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“(DeRozan has) been incredible in the fourth quarter, so it’s been easy for me to be like, get him the ball, get out the way,” LaVine said. “Coming up to this point, I haven’t won like this, and it’s been the best feeling I’ve had winning, so it’s been really easy for me. We play well with each other and we’re straight up.
This wasn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, an offensive masterpiece. The Bears’ persistent red-zone issues — they didn’t score at all after a 15-play, 71-yard march and later turned first-and-goal from the 5 into fourth-and-goal from the 17 before settling for a field goal — were familiar and frustrating, added evidence that this offense remains disjointed and inconsistent.
Foles, of course, had plenty to prove in his first start since November 2020, and there were plenty of other players for whom the game held meaning, whether it was Byrd, who is on a one-year contract with the Bears, or Montgomery, who has echoed Nagy’s message of playing with pride a few times.
Anthony Barr picked off Stafford twice, both deep in Rams territory, and the Vikings turned them into 10 points. Stafford went 21 of 37 for 197 yards with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr., but he was out of sync for most of the game with several other throws that could’ve been intercepted.
Only three active players on the Bulls roster haven’t entered the COVID-19 protocols this season — Alex Caruso, Tyler Cook and Marko Simonović. None of the players who tested positive experienced serious symptoms, and Donovan said most of the Bulls were asymptomatic. LaVine expressed optimism about the outbreak’s ability to fortify the team against the virus in the future.
The Fenway Bowl was supposed to bring a college football postseason game to the century-old home of the Boston Red Sox, but those plans have been stymied twice by the pandemic. It was to be the last game for Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall, who announced his resignation after the Cavaliers concluded a 6-6 regular season.
Aside from Fields and Dalton being out, the Bears enter Sunday with nine players still on the reserve/COVID-19 list: defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, wide receivers Allen Robinson and Isaiah Coulter, safety Tashuan Gipson, cornerback Jaylon Johnson, tight ends Jesse James and Jesper Horsted, inside linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe and running back Ryan Nall.
Max Scherzer went 15-4 with the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, then signed a three-year, $130 million deal with the New York Mets at age 37. LeBron James, 36, continued to dominate on the court in his 19th NBA season, while his “Space Jam” sequel finished atop the box office on opening weekend in July. “Hi Haters!” James tweeted, adding a grinning emoji.
If a deal was going to happen, the Bears were going to be the ones to do it, and by the beginning of March acquiring Wilson was the team’s top priority, according to multiple sources. It advanced to the point the teams met in Fargo, N.D., for Trey Lance’s pro day and kicked around possibilities. Exactly what the Bears offered for Wilson remains unknown, but suffice to say it was a package that included three first-round picks plus more.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols Friday, giving the Leafs 13 players on the list. Captain John Tavares, defenseman Morgan Rielly and goaltender Jack Campbell also are in the protocols along with coach Sheldon Keefe, two assistants and four other members of the organization.