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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Chicago BearsOverall: 103 Title track: 63 Ownership: 87 Coaching: 46 Players: 105 Fan relations: 97 Affordability: 111 Stadium experience: 102 Bang for the buck: 111 Change from last year: +11The NFLs charter franchise ranks 103rd overall after a nine-year span where the Bears reached the playoffs once. Thats up 11 from last year, but this level of futility -- Chicago has qualified for the postseason just five times since Mike Ditka was fired in the early 1990s -- puts them on the level of Cleveland or Jacksonville. The Bears promised to usher in a new era of hope when they hired general manager Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox after the Marc Trestman debacle. So far though, both have failed to deliver anything tangible for Chicago sports fans to embrace.Whats goodChicago skyrocketed 35 spots to No. 46 overall in coaching, showing that fans were on board with Foxs hiring. But staying in the top half of teams could prove difficult. Fox has won a lot of games in the NFL but accomplished almost nothing in Chicago. And while hes surrounded by experienced assistants -- most notably veteran defensive coordinator Vic Fangio -- Chicago lost offensive coordinator Adam Gase to Miami in the offseason, and that is bound to hurt them in the 2017 rankings.Whats badThe Bears rank 111th in affordability and bang for the buck. Ticket prices at Soldier Field are among the highest in the NFL -- only the Patriots, the 49ers, the Cowboys and the Giants charge more. The problem is that, unlike some of those teams, the Bears rarely reward the home fans. Under Fox, Chicago went 1-7 at Soldier Field in 2015. Why pay such expensive ticket prices if the team is bound to lose? That is the dilemma Chicagoans struggle with when it comes to the Bears. Most eventually choose to attend games at Soldier Field, but the payoff is minimal -- and often painful.Whats newThe Bears experienced slight bumps in players (up 11 spots to No. 105) and ownership (up nine, to No. 87), likely, in part, thanks to the new hirings. Again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Since George McCaskey assumed the title of team chairman in 2011, the Bears have been wildly unstable, firing two head coaches (Lovie Smith, Trestman) and two general managers (Jerry Angelo, Phil Emery). The Bears have not played in a playoff game over the span. But thanks to players like Jordan Howard and Kevin White, the Bears did successfully transform the roster from one on the leagues oldest to one of the youngest. Now fans just hope they can win more than six games in 2016.Next: Tennessee Titans?| Full rankingsHerman Edwards Eagles Jersey .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. 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Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon.JOLIET, Ill. -- Qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway was canceled because of rain Friday for the third consecutive year.The lineup for Sundays 400-mile race will be based on the playoff seeding, putting Kyle Busch on the pole with Brad Keselowski joining him on the front row.Denny Hamlin will start third, followed by Kevin Harvick, Cal Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. The 16 drivers who qualified for the 10-race playoff will all start at the front of the field.Busch is seeking his second straight Sprint Cup title. Hell need to get past two elimination rounds to get into the group of four drivers eligible going into the last race Nov. 20 at Homestead.We kind of look at this round as dont make any mistakes, Busch said. Just kind of keep preparing yourself, keep getting ready for how the pressure will continue to rise.Rain started falling at midday and wiped out the only Sprint Cup practice scheduled at the 1.5-mile asphalt oval before the evening qualifying. The weather later cleared and an hour Sprint Cup practice was added around dusk.Jimmie Johnson, who will start eighth Sunday, was the fastest in that session, followed by Edwards and Denny Hamlin.ddddddddddddJohnson has never won at Chicagoland and hasnt made it out of the second round in the two years of the elimination format.Theres a lot of optimism and a lot of great things happening, Johnson said.?We just need to deliver consistently and execute at the track.?Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt as he recovers from a concussion, spun out in the closing seconds of practice trying to get onto pit road. He didnt appear to damage his car.Regan Smith, who will start 33rd based on the standings, left the track to return home after his wife went into labor. Ty Dillon filled in during the practice session, but its possible Smith will return for Sundays race.Big thanks to everybody who helped me back and those who offered, Smith tweeted after landing in North Carolina.With only 40 cars entered, none were eliminated without a qualifying session. The teams are scheduled for a final practice Saturday before the 267-lap race. ' ' '