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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Week 12 recap: Chicago Bears need a 4th-quarter rally — and a FG as time expires — to snap their 5-game losing streak and beat the winless Detroit Lions 16-14 — DETROIT — As Cairo Santos sent a 28-yard field goal through the uprights while the seconds wound down Thursday afternoon …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
5 things to watch for in the Thanksgiving game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, including the Matt Nagy scrutiny and Andy Dalton's return — plus our Week 12 predictions — For a short week, the lead-up to the Chicago Bears' game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday has had a whole lot of drama.
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Orange County Register, Mercury News, Bears Wire and DraftKings Nation
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Matt Nagy met with Chicago Bears ownership before Tuesday's 2nd walk-through, sources say, and later canceled the rest of the day's meetings — If Matt Nagy was not convincing when he spoke about his future with media Tuesday afternoon, he was less convincing with Chicago Bears players later …
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New York Post, Bears Wire, Bleacher Nation and Bear Goggles On
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
As a report of Matt Nagy's imminent firing swirls, the Chicago Bears leave their coach to fend for himself. Whether it's after Thursday's game or before Week 17, the end seems near.
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Bleacher Nation, Bears Wire, Da Windy City, Detroit Jock City and NFL Spin Zone
Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears QB rewind: Justin Fields' development has been temporarily interrupted. On a short week, it will be Andy Dalton's show in Detroit.
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Shaw Media Local, Bears Wire and Bear Goggles On
Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
‘This is a roller-coaster league’: Amid a report of Matt Nagy's possible firing, Chicago Bears players try to tune out the noise
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Bears Wire, CBS Chicago, Bleacher Nation, DraftKings Nation and ProFootballTalk
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
‘That is not accurate’: How a report stating Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will be fired after Thursday's game set off a strange day at Halas Hall
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CBS Chicago, NESN.com, Bleacher Nation, New York Post, Da Windy City, Bears Wire, Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald
ESPN:
Pittsburgh Pirates reportedly bringing back Yoshi Tsutsugo on 1-year deal — PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing back first baseman/outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo on a one-year deal, $4 million deal, according to multiple reports Wednesday. — The deal is pending a physical.
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Jason Mackey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Sources: Pirates have agreement in place with Yoshi Tsutsugo for 2022 — It was the move Pirates fans have been clamoring for since the 2021 regular season ended, with those who follow the team wanting general manager Ben Cherington to bring back Yoshi Tsutsugo and return one of the team's few sources of legitimate power.
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Bucs Dugout, Bleacher Nation and Lookout Landing
ESPN:
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen calls out Steven Matz's agent for ‘unprofessional behavior’ — New York Mets owner Steve Cohen called out Steven Matz's agent for “unprofessional behavior” in a tweet Wednesday morning, one day after the free-agent left-hander opted against rejoining his former team …
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Jays Journal, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Post, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and Bleacher Nation
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
‘Good Morning America’ host Michael Strahan going to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin — Michael Strahan has gone from the football field to a morning show. Now he's going to space. — The longtime Giants defensive end and current “Good Morning America” co-host announced Tuesday …
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Mercury News
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins center Michael Deiter returns to practice, but Miami's receivers still need more time — MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins center Michael Deiter returned to practice on Wednesday as he could be approaching a return from the foot injury that has kept him on injured reserve since Oct. 2.
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Orange County Register
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins place two players on injured reserve, sign veteran safety
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Boston Herald and Mercury News
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
If the Yankees want to shore up their rotation, they'll have to pay up — At this point in Major League Baseball's hot stove period, starting pitchers are hogging all the good burners. — The deals given to starting pitchers so far fall basically into two categories …
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Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Kansas City Royals reliever Wade Davis announces retirement — Reliever Wade Davis, a three-time All-Star selection who has 141 saves in 13 major league seasons, is retiring, the Kansas City Royals announced Wednesday. — The 36-year-old Davis, who led the National League with 43 saves in 2018 …
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Associated Press and MLB Trade Rumors
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
With lefty reliever Zack Britton on the shelf, here are some free agents for Yankees to consider — The more one examines the Yankees' roster, the easier it becomes to poke holes in it. — All-MLB performers Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole are the only legitimate stars who will conjure …
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Pinstripe Alley
DJ Bien-Aime II / New York Daily News:
Zach Wilson returns, possibly wiser for his time on the sidelines — Zach Wilson finally exited the recovery chamber and is ecstatic to return after missing four weeks with a sprained PCL. — “It's awesome. I'm excited,” Wilson said. “That rush, that feeling you get just to be back on the field.
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Mercury News
