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Bears' stadium deal is ‘once in a lifetime opportunity'
The Chicago Bears signed a purchase agreement for Arlington Park, and it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the franchise
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Kaplan: Drafting Fields is best sports moment in five years
David Kaplan says the Chicago Bears drafting Justin Fields is the best Chicago sports moment since the Cubs won the World Series in 2016
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Kaplan: Cubs need to step up Anthony Rizzo extension offer
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has expressed optimism of reaching an extension with the club, but the sides don’t appear to be close with less than a week until Opening Day.
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Epstein will meet Ricketts to discuss his future with Cubs
Theo Epstein will meet with Tom Ricketts to discuss the timeline of his exit from Cubs, sources tell David Kaplan.
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David Kaplan: My experience traveling by plane during coronavirus pandemic
My motto, one I have tattooed on my right arm, is “LIVE LIFE ALL IN.” In the middle of a pandemic, and at a time when all of us have taken stock of what’s really important in our lives, my wife Mindy and I decided we still wanted to go on vacation like we do every summer. Take that,...
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10 questions with Allen Robinson, Chicago Bears wide receiver
We’ve asking your favorite Chicago athletes 10 questions about what they’re doing during the COVID-19 related stay at home orders. This week we have Chicago Bears wide receiver and overall good dude Allen Robinson on the hot seat. David Kaplan: How are things being hunkered down right now with what everyone is dealing with? Allen Robinson: I’m doing well. Things...
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Kevin Garnett is in the Hall of Fame, and I knew it before he was in the NBA
I knew Kevin Garnett was going to be a Hall of Famer before most of the world had ever heard of him. That’s right. I knew it. Like, truly knew it. He arrived in Chicago in the summer of 1994 as a skinny, incredibly gifted athletically, 6-foot-11 kid. Sure, college basketball coaches and some die-hard fans knew his name because…
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Why the Bears should avoid placing Tom Brady in a Chicago jersey
With Tom Brady now an unrestricted free agent with no ability to have the franchise tag placed on him by the New England Patriots, many fan bases around the National Football League have been clamoring for their teams to take a run at him. Brady is undoubtedly the greatest QB of all time, but at the age of 42, does…
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Cubs' offers to extend Kris Bryant have been below market, but no luxury tax mandate exists
The Kris Bryant service time grievance was decided in the Cubs’ favor and the club has two more years of team control of his contractual rights before he reaches free agency after the 2021 season. So what is next for both the team and the player? Would the Cubs really trade one of their best and most popular players and…
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MLB Source: Cubs ‘got fat and happy' after World Series, culture must change
Fact: The 2019 Chicago Cubs wildly underachieved, finishing with an 84-78 record and finishing third in the NL’s Central division. Fact: The Chicago Cubs didn’t fail because they didn’t spend enough money. The Cubs were 2nd in all of baseball in payroll finishing behind only the Boston Red Sox. Both of those teams failed to make baseball’s postseason. Fact: The...
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