Author: Bhagyashree Soni

It was on the identical stage in the identical room and in the identical setting — the end-of-season wrap-up — when Chicago Bears normal supervisor Ryan Poles mentioned a 12 months in the past that he must be blown away to make use of the No. 1 choose within the draft on a quarterback. Ultimately, Poles wasn’t moved to decide on a QB, and one he handed on, C.J. Stroud, is main the Houston Texans into the wild-card spherical of the playoffs this weekend. He’s going to be the runaway winner for offensive rookie of the 12 months after throwing…

Michael Busch’s whirlwind 72 hours introduced him to Chicago, the place he rapidly obtained to know his new group and Cubs followers. Busch, traded Thursday from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Cubs because the headliner in a four-player deal, lauded the graceful transition amid his first style of the fandom through the Cubs Convention. He even participated within the annual kids-only information convention alongside teammates Patrick Wisdom, Adbert Alzolay and Pete Crow-Armstrong. He deftly dealt with the children’ hard-hitting questions that ranged from his favourite coloration (Cubbie pink) to why he selected to wore No. 29 (favored it finest…

Help wished: Offensive visionary wanted urgently at Halas Hall. This is an opportunity for an bold coach to mould an up-and-coming offense round their most popular enjoying fashion or, maybe, a chance to create an offensive fashion across the group’s personnel. Experience is a plus however not required. The place would require lengthy hours, important persistence and a capability to collaborate. Among a very powerful traits wanted might be educating skill, creativity and play-calling prowess. That’s basically the advert the Chicago Bears despatched to the soccer world Wednesday, venturing into an opportunity-filled offseason by saying a number of main modifications…

Retired Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and his spouse, Sarah, have positioned their six-bedroom, 11,250-square-foot Georgian Revival-style mansion in Winnetka in the marketplace for $8.49 million. Wood, 46, first shot to prominence in 1998 when as a rookie he struck out 20 gamers in a shutout. He pitched for the group from 1998 till 2008, and he returned to the membership for his ultimate two seasons. Wood at the moment is a Cubs Ambassador, after beforehand serving as a particular assistant to the Cubs’ president of baseball operations. In addition, Wood and his spouse based the Pitch-In after-school mentoring program.…

In his lone season as head coach of the Celtics, Ime Udoka guided Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to the subsequent step of their careers as they led the C’s to the NBA Finals. In his return to Boston, Udoka made certain to take some credit score for that development. “Little things that I might have imparted some wisdom as far as that and just their growth in general,” Udoka mentioned earlier than Saturday’s matchup. “It’s a pure development so far as that, changing into the All-NBA guys they’re. I believe, for essentially the most half, they’re going to be…

When Ime Udoka was suspended immediately on the eve of coaching camp earlier than the 2022-23 season, Celtics gamers had been damage, pissed off and confused. They expressed that publicly, questioning why the coach that they had grown near of their run to the NBA Finals was gone. They felt left in the dead of night. Privately, although – within the midst of the suspension that in the end changed into his dismissal after he violated Celtics insurance policies, reportedly for having an inappropriate relationship with a feminine member of the group – Udoka mentioned he stayed in contact with…

And identical to that, Holliston nice Carmen Luisi is again pulverizing high quality competitors as she has carried out so many instances the final 4 years. Luisi’s win within the 1000 at Saturday’s second day of the MSTCA Northeast Invitational will go down as one in all her best moments on the monitor. The Syracuse University-bound speedster unfold the sphere right into a single file along with her aggressive tempo and he or she held off a late-charging Mia Paolino from Burnt Hills (NY) with a five-second private finest and new college report of two minutes, 53.25 seconds. Paolino was…

Craig Counsell understands numerous eyeballs will probably be on him in 2024 after signing a file five-year, $40 million deal to handle the Chicago Cubs. Like any free agent who hits the jackpot, the stress to dwell as much as the contract merely will probably be one thing he’ll need to take care of from opening day. Winning shouldn’t be elective, it’s anticipated. There will probably be no studying curve or time to acclimate himself to the group. It’s win or else. But Counsell instructed the gang Saturday on the Cubs Convention that he has been an underdog for many…

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A doubtlessly harmful winter storm forecast to hit the Buffalo area over the weekend led the NFL on Saturday to push again the Bills’ wild-card playoff recreation towards the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL cited public security considerations as the rationale for the postponement, with as much as 2 ft of snow projected to fall on the area over a 24-hour interval beginning Saturday night time. “The decision to move the game to Monday was made in consultation with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in the best interest…

Success and longevity have their rewards. Northeastern coach Bill Coen reached a big milestone within the Huskies’ 67-59 victory over Towson on Saturday at Matthews Arena. Coen is the longest-tenured energetic coach within the CAA and he equaled the league report for mixed common and submit season victories of 183 set by Jim Larranaga at George Mason from 1997 to 2011. Coen owns the CAA post-season report with 19 wins. Coen has received 277 total matches whereas the Huskies have been to the CAA title sport a league-best 5 occasions, with two convention championships. NU improved to 7-10 total and…