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At just 24 years old Justin Fields is becoming the face of Chicago sports…
…On the eve of his 3rd NFL season… how does he handle that pressure and lead
#DaBears
into a new era?
JF1 sits down w/
@HerbHoward411
for an exclusive interview.
Press play!
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Individual pass rush drills between the
@ChicagoBears
OLBs and the
@MiamiDolphins
TEs got heated after
@FiftyDeuce
cleanly beat former Bear
@adamshaheen3
. Shaheen appeared to take exception to being badly beaten, so Mack body slammed him and pinned him to the ground.
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Justin Fields just delivered a strike to the right side of the field falling to his left on his back foot against 2 dolphin DBs to what looked like Jesse James. That was....impressive to say the least.
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#TheBIGSUPDATE
The Bigs have been informed that the
@Cubs
have signed
#16
pick Ed Howard for his full slot value of 3.75 million. Ed will likely head to Arizona in August to work with new hitting director Justin Stone. We 🔒'd in w/him a couple weeks ago!
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Carl Edwards Jr. has opted out of his minor league deal with the Cubs. Had a nice spring (6.2 IP/6 K & 1.35 ERA in 7 games) and proved he was healthy from a shoulder injury that cut his season short last year with the Washington Nationals.
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Simultaneously shocked and thrilled that the
@ChicagoBears
have hired 36yr old, Black Man, Ryan Poles as their new GM! Hand clap for
#DaBears
(Head nod to Soup Campbell and Tanesha Wade.)
#ItsUS
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Bears Camp Day 2:
Akiem Hicks was absent from practice. No word yet on why.
Justin Fields made 2 phenomenal throws on consecutive plays during 7on7, great anticipation and trajectory.
Andy Dalton has complete command of the offense, his timing on throws has been impeccable.
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Saw no traces of defeat from the guys in that locker room..I was impressed as ever given the circumstances....told Danny Trevathan don't trip we'll be back... his response? "ON MY MOMMA!"...emotions aside this still feels like the start of somethng special...not the end...🐻⬇️
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It's early and I repeat it is early but Fields and the 2nd unit are doing a much better job than the first team offense. First team looks confused
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Excited to announce that
@suntimes_sports
is officially
#TheBIGSCertified
! Rock w/
#US
as we link up to bring you up close & personal w/ your favorite athletes and teams! Shoutout to everybody who's supported us on this journey!
Peep our first drop!
#JHey
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#TheBIGSWednesdays
! Today we serve up...
"
#Cubs
Fall Short Of Repeat" by
@stayhumble
"Mr. Why Not Me Is Staying Home" by
@TomlinDoesIt
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With the 38th pick in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft...the Chicago Bulls select
@AyoDos_11
from the University of Illinois/
@EMPEHIAthletics
!
#BackDownOnTheSOIL
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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WATCH: We chopped it up w/ Phillips Sr. QB
@JBoreGibbs
about his 3 TD's and the goal line stand that locked up a 20-14 W over Loyola!
#ItsUS
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Nike has transformed Lulu’s on the west side into Nike’s World Famous Chicago Style Diner.
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So much love in the building to see
@Thortontucker
make his decision!
@CycloneATH
is getting a real 1!
#TheBIGS
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#TheBIGSTV
Last night was brutal for
#BullsNation
so we went to where the grass was greener and caught up w/ the 1 & only
@KDTrey5
to get his thoughts on the 🐐...the challenges of making it look "easy" and why players love playing for Steve Kerr...
#RockingWithTheBIGS
#ItsUS
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"We're a 2A team because of our enrollment...we don't have 2A basketball players... we have 4A/5A basketball players. They can play the game of basketball." -
@OrrSpartanBBall
head coach Lou Adams after Orr takes the 2017
@ProvisoWestHT
title!
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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Fans packed Chicago St. to catch Simeon &
@OrrSpartanBBall
go head2head for the Public League crown!...they went blow for blow & in the end the Wolverines emerged as
#3Peat
CHAMPS with a 69-59 W!
@Thortontucker
dropped 23pts 9rebs 3blks -
@Glogodke
18pts & 8rebs
🎥
@kendall__warr
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.
@SimeonNation
70 Brother Rice 55 FINAL
@Thortontucker
21 pts/7 ast/5 rebs/3 blks
@zion09_
13 pts
@Glogodke
13 pts/6 rebs/6 ast
@MessiahAMJones
16 pts/6 rebs/2 blks. Simeon will face the winner of Marist v H-F Friday 7pm at Thornton.
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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"I was 13 years old and I was getting a lot of hate comments & things like that on social media. So it kind of opened my eyes at a real young age."
Ed Howard- Vanguard of The Black Baseball Revolution
Watch the full interview HERE
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Phillips Wildcats
@FabianMcCray7
&
@JBoreGibbs
breakdown their 34-21 W in Week 2 over the Richards Bulldogs!
#TheBIGS
🎥 by
@kendall__warr
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Live at Chicago State University...
@SimeonNation
v
@OrrSpartanBBall
! Head coach Rob Smith talks about the glue to his team and what it's gonna take to make it 3 city titles in a row!
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#CityPlayoffs
#FINAL
#ItsUS
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“There’s a loyalty factor from my stand point. I love that guy. I know it's all about production at the end of the day & that’s what fans see but there’s so much more that he brings 2 the table.” David Ross on
#JHey
Full interview drops 2morrow! Subscribe!
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After
#DaBears
gritty W over the
@49ers
yesterday
@HerbHoward411
caught up w/ Braxton Jones, Eddie Jackson & Justin Jones in the locker room to get their thoughts on the W!
#Thread
1.
@braxtonjones742
talks bouncing back after giving up an early sack & the culture being set
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Soldier Field isn’t half full. Some will blame the weather. The weather isn’t that bad. The football team is.
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#DaBears
23 - Titans 17
Press play and catch up with
@HerbHoward411
as he makes his way to the postgame locker room and drops his 4 takeaways from todays W!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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The halftime Ultimate Frisbee contest between
@mnwindchill
and
@gochicagounion
was undoubtedly more entertaining than the 1st half of the football game. Drawing the loudest cheers of the afternoon, the game was fast-paced, highly competitive, and ended w/ a last second TD.
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.
@OrrSpartanBBall
77
@WYoungBoysBball
74 FINAL OT
#TheSpartanBig4
@balllingdrake
15 pts/5 rebs/4 blks
@DannoBuckets23
24 pts/5 rebs/5 ast
@TyBuckets10
13 pts/5 rebs &
@chasec0urage
17 pts. "No smiling until we win city!" - Ty Mosely
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
#RedWestChamps
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- Is Khalil Herbert the poster child for the current state of RB’s?
- The JFields & DJ Moore connection
-Plus, w/ Cole Kmet’s new contract on the books who’s the next Bear to get extended? Mooney? Jaylon Johnson? You tell US!
Press play on today’s update from Halas!
#DaBears
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The atmosphere was 🔥and so were the
@SimeonNation
Wolverines as they cruised to a 80-63 W over
@CurieBBall
!
@Thortontucker
25pts 5rebs 4blks
@MessiahAMJones
16pts 9rebs
@Glogodke
13pts
@xpinson3
11pts
@Kennethpittman
11pts.
🎥
@kendall__warr
#TheBIGS
...
#ItsUS
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#TheBIGSUPDATE
Talked to CJ a few minutes ago...he said he had a pretty good outing last night with 2 Ks and no walks with no deep counts in an inning of work after returning from a quick AAA DL stint. He also said he texted with Joe Maddon to let him know all is well his way
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Live from Wrigley…
@stayhumble
making sure
@FreddieGibbs
was ready for his first pitch!
#TheBIGS
x 🐰
#ItsUS
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Huge S/O to EJ Liddell, Ayo Dosunmu and Talen Horton-Tucker on their latest achievements...this is just the beginning for these kids as well as many more from the area. SALUTE ✊🏿✊🏿
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FINAL
@WYoungBoysBball
66 Westinghouse 50
An easy night at the office for The BIGS
#3
Hooper
@AintuJavon
with an effortless 25 points and 6 rebounds to lead the Dolphins. Head coach Ty Slaughter didn't even need him for the 4th quarter.
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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#3
Senior
@xpinson3
(10 pts 5 rebs 3 stls)
#0
Junior
@Glogodke
Clements (9 pts 2 steals) along with
@BakariBuckets
cause lots of havoc on the defensive end for the Simeon Wolverines!
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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We just met w/ the
@ChicagoBears
new Coordinators. I was impressed with all of them. They each spoke about tailoring their systems to their personnel. That may sound simple, but many coaches (see previous regime) try, stubbornly, to force their system on players that fit it.
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#TheBIGSUPDATE
Leo 63 Ignatius 49 FINAL...
#23
DaChaun Anderson (16 pts) was a beast on the glass &
#1
@_fredcleveland2
(17 pts) led the scoring attack while
#10
Myles Thomas (6 pts) came up big defensively. The Lions also got 17 pts from Kendale Anderson.
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Ahh...The sweet taste of a
#DaBears
victory! We caught up with some of the guys after the 24-17 NFC North clinching W over GB!
Danny Trevathan told
#US
1 word comes to mind when he thinks of this defense..."PUNISHING"
&
@The_Dream99
makes a cameo & declares it "Dub SZN!"
#ItsUS
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The 2023
#DaBears
season is in the books...and it began and ends with an L to Green Bay...
At 7-10 lots of question remain as they head into the offseason... our man
@HerbHoward411
takes a quick look at the road ahead and wraps it up from Lambeau...
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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With 10 games left, the
@Cubs
have a chance to make the postseason in a full 162 game season for the 1st time since 2018. A major reason is the resurgence of Cody Bellinger. The OF/1B sat down w/
@stayhumble
for an exclusive!
#NextStartsHere
Press play!
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....andddd that's a
#WhiteSox
winner!!!...
#GoodGuys
get a 10-8 W on the
#SOUTHSIDE
vs Seatle...they climb to 3-3 on the young szn...
#TheBIGS
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@justnfields
continues to display phenomenal arm talent! While being flushed to his left, he floated an absolute DIME back to the right sideline about 20yards down the field for a completion. He can make every single throw, from any angle.
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Javon Freeman
@AintuJavon
30 points 5 rebounds (11 in the 4th) and Myles Baker 24 points 10 rebounds (9 in the 4th) lead
@WYoungBoysBball
to the 81-69 win over Uplift
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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Today
#DaBears
completed their 2nd OTA of the offseason.
Justin Fields and DJ Moore continuing to develop their chemistry? Kyler Gordon already making progress?
@HerbHoward411
has you covered on all the news coming out of Halas Hall today!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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Soldier Field is a zoo! ...& I'm live from the
#BearsDen
!.. time to shre these cheese heads!🐻⬇
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Source To
#TheBIGS
: Irvin Family's feelings on Horton-Tucker didn't stop UofI from recruiting him down to the wire
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Danny did make it clear..."We wasn't ready to go home."... but he told me that his message to his teammates is "Embrace this time off...get better and use this pain as fuel to come back next szn and take whats yours."...🐻⬇️
#DaBears
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#TheBIGSUPDATE
We just heard from
#JHey
...he said he was on his way to Northwestern for more tests and hoped to be back on the field tonight as the Cubs kick off a 3 game homestand v the Cincinnati Reds.
#TheBIGS
#FlyTheW
#ItsUS
#ChicagoCubs
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FINAL (Double OT) Orr 77 Bogan 76... head coach Lou Adams showing love to his guys...specifically Mike Taylor(8 pts) Demarius Splunge(14 pts) &
#TheBIGSHooperOfTheGame
Sharif Kenny who led the Spartans with 22 pts & sent the game into OT with a clutch 3 to tie it at 60.
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.
@EMPEHIAthletics
101
@BoganBasketball
71 FINAL
S/O to head coach
@NICKIRV
and his squad on the Sectional title. "Bogan aint beat us in 21 tries," says Irvin. Naismith All-American
@AyoDos_11
(28 pts/7 rebs/6 ast)
@Cam_is_smoove
(18 pts/6 rebs)
@kenyonduling12
(13 pts)
#TheBIGS
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.
@OrrSpartanBBall
forward
@DannoBuckets23
had 22 & 12 in the
@ProvisoWestHT
final against
@WYoungBoysBball
. We caught up w/the 1st team all tourney selection. "Everybody thinks we can't beat Simeon, Morgan Park or Whitney Young. We coming though!"
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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Lincoln Park led by 2 going into the 4th but The BIGS
#3
Hooper
@AintuJavon
scored 12 of his game high 29 pts when they mattered most as
@WYoungBoysBball
pulled it out 68-64. He was too much in transition & hit 8 free throws down the stretch. The Dolphins face Curie Friday!
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The Founders
@stayhumble
&
@TomlinDoesIt
are live from Wrigley for pt. 2 of the Crosstown Classic!
🔒 in!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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LADIES- Homewood Flossmoor 40 Whitney Young 32 FINAL
#3
Zarrea Coleman had 11 pts/9 rebs &
#23
Aireal Dickson led with 15 pts.
#TheBIGS
@ChiEliteClassic
#ItsUS
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#TheBIGSUPDATE
@EMPEHIAthletics
72
@KAHSbasketball
63 FINAL
@AceWolf44
led MP w/18 pts...Marcus Watson 12) & Karl Jones (12) led the way defensively w/key steals, blocks & tough rebounding. Shawn Washington also had 11 for MP. Seryee Lewis (22) & Lamond Johnson (17) for Kenwood.
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#TheBIGSWednesdays
Go grab this week's
@Chidefender
! It will be on stands til Tuesday...this week we serve up...
The Simeon Wolverine's are CHAMPS of the Public League! & we drop our top 5 as we get ready for the
#StateOffs
...
…
#ItsUS
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Congrats to
@lancecirvin
...he's been named the new men's head basketball coach at Chicago State University! SALUTE ✊🏿✊🏿
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Huge s/o to
@SimeonNation
head coach
@rsmith2_robert
for coming thru the lab chopping up game with us last night!
#RockingWithTheBIGS
@WVON1690
#ItsUS
(The Rook on the 📷)
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Tonight Trayvon Palmer will be active for the
@DetroitPistons
making him the first player in
@ChicagoState
history on a regular season NBA roster.
@stayhumble
reports👇🏿... 🔒in!!
...
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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#TheBIGSWednesdays
! Today we serve up...
An interview w/ Simeon's
@Thortontucker
about his
@CycloneATH
commitment!
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"Benji" would have been 50 today...The "Benji"- "In A Class of Their Own"-Top 10 Chicago Hoopers of All-Time
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The preseason is officially a wrap and
#DaBears
now have their sights set on Week 1 vs the Packers.
Tyrique Stevenson , Zaach Pickens & Gervon Dexter Sr. join
@HerbHoward411
to talk about seizing the opportunity this year.
Press play & subscribe
#TheBIGS
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#TheBIGSTV
We talked to Danville guard
@KendleMoore03
after he dropped 27 pts & the game winning layup in a huge 91-89 W over the defending 2A state champ Orr Spartans in the
#RoseShootout
. He talks about the clutch bucket, being underrated & reppin the 217!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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#TheBIGSWednesday
! Get up get out and go grab a
@ChiDefender
!
Today we serve up...
This Week's Top 5 Hoopers
Say hello to
@xpinson3
!
Get caught up on the week's
#Bulls
news with
#Bulldozed
!
#TheBIGS
...
#tsUS
..
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#TheBIGSWednesdays
! Get up & go grab this week's
@ChiDefender
! Today we serve up...
#TheBIGS
Presents: This Week's Top 5 High School Hoopers!
-We have a new
#1
Hooper!
-Get to know
@MessiahAMJones
!
-Chase & Danny go crazy for
@OrrSpartanBBall
!
#ItsUS
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Simeon 65 Kenwood 48 FINAL
#TheBIGS
Hooper Of The Night
@MessiahAMJones
17 pts 14 rebs
#5
on our Top 5 High School Hooper List...
#ItsUS
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The more things change … the more they stay the same…
#DaBears
are now 0-1 after a 38-20 L to Green Bay at home.
- Another GB QB shines in Chicago?
- Is Luke Getsy serious?
@HerbHoward411
shares a cpl things he knows for sure after today’s L!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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Nick Foles is doing a great job at the audition to give Mitch Trubisky the starting QB job back
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#TheBIGSTV
@SimeonNation
head coach
@rsmith2_robert
giving props to
@xpinson3
! It's all about being a team player!
#RockingWithTheBIGS
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🚨NEW FAMILY MEMBER ALERT🚨 We are excited to announce & welcome Joseph Lewis aka
@FlowsAndolini
to the squad! Starting this Sunday @ Soldier Field for the Bears home opener and ALL szn long ...Flows will be holding down our
#DaBears
beat! Show him some love!
#ItsUS
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Congrats to back2back Class 2A
@IHSAState
Champs the
@OrrSpartanBBall
! The hardware is back on the
#Westside
where it belongs! We took a look back at the Spartans championship season on ep.
#007
of "Rocking With The Bigs LIVE on
@WVON1690
" ... LINK
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"So once they had a problem with that I was like, I'm leaving. And that day I started making my own cleat & sneaker and I'm thankful that I did that."
@STR0
is no stranger to betting on himself. On & off the field.
@stayhumble
's latest on the
#Cubs
ace
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#DaBears
come crashing back to reality vs the Vikings….
Minnesota wins 19-16… and now the status of Justin Fields’ throwing hand is in limbo…
@HerbHoward411
reacts to the latest L…
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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Congrats to
@OrrSpartanBBall
and head coach Lou Adams on the 2017
@ProvisoWestHT
title. We chopped a lil game with him after the W over Whitney Young. He dropped science on
@chasec0urage
, pushing forward & the relationship w/his assistant coaches.
#TheBIGS
#HighSchoolHoop
#ItsUS
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.
@EMPEHIAthletics
72 Westinghouse 50 FINAL
#11
@AyoDos_11
led with 23 pts/7 rebs
#3
@Cam_is_smoove
17 pts/14 rebs 3 blks
#21
Adam Miller had 17 pts. DeAngelo James led Westinghouse with 14 pts.
#TheBIGS
#ArneDuncanClassic
#ItsUS
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Congrats to our boy
#TheBIGSCertified
@CEdwardsSBS
& the family on the birth of Carl Fleming Edwards III aka
#CJJrJr
!
#CE3
#ItsUS
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Watching
@ChicagoBears
DC Sean Desai coach during 11v11 Red Zone is the most fun I’ve ever had standing on the sideline of football field. He is phenomenal! His energy, his passion, his ability to know exactly what’s coming and communicate that to his players. And when they force
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Ryan Poles may have drafted 4 starters in Gill, Jones, Brisker & his top pick Kyler Gordon who wasn’t even on the field yesterday.
@HerbHoward411
breaks down how
#DaBears
rooks performed in his recap of the preseason opener vs the Chiefs
Read it
#TheBIGS
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“I knew what time it was when we walked in at halftime. I knew we was gonna win. Even though we were behind , I could look in everybody eyes, ain’t nobody flinching” -
@Twenty7Savage
on how
#DaBears
D played in the 2nd half.
#ItsUS
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#TheBIGSTV
Giants (90-50) v Cubs (65-76) Kris Bryant is back in town (where he should still reside) as the Cubs & Giants kick off a 3 game set this weekend.
#PoetryInMotion
Kyle Hendricks is on the bump looking for win
#15
...🔒IN with
@stayhumble
for the live game chat.
#ItsUS
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.
@HerbHoward411
looking slicker than a can of oil on the Bears pregame show with Lou Canelis!
#TheBIGS
#ItsUS
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"He threw a pass today against the Cover 2...it was beautiful" - Damian Williams on Justin Fields
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Louis Riddick and Byron Leftwich should be atop the Bears lists of potential replacements at GM and HC.
-Herb
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We dropped by
@KenwoodHoops
last night to chop it up w/head coach
@MIKE_IRVIN
& senior guards Darrin Ames & Tyler Smith ahead of tonight's matchup with
@SimeonNation
. The Broncos look to hand the Wolverines their first L of the season. Full video
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The BIGS
#3
Hooper
@george_conditt
had a huge 2nd half including 15 of his team high 19 points in a Corliss 60-58 W over North Lawndale in the 1st round of the city playoffs. He finished the game with 19 rebounds and 7 blocks. Corliss will face Simeon Thursday in the 2nd round...
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This is our weekly column in the Chicago Defender... pick it up every Wednesday at your local gas station, Jewel, etc.
#TheBIGSTop5
#KnockingAtTheDoor
@AintuJavon
@george_conditt
@AyoDos_11
@Thortontucker
@MessiahAMJones
@DannoBuckets23
@balllingdrake
@AceWolf44
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#TheBIGSWednesdays
! Go grab you a
@ChiDefender
! This week we serve up...
We're down to 4 finalist for our "Hooper of The Year" award!
@EMPEHIAthletics
@SimeonNation
@wyhs
@OrrSpartanBBall
.....
#ItsUS
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