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Bears fire another coach, Arkush: Marinelli to Seattle?

Lance Briggs was all set to take linebackers coach Lloyd Lee to the Pro Bowl when Lee unexpectedly canceled the Hawaii trip Monday night.

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Heyman: O’s wanted Floyd and more

"They wanted Floyd plus,'' one person familiar with the talks said.

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Hendry wants another starter, Marquis deal official

"We think [Jeff] Samardzija is a starter down the road. He's not a starter yet."

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Cuban points finger at Reinsdorf?

Mark Cuban posted today on his blog, a detailed summary of his efforts to buy the Cubs. The main obstacle he points to are the White Sox and Jerry Reinsdorf.

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More White Sox denials

The most interesting gossip is a supposed trade of pitcher Gavin Floyd for second baseman Brian Roberts. Kenny said he hasn’t talked to anybody affiliated with the Orioles since November.

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Haugh: Get Warner, Wolfe=Bears Sproles?, and more Ron Rivera love

"Rivera's Chargers defense countered Manning's audibles better than his Bears defense did two years ago in Miami."

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Cubs sale going to closing?

We here at Chi-ball have been hearing Tom Ricketts has been the clear favorite since early fall.

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Report: Marinelli has offer from Bears

Vaughn McClure reports the Bears have offered Rod Marinelli the defensive line coach position. No word yet on whether it will come with assistant head coach title. Developing..

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Game time

Bradley lead the AL in OBP with a .436 mark last season.

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Mariotti to AOL.com

We have learned that former Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti is on his way to AOL.com.

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