Don Pierson

The New Orleans Saints lost by one point to San Francisco and beat Atlanta by eight, Detroit by eight, Tampa Bay by four and Dallas by three, the last victory...

New York sports agent Norby Walters sat in front of his television set on April 28, 1987, watching the National Football League draft of college players, and his stomach was...

Joe Gibbs, All-American coach, has returned to the scene of his ''crimes.'' The guy is accused of perpetrating fun once or twice back when he played football at San Diego...

A whole bunch of eras ended for the Bears Sunday in Soldier Field, where the Washington Redskins knocked them out of the NFC divisional playoffs for the second year in...

Needing a victory in the worst way, the Bears made no apology for outkicking and outblocking the Los Angeles Raiders 6-3 Sunday. It meant they will open the National Football...

If Walter Payton is slowing down, his fellow Bears aren`t gaining on him. For the second game in a row, the Bears played with one foot on the brake and...

Bears coach Mike Ditka said the Lions ''probably are licking their chops'' thinking about Sunday`s game in Soldier Field. ''Ha ha ha ha ha,'' said Lions coach Darryl Rogers. Very...

Jim McMahon limped off the field with a sore ankle two plays before the finish of his best pro passing performance Monday night, leaving the Bears without the magic they...

-- Wide receiver Clay Pickering asked to be waived. He was signed and released twice by the Bears last season. Pickering had been nursing a shoulder injury.

Just as National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle had declared himself relatively free of the courtroom, he was interrupted Friday at his Super Bowl press conference and handed a subpoena....