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Brian Sandalow

Sports contributor

Brian Sandalow is a sports contributor at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Saturday’s match has an afternoon kickoff, a rarity that required the Fire to adjust to the schedule.
The team’s new designated player hasn’t been a factor so far, but that hasn’t been his fault.
The Fire look good in their new kits, but they’re still winless after 2-1 loss.
For the first time since Sept. 29, 2019, the Fire will be in their traditional color when they host FC Cincinnati.
By any metric, the Fire had a productive offseason, but they know they won’t be awarded any trophies for doing well in the transfer market.
Bedard will get a lot of headlines and go viral after what he pulled off Wednesday, but he and the Hawks wouldn’t have had a chance to steal a victory from Winnipeg if not for Mrazek and his 37 saves.
The hockey world still was buzzing about Bedard’s ‘‘Michigan’’ goal Saturday, then he scored both of the Hawks’ goals in their 2-1 victory Wednesday.
While the Hawks got good news on Vlasic and Tyler Johnson, the roster is far from complete as Seth Jones, Joey Anderson and Andreas Athanasiou remain out of the lineup.
“As a teammate, it gives you confidence to jump into holes and lanes, knowing a guy is going to find you or make the right play,” teammate Connor Murphy said.