Bears rookie diaries with Tory Taylor, Austin Booker | Week 3
As told to Gabby Hajduk
Bears fourth-round pick Tory Taylor-a punter from Iowa-and fifth-round pick Austin Booker-a defensive end from Kansas-share their training camp experiences exclusively on ChicagoBears.com. This series will feature both players giving first-person accounts once a week throughout training camp.
Week 3
Larry Mayer
The Bears held a padded practice Thursday at Halas Hall that was closed to the public but open to select community groups. Here's what transpired:
The starters didn't get as many reps as usual because they will make their preseason debut Saturday against the Bills in Buffalo, coach Matt Eberflus announced.
"We're excited about that," Eberflus said. "Guys are juiced about it. We have a rea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani advanced to the 2024 Olympic Games final on Thursday.
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(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) A pair of teams trending in opposite directions will meet in the nation's capital on Friday as the Washington Nationals face the Los Angeles Angels to start an interleague series. The Angels enter play a confident group, winners in four of five, including a series victory in the Bronx this week against the New York Yankees. After dropping the opener, Los Angeles combined for
ISLAMABAD - Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan clinched his country's first gold medal in four decades by setting a new record with his stunning throw in Thursday's men's javelin final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI): Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey and Sunny Kaushal-starrer 'Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba' kept Vicky Kaushal on the edge of his seat. Vicky, who attended the screening of his brother Sunny's latest release on Thursday night, took to Instagram and showered love on the film as he described it as a "mazedar watch.""Taking the twists, turns, romance and romaanch notches up from the fir
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Matias Rojas scored in each half and 10-man Inter Miami held on for a 4-3 victory over Toronto FC to continue their Leagues Cup title defense on Thursday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jordi Alba assisted on all four Miami goals in the round-of-32 clash in the absence of Lionel Messi, who has aninjured ankle and is yet to play in the 2024 tournament. Diego Gomez and Lui
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Mitch Haniger lined a three-run double to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. The Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak and moved into a first-place tie with the idle Houston Astros in the American League West. It was Haniger's eighth career walk-of
Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): Botswana's Letsile Tebogo crossed the finish line as the new 200m Olympic champion at the ongoing Paris 2024 on Thursday. The rising star from Botswana stormed to victory in an African record of 19.46 seconds in front of a roaring Stade de France crowd denying pre-race favourite Noah Lyles the coveted sprint double, as per Olympics.com. Lyles, who won the Olympic 100m title in dramatic fash
(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Trea Turner hit a tiebreaking two-run single and J.T. Realmuto homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night in Phoenix. Bryce Harper had three hits and an intentional walk as Philadelphia won for the fourth time in its last five games. Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, Edmundo Sosa and Weston Wilson added two hits apiece
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Mitch Haniger lined a three-run double to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. The Mariners snapped a three-game losing streak and moved into a first-place tie with idle Houston in the American League West. It was Haniger's eighth career walk-off with the
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Congress Party has given an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha demanding the withdrawal of the statement of Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandivya on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification issue. Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave the adjournment motion notice regarding the statement of Mandivya in which the sports minister said that "Rs. 70.45575 lakhs has been spent on her as a def
The world has grown cynical about the integrity of major international sports, and not without reason. From the
(Photo credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, known as much for his on-course showmanship as for the talent that led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died on Thursday at age 88 in Clearwater, Fla. Rodriguez earned eight victories on the PGA Tour, starting with the 1963 Denver Open Invitational and ending with the 1979 Denver Open Invitational. After turning 50, he proved even
Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): India is beaming with pride as Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in the men's javelin final at the Paris Olympics. From Instagram to X, netizens flooded social media platforms with congratulatory wishes for Neeraj over his remarkable win at the world's greatest sports event. Members of the Indian film industry, too, sent best wishes to Chopra. Taking to Instagram Story, actor Vicky Kaushal a
Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): IOC Refugee Olympic Team athlete Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba and Australia's Caitlin Parker have earned bronze medals in women's 75kg boxing on Thursday, 8 August at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Ngamba's bronze medal marks a historic first Olympic medal for the Refugee Olympic Team since the team was formed in 2016. Ngamba took a round and one of the five judges' overall cards, but ultimat
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh heaped praise on Javelin Throw athlete Neeraj Chopra following his silver medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. Neeraj Chopra fell short of retaining his gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the ongoing marquee event securing silver with a best throw of 89.45 meters. Rajnath Singh took to social media and said that he is the epitome of har
(Photo credit: Kevin R. Wexler / NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK) New York Giants running back Eric Gray rushed for two touchdowns in the second quarter, one of them on a 48-yard burst, in a 14-3 win over the visiting Detroit Lions on Thursday in each team's first preseason game. Gray, a fifth-round draft pick in 2023, added a 1-yard score among his 98 yards from scrimmage. Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito completed 8
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports) PARIS -- Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women's 53-kilogram freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador's Lucia Yepez Guzman by te
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Jo Adell hit a two-out, bases-clearing double to highlight a six-run fifth inning as the visiting Los Angeles Angels recorded a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. The Angels won for the fourth time in six games and took a second straight series from a New York team after winning a pair of one-run games at home against the Mets. Los Angeles outscored the
(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and scored twice as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Dylan Carlson, who came from the Cardinals in a trade ahead of the deadline, also drove in two runs for Tampa Bay. Rays starting pitcher Shane Baz allowed four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked two batters an
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) PARIS -- Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200-meter title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal. Tebogo, who set a national record of 9.86 when finishing sixth in the Paris 100-meter final, produced a dominant last 50 meters and crossed the line in 19.46 seconds
(Photo credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports) With just one top-20 finish on the LIV Golf tour this season while missing the cut in two of golf's four majors, Phil Mickleson said on Wednesday that he won't hang on if he's not able to compete at a high level. Mickelson, 54, a six-time major champion, signed a reported $200 million contract with LIV in 2022 and is captain of the HyFlyers, a team in which he holds an equity
Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who earned a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, said on Friday that while he gave his best, it was Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem's day to win gold. Chopra said it was time to assess his performance and focus on future improvements. "We all feel happy whenever we win a medal for the country. It's time to improve the game now. We will sit and discuss and enhance our
(Photo credit: Gerry Angus-USA TODAY Sports) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a homer, a double and a triple and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Thursday. Guerrero extended his hitting streak to 20 games in the decisive game of a three-game series. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (10-8) pitched eight strong innings. He held Baltimore to two runs, three hits
