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2-Minute Drill: Rizzo returns, don’t count out White Sox, Rihanna’s birthday

By  Dan Cahill
   
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Catching you up on the latest news, trending topics and meaningless minutiae we all love to talk about in less than 120 seconds.

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Anthony Rizzo returns to Cubs’ camp after the “hardest thing I ever had to do’ … Jon Lester is not a big fan of speeding up the games … Blackhawks find another way to lose … Blackhawks ban four fans who made racist taunts … What to watch from Bulls down the stretch … Someone thinks the White Sox could be better than expected … Will the Bears give Kyle Fuller the franchise tag? … Kobe Bryant said he was all set to come to Chicago and play for the Bulls in 2004 … Fergie says she tried her best during cringeworthy national anthem … U.S. men’s hockey advances to the quarterfinals in the Winter Games … Don’t try to pet a moose … “Black Panther” is setting all sorts of box-office records … Missouri third-graders are selling raffle tickets for an AR-15 to raise money for their baseball team … Rihanna turns 30 today.

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