The Bears did it! They went and got THE BEST candidate to be their next head coach, Ben Johnson! Everybody in the organization deserves kudos for the move - Ryan Poles, Kevin Warren, yes, even George McCaskey. And the rumored staff members that may be coming with give some clarity on what the Bears offseason plans might look like. Job well done! 
The Cubs held their fan convention over the weekend, welcoming Sammy Sosa back to the fold after more than 20 years away. A homecoming well deserved. And then Ricketts had to go and open his mouth.
Finally, DePaul won a Big East game for the first time in 2 years! It really looks like Coach Holtmann has this program headed in the right direction! 

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The Bears head coaching search has expanded to 20 different parties, each with their own varying degree of interest. Is that too many names? Can the brass at Hallas Hall really be expected to keep track of each of them? And should there be concern now that Mike Vrabel has signed with the New England Patriots? On the playing field, there are a bunch of players coming out of contract with the Bears. Who should be priorities, who should be offered deals, and who should be left to test the waters? Finally, the Cubs missed out on Japanese pitching senstion Roki Sasaki. What next? 

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They're over! They're all over!! All those darned streaks, the road losses on Sunday, the Packers, the in-season, they're all done! Done in by the strong right leg of Cairo Santos! This is a day to celebrate, Chicago! And then, it's on to the off-season. What do we expect out of the head coaching search? Who will be calling the shots? We'll also start our season review by looking back on each of the draft picks from this class and grading them individually. 
Derrick Rose also had his triumphant return to United Center over the weekend and it was a party! The Bulls put the icing on the cake by beating the Knicks, too! Congratulations also to North Central for winning the Stagg Bowl and we discuss Northern Illinois moving to the Mountain West Conference for football. 

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So long 2024! The Bears dropped their 10th in a row the day after Christmas and Ryan Poles accidentally told on himself. No wonder Kevin Warren is getting more involved in football operations. Then, to celebrate the New Year, we're going back and tallying up the stories and records for each of Chicago's 8 pro teams from 2024. Spoiler alert: you're gonna want a drink handy for that one 

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Happy Hoidays! The Bears continue to be haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Present in the form of a losing streak that just won't stop. Should General Manager Ryan Poles be on the chopping block? Meanwhile, Jed Hoyer is trying desperately to have himself and the Cubs avoid the Ghost of Christmas Future. Hoyer has been crazy busy improving the roster the last few weeks, we'll get ourselves caught up on those moves as well as discuss Sammy Sosa's apology. We also had 3 games today to get caught up on to go into the Christmas Week. 

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Just a short show this time. The Bears went up to Minneapolis on Monday Night Football and got drubbed 30-12. Adam reacts to the loss. Will they win another game this season? Is this the worst season in recent Bears history? 

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The Thomas Brown change didn't have anything close to the desired effect as the Bears got shelacked in San Francisco 38-13. The loss makes it now 7 in a row for the Bears. Is there any hope in sight? The Blackhawks have had a similarly rough start to their season and they decided to get in on the action, too, firing Head Coach Luke Richardson. What went wrong for the Hawks and how might new interim coach Anders Sorenson fare? The same problems seem to be there on Saturday in Sorenson's first game. Finally, baseball's Hot Stove may be heating up! Juan Soto signed with the Mets last night, which could pave the way for the rest of the free agent class to sign. And with the General Managers all gathered together at the Winter Meetings, might the Cubs and White Sox be working on some deals?

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The Bears made history in an incredible way on Black Friday, firing Head Coach Matt Eberflus. It's the first time in the Bears 105-year history they've fired a coach in the middle of the season. However, they had to go about in typical Bears fashion, meaning they screwed something up. We go through a complete timeline of events to try and make sense of it all. And what can interim Head Coach Thomas Brown do to salvage the rest of the season? Andre from NorCal Sports Report also joins in the second half to help break down the Bears next opponent. Might the losing streak finally be coming to a close? 

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The Bears found yet another heartwrenching way to lose a football game, this time mounting a 4th quarter comeback for the ages only to lose in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings. Is the losing ever going to stop this season? And while the Bears are certainly going to move on from Matt Eberflus at the end of this season, are the San Francisco 49ers really going to move on from Kyle Shanahan? And if so, how quickly can he get to Chicago? Finally, Scotty Pippen Jr came to town last week and did his Old Man proud. Too bad it had to be *against* the Bulls and not for them.

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The Bears continued their losing ways on Sunday, this time falling to the Team Up North 20-19. This makes 4 straight losses overall and 11 straight to Green Bay. When are they going to win again? It's not going to get any easier with Minnesota coming to town this week.
Connor Bedard returned home to Vancouver this past weekend with the Blackhawks. Meanwhile Taylor Hall has become a healthy scratch. What's going on there?
Then some basketball to wrap up the show as the Sky will have the 3rd overall pick in the WNBA draft this spring. Finally, is DePaul basketball finally on the rise?

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