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NFC-leading Bears head north to face rival Packers

Local Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The NFC North leaders are eager to show they’re not the same old Chicago Bears who continually took their lumps against the Green Bay Packers over the last 15 years or so. Chicago snapped an 11-game skid in this rivalry when it ended the 2024 regular season by ...

Bucks coach disputes report that Antetokounmpo wants a trade

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday there have been no talks between team officials and Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding the two-time MVP's potential exit from Milwaukee. Rivers' comments before the Bucks' 113-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons followed an ESPN report ...

NFL mandates playing surfaces meet new standards by 2028

National Sports

The playing surfaces at every NFL stadium will have to meet new enhanced standards set through lab and field testing by the start of the 2028 season. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for a program on Thursday that will provide each team "a library of approved and accredited ...

Michigan fires special teams coach JB Brown

Local Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan fired special teams coach JB Brown on Wednesday in the wake of the No. 18 Wolverines' loss to top-ranked Ohio State. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore did not immediately name a successor. "After thoroughly evaluating our special teams' performance throughout ...