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Griskenas, 20, arrives in Tokyo having placed seventh at the last world championships, the best-ever finish for an American woman. Laura Zeng, 21, landed 10th, but won the U.S. Olympic trials in June. The full group — five members who perform a synchronized routine — finished 10th.
“We spoke with the team, we’re really trying to take it game by game,” Wicky said. “I always take it game by game, but even with the team, our goals and stuff, we’re just saying, ‘OK, the next game, the most important was this one. Let’s take this one, try to take three points here and then see what happens.’ ”
Bears coach Mike Ditka walks the sideline in front of offensive linemen Jimbo Covert (74) and Tom Thayer (57) and quarterback Jim McMahon during the first half of a game against the Buccaneers on Oct. 25, 1987, at Soldier Field. (Charles Cherney / Chicago Tribune)
The 13-year-old was shot in the neck, police said, and the 19-year-old was shot in the hand. A friend drove the teens to Rush University Medical Center, but the 13-year-old later was transferred to Stroger Hospital where he’d been listed in critical condition, according to authorities.
Jackson was at his best under Fangio in 2018, earning first-team All-Pro honors after recording six interceptions, forcing two fumbles and scoring three touchdowns. As a whole, the Bears defense was dominant that season, leading the NFL in takeaways (36), interceptions (27) and points allowed (17.7) while also recording an NFC-best 50 sacks. Internally, many of the players that were around that year believe having Desai at the controls can help propel the defense to those levels of production.
The Matildas were the underdogs against the United States, the top-ranked team in the world and the defending World Cup champions who came to Japan hoping for a fifth gold medal. But the Americans struggled at times during the tournament, including a 1-0 loss to Canada in the semifinals. The Canadians hadn’t defeated their North American counterparts since 2001.
“You can never explain the roller coaster you go on emotionally, but you can’t beat this,” Schwindel said. “Once (Rizzo) left I knew there was an opening spot on the roster, not necessarily worried about starting but that opening, and I’ve always hit. So just going back to that, not trying to do too much, which I did at (Triple-A) Iowa but it ended up working out anyway. And then come up here and try to get back to a good rhythm, getting some consistent at-bats these last two days and go from there.”
The always helpful Marquee Sports Network pointed this fact out with a graphic Monday on “notable Cubs players who have been traded,” listing Báez, Bryant, Rizzo, Craig Kimbrel, Greg Maddux, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins and Ron Santo. Sammy Sosa, who hit 545 home runs as a Cub before being dealt to the Baltimore Orioles in 2005, did not make the list for reasons we only can guess at.
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“We’re just all running fast right now so, you know, the timing and everything, the couple of practices we had,” said Baker, who ran 9.95 seconds to finish fifth in the men’s 100 last weekend. “Trying to time that up perfectly with a couple of practices is a little difficult, but it is what it is.”