
Mark Potash
Jul 204 min read
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Bears training camp primer — Part 2
RANKING THE BEARS' ROSTER FROM 1-91 (newcomers in blue; rookies in red)
Mark Potash
Jul 201 min read
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Bears training camp primer — Part 1
THE OFFSEASON-IN-REVIEW TIMELINE Jan. 5 — The Bears beat the Packers 24-22 to end a 10-game losing streak and finish 5-12 — giving...
Mark Potash
Jul 206 min read
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The '85 Bears or '96 Bulls? Ranking Chicago's modern championship teams*
Chicago's major pro sports teams have won 12 championships since the 1985 Bears ended a 21-year drought (*The NASL champion Sting won...
Mark Potash
Jul 155 min read
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The 2005 White Sox — a bittersweet celebration of a random, but worthy, championship team
The White Sox celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 2005 AL Central championship team last weekend at Rate Field. And was a typically...
Mark Potash
Jul 154 min read
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The new deal: It's still Ben Johnson or bust for Bears GM Ryan Poles
Bears coach Ben Johnson was hired to make a quarterback out of Caleb Williams, a general manager out of Ryan Poles, a team president out...
Mark Potash
Jul 145 min read
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20 reasons why Mark Buehrle had the perfect baseball career
As a kid, I envied the life of the superstar athletes, but as an adult — after witnessing superstars like Michael Jordan up close, Aaron...
Mark Potash
Jul 112 min read
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July 2, 1967: A magic moment in Cubs — and Chicago baseball — history
The Cubs in first place in July is nothing to get excited about these days. But once upon a time, it was literally a cause for...
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Jul 23 min read
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Why NFL fans don't care about collusion
The blockbuster Dolphins-Steelers trade that sent Dolphins cornerback Jaylen Ramsey to the Steelers for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on...
Mark Potash
Jun 304 min read
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Caleb Williams' 'ceiling' is Ben Johnson
Pro Football Focus ruined a perfectly nice summer day on the hammock by publishing a story analyzing the ceiling and floor for all the...
Mark Potash
Jun 273 min read
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With patience running short, Arturas Karnisovas' future could depend on Noa's arc
The Bulls are preaching ... patience? That was general manager Marc Eversley's message after drafting intriguing 6-10 athlete Noa...
Mark Potash
Jun 263 min read
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50 years ago — The summer of 'Love Will Keep Us Together'
You're only 16 once, which I guess is why "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille resonated with me in 1975 nearly as much as...
Mark Potash
Jun 243 min read
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Back, back, back ... Jimmy Piersall goes coast-to-coast with his 100th career HR
Jimmy Piersall was described as "colorful," "eccentric," "daffy," "clownish," and "zany" as a productive Red Sox rookie in 1952 before...
Mark Potash
Jun 234 min read
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Kevin Durant is his own Achilles heel
Kevin Durant hasn't played in the NBA Finals since 2019 when he was with the Golden State Warriors, but you couldn't avoid him before or...
Mark Potash
Jun 235 min read
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Sammy Sosa's Wrigley Field Redemption
Sammy Sosa is a likable phony who flim-flammed Cubs owner Tom Ricketts into welcoming him back into the good graces of the organization...
Mark Potash
Jun 213 min read
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Why is the WNBA determined to destroy Caitlin Clark?
Women's basketball's bizarre antagonism toward Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark stooped to a comical level Tuesday night in another...
Mark Potash
Jun 192 min read
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With PSA imminent, is this the best time to submit magazines to CGC?
PSA's much-anticipated entry into the magazine grading business will become reality on July 14, when the card-grading giant begins...
Mark Potash
Jun 172 min read
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