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• Mike Downey: Bears unlikely to surprise in 2008

• Tribune staff predictions for Bears • NFL picks

• Rick Morrissey: No cause for optimism with Bears

• RosenBlog: Come off your fantasy island

• With Clausen, Irish offense in good hands • Big games

• EIU's long-time coach Spoo keeps on ticking

• Teddy Greenstein: Butkus among those Illini honored

• Fred Mitchell: Prerequisite to join legends: Title

• Haugh's 5 questions about the 2008 Bears • Special section

• Dan Pompei: Joining a sack race in NFC East

• Giants dominate Redskins

• Sky's winning streak snapped

• Prep football: End of skid 'great feeling' at St. Joe's

• Sakamoto's picks for Week 2

• Preps: What to watch Saturday

White Sox headlines

• White Sox leaning on hot hitters

• Guillen puts defense first at third

• RosenBlog: Vazquez plays the role of ace for day

• Amanda Kaschube: From the Cubicle: White Sox-Indians

Cubs headlines

• Piniella seeking 'little streak'

• Series matchup: Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

• Mike Downey: Without Zambrano, it's not gonna happen

• Cubs' pitching shortage creates problems in Iowa

Bears headlines

• Bears' front four wants more sacks

• Chicago Tribune staff predictions for the 2008 NFL season

• Sizing up the 2008 Chicago Bears roster

• Chiefs RB Johnson good selection—just not this week

Bulls headlines

• Redeem team wins gold

• Thunderstruck: Name, colors of Oklahoma City NBA team officially announced

• Nocioni: Bronze is 'huge' for Argentina

• Officials: Duckworth died of heart disease

College headlines

• Big East hoops slate unveiled

• The big games this weekend

• Illini open Big Ten season at Purdue

• All 10 Horizon teams to play in BracketBusters

Blackhawks headlines

• Hawks sign Aliu to 3-year contract

• Chelios brings Stanley Cup to Wrigley

• Blackhawks set for 4 national TV games

• Blackhawks' ticket sales surge

Olympics headlines

• More than 150 U.S. Olympic athletes appear on 'Oprah'

• Philip Hersh: Michael Phelps swimming in publicity

• Olympian Phelps backing Chicago's 2016 bid

• Globetrotting: The post-Olympic void

From the sports wire

• Kiwanuka miffed that Samuels jumped on his ankle on final play

• Arrest warrant issued for ex-Super Bowl star after Ingram fails to show in NY court

• Jaguars WR Jerry Porter ruled out of opener at Tennessee because of hamstring injury

• Packers RB Grant, DE Gbaja-Biamila sit out practice as a precaution Friday

• Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler to have season-ending surgery next week

• Orioles manager Dave Trembley asked to return in 2009, team adds option for 2010

• Seattle receiver Deion Branch out for Buffalo game ; RT Sean Locklear unlikely to play

• Bills say LT Peters ends holdout; set to report on Saturday but won't play in Seattle game

• Cowboys list Newman as questionable for opener, may start Pacman Jones at Cleveland

• Ravens sign former Bengals OT Willie Anderson