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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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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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Bears Wire, New York Post, 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. — According to popular lore, when the American humorist Mark Twain was asked about rumors that he was gravely ill …
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Orange County Register, 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. — Justin Fields' growth process has been interrupted. For now, anyway, the focus is on Fields' injured ribs.
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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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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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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins place two players on injured reserve, sign veteran safety — After both outside linebacker Brennan Scarlett and cornerback Jamal Perry left the Miami Dolphins' 24-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday with knee injuries, the two were placed on injured reserve on Tuesday.
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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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Steven Matz, St. Louis Cardinals reach agreement on four-year, $44 million deal, sources say — Starting pitcher Steven Matz, a key component to a turnaround season for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021, has agreed to a four-year, $44 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, pending a physical …
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New York Post, MLB Baseball News …, Lone Star Ball, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Beyond the Box Score and Jays Journal
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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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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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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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants fire offensive coordinator Jason Garrett as season spirals: source — Jason Garrett is out. — The Giants fired their offensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to a source, pulling the plug 26 games in on the longtime former Dallas Cowboys head coach.
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Joe Judge has reached boiling point with Jason Garrett's offense
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Pathetic Giants slouch through blowout loss to Tom Brady's Buccaneers
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ProFootballTalk, The Athletic and Boston.com
