Bob Sakamoto

The Bears use field position the way the San Francisco 49ers use the forward pass. Coach Mike Ditka relies on Neal Anderson and Brad Muster running and catching and Jim...

With all the talk of injuries and unexpected recoveries these days at Halas Hall, it isn`t surprising that defensive back David Tate (sprained ankle) came stepping out of the locker...

The McDome issue heated up Wednesday, with coach Mike Ditka taking up for team President Michael McCaskey and Chicago Ald. Robert Shaw ripping McCaskey. ''I think Mike`s statement should be...

Mike Ditka reportedly singled out Kevin Butler in Monday`s team meeting for his poor kickoffs. Butler, who is one three-pointer shy of tying the club`s all-time record for field goals,...

Sunday was a day of disasters for the Bears as they appeared to be playing the Vikings under ''Murphy`s Law,'' that whatever can go wrong will go wrong. It was...

Five years ago, Gary ''Sammy'' Haeger would walk back to his car from night school at De Paul and see people shivering in the city`s brutal winters because they couldn`t...

An 11-year-old Lake Forest girl cut through the grizzly bear exterior of Mike Ditka and went straight to the heart of the coach and his players. Becky Bell`s five-year battle...

The Bears` aggressive style of play got out of hand during Wednesday`s practice when linebacker Mickey Pruitt broke a bone in his hand during a scuffle with guard Mark Bortz....

When Mike Ditka passed out T-shirts with ''TEAM'' emblazoned across the chest in bold letters, his players took the motto to heart. To a man Monday, they rallied around Mike...

All aboard. Don`t wait too much longer or there won`t be any space on the Bears` bandwagon. The surprising 7-1 start, the revival of Vince Tobin`s defense and the recent...