Also, just from a process perspective, the plan is to bring the Bears bill directly to the floor. No committee. If it passes, it goes to the House, where it can be considered tonight. There's no effective date on the measure, meaning it only needs a simple majority.

This analysis is always very interesting -- and rest differential in particular is something that NFL teams themselves look at. Good year for the Bears.

Chase Claypool a tryout player at Packers rookie camp

This is what I can’t stand about these old school coaches! You’re in a winnable playoff series and you’ve lost your franchise player to injury and a key rotational player as well but you’ve pick now to send a message to your 2nd best athlete on the team? Ok he missed an assignment sit him down a few minutes explain what he did wrong and put him right back on the floor? By benching him in a playoff series you destroy his confidence! He’s still developing give the kid a break! Terrible!!!

Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. espn.com/mens-college-basket…