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During an October 13th practice at the Berto Center, Bulls backup center Michael Sweetney informed coaches he would be leaving practice early to tend to an undisclosed family matter.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green checked into St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix Tuesday. Green was taken to the hospital by Cardinals trainer John Omohundro, who noticed Green's erratic behavior during Monday Night's post-game press conference, after their 24-23 loss to the Bears.

The Cubs today shocked no one by naming Lou Piniella as their new manager, replacing Dusty Baker. Cubs GM Jim Hendry heralded Piniella and his three-year contract, saying it might just be the Cubs' move of the off-season. In fact, Hendry said it was the Cubs' only move of the off-season.

It was a close game for a few minutes, but the Bears held off the Arizona Cardinals 24-23 Monday night as Rex Grossman made up for his error-riddled game by pulling off a few key plays as time expired.

An afternoon in Grant Park turned tragic Wednesday when Staley The Bear, beloved mascot of Chicago's NFL franchise, mauled seven picnickers, sending all to the hospital and placing three in critical condition.

The Blackhawks are now 2-2 on the year as they lost to the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Saturday night. There is no shortage of scoring this season for the Hawks, however. They have netted 18 goals in their first four games. Just to put it in perspective, it took the Hawks eight games to reach that number last season.

In anticipation of Monday night's showdown with the Bears, Arizona Cardinals rookie QB Matt Leinart revealed a secret during a press conference Thursday. When reporters told Leinart he looked good in his first NFL start a week ago, the Heisman winner misunderstood and told reporters his good looks are maintained with the help of a beauty kit.