Decade in review: Team capsules

What the 2010s looked like for Chicago’s sports teams.

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Carlos Boozer, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Kyle Korver huddle up during a 2011 playoff game.

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Decade in review: Team Capsules

All in-season records are updated as of Dec. 19.

BULLS

Overall record: 439-395 (12th-most wins in the NBA)
Postseason record: 25-31
Titles: 0
Winning seasons: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

Postseason appearances

2010 – Lost 4-1 to the Cavaliers in Eastern Conference first round
2011 – Lost 4-1 to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals
2012 – Lost 4-2 to the 76ers in the Eastern Conference first round
2013 – Lost 4-1 to the Heat in Eastern Conference semis
2014 – Lost 4-1 to the Wizards in the Eastern Conference first round
2015 – Lost 4-2 to the Heat in the Eastern Conference semis
2017 – Lost 4-2 to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference first round

Awards

All-Star selections: Derrick Rose (2010-12); Luol Deng (2012-13); Joakim Noah (2013-14); Jimmy Butler (2015-17); Pau Gasol (2015-16)

MVP: Rose (2011)

Defensive Player of the Year: Noah (2014)

Most Improved: Butler (2015)

Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau (2011)

Hall of Fame inductees: Scottie Pippen (Class of 2010); Dennis Rodman and Artis Gilmore (Class of 2011); Chet Walker (Class of 2012); Guy Rodgers and Slick Leonard (Class of 2014); Jerry Krause (Class of 2017)

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Jay Cutler and Brian Urlacher were key figures for the Bears over the last decade.

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BEARS

Overall record: 75-83 (18th-most wins in the NFL)
Playoff record: 1-2
Titles: 0
Winning seasons: 2010, 2012, 2018

Postseason appearances

2010 – Lost to the Packers in the NFC Championship
2018 – Lost to the Eagles in a wild-card game

Awards

Pro Bowl Selections: LB Brian Urlacher (2010-11); WR Devin Hester (2010); LB Lance Briggs (2010-11); DE Julius Peppers (2010-12); DB Charles Tillman (2011-12); WR Brandon Marshall (2012-13); OLB Khalil Mack (2018); RB Tarik Cohen (2018); S Eddie Jackson (2018); CB Kyle Fuller (2018); OT Kyle Long (2013-15); DB Tim Jennings (2012-13); RB Matt Forte (2011, 2013); DE Henry Melton (2012); LT Charles Leno (2018); TE Martellus Bennett (2014); Mitch Trubisky (2018); OG Cody Whitehair (2018); DE Akiem Hicks (2018); WR Alshon Jeffrey (2013); DB Corey Graham (2011); G Josh Sitton (2016); RB Jordan Howard (2016)

Coach of the Year: Matt Nagy (2018)

MVP: N/A

Hall of Fame inductees: DE Richard Dent (Class of 2011); Urlacher (Class of 2018) 

Cubs players celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.

Cubs players celebrate winning the 2016 World Series.

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CUBS

Regular-season record: 817-803-1 (14th-most wins in the MLB)
Playoff record: 19-18
Winning seasons: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Titles: 2016

Postseason appearances

2015 – Lost 4-0 to Mets in NLCS
2016 – Won 4-3 over Indians in World Series
2017 – Lost 4-1 to Dodgers in NLCS
2018 – Lost 2-1 to Rockies in NL Wild-Card Game

Awards

All-Stars: CF Marlon Boyd (2010); 2B Starlin Castro (2011-2012, 2014); 1B Bryan LaHair (2012); LHP Travis Wood (2013); RHP Jeff Samardzija (2014); 3B Kris Bryant (2015-16, 2019); 1B Anthony Rizzo (2015-16); LHP Jon Lester (2016, 2018); CF Dexter Fowler (2016); RHP Jake Arrieta (2016); SS Addison Russell (2016); 2B Ben Zobrist (2016); RHP Wade Davis (2017); SS Javier Baez (2018-19); C Willson Contreras (2018-19)

NL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon (2015)

NL MVP: Bryant (2016)

NL Cy Young: Arrieta (2015)

Hall of Fame inductees: 3B Ron Santo (2012); RHP Lee Smith (2019)

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Jose Abreu has been a bright spot for the White Sox over the last decade.

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WHITE SOX

Overall record: 743-876 (Second-most losses in MLB)
Winning seasons: 2010, 2012
Postseason appearances: N/A
Titles: N/A

Awards

All-Stars: LHP Matt Thornton (2010); 1B Paul Konerko (2010-12); LHP Chris Sale (2012-16); RHP Jesse Crain (2013); SS Alexei Ramirez (2014); 1B Jose Abreu (2014, 2018-19); LHP Jose Quintana (2016); RF Avisail Garcia (2017); C James McCann (2019); RHP Lucas Giolito (2019)

AL Manager of the Year: N/A

AL MVP: N/A

AL Cy Young: N/A

Hall of Fame inductees: DH Frank Thomas (2014); DH Harold Baines (2019)

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Patrick Kane hoists the Stanley Cup.

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BLACKHAWKS

Overall record: 450-271-100 (Tied for seventh-most points in the NHL)
Playoff record: 67-31-13
Titles: 2010, 2013, 2015
Winning seasons: 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

Postseason appearances:

2010 – Beat Flyers 4-2 to win Stanley Cup
2011 – Lost 4-3 to Canucks in Western Conference quarterfinals
2012 – Lost 4-2 to the Coyotes in Western Conference quarterfinals
2013 – Beat Bruins 4-2 to win Stanley Cup
2014 – Lost 4-3 to the Kings in Western Conference final
2015 – Beat Lightning 4-2 to win Stanley Cup
2016 – Lost 4-3 to the Blues in the first round
2017 – Lost 4-0 to the Predators in the first round

Awards

All-Star Game selections: RW Patrick Kane (2011-12; 2015-19); D Duncan Keith (2011, 2015, 2017); C Patrick Sharp (2011); C Jonathan Toews (2011-12, 2015-17); RW Marian Hossa (2012); G Corey Crawford (2015, 2017); D Brent Seabrook (2015)

Art Ross Trophy: Kane (2016)

Conn Smythe Trophy: Toews (2010); Kane (2013); Keith (2015)

Hart Memorial Trophy: Kane (2016)

James Norris Memorial Trophy: Keith (2010, 2014)

Hall of Fame inductees: G Ed Belfour and C Doug Gilmour (Class of 2011); D Chris Chelios (2013)

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Diamond DeShields emerged as a key player for the Sky in 2019.

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SKY

Overall record: 165-175 (Tied for fourth-most losses in WNBA)      
Playoff record: 8-13
Winning seasons: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
Titles: N/A

Postseason appearances

2013 – Lost 2-0 to the Fever in the semifinals
2014 – Lost 3-0 to the Mercury in the WNBA Finals
2015 – Lost 2-1 to the Fever in the semifinals
2016 – Lost 3-1 to the Sparks in the semifinals
2019 – Lost 1-0 to the Aces in the second round

Awards

All-Star selections: Sylvia Fowles (2010-11, 2013); Epiphanny Prince (2011, 2013); Courtney Vandersloot (2011, 2019); Elena Delle Donne (2013-15); Jessica Breland (2014); Cappie Pondexter (2015); Stefanie Dolson (2017); Allie Quigley (2017-19); Diamond DeShields (2019)

MVP: Delle Donne (2015)

Rookie of the Year: Delle Donne (2013)

Sixth Woman of the Year: Quigley (2014-15)

Defensive Player of the Year: Fowles (2011, 2013)

Coach of the Year: James Wade (2019)

Hall of Fame inductees: N/A

Red Stars

Overall record: 68-43-47**
Playoff record: 1-5
Winning seasons: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Titles: N/A

Postseason appearances

2015: Lost to FC Kansas City in the semifinals
2016: Lost to Washington Spirit in the semifinals
2017: Lost to North Carolina Courage in the semifinals
2018: Lost to North Carolina Courage in the semifinals
2019: Lost to the Courage in the championship game

Awards

MVP: Sam Kerr (2019)

Golden Boot: Kerr (2018, 2019)

Rookie of the Year: Julie Johnston (2014), Danielle Colaprico (2015)

** Starts when NWSL was founded in 2013

Fire

Overall record: 104-133-99
Playoff record: 0-2
Winning seasons: 2012, 2013, 2017
Titles: N/A

Postseason appearances

2012: Lost in knockout round to Houston Dynamo
2017: Lost in knockout round to New York Red Bulls

Awards

MVP: Mike Magee (2013)

Golden Boot: Nemanja Nikolic (2017)

Rookie of the Year: Austin Berry (2012)

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