BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- On the hottest, most humid day of Chicago Bears training camp, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio wore a sweatshirt.I dont sweat that much, he said. Im not a sweater.In another sense, Fangio did have to sweat through a first year in Chicago with an inconsistent defense that improved, and looks to make greater strides in head coach John Foxs second season because of offseason changes.Before Fangio becomes more convinced of improvement, though, hell need to see the type of impact additions such as linebackers Danny Trevathan, Jerrell Freeman and first-round draft pick Leonard Floyd will have for a defense that rose in rankings last season from 30th to 14th.I think we have a chance to be a better defense than we were last year, but the proof will be in the pudding, Fangio said Thursday at training camp. Practice is the quiz, the games are the final exam.The biggest change came in the front seven, with the addition of 336-pound free agent defensive end Akiem Hicks, backed by free agent inside linebacker acquisitions Freeman and Trevathan.The potential exists to stop the run more effectively than last season, when Chicago ranked 22nd.It could take a while.You know weve got veteran guys, but theyre not veteran in our system yet, Fangio said.Hicks put his talents on display Thursday when he helped the first-team defense make a goal-line stand in scrimmage.For a big guy hes got a lot of energy, Fangio said. Weve just got to get him honed up a little bit better in his techniques.Hicks, whose career started with New Orleans and New England, said he feels comfortable in the Bears defensive scheme. Teammates are noticing.I like to have a big D-lineman in front of me, a hungry guy whos just a mauler, Trevathan said about Hicks. The mans a mountain who is hard to move.Trevathan, who came over from the Super Bowl champion Broncos in free agency, also raved about Fangios defensive system.Hes a mastermind, Trevathan said. He likes to put you in the right situations to make plays.He has some experience with that with other linebackers and other teams. But here hes just doing a good job of feeling his players and knowing what theyre good at and putting you in certain situations to make plays.Despite overall statistical improvement last season, the Bears defense set a franchise record for fewest interceptions (eight) and allowed the second-most touchdown passes (31) in their history.For secondary coverage to improve, Fangio said the pass rush pressure must also increase. Not having outside linebacker Pernell McPhee, who is on the preseason PUP list after knee surgery, is slowing progress.Its a concern for sure, but until I see him out on the field Im really not thinking about it as much, Fangio said.The more pressing concern is getting Floyd, an undersized, speedy pass rush linebacker, to a level where he contributes sacks.On draft day, Floyd drew comparisons to former 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who flourished under Fangio as a pass rusher.Hes not like Aldon at all, Fangio said. The only thing that hes similar to Aldon is theyre both tall. Theyre both kind of long.But theyre two different body types. Aldon was 25-30 pounds heavier and Aldon wasnt the athlete that this guy is in open space. Theyre similar in height, but theyre very different in style.The only change Fangio has dealt with in the secondary is Harold Jones-Quartey as a starting safety alongside safety Adrian Amos. Jones-Quartey started three games last season after being claimed off waivers.Cornerback Tracy Porter said more turnovers will come with better pass rush pressure, but also from one simple coverage approach.To just go after the ball when its in the air, he said. Yeah, we want to knock passes down when you can. Ive been told some of the wisest words: You just try to catch every ball. Whether you miss it or you knock it down, its still a PBU (pass breakup).So why not just try to go and catch the ball?Game notes Right guard Kyle Long went through his first full padded practice after suffering a July 28 calf injury. ... Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who left Wednesdays practice, also missed Thursdays practice with what Fox called a slight hamstring injury. ... 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Samsung Galaxy booked its ticket to New York City Thursday night in a blistering 3-0 sweep over North Americas Cloud9. The defending world champion SK Telecom T1 did the same on Friday in a 3-1 victory over Chinas Royal Never Give Up to take a series that looked closer on paper than it actually was.RNG took the first victory because of a mismatch in the top lane with Jang Looper Hyeong-seoks poke-happy Jayce having his way with Lee Duke Ho-Seongs lackluster Poppy play. Looper was able to get first blood after going all-in on the SKT T1 top laner, and the map started to tilt into the Chinese clubs favor. RNG have been masterful at getting ahead early with its star-studded roster. SKT did its best to farm into the mid-to-late game and made few to bring the gold total back to even, but the turtling style meant RNG picked up uncontested dragons in the form of two mountain elementals and one infernal.Luck was on RNGs side in the first game, and a wasted ultimate by Dukes Poppy allowed the Chinese second-place squad to take a much-needed Baron to balloon its gold advantage once more. With Duke not having a teleport to disrupt RNGs Baron take, Royal picked up the ultimate objective and was able to use its dragons from earlier in the game to push forward for a surprising Game 1 victory.While veteran South Korean jungler and two-time world champion Bae Bengi Seong-woong started the match for SKT T1, he was switched out before Game 2 for scrutinized inconsistent rookie Kang Blank Sun-gu. Blank would be exactly what SKT needed for the rest of the series, and the mechanically talented first-year put on a flashy performance on Zac in the second game of the best-of-five that helped T1 level the series at one game apiece.Games 2 and 3 were riddled with mistakes by RNG. A team that has prided itself on smashing teams in the laning phase and cruising from there, the missteps in the middle of the series were what effectively ended the CChinese clubs chances of going to the semifinals.dddddddddddd T1, like the other Korean teams, is a counter-punching squad that capitalizes on mistakes, and RNGs unnecessary slip-ups brought two relatively simple wins for the Koreans to put them on match point going into the fourth set.In the final game, RNG decided to go out as it came in: a devil-may-care attitude with guns blazing at every turn. Although the spring champions of Chinas domestic league did accomplish a few highlight-reel plays on the map and got ahead in the laning phase early, it wasnt enough against the composed style of the defending world champions, merely brushing off each fantastic solo kill with an objective to push the South Korean team farther in the lead come the mid-game. At the end of the laning phase, SKT T1 was in complete control for the third game in a row, and the brash play from RNG was neutralized. Royal would go for a kill, putting all resources into grabbing one member of SKT, and by the end of the game RNG couldnt even get that much, the South Korean side kiting backwards and pulling its opponent into a wild goosechase, while other members of the team methodically knocked towers in the side lanes.Lee Faker Sang-hyeok and Co. werent perfect in their quarterfinal romp, but they got their act together in time to turn a troubling first set into an easy, one-sided series in the end. SKT T1 will now face off with the winner of Saturdays semifinal between South Koreas ROX Tigers and Chinas last remaining team, and its champion, Edward Gaming. South Korea as a whole has now improved to a record of 21-6 for the tournament, and has a chance to send three teams to the semifinals of Worlds for the first time in history.Also, since South Korean teams have been eligible to compete at Worlds in 2012, SK Telecom T1 now has more victories (38) than the entire region of North America (34). This is SKT T1s third World Championships appearance. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '