The Minnesota Vikings coaching staff continues to be viewed highly across the league as another team has requested to interview one of their assistants. Just days after being hired by the Chicago Bears,

The deal reached Tuesday follows a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a losing record if not a last-place finish in the NFC North.

The Chicago Bears have completed an interview with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. The Bears are completing all first-round interviews virtually as they look for the best fit for former USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams.

The Golden State Warriors are believed to be interested in acquiring Nikola Vucevic from the Chicago Bulls. Rumors suggest that the two teams have been engaged in trade talks for weeks but nothing has materialised until now.

Chicago have been booked for an outdoor gig in Waite Park this summer. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers behind hits such as 25 or 6 to 4 and If You Leave Me Now will play The Ledge Amphitheater on Friday, June 13.

Chicago was waking up to a bitter cold morning Monday, with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills as low as -15. And it's only going to get colder from there.

"At the core, compensatory picks are awarded to teams with net spending losses in free agency," the Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon explained. "The greater the net loss, the higher the compensatory pick award will be. Those picks start after the end of the third round of scheduled picks, beginning with No. 97 overall."

Trains on multiple Amtrak lines are canceled Tuesday and Wednesday as a blast of Arctic air continues to grip the Chicago area.

Northwestern led 69-58 after a 25-point third quarter and the Wildcats increased their lead to 14 early in the fourth. The Golden Gophers outscored them 29-8 over the final eight minutes.

Bears Nation was not psyched when the team inked Matt Eberflus as their head coach. Same deal with Matt Nagy, John Fox, and Marc Trestman. They were kinda-sorta happy when Lovie Smith was brought into the fold, but that was mostly due to the fact that Smith was replacing the justifiably maligned Dick Jauron.

If Minnesota decides they’re better off without him, Bleacher Report floated a three-way trade between the Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls, and Golden State Warriors. The trade was predicated on the belief that Randle isn’t a long-term player for Minnesota and that the Timberwolves will shop for a point guard.

This proposal from ESPN is also graded as a success from Fanspo's trade machine, though it really tests the boundaries of what's possible under the second apron. It's another three-team deal involving the Wolves, the Bulls and the Utah Jazz.