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“You know all we hear is how important it is for the park district to have the Bears in Soldier Field. When we complain about construction, washrooms, and cleanup, things our fans complain about, it seems to fall on deaf ears.” George “Mugs” Halas Jr., Chicago Bears president Share quote & link

“From last year, the game naturally slows down, getting that year under your belt,” Johnson said. “For me, just my body is more at ease. My mind is more at ease, being able to see things and being able to have better eyes, a better understanding of what the offense is trying to do and how the defense works as well. It’s just easier mentally, which allows my body to be able to play a little faster.”

Cease retired the next nine batters before running into trouble in the fourth. He walked Yuli Gurrie and hit Yordan Alvarez with a pitch. Carlos Correa drove one over the head of right fielder Brian Goodwin that resulted in a run-scoring, ground-rule double, making it 4-0.

So right-hander Kyle Hendricks’ six shutout innings Thursday against the New York Mets were doubly valuable in the Cubs’ 2-0 win at Citi Field. Hendricks battled through command issues at times but worked around limited trouble, holding the Mets to two hits.

“He’s found his routine as a big leaguer, found his ability to stay ready, he’s done a really nice job with that,” Ross said. “He’s rooting guys on, he’s good energy in the dugout. We definitely miss his performance out there on the mound when he’s right, but he’s done nothing but try to get back as fast as he possibly can.”

“As a Member Federation of World Athletics, USATF must, in the running of its events, respect and implement decisions of hearing bodies such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which are made under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules,” the AIU said in a statement.

“For me, if I go a day without getting better in one way, whether it’s mentally, physically, I feel lazy and I feel like I’m not doing enough,” Fields said. “I have to do something football related, whether it’s studying my plays for 45 minutes, an hour, or working out. I have to do something to feel like I’m being productive because I love to feel like I’m being productive and I don’t like feeling like I’m being lazy because that’s one thing I can control is my work ethic.”

The Chicago Special Olympics, co-sponsored by the Chicago Park District and the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, was the first special olympics ever held on July 20, 1968, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Executive Vice-President of the Kennedy Foundation, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, bottom left, feels the muscle of Robert Larman, 13, of the Kennedy Institute in Washington, D.C. at the athletic event. (William Yates / Chicago Tribune)

Naomi Osaka plays a backhand in her first-round match against Patricia Maria Tig during the French Open on May 30, 2021, in Paris. Osaka, 23, who withdrew from the French Open, will not play at Wimbledon but will participate in the Tokyo Olympics. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Churchill Downs, which currently owns and operates the racetrack, announced this past winter that the property would be up for sale for redevelopment opportunities. And the Bears have now expressed at least preliminary interest in building a stadium and developing the land around it.