2-Minute Drill: A vote for Jake, Super Bowl goodies, Meghan Markle mixup

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While many Cubs fans would like to see them get Yu Darvish in free agency, most are fine with keeping Jake Arrieta. | AP

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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It seems Cubs fans are fine with bringing Jake Arrieta back … On to the next question: Addison Russell or Javy Baez? … Bears get high grades from coaching candidates they rejected … Jordan Howard says defenses knew exactly what Bears’ ‘vanilla’ offense was doing in 2017? … Nikola Mirotic is happy to move on from Bulls … Newly traded Blake Griffin forgot to put on his Pistons jerseyIt’s safe to look at your phone — all MLB parks will have extended protective netting by Opening Day … People are obsessing over Tom Brady kissing his 11-year-old son … Reason No. 4,568 Bill Belichick is a genius … Tom Brady has a chance to do something that hasn’t been done in 51 Super Bowls … Several Eagles players have fallen sick and Brady and Belichick are being blamed … A movement to bring back bullpen carts … Super Bowl halftime performer Justin Timberlake says his son will never play footballSpeaking of football, these “Jeopardy!” contestants knew absolutely nothing about the sport … There is a “Monopoly” board game for cheaters.

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