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Chicago Bears look for better start against the Green Bay Packers

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears trailed at halftime in four of their last five regular-season games. They haven't scored on their first offensive drive since Week 9 at Cincinnati. That's a big concern for the NFC North champions going into the franchise's first playoff appearance ...

Packers ready for new start in playoffs

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers believe their lack of momentum heading into the postseason shouldn’t make much of a difference now that they’re in the playoffs. Green Bay’s recent history tells a different story. Two years ago, the Packers won their last three regular-season ...

Feigin stepping down as Bucks president

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Peter Feigin is stepping down as the Milwaukee Bucks’ president after a 12-season run overseeing the team’s business operations. Josh Glessing, who has been working as the Haslam Sports Group’s chief of strategy and development, will be taking over for Feigin. The two ...

Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point

Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year history of the men's college basketball poll. The Wildcats received 32 of 61 first-place votes and had 1,494 points, while the ...

Lions beat playoff-bound Bears, 19-16, on late field goal

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Goff led five scoring drives, Jake Bates kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 on Sunday after blowing a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears (11-6) stumbled into the ...

Stolz doesn’t race in 1,500 after being fastest at 500 at trials

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Star speedskater Jordan Stolz figured some extra rest was more important than competing in an event he didn't need to with an Olympic berth already assured, so after finishing first in the 500 meters at the U.S. trials Sunday, he decided to just line up at the start of the ...