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It was a great moment in Bears karma, ranking just a few notches under the 1985 NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field when it started snowing as Wilber Marshall scooped up Dieter Brock’s fumble and returned it for a touchdown on the way to the Super Bowl. A reporter suggested afterward that he snow was heavenly sent by “Papa Bear,” the late owner George Halas. Coach Mike Ditka replied that Papa Bear sent “the sunshine, the snow, the touchdowns, everything.”

The state Gaming Commission this past week authorized Indiana casinos and mobile sports wagering operators to offer betting lines on seven Winter Olympic events. Those are alpine skiing, bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, ice hockey, short-track speed skating and speed skating, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported.

This wasn’t typical for the Bulls, and it was especially abnormal for DeRozan. The three-time All-Star bailed out the Bulls in the final minutes of several close games. He still scored eight of his 27 points in the final quarter Friday to help the team stay close, but his last-minute misses highlighted the fact DeRozan can’t be counted on to play savior every night. When other options couldn’t step up, the Bulls failed to close.

“This time of year, when shrubs and small trees are dormant, is an easy time to prune them,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Because the branches are bare, you can readily see the shrubs’ structure.

If you had demonstrated the grace to stay silent during this pre-planning phase, and simply let the couple openly explore their ideas in their own way, they would learn on their own that a Catholic ceremony might not be possible for them, for a variety of reasons that would be explained by the priest.

“We just gave it to Isiaih Mosley, that’s pretty much handled all our shooting concerns,” Missouri State coach Dana Ford said. “He did a fantastic job getting to his sweet spots and playing off two feet. Our guys did a good job getting it to him. They knew he had a hot hand and instead of trying to do other things, we just kind of rode the way with him.”