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The Bears definitely want players who can move in space, and that probably makes Faalele, at 6-foot-8, 384 pounds, a poor fit. If you’re looking at potential offensive tackles, a few names to consider are Tulsa’s Tyler Smith, Central Michigan’s Bernhard Raimann, Ohio State’s Nichols Petit-Frere, Washington State’s Abraham Lucas and UCLA’s Sean Rhyan. Some guards to keep in mind include Boston College’s Zion Johnson (he likely will be gone before the Bears select), Memphis’ Dylan Parham, LSU’s Ed Ingram and Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Cole Strange.

On the one hand, our baby will be her first grandchild. On the other, if I reach out to tell her, it will be impossible for me to set boundaries without another extremely stressful blowup at some unclear point in the horizon. My husband and I are unsure: What do I owe her? What is best for my new family?

When the Red Sox visit Toronto next week, they will be without pitcher Tanner Houck –– who is unvaccinated –– plus catcher Kevin Plawecki, who is vaccinated but tested positive on Monday, and two staff members, who tested positive for COVID. The Oakland Athletics played Toronto last weekend and placed catcher Austin Allen and left-handers A.J. Puk and Kirby Snead on the restricted list ahead of that series.

The Bulls already are battling mismatches around the rim, where the Bucks bring three big men — Antetokounmpo (6-foot-11), Brook Lopez (7-0) and Bobby Portis (6-10) — who outsize any Bulls player except Nikola Vučević (6-10). But that doesn’t mean the Bulls can back away from those physical battles. Instead, they need to bait bigger players into fouls early and often to create lineup problems for the Bucks. This can’t be the backbone of a defensive plan, but it certainly would help.