With Cardinals loss, Bears keep watch over personal playoff future

When the Cardinals misplaced to the 49ers 20-12 on Saturday night time, the Bears had their postseason destiny specified by entrance of them: If they win Sunday in Jacksonville and at house in Week 17 in opposition to the rival Packers, they’ll make the postseason. The Bears entered Saturday wanting the Cardinals to lose at least one time the remainder of the way in which — both to the 49ers or the Rams subsequent week — with a purpose to keep watch over their very own future. If the Bears and Cardinals finally end up tied at 9-7, the Bears would hang the tiebreaker. “We just play and we want to do everything we can to win every single game,”

Are virtual license plates the long run? High-tech plates

Anthony Williams is a die-hard Las Vegas Raiders fan who will inform it to the arena from the again finish of his Tesla. About a yr in the past, Williams, 52, purchased a battery-operated “Rplate” virtual registration code. He favored its swish glance, which complemented the futuristic design of his 2017 all-electric Tesla Model S, he mentioned. The plate is purposeful, too. Running thru an app on his telephone, it relieves him of the trouble of going to California’s Department of Motor Vehicles for his registration, messing with plate stickers, and it may well alert different drivers that his automotive is stolen. But his favourite function is the message show at the plate, which he can exchange the use

Fifty for the long run: UEFA.com’s ones to observe in 2020

We requested UEFA.com's workforce of reporters throughout the continent to pick a few of Europe's rising stars. How a lot of our 50 shall be family names by this time in 2021? Yacine Adli (FRA, 19 – Bordeaux)Signed from Paris in January 2019, Adli scored a magnificence at Marseille in December, and is studying from a holding midfield grasp in Bordeaux boss Paulo Sousa.Blendi Baftiu (KOS, 21 – Ballkani)A gifted attacking midfielder, Baftiu headed into the winter break as high scorer within the Kosovan league with ten objectives in 17 video games; is predicted to obtain a primary senior call-up in 2020.Alessandr... UEFA.com

Dennis Gilbert is quietly trending in the direction of future with

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Dennis Gilbert is a 12 months out of school and 4 years out of highschool. But in a manner, he’s nonetheless going to promenade. “Coach [Derek] King always says, ‘Dance with the girl you came with,’ ” Gilbert stated. “So I play to my strengths.” When the Blackhawks chosen the then-Notre Dame blue-liner No. 91 total in 2015, they'd a dire lack of defensive depth of their system. That has modified dramatically within the 4 years since — from Adam Boqvist to Nicolas Beaudin, Ian Mitchell to now Alex Vlasic, the listing goes on and on. Gilbert doesn’t boast the identical playmaking means or sky-high upside as any of them, however he’s

Application window for EURO 2020 tickets closes

The window for UEFA EURO 2020 ticket functions has closed, with requests having are available from 204 totally different nations since functions opened. England, Germany, Russia, Hungary and the Netherlands led the way in which by way of variety of requests.Best probability The first gross sales interval supplied supporters the perfect probability to safe tickets for UEFA EURO 2020, by way of euro2020.com/tickets. Unsuccessful candidates will develop into a part of the UEFA 'Fans First' programme, that means they would be the first to find out about any future alternatives to buy tickets.No preliminary costFans didn't pa... UEFA.com - News

Preschool and America’s future: Imagine an America the place

Babies, because it seems, study extra, and earlier, than most of us know. Humans, in reality, are born studying, as scientists have found in many years of analysis on toddler mind growth. Before a new child is even a couple of hours outdated, she or he will readily mimic an grownup who pokes out their tongue. EDITORIAL Learning continues at a fast tempo for the primary 5 years of a kid’s life. During that point, a toddler’s mind is busy firing neurons at a quick clip, constructing an important community of connections up till about age 3. The exercise slows down then, and the mind shifts gears to concentrate on strengthening the neural pathways that

Former Cub Starlin Castro talks about previous, future and what

Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro earned three of his 4 profession All-Star picks as a Cubs shortstop earlier than being traded to the Yankees after the 2015 season. His three-hit recreation in opposition to the Cubs Wednesday gave him 1,477 profession hits — barely a month after he turned 29. Castro spoke with Cubs beat author Gordon Wittenmyer on Tuesday at Wrigley Field on the ninth anniversary of a heralded Cubs debut that included a three-run homer and three-run triple. You know that is the anniversary of your debut? Starlin Castro: Oh, yeah. It’s a special occasion for me yearly. I keep in mind that morning when my [minor-league] supervisor referred to as me and stated they’re going