Olympic figure skating star Gracie Gold taking time off to seek professional help

Gracie Gold, a two-time U.S. figure skating champion and 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist whose last name and movie star looks have captivated her sport, said Friday morning in a statement released to USA TODAY Sports that she will be taking time off five months before the next Winter Olympics "to seek some professional help.” She did not say what kind of professional help she will be receiving. “My passion for skating and training remains strong,” Gold said in the statement. “However, after recent struggles on and off the ice, I realize I need to seek some professional help and will be taking some time off while preparing for my Grand Prix assignments. This time will help me become a stronger

Can Bears explain why John Fox wasn't fired for his handling of Mitch Trubisky?

You know what’s more surprising than No. 2 overall draft choice Mitch Trubisky dropping back to throw two passes at the end of the dumbest practice game ever? The fact that the Bears didn’t immediately fire John Fox for that unnecessary and dangerous bit of nonsense Thursday. Fox doesn’t get it. Not that we’re surprised — heck, Fox wasn’t even told the Bears were drafting Trubisky — but Fox doesn’t get the care and feeding of the quarterback of the future. Trubisky shouldn’t have played at all in a game filled with players whose career track will trend toward asking if you want cheese on that. The Bears apparently realized too late, and there was Trubisky handing off nine straight times on three

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  John Fox thinks it was OK to get Mitch Trubisky hit late in fourth preseason game

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