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A man was fatally shot in West Pullman on Sunday, police said.The man, 37, was in his vehicle in the 100 block of East 118th Place about 9:30 p.m. when someone fired shots, striking him multiple times in the body, according to Chicago police.He was pronounced dead at the scene.No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating.

What marks do the Bears get after their 20-17 overtime loss against the Rams in the divisional round at Soldier Field?QUARTERBACK — CSomeday, Caleb Williams will be more consistent. Someday, he’ll be the player all of Beardom wants him to be. Someday? Let’s hope. His last-ditch touchdown pass to Cole Kmet to get this game to overtime was one of the great plays in memory. If No. 18 doesn’t believe a play such as that can work, it has no chance. But three interceptions for a guy who threw so few of them all year really stings. All three were bad balls. The last one, in overtime, will leave a scar. CALEB WILLIAMS YOU ARE RIDICULOUS📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/2zphVCnNbd— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 19, 2026 WIDE RECEIVERS — COne of the biggest plays of the game came on the opening drive when Rome Odunze dropped what should’ve been an easy touchdown catch — just can’t happen, dude — and the Bears ended up with no points. Otherwise, every little contribution from this group helped. DJ Moore had a fourth-down touchdown and a one-handed grab that helped the Bears escape the shadow of their own goal line. Odunze skied to snare a 27-yard rocket over the middle and, in crunch time, made a full-extension third-down grab near the sideline. Luther Burden III always makes the first guy miss.OFFENSIVE LINE — BMoving Joe Thuney to tackle and starting Jordan McFadden at guard was in no way disastrous and didn’t even seem to hurt the operation much. The line kept Williams clean in the passing game, a major accomplishment. Short-yardage runs were a problem, with no push — and no moving of the chains — on three different third-and-one or fourth-and-one plays, and no touchdown on a third-and-goal from the 2 late. Maybe the other team was just that good.DEFENSIVE LINE — BMontez Sweat had a sack, created fairly steady pressure and made plays against the run. Dominique Robinson flashed quickness and playmaking ability, including a sack. Austin Booker had another promising game. Gervon Dexter committed an extremely foolish personal foul away from the play, almost costing the Bears dearly right before the half, but his teammates in the secondary bailed him out, holding the Rams to a field goal.SECONDARY — A-MINUSThe only way this unit could’ve given the Bears more would’ve been by corralling a couple of possible interceptions. Safety Jaquan Brisker was everywhere, breaking up a deep shot to Puka Nacua, blowing up a sweep to Jordan Whittington, blitzing and taking down Stafford. Cornerback Kyler Gordon was no less effective. Corner Tyrique Stevenson had a fine night, too.COACHING — BFirst, the decision to move Thuney to tackle and play McFadden worked out. Ben Johnson went for it on fourth-and-three from the Rams’ 21 — should the Bears have kicked it? — but didn’t get it. Then he went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 3 on the next drive and got the touchdown to Moore. The straightforward runs in short yardage were snuffed out too many times; maybe call something else. Hat tip to defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who was aggressive from the jump and whose side of the ball exceeded all expectations by a lot. Latest on the Bears Bears Bears will have 25th pick in this year's draft Their season-ending loss to the Rams on Sunday night locked in their draft position. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Patrick Finley read Bears Bears coach Ben Johnson: 'Shame' to waste great defensive performance in 20-17 playoff loss to Rams The Bears held the Rams below their season averages for points and yards and shut down stars Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Jason Lieser read Bears Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, an unrestricted free agent, 'for sure' wants to re-sign Brisker said that’s not entirely up to him, though, and when asked if he’ll be back, he said, “We will see.” [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Jason Lieser read

They call Bears quarterback Caleb Williams ‘‘Iceman.’’ Rearrange the letters, however, and you find a more apt description for the Bears’ 20-17 playoff loss Sunday to the Rams in a Soldier Field snow globe: ‘‘Cinema.’’’It was out of a movie, a thriller that turned from a feel-good hit into a heartbreaker in overtime. Williams, who had done the improbable all season, did it again Sunday. But it wasn’t enough.Blame his interception in overtime. The Bears had gotten to the Rams’ 48 when Williams’ deep shot to wide receiver DJ Moore was picked off by safety Kam Curl at the 22. Williams chalked it up to ‘‘just a miscommunication’’ between him and Moore. He thought Moore, who was running a crosser from left to right, would flatten his route more toward the sideline.Six plays later, on third-and-six from the Bears’ 43, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford found wide receiver Puka Nacua for a 16-yard gain. Four plays later, after Bears coach Ben Johnson declined to take a timeout in an effort to ice him, Rams kicker Harrison Mevis made a 42-yard field goal to win the game.‘‘I thought he was going to miss the field goal and someway, somehow we’d win the game,’’ safety Jaquan Brisker said. ‘‘But it didn’t go like that.’’That the Bears even made it to overtime was a miracle. Trailing 17-10 and facing fourth-and-four at the Rams’ 14 with 27 seconds left in regulation, Williams was chased backward by a phalanx of defenders. When he ran out of options — and time — Williams planted his right foot and heaved the ball from the 40-yard line. Tight end Cole Kmet was the only Bears’ player on the left flank of the north end zone, with cornerback Cobie Durant, who had two interceptions, standing in front of him.‘‘I just wanted to give him my best ball and give him a shot,’’ Williams said.Williams’ throw sailed over Durant’s head and into Kmet’s arms.‘‘Just felt like a pop fly to center field,’’ said Kmet, a former Notre Dame baseball player.Soldier Field erupted in disbelief. A season full of improbable moments had produced the most unbelievable one of all.‘‘It was the most special throw I’ve ever seen,’’ said safety Kevin Byard, who just finished his 10th season. ‘‘That was insane. Left us speechless on the sideline.’’Johnson thought about going for two but settled for the extra point by Cairo Santos.‘‘Our goal-to-go situations hadn’t been very clean,’’ he said. ‘‘Our inside-the-five plan hadn’t worked out like we hoped. I just felt better about taking our chances in overtime.’’The Bears were 4-for-6 on third-and-one and 1-for-2 on fourth-and-one in the game.The Rams went three-and-out to start the extra period before Williams got the Bears past midfield, then threw his third interception. Taking over at their 22, the Rams went 54 yards on 10 plays to set up the winning kick.The Bears tying the score in regulation took a shanked 33-yard punt to give them the ball at midfield with 1:50 left and the Rams leading 17-10. The Bears were out of timeouts.An 18-yard pass to tight end Colston Loveland and a 12-yard run by running back D’Andre Swift got the Bears to the Rams’ 20. A six-yard pass to wide receiver Luther Burden made it second-and-four at the 14. After two incomplete passes, the Bears faced fourth down with 27 seconds left. That’s when Williams took the snap and began running backward.Williams went 23-for-42 for 257 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions and a 59.3 passer rating.Entering the game, Williams had led the Bears to seven fourth-quarter comebacks this season, one off the all-time NFL record held by, among others, Stafford.The Bears’ defense harassed Stafford, the presumptive MVP favorite, most of the night. He finished 20-for-42 for 258 yards and a 67.4 passer rating and was sacked him four times.With the score tied 10-10 after the third quarter, tight end Colby Parkinson’s 35-yard catch-and-run moved the Rams from their 20 to the Bears’ 45. Three plays later, on third-and-six, Stafford threw a slant to Nacua on a blitz…

Guard Josh Giddey took a step toward returning to the Bulls’ lineup. He still has a couple more to go.On Sunday, Giddey, who has missed 10 consecutive games, practiced with the G League’s Windy City Bulls. The session was the first five-on-five work for him since he strained his left hamstring.Coach Billy Donovan said everything went well for Giddey, who did some extra work after the practice.“We’ll see how he responds, but I didn’t get anything that there were any setbacks or any problems,” Donovan said. “That was a good sign.”The Bulls still hope Giddey can come back this week. They host the Clippers on Tuesday, travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves on Thursday, then welcome the Celtics on Saturday.But the Bulls need to see more from Giddey to declare him ready to return. An important aspect is being confident that there won’t be a recurrence, akin to what guard Coby White went through with his calf problem.“This was Giddey’s first time [playing five-on-five], so I think [the medical team] probably would want to see him have a couple more times like that or at least one more time like that, whether it’s [Monday] or the following days just to see where he’s at,” Donovan said. “They just want to make sure they’re putting him in all these situations where, if there is any tightness that he’s feeling or experiencing, they’d probably have to pull back.“He didn’t experience that [Sunday], but that’s really what they want.”Before the injury, Giddey was making a case for his first All-Star appearance, averaging 19.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Entering Sunday, Giddey was tied for second in triple-doubles with seven and tied for sixth in double-doubles with 19.He has not played since Dec. 29.Sitting PatForward Patrick Williams missed the game against the Nets after leaving with a sprained right ankle in the third quarter Friday night.Donovan said he’d have a better idea Monday of how long Williams would be out. He received treatment Sunday in hopes he could play but didn’t recover fast enough to be active.“I don’t think it’s going to be something that’s going to be long term, but he’s still pretty sore,” said Donovan, who got the impression from Williams that he didn’t think the injury was too serious.The ankle injury is the latest frustration for Williams.In his sixth season, Williams is averaging a career-low 6.5 points and 18.4 minutes. Since Jan. 1, he’s averaging 17 minutes and only 5.9 points in eight games.Need more deflectionsDuring training camp, Donovan and the coaching staff emphasized getting deflections. Through Saturday, the Bulls are last in the league in that category, getting only 14.5 per game.“You try to work on it,” Donovan said.“When you’re doing pick-and-roll coverage or you’re doing screening actions, two guys are in a pick-and-roll, so let’s try to get that hand activity. You’re hoping that a guy can get a piece or deflect the pass.”