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LAKE FOREST, Ill. In three simple sentences, rookie quarterback Justin Fields provided the city of Chicago with the kind of reassurance not felt in these parts in more than a generation.
“I’ve been kind of in the spotlight since high school,” Fields, the Bears first-round draft pick, said last week when questioned about his readiness to occupy the headlines in the NFL s third-largest market.
“So, I kind of feel like I’m made for this. I’m built for this.”
Those words sent most Chicagoans into an even greater fever pitch. The overwhelming majority of Bears fans are not on the fence about Fields. General manager Ryan Pace’s aggressive move to trade up nine spots for the Ohio State quarterback was met with almost universal praise.
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Both the Minnesota Golden Gophers mens and women’s track and field teams brought home third place finishes at the Big Ten Championships this weekend. Minnesota won seven individual event Big Ten Championships over the three day competition as well!
Minnesota kicked off action on Friday by winning a pair of individual event championships. Kostas Zaltos got the Gopher men off to a great start by winning the hammer throw with a career best toss of 69.98 meters. now the second best throw in program history. The Gophers added two more point scoring performances in the event with Phillipe Barnett in fourth place and Kaleb Siekmeier in seventh. Bethany Hasz continued her amazing 2021 by adding an outdoor Big Ten title to her pile of hardware in the indoor events. Hasz won the women’s 10,000 meter run in her first ever time competing in the event in a time of 33:30.04. Tess Keyzers added a second place finish in the women’s hammer throw with a car