John Mullin

Beneath all the aspects of Sunday's game between the Bears and Detroit Lions, the matchups and the individual players is a deeper confrontation, a pocket Armageddon of football philosophies. The...

Northwestern rushed for 120 yards against a Texas Christian defense that was among the nation's best against the run last season. But NU coach Randy Walker was not satisfied with...

Northwestern coach Randy Walker is adamant about players pointing thumbs (at themselves), not fingers (at others). Monday, he led by example. Walker shouldered some of the responsibility for Thursday's 48-45...

It remains to be seen whether Northwestern will continue to have one player handle both punting and kicking duties. Brian Huffman earned both jobs after averaging nearly 40 yards per...

A look at the top left defensive ends in NFL history. 1. David "Deacon" Jones, Rams Coined the term "sack" in the '60s; matchups with Green Bay's Forrest Gregg were...

The Bears have had their most financially aggressive off-season since the start of free agency. It should also be one of their most troubling. After paying big money to keep...

The increasingly evident problems along the Bears' defensive line are turning the 2004 season into a referendum on general manager Jerry Angelo. The injuries that have felled core players Jerry...

The news that Mark Hatley, the Bears' former personnel VP and then the Green Bay Packers' lead personnel guy, had died was a sad blow to anyone fortunate enough to...

The Milwaukee Brewers can't get any respect ? and that's just the way they like it. Preseason forecasts lavished praise on the Cubs and the Houston Astros, the only debate...

For more than two hours Monday, Matt Clement stood eyeball to eyeball with Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Ben Sheets. The Cubs right-hander blinked only once. But it was once too often....