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Bears linebacker Lance Briggs is out six weeks with a fractured shoulder.

Football is dead to us, Bears fans

I am the most optimistic Chicago sports fan you'll ever read. I still hold hope that the Theocracy will break a 105-year Cubs drought, I believe Derrick Rose will lead...
Surely the NFL will let the Bears draft Jadeveon Clowney now. Right?

6 ways to fix the Bears’ defensive line

The most frustrating part of watching Bears games this season comes when they're on defense, a 180 from every year in recorded history. More specifically, the weak spot is the...
Expect to see a lot of Bears touchdown celebrations during Thursday's game against the Giants.

Bears tweets from the future!

Sunday's loss to New Orleans wasn't fun. The Bears' interior defense got exposed and their offense got confused early on, digging a hole too deep to escape. Thankfully, Bears Nation...
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Bears offense is too good to mess this up

The fan overreaction that follows the first Bears loss of the season is as predictable as leaves changing color and local politicians getting indicted. After reading my timeline Sunday afternoon,...
Bears coach Marc Trestman is on his way to being a Ditka-like presence.

All hail Da Trestman

Just before the Bears' Week 1 victory over Cincinnati began, the NFL Network's pregame show ran a package featuring clips of all six brand-new rookie NFL head coaches. The montage...
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A clean Cutler is a happy Cutler

For the past decade, the Bears were the team with great defense and special teams and juuuust enough offense to be competitive. This combo resulted in a couple of close...
While you're on your way to see the Hawks at training camp, why not stop at Michael Jackson's childhood home?

Plan your Blackhawks road trip

The Blackhawks are camping out in South Bend, Ind., for the extended weekend. And if you were lucky enough to score tickets to the Saturday or Sunday practices, you've got...
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15 fearless Bears predictions

The Bears' Week 1 win gave fans a lot to feel optimistic about. But how can we expect the remaining games to go? Thanks to a free weekend of NFL...
Here's how much Singletary owns No. 50: In college, I attended a party at the home of one of my brother's friends. In the basement was a framed Bears No. 50 jersey with the name "Nuber" on the back. I threw a fit, exclaiming no true Bears fan would personalize the jersey of a Hall of Famer. Then I learned I was at the home of Dr. Gordon Nuber, the Bears team physician. The team gave him the jersey for his 50th birthday. Damn cool, and a lovely tribute, but ya know what? I still don't like it. Don't mess with Samurai.

2013: The year of Jay

Jay Cutler is going to have the best year of his NFL career in 2013. Whether you love the Bears quarterback or love to hate him, Jay does not care....
2-year-old Aislynn Reif is not having good time sitting on the Stanley Cup on board the Anita D II at Navy Pier. Her father Clint Reif works for the team and the Cup was brought to a private party by Troy Parchman, an equipment manager for the Blackhawks.

7 people you’ll meet at the Hawks Convention

This weekend's Blackhawks Convention has been sold out for a while, so a hearty congratulations if you snagged passes with your 17 open browser windows. The area around the Hilton...