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The Lynx took their biggest lead at 47-34 when Fowles made a layup with 2 minutes, 17 seconds left in the second quarter. Courtney Vandersloot scored nine points during a 10-1 run to close the first half and trim the Sky’s deficit to four, and Kahleah Copper made a layup to cap a 9-1 spurt and make it 63-62 — the Sky’s first lead since midway through the first quarter — with about three minutes left in the third. McBride answered with a jumper on the other end, and the Lynx led the rest of the way.
“They did the microdiscectomy, and a lot of the pain was gone because I had sciatica all the way past my knees on both sides. And I just said, ‘I’m going to get back on the field as quick as I can.’ Three days later I was doing stuff, but when I got back on the field after five weeks and put those pads on, it just did not feel good. When I ran, I was afraid to step the wrong way. If I turned the wrong way quickly, my back would tighten up. It was really, really sore. … And then I came back and played six weeks later, I played against Minnesota (in Week 3) and I just wasn’t ready to play at all. I had no business being out on the field. I just thought, ‘Hey, I’ve done this a million times before, I can just get out there and do it.’ No way. Shouldn’t have ever been out there. And then I went on injured reserve for six weeks and was swimming every day and working out every day and doing all of that stuff, so when I came back seven weeks later, we played against Tampa Bay at home and I didn’t start that game. It says 111 games, 110 starts. That was the one game I didn’t start. I played the second and fourth quarters and I felt OK. I just didn’t feel like myself and I started the next week and I started all the rest of the games and the playoffs, but I was never the same after that.
“I give all of my credit to Tesho,” Michel said. “His work ethic, his relentless running, pressing the centerback and being able to nick the ball away from him, pick his pocket, that just left through on goal. I knew this was probably my only chance to score, so I knew I had to be clinical and put the ball in the back of the net.”
Cubs security at Wrigley Field ordered fans to leave the upper deck patio areas, where many had moved during the delay, and told them to head to the concourse, where it was already crammed with people. Many fans left the ballpark with the assumption it would be a long delay and they would have nowhere to stand.
And while the “It’s only preseason” defense has plenty of validity, it can’t be used as an end-all alibi either. That leaves Nagy and his staff to find proper perspective on what went down Saturday, looking for explanations for the team’s overall sloppiness, seeking quick corrections as the regular season closes in and, most importantly, needing to update their overview of their quarterback situation.
The Cubs have fielded some bad teams since moving into Wrigley Field in 1916, but only two of them — this one and the ‘94 version — have managed to lose 12 straight games there. This streak started on July 27, when Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Báez and Craig Kimbrel were still Cubs, and it has continued with newcomers such as Frank Schwindel and Michael Hermosillo in the lineup.
“You saw (shortstop Danny) Mendick diving all over the place, just missing,” La Russa said. “A couple of at-‘em balls, (one) off the bag and it’s a different game. It was tough out there. Sometimes you get those breaks, and today they did. As far as Dallas is concerned, his stuff is get the ball on the ground, and usually that’s successful.
Trubisky took the field to mostly light applause from the Soldier Field crowd, though some boos were mixed in. Midway through the second quarter, the crowd’s boos were for Bears starting quarterback Andy Dalton, who finished his two quarters 11-for-17 for 146 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Photos from the Chicago Bears’ preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field on Aug. 21, 2021. (Stacey Wescott) Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor stands with former Bears and current Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) during warmups at Soldier Field on Aug. 21, 2021. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery warms up before the start of a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field on Aug. 21, 2021. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Former Chicago Bears and current Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitch Trubisky warms up at Soldier Field on Aug. 21, 2021. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields warms up before the start of a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field on Aug. 21, 2021. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Give Kim Jones credit. Working with Sal Licata, she was able to calmy and coolly cut through some of the Mayor of Panic City’s runaway rants and make her points. This set an entertaining dichotomy for their few days working together on WFAN. Licata riffed on Cohen, saying the owners’ tweet would play negatively in the clubhouse because prior tweets had “preached positivity.” Jones pushed back, saying Cohen found a “perfect way” to grab the Mets attention. The duo’s opposite styles produced compelling radio. … Carton-Chameleon: Depending on the moment, the man becomes a quick-change artist. Craig Carton’s three Thursday WFAN interviews with the commissioners — Rob Manfred, Gary Bettman, Adam Silver — featured insightful, pointed questions and a frills/shtick free give-and-take. Now, if Carton can only get Roger Goodell to agree to a one-on-one that would be lovely. Carton’s partner, Evan Roberts, was on vacation and did not participate in the soiree.