Don Pierson

An imperfect drafting system stayed imperfect Friday, when the National Football League announced it will allow juniors into the pool April 22-23. Juniors are defined this year as anyone whose...

Having built America`s Team long ago, Tex Schramm eyes broader horizons. As president of the World League of American Football, the former architect of the Dallas Cowboys has discovered something...

If the future of pro football is the new spring World League, it apparently will proceed without Michael McCaskey of the Bears. World League of American Football President Tex Schramm...

Ronnie Lott limped around Pro Bowl practices last week the way he limped around for two weeks before the Super Bowl, nursing a deep thigh bruise. The San Francisco 49ers`...

- Bear postmortem: Pro Bowlers Mike Singletary and Jay Hilgenberg are still feeling the after shocks of the Bears` 6-10 season, which included a 2-10 finish. Both players agreed the...

Joe Montana`s right elbow hurts and so do the elbows of the San Francisco 49er faithful, who spent Sunday night raising toasts to their favorite quarterback. Montana on Monday withdrew...

For the first time, there are players in the Super Bowl younger than the Super Bowl itself. Keith DeLong of the San Francisco 49ers and Monte Smith of the Denver...

The Bears are one of the teams being considered for an exhibition game in either West Berlin or Frankfurt, West Germany, next summer, NFL officials confirmed Friday. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue...

If Joe Montana and the Super Bowl is getting to be an old story, wait until next year. ''I`ve talked to him about how long, in general, he`s going to...

The Bears almost drafted Joe Montana 11 years ago, but forget that. So did everybody else. Now the Bears are hearing from fans and other experts that all they need...