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Indian sports wrap, April 8: Ojas, Pragati steal show in Puebla; Bhubaneswar hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament  ARCHERYArchery World Cup: Ojas, Pragati shine in qualificationOjas Deotale and Pragati took the top spots among Indian men and women, respectively, in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.Overall, Deotale was 12th with 705 points. Pragati was sixth with 694 points.All four Indian male archers shot 700-plus scores.
SCORES
Qualification round – COMPOUND
Individual: Men: Ojas Deotale (12th, 705), Abhishek Verma (16th, 702), Sahil Jadhav (18th, 701), Kushal Dalal (19th, 700); Women: Pragati (sixth, 694), V. Jyothi Surekha (10th, 691), Madhura Dhamangaonkar (15th, 689), Aditi Swami (17th, 689); Team: India: Men (first, 2108), Women (first, 2074), Mixed (fourth, 1399).
-Y. B. SarangiBADMINTONNALCO hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament in Bhubaneswar A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
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                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament commenced in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with National Aluminium Company Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, hosting the prestigious national-level event.The four-day tournament, organised in coordination with the All India Public Sector Sports Control Board, New Delhi, is being held from April 7 to 10 at the KIIT Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the first time.The tournament has drawn participation from over 200 players representing 14 public sectors, including Coal India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Oil India Limited, Food Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, among others.-Team SportstarPublished on Apr 08, 2026  #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Ojas #Pragati #steal #show #Puebla #Bhubaneswar #hosts #India #Public #Sector #Badminton #Tournament

Indian sports wrap, April 8: Ojas, Pragati steal show in Puebla; Bhubaneswar hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament

ARCHERY

Archery World Cup: Ojas, Pragati shine in qualification

Ojas Deotale and Pragati took the top spots among Indian men and women, respectively, in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.

Overall, Deotale was 12th with 705 points. Pragati was sixth with 694 points.

All four Indian male archers shot 700-plus scores.

SCORES
Qualification round – COMPOUND

Individual: Men: Ojas Deotale (12th, 705), Abhishek Verma (16th, 702), Sahil Jadhav (18th, 701), Kushal Dalal (19th, 700); Women: Pragati (sixth, 694), V. Jyothi Surekha (10th, 691), Madhura Dhamangaonkar (15th, 689), Aditi Swami (17th, 689); Team: India: Men (first, 2108), Women (first, 2074), Mixed (fourth, 1399).

-Y. B. Sarangi

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NALCO hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament in Bhubaneswar

Indian sports wrap, April 8: Ojas, Pragati steal show in Puebla; Bhubaneswar hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament  ARCHERYArchery World Cup: Ojas, Pragati shine in qualificationOjas Deotale and Pragati took the top spots among Indian men and women, respectively, in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.Overall, Deotale was 12th with 705 points. Pragati was sixth with 694 points.All four Indian male archers shot 700-plus scores.
SCORES
Qualification round – COMPOUND
Individual: Men: Ojas Deotale (12th, 705), Abhishek Verma (16th, 702), Sahil Jadhav (18th, 701), Kushal Dalal (19th, 700); Women: Pragati (sixth, 694), V. Jyothi Surekha (10th, 691), Madhura Dhamangaonkar (15th, 689), Aditi Swami (17th, 689); Team: India: Men (first, 2108), Women (first, 2074), Mixed (fourth, 1399).
-Y. B. SarangiBADMINTONNALCO hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament in Bhubaneswar A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament commenced in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with National Aluminium Company Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, hosting the prestigious national-level event.The four-day tournament, organised in coordination with the All India Public Sector Sports Control Board, New Delhi, is being held from April 7 to 10 at the KIIT Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the first time.The tournament has drawn participation from over 200 players representing 14 public sectors, including Coal India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Oil India Limited, Food Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, among others.-Team SportstarPublished on Apr 08, 2026  #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Ojas #Pragati #steal #show #Puebla #Bhubaneswar #hosts #India #Public #Sector #Badminton #Tournament

A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament commenced in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with National Aluminium Company Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, hosting the prestigious national-level event.

The four-day tournament, organised in coordination with the All India Public Sector Sports Control Board, New Delhi, is being held from April 7 to 10 at the KIIT Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the first time.

The tournament has drawn participation from over 200 players representing 14 public sectors, including Coal India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Oil India Limited, Food Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, among others.

-Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 08, 2026

#Indian #sports #wrap #April #Ojas #Pragati #steal #show #Puebla #Bhubaneswar #hosts #India #Public #Sector #Badminton #Tournament

ARCHERY

Archery World Cup: Ojas, Pragati shine in qualification

Ojas Deotale and Pragati took the top spots among Indian men and women, respectively, in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.

Overall, Deotale was 12th with 705 points. Pragati was sixth with 694 points.

All four Indian male archers shot 700-plus scores.

SCORES
Qualification round – COMPOUND

Individual: Men: Ojas Deotale (12th, 705), Abhishek Verma (16th, 702), Sahil Jadhav (18th, 701), Kushal Dalal (19th, 700); Women: Pragati (sixth, 694), V. Jyothi Surekha (10th, 691), Madhura Dhamangaonkar (15th, 689), Aditi Swami (17th, 689); Team: India: Men (first, 2108), Women (first, 2074), Mixed (fourth, 1399).

-Y. B. Sarangi

BADMINTON

NALCO hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament in Bhubaneswar

A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
| Photo Credit:
Special Arrangement

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A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar.
| Photo Credit:
Special Arrangement

The All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament commenced in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with National Aluminium Company Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, hosting the prestigious national-level event.

The four-day tournament, organised in coordination with the All India Public Sector Sports Control Board, New Delhi, is being held from April 7 to 10 at the KIIT Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the first time.

The tournament has drawn participation from over 200 players representing 14 public sectors, including Coal India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Oil India Limited, Food Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, among others.

-Team Sportstar

Published on Apr 08, 2026

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Deadspin | Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans set scoring marks in rout of Jazz <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28680181.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28680181.jpg" alt="NBA: Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 7, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (24) shoots the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25 and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak. Kevon Looney also had 12 rebounds.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the Pelicans set a team mark for total points in a game.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>New Orleans (26-54), which has been eliminated from playoff consideration, finished with a 17-24 home record.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>New Orleans went 3-0 against Utah this season and won while playing without their four leading scorers, Trey Murphy III (ankle), Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Dejounte Murray (hand). Williamson and Bey dressed but remained on the bench, as did Herbert Jones.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-6"> <p>Kennedy Chandler scored a career-high 31 points and rookie Bez Mbeng added a career-best 26 for the Jazz, who lost their 10th consecutive game with two games remaining. Cody Williams scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 18 as Utah dropped to 3-22 since Feb. 12.</p> </section> <section id="section-7"> <p>The Jazz (21-59), who are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, were without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>The Jazz got off to a strong start, leading 34-24 after one quarter by making half of their 26 shots from the floor and their eight shots from 3-point range. Utah continued to hold a 69-61 lead at halftime.</p> </section><section id="section-9"> <p>Poole was the star of the third quarter by scoring his 22 points in the period on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Pelicans outscored the Jazz 50-27 in the quarter by shooting 72% while taking a 111-96 lead.</p> </section><section id="section-10"> <p>Fears was 17 of 29 (58.6%) from the floor in the game to better his previous season high of 28 points.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for its second best in a game this season, while the Jazz shot 51%.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-12"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Jeremiah #Fears #Pelicans #set #scoring #marks #rout #Jazz

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Deadspin | NHL roundup: Avalanche best Blues, seal No. 1 spot in West <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28681144.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28681144.jpg" alt="NHL: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 7, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Colorado Avalanche celebrate after they defeated the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals as the Colorado Avalanche locked up the top spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 road victory over the deflated St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Scott Wedgewood made 18 saves and Martin Necas also tallied to help the Avalanche inch closer to their fourth Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Robert Thomas scored the lone goal for the Blues. Joel Hofer totaled 34 saves as the home side saw its slim playoff chances diminish in the loss.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>Despite the conference-topping victory, the Avalanche may have sustained a major loss as Nazem Kadri left the contest early after blocking a shot with his hand.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>Hurricanes 6, Bruins 5 (OT)</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>Jaccob Slavin scored 1:13 into overtime as Carolina beat visiting Boston to clinch the Metropolitan Division. By reaching overtime, the Hurricanes wrapped up the division in their home finale. They have four games remaining.</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>Logan Stankoven, William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored within a 3 1/2-minute stretch in the second period and teammates Andrei Svechnikov and K’Andre Miller scored earlier for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake and Sean Walker both had two assists and Brandon Bussi made 16 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>Boston’s Morgan Geekie had a hat trick, while Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist. Zacha’s goal tied the game with 7:27 left in regulation. The Bruins, though, were unable to capitalize on a late power play.</p> </section><section id="section-9"> <p>Golden Knights 2, Canucks 1</p> </section><section id="section-10"> <p>Cole Smith scored the eventual game-winner as Vegas edged host Vancouver.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>With the win, the Golden Knights moved into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Oilers. Edmonton holds the tiebreaker edge. Vegas is now 4-0-0 with John Tortorella behind the bench. Brayden McNabb also scored for Vegas, which swept the three-game season series against the Canucks and improved to 11-1-2 all-time in Vancouver.</p> </section><section id="section-12"> <p>Max Sasson responded for the Canucks, who have dropped three straight and are 1-9-0 in the past 10 games. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 26 shots for Vancouver, which is 8-27-5 on home ice this season.</p> </section><section id="section-13"> <p>Senators 6, Lightning 2</p> </section><section id="section-14"> <p>Jake Sanderson scored twice and Brady Tkachuk logged four assists to help Ottawa tighten its hold on a playoff spot with a win against visiting Tampa Bay.</p> </section><section id="section-15"> <p>Tim Stutzle had a goal and two assists for the Senators, who have won two straight to remain in the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Ottawa got a goal apiece from Jordan Spence, Shane Pinto and Fabian Zetterlund. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-16"> <p>Nick Paul and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist while Jonas Johansson made 26 saves for the Lightning, who have lost consecutive games for the first time since March 8-10. Tampa Bay is now in a three-way tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens.</p> </section><section id="section-17"> <p>Stars 4, Flames 3 (OT)</p> </section><section id="section-18"> <p>Wyatt Johnston’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner on a power play, giving host Dallas a comeback victory over Calgary.</p> </section><section id="section-19"> <p>Jason Robertson collected one goal and one assist while Justin Hryckowian added a single for the Stars, who maintained their hold on the second spot in the Central Division. Jake Oettinger made 17 saves for Dallas, which erased a two-goal third-period deficit.</p> </section><section id="section-20"> <p>Joel Farabee, Yegor Sharangovich and Zayne Parekh scored for the Flames. Adam Klapka collected a pair of assists, and Devin Cooley stopped 21 shots.</p> </section><section id="section-21"> <p>Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 3 (SO)</p> </section><section id="section-22"> <p>Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as visiting Columbus snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Detroit in a battle of teams fighting for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-23"> <p>Adam Fantilli scored with 17 seconds left to force overtime, and Columbus won the shootout 3-2. Danton Heinen also scored while goalie Jet Greaves made 34 saves and also had an assist for the Blue Jackets.</p> </section> <section id="section-24"> <p>Justin Faulk scored two goals and Dylan Larkin added the other for the Red Wings. John Gibson made 32 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-25"> <p>Mammoth 6, Oilers 5 (OT)</p> </section><section id="section-26"> <p>Clayton Keller scored the winning goal on an overtime power play as Utah rallied to defeat Edmonton.</p> </section><section id="section-27"> <p>Nick Schmaltz tallied twice and Alexander Kerfoot and Keller each had a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who have won four straight games. Sean Durzi, Michael Carcone and Dylan Guenther each had two assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-28"> <p>Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist while Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Oilers, who have lost two straight (0-1-1).</p> </section><section id="section-29"> <p>Predators 5, Ducks 0</p> </section><section id="section-30"> <p>Justus Annunen posted his first shutout of the season and Erik Haula recorded one goal and one assist as visiting Nashville produced a victory at Anaheim.</p> </section><section id="section-31"> <p>Annunen made 43 saves for his third career shutout as the Predators jumped into the second Western Conference wild-card spot. Filip Forsberg, Brady Skjei, Zachary L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov all tallied for Nashville, and Ryan O’Reilly and Joakim Kemell both collected a pair of assists.</p> </section><section id="section-32"> <p>Lukas Dostal stopped 20 shots for the Ducks, who have lost six straight games, five of them in regulation time.</p> </section><section id="section-33"> <p>Canadiens 4, Panthers 3 (SO)</p> </section><section id="section-34"> <p>Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier scored in the shootout to complete host Montreal’s comeback win over Florida.</p> </section><section id="section-35"> <p>Ivan Demidov, Phillip Danault and Nick Suzuki scored in regulation for the Canadiens, who have won nine of their past 10. Juraj Slafkovsky had two assists, and Jakub Dobes stopped 30 shots.</p> </section><section id="section-36"> <p>Carter Verhaeghe, Cole Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen got the goals for the Panthers, who have lost six of eight. Danill Tarasov made 29 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-37"> <p>Flyers 5, Devils 1</p> </section><section id="section-38"> <p>Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster both scored a pair of goals for Philadelphia, which strengthened its hold on a playoff spot by prevailing in Newark, N.J.</p> </section><section id="section-39"> <p>Nick Seeler also scored, Zegras added an assist, and Matvei Michkov assisted on both of Foerster’s goals. Dan Vladar stopped 23 shots for the Flyers, who have won three in a row.</p> </section><section id="section-40"> <p>Cody Glass tallied and Jacob Markstrom made 14 saves for the Devils, who were eliminated from playoff contention with their regulation loss paired with Ottawa’s win over Tampa Bay.</p> </section><section id="section-41"> <p>Wild 5, Kraken 2</p> </section><section id="section-42"> <p>Joel Eriksson Ek scored and had two assists while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist as Minnesota won its fourth straight game, downing Seattle in Saint Paul, Minn.</p> </section><section id="section-43"> <p>Marcus Foligno and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Wild, who are two points behind the second-place Dallas Stars in the Central Division. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 saves to win his third straight start.</p> </section><section id="section-44"> <p>Brandon Montour and Adam Larsson both scored for the Kraken, who have lost six straight (0-5-1) and are on the verge of elimination from playoff contention.</p> </section><section id="section-45"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section></div> #Deadspin #NHL #roundup #Avalanche #Blues #seal #spot #West

“Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”

“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”

“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”

“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”

“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”

#Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana">Kyle Long is trying to be optimistic about the Bears maybe moving to Hammond, Indiana  “Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”  #Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match  Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.pic.twitter.com/Y5URIeyx53— Messi World (@MessiWorld101) June 10, 2026It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.Published on Jun 10, 2026  #WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

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