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Editor’s Picks 12/10: Bears Down
BEARS DOWN: It was ugly in Minnesota on Sunday for the Bears, where a flurry of defensive injuries, dropped passes (Sun-Times) and a steady dose of Adrian Peterson (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) led to a...
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Editor’s Picks 12/11: Bears Future Murky
MURKY FUTURE: A once redemptive season has turned regressive. With even the playoffs now uncertain, we can’t help but turn our attention to 2013 and the status of the contracts of Lovie Smith and Jay...
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Editor’s Picks 12/12: Jabari’s Season, Decision
JABARI: Scoop Jackson takes on Jabari Parker’s senior season for ESPN.com, putting the three-time state champion in a new light: underdog. After breaking his foot over the summer, Parker played his...
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Editor’s Picks 12/13: Marshalling A Rivalry
MARSHALL V. PACKERS: The Bears prized wide receiver Brandon Marshall continued to endear himself to Chicagoland fans Wednesday at Halas Hall with a diatribe directed at our rivals to the north...
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Editor’s Picks 12/17: More Bears Pain
PACK IT IN?: The 21-13 loss (NFL.com) to the Packers Sunday was vintage Lovie Smith: the Bears were in position to win, but an incompetent offense assured they didn’t. Twice, the Bears had the ball...
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Editor’s Picks 12/18: Urlacher v. Fans
URLACHER V. FANS: Brian went on FOX-Chicago Sunday night and delivered his defense of Lovie Smith. He also had some choice comments for the booing Bears fans, who have made his jersey one of the NFL’s...
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Editor’s Picks 12/19: Noah Dark Thirty
JOAKIM NOAH: On the day Noah retired his finger guns (Chicagoist), he could have used them. Noah laid a triple-double on the Celtics in a convincing 100-89 Bulls win (highlights via NBA.com) that moved...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks 12/20: Jabari Parker Day
THE DECISION: At 3 p.m. this afternoon, Jabari Parker will announce where he’ll play college basketball. The finalists remain BYU, Duke, Florida, Michigan State, and Stanford. Parker insists all five...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks 12/24: Bears Win, But…
STAYING ALIVE: The Bears beat the Cardinals Sunday 28-13 (highlights via NFL.com) and kept their playoff hopes alive. A win next week at Detroit, and a Vikings’ loss to the Packers (in Minnesota) and...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks 12/26: Asik and Destroy
OMER’S RETURN: The Bulls will have many years to pat themselves on the back or second guess their handling of Omer Asik last summer, who returned to the United Center Tuesday night and shredded the...
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Editor’s Picks 12/31: Bears Done
SEASON OVER: From 7-1 to out of the playoffs. A 10-6 record gets most teams to the postseason, but not these Bears. A 26-24 win in Detroit wasn’t enough, as Adrian Peterson and the Vikings beat the...
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Good morning. In 2012, many of you made our “Editor’s Picks” section a daily ritual — an easy way to find the best stories and freshest news around Chicago. Since you liked it so much, we decided to...
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