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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: University of Chicago, Brian Urlacher, Pittsburgh Steelers, Busch Stadium, Sports
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: Michael McCaskey, Sports, Super Bowl, Sculpture, Dallas Cowboys
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Did the Steelers botch this year's NFL draft?
Yes Ben Roethlisberger makes the Pittsburgh Steelers a contender every year. It is rare that a team is fortunate enough to have a quarterback of his caliber. That's why it is surprising that team leaders didn't use last week's draft to better...Tags: NFL Draft, James Harrison, Landry Jones, Sports, Football
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NFL draft preview: Tight ends
Many teams are seeking athletic tight ends who can stretch the field — even those that already have them. So the dynamic receiving tight ends are not expected to last long in this draft. There are probably four of them scouts expect can make big...Tags: Martellus Bennett, NFL Draft, Sports, Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Bennett a weapon like no other for Bears
Tight end in today's NFL is about matchups, formation flexibility and route concepts that target or expose the middle of the field. You want to beat Cover-2, work over a safety in man-coverage or challenge the secondary on the seam route? Then find a...
Tags: Martellus Bennett, Employees, Sports, Football, New Orleans Saints
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Are the Steelers doing OK this off season?
Yes There is a good chance that at some point this year Pittsburgh's center/quarterback exchange will be between guys named Legursky and Gradkowski. Not the star-studded, yet oft-inured combination — Maurkice Pouncey and Ben Roethlisberger...Tags: Cortez Allen, Doug Legursky, James Harrison, Maurkice Pouncey, Sports
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Bears' free-agent haul: TE Bennett, LT Bushrod
Heading into his fifth season with the Bears, Jay Cutler doesn't have a whole lot more to ask for at this point. General manager Phil Emery continued to build around the quarterback Tuesday, making aggressive moves in the first three hours of free agency...Tags: Sports, New Orleans Saints, Kellen Davis, Marc Trestman, Phil Loadholt
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Bears' forecast suddenly cloudy
There was bright sunshine at Soldier Field on Sunday, as much as we've seen at any game this year. It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed...
Tags: Devin Hester, Eric Weems, Lance Briggs, Sports, James Brown
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Bears' O-line holds up against blitz
On Monday, what stood out about the Bears' performance on Sunday is the pass protection held up both in terms of recognition and execution against an aggressive, accomplished blitzing team. Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton sent more than four...
Tags: Paris Lenon, Julius Peppers, James Brown, Sports, LaRod Stephens-Howling
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As bodies fall, Bears stand up
A response was demanded. A big response. The Bears needed to answer a bad, weak effort in San Francisco with a solid, physical game against visiting Minnesota. And they provided it in a tough and vicious game that required it. After the usual...
Tags: Julius Peppers, Minnesota Vikings, Sports, Gabe Carimi, Football
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Cutler helps himself with fancy footwork
The player most responsible for keeping Jay Cutler clean Sunday was Jay Cutler. The quarterback did a number of things well. What he did best was avoid pressure. Cutler moved in the pocket before throwing six times. Cutler also rolled out four times....
Tags: Eric Weems, Sports, Antoine Winfield, Earl Bennett, Chad Greenway
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Rodgers torches Bears' secondary
It didn't take Aaron Rodgers long to notice Tim Jennings wasn't playing. The Packers quarterback went at Jennings' replacement at left cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, and Hayden's replacement at nickel back, D.J. Moore, repeatedly. Neither made a play in...
Tags: D.J. Moore, Kelvin Hayden, Aaron Rodgers, Lance Briggs, Julius Peppers
May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
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Mar 16, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Nov 25, 2012
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Dec 25, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Dec 17, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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