Monday night, the Chicago Bears get their first crack at the Minnesota Vikings this season. While the Bears are essentially out of the NFC playoff race, the Vikings are very much alive.

Minnesota sits at 6-7 and currently in the ninth seed, with the same record as the Washington Football Team. With the New Orleans Saints beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night, pulling their record to 7-7, the Vikings have to beat Chicago to keep pace.

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Monday, December 20, 2021

NOBLE LEAGUE – BLUE

Noble Academy at Hansberry, 7:00

NON CONFERENCE

Clifton Central at Herscher, 7:00

DePue at Midland, 7:00

Fenger at Marist, 7:00

Jones at Niles West, PPD

Leo at Bremen, PPD

Lincoln Park at Morgan Park, 1:00

Montini at Downers Grove North, 1:30

Northridge at Rockford Lutheran, 7:00

Ogden at Austin, 5:00

Orr at Milwaukee Acad Science, 7:00

Peoria Heights at Roanoke-Benson, 7:00

Ridgewood at Aurora Christian, 6:00

St. Francis de Sales at Shepard, PPD

Taft at Loyola, PPD

Urban Prep at Longwood, 5:00

Waukegan at North Chicago, 7:00

Wheaton-Warr. South at Little Village, 2:00

Woodland at Earlville, 7:00

LAS VEGAS BISHOP GORMAN (NV)

De La Salle vs. Sheldon (CA), 11:00

MARENGO

Genoa-Kingston vs. Crystal Lake Central, 9:00a

Richmond-Burton vs. Sycamore, 10:30

Rockford Christian vs. Woodstock, 12:00

Woodstock North vs. Fenton, 1:30

Freeport vs. Stillman Valley, 3:00

Grayslake North vs. Marengo, 4:30

Rochelle vs. Harvest Christian, 6:00

Harvard vs. Wauconda, 7:30

STEINMETZ

Steinmetz vs. Intrinsic-Belmont, 11:00

at Chicago Academy

Chicago Academy vs. Holy Trinity, 3:00

WATSEKA

Donovan vs. Illinois Lutheran, 5:00

Tri-Point vs. Westville, 6:15

Cissna Park vs. LaSalette, 7:30

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

INTERSTATE EIGHT

Kaneland at Plano, 7:00

LaSalle-Peru at Sandwich, 7:00

NIC – 10

Guilford at Belvidere North, 7:00

RIVER VALLEY

Grant Park at Gardner-So. Wilmington, 6:45

Illinois Lutheran at Clifton Central, 7:00

St. Anne at Beecher, 7:00

SOUTHLAND

Bloom at Thornwood, 6:00

NON CONFERENCE

Andrew at Reavis, 6:00

Antioch at Fenwick, 6:00

Byron at Erie-Prophetstown, PPD

Christ the King at Loyola (MI), 4:30

Comer at Mount Carmel, 7:00

Dwight at Ridgeview, 7:00

East Aurora at DeKalb, 7:00

Evergreen Park at Elmwood Park, 1:00

Lakes at St. Patrick, 7:00

Leland at Amboy, 7:00

Lena-Winslow at Winnebago, 7:00

Lincoln-Way West at Plainfield North, 6:30

Loyola at Evanston, PPD

Manteno at Joliet Catholic, 6:30

Marquette at Alleman, 7:00

Minooka at Lemont, 6:00

Niles North at Prospect, 6:00

North Boone at Belvidere, 7:00

Polo at Oregon, 7:00

Princeton at Dixon, 7:00

Prosser at Dunbar, 3:00

Rock Falls at Newman, 7:00

Round Lake at Mundelein, 4:30

Seneca at Newark, 7:00

St. Viator at Hersey, 6:00

Wilmington at Momence, 7:00

Woodland at Blue Ridge, 7:30

York at Benet, 7:00

FORT MYERS (FL) CITY OF PALMS

Young vs. IMG (FL)/North Little Rock (AR), 3:45

LAS VEGAS BISHOP GORMAN (NV)

De La Salle vs. TBD

MARENGO

Consolation Quarter-Final, 9:00a

Consolation Quarter-Final, 12:00

Consolation Quarter-Final, 3:00

Consolation Quarter-Final, 6:00

Quarter-Final, 10:30

Quarter-Final, 1:30

Quarter-Final, 4:30

Quarter-Final, 7:30

WATSEKA

Hoopeston vs. Peotone, 5:00

Iroquois West vs. Watseka, 6:15

McNamara vs. Milford, 7:30

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

BIG NORTHERN

North Boone at Winnebago, 7:00

SOUTH SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Oak Lawn at Thornton Fr. South, 2:30

NON CONFERENCE

Andrew at Marist, 7:00

Aurora Central at Lisle, 6:45

Buffalo Grove at Schaumburg, 7:00

Burlington Central at Rockford Lutheran, 7:00

DeKalb at Dunlap, 6:30

Dyett at Wheaton-Warr. South, 7:15

Earlville at Yorkville Christian, 7:00

Fasman Yeshiva at Intrinsic, PPD

Fenger at Leo, PPD

Gardner-So. Wilmington at Reed-Custer, 6:45

Geneva at Metea Valley, 6:00

Jones at King, PPD

Kennedy at Shepard, 6:30

Lake Park at Elk Grove, 6:00

Libertyville at Palatine, 6:00

Manley at Austin, 4:00

Midland at Stark County, 7:30

Morgan Park at Glenbrook South, 2:00

Northtown at Schurz, 12:00

Rauner at Golder, 10:00

Riverside-Brookfield at St. Edward, 7:00

Somonauk at Plano, 7:00

Waukegan at Maine West, 3:00

Wheeling at Taft, CNL

HINSDALE CENTRAL

Stevenson vs. Morton, 9:30

Oak Forest vs. Maine South, 11:00

Homewood-Flossmoor vs. Willowbrook, 12:30

St. Rita vs. Lincoln-Way Central, 2:00

Marian Catholic vs. Richards, 3:45

Oswego East vs. Auburn, 5:15

Hinsdale Central vs. St. Charles East, 7:00

DePaul vs. Glenbard East, 8:30

JACOBS

Prairie Ridge vs. South Elgin, 9:00

Grant vs. Cary-Grove, 10:30

Crystal Lake South vs. Johnsburg, 12:00

Bartlett vs. Marian Central, 1:30

Loyola vs. Streamwood, 3:00

Barrington vs. Grayslake Central, 4:30

Waubonsie Valley vs. Larkin, 6:00

Jacobs vs. Jefferson, 7:30

MARENGO

13th Place Semi-Final, 9:00a

13th Place Semi-Final, 3:00

Consolation Semi-Final, 10:30

Consolation Semi-Final, 4:30

5th Place Semi-Final, 12:00

5th Place Semi-Final, 6:00

Semi-Final, 1:30

Semi-Final, 7:30

Thursday, December 23, 2021

METRO SUBURBAN – BLUE

Aurora Christian at Timothy Christian, 6:00

MID-SUBURBAN – WEST

Fremd at Hoffman Estates, 6:00

NON CONFERENCE

Kankakee at Providence, 6:00

Libertyville at Vernon Hills, 5:30

Mundelein at Lake Park, 4:30

Niles West at North Chicago, 2:30

Oak Lawn at Stagg, 11:00

Prosser at Richards (Chgo), 6:00

HINSDALE CENTRAL

Consolation Quarter-Final, 9:30

Consolation Quarter-Final, 11:00

Consolation Quarter-Final, 12:30

Consolation Quarter-Final, 2:00

Quarter-Final, 3:45

Quarter-Final, 5:15

Quarter-Final, 7:00

Quarter-Final, 8:30

JACOBS

Streamwood vs. Grant, 9:00

Grayslake Central vs. Prairie Ridge, 10:30

South Elgin vs. Barrington, 12:00

Marian Central vs. Jacobs, 1:30

Cary-Grove vs. Loyola, 3:00

Larkin vs. Crystal Lake South, 4:30

Jefferson vs. Bartlett, 6:00

Johnsburg vs. Waubonsie Valley, 7:30

MARENGO

15th Place, 9:00a

13th Place, 10:30

11th Place, 12:00

Consolation Championship, 1:30

7th Place, 3:00

5th Place, 4:30

Championship, 7:30

Friday, December 24, 2021

No Games Scheduled

Saturday, December 25, 2021

No Games Scheduled

Sunday, December 26, 2021

No Games Scheduled

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Last time the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets met, Billy Donovan’s crew was the face of the beginning of a historical streak. The Rockets were then 1-16 before pulling off an improbable win over the Bulls.

From there, Houston ripped off seven wins in a row. You could say that victory is what changed the whole season for the Rockets.

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Four people were killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the weekend.

The homicide victims were a 17-year-old shot on the Far South Side, a 54-year-old woman killed in Austin, a 35-year-old man killed in Old Irving Park and a 30-year-old man killed in North Park.

Three police districts were tied with three shootings each: The 4th District, which responded to the homicide in Pullman; the 10th District covering Lawndale; and the 7th District covering Englewood and Gresham.

With four dead, the period was about as violent as last weekend, when three people were killed and 24 others wounded. The weekend before then, nine people were killed and 23 others wounded.

Weekend murders

A 17-year-old boy was killed and his younger brother wounded in a shooting in Pullman on the Far South Side Friday night. The 14-year-old brother stopped two officers about 7 p.m., telling them he and his sibling had been shot in the 11100 block of South Doty Avenue, Chicago police said. Police followed the teen about two blocks and found the brother. The 17-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died, police said. His name hasn’t been released. The 14-year-old was taken in good condition to Comer Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist.
A man was fatally shot early Saturday morning at a red light in Old Irving Park on the Northwest Side. The man, 35, was stopped at a red light about 3 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Irving Park Road when someone in a black SUV opened fire, striking him in the chest and right side, police said. He then struck a parked car a block away. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His name hasn’t been released.
A 54-year-old woman was shot to death Saturday afternoon on a sidewalk in Austin on the West Side. Melinda Crump was outside about 4:45 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone shot her in the stomach, police said. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A man was shot to death Sunday night while driving in the North Park neighborhood on the North Side. The 30-year-old was attacked just before 10 p.m. in the 5500 block of North Kedzie, police said. He suffered one gunshot wound to the head and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead.

Nonfatal attacks

Two people were shot while leaving a restaurant Friday night in the Near North Side neighborhood. The man and woman were walking out of a restaurant about 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of North Wabash Avenue when someone got out of a white Audi and fired shots, police said. The couple ran back inside the restaurant for cover, according to police. The man, 22, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said. The woman, 24, was struck in the thigh and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.
A 17-year-old boy was shot Sunday afternoon while riding his bike in Lawndale on the West Side. Just after 3 p.m., the teen was biking in the 3500 block of West Douglas Boulevard when a black sedan pulled up and someone got out and began firing shots, police said. He suffered gunshot wounds to the right hand and left elbow, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, according to police.
A passenger was shot and wounded Saturday night during an attempted carjacking in North Austin on the Northwest Side. About 10:45 p.m., the passenger, a 22-year-old man, and the driver of the car were approached by two gunmen at a red light in the 1200 block of North Laramie Avenue, police said. When the driver sped away, one of the gunmen opened fire, striking the passenger in the neck and shoulder, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition, police said.

At least 16 others were wounded in shootings in Chicago from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

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Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has recovered from the coronavirus and will call plays Monday night against the Vikings, head coach Matt Nagy told WBBM-AM on Monday morning.

Desai tested positive for the coronavirus Dec. 13. Thursday, he said he felt fine but was frustrated by working remotely.

It’s unclear if either offensive coordinator Bill Lazor or special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will come back Monday night. The Bears said quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo will be the offensive coordinator if Lazor remains out, but Nagy hinted to the station that the head coach would be the one to call plays.

Tabor would be replaced by assistant special teams coordinator Brian Ginn.

Coronavirus ravaged Halas Hall over the past week. As of Monday morning, some of the team’s best players — receiver Allen Robinson, safety Eddie Jackson and cornerback Jaylon Johnson, among others — were on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Bears could take players off the list — or, if anyone tests positive, add them to it — Monday afternoon.

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Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will return for the Monday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Matt Nagy said on WBBM-AM in Chicago.

Desai, along with offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, entered COVID-19 protocols last week.

With Lazor and Tabor still out, John DeFilippo and Brian Ginn will serve as the offensive and special teams coordinators, respectively, on Monday night, Nagy said. Nagy suggested that he will be the Bears’ offensive playcaller and will work closely with DeFilippo.

The Bears (4-9) placed cornerback Jaylon Johnson and safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday and now have 14 players on the list, including the entire starting secondary, with Johnson and Gipson joining safety Eddie Jackson and cornerback Artie Burns.

The list includes receiver Allen Robinson, backup quarterback Andy Dalton, right tackle Larry Borom and defensive end Mario Edwards Jr.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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In one of the fatal attacks, a person was killed and a 14-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in Pullman on the Far South Side Friday night.

By Sun-Times Wire Updated Dec 20, 2021, 7:14am CST

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