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Lovie on silent act: 'Nothing else to say'

 

Published 21 hours ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

It's time to put up, so the Bears are going to shut up when it comes to the NBC pregame show Sunday night. That's the message coach Lovie Smith delivered after practice Thursday as the Bears made final preparations for the Philadelphia Eagles in what ...

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Angelo: 'I am not alarmed'

 

Published 21 hours ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, the man with the plan, feels your pain. He admires your fanaticism. He shares your obsession.

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BEARS IN BRIEF: Kreutz back practicing; streak safe

 

Published 21 hours ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Veteran center Olin Kreutz returned to practice Thursday and participated fully after missing two days, making it likely he will run his streak of consecutive games started to 112 on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Bears' Garrett Wolfe is out for the remainder of the season

 

Published 21 hours ago by BY BRAD BIGGS Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Running back Garrett Wolfe is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a lacerated kidney.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>NFL Week 11 Picks: Best bet, Bears & more

 

Published 21 hours ago by BY MARK POTASH Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Our resident handicapping maven Mark Potash gives you the winners for Week 11 in the NFL. Who will win the Bears' game? Our pick might surprise you!

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Primed to call an inaudible

 

Published 45 hours ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

In a sign of how difficult things have become in the Bears' world, the beleaguered team stunned a network giant Wednesday by rejecting NBC's request for prime-time access to coach Lovie Smith, quarterback Jay Cutler and general manager Jerry Angelo.

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Turner: Cutler's picks unrelated to night games

 

Published 45 hours ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner said he's not buying the concept of Jay Cutler as a Not Ready For Prime Time Player despite evidence to the contrary.

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Cutler makes pitch for Aromashodu

 

Published 45 hours ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Two weeks ago, the Bears handed Devin Aromashodu a No.11 jersey in practice and asked him to be Larry Fitzgerald .

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Word of caution for Cutler: Don't make media your enemy

 

Published 45 hours ago by BY RICK TELANDER rtelander@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

This is how it happens. You lose. You blow expectations, you get picked apart by fans and analysts.

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Taking the good with the bag

 

Published 45 hours ago by BY CAROL SLEZAK cslezak@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Megan Pluister received an unexpected gift for her 23rd birthday -- the promise of Bears tickets.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>6 reasons why the Bears' franchise is inept

 

Published 45 hours ago at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Whether or not the Bears failed Rex Grossman or Rex Grossman failed the Bears, the point is still the same: the Bears haven't had a "franchise" quarterback since Sid Luckman. In fact, the Bears haven't even had an offense that ranks higher than 15th ...

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Hey, Bears, running is pass&#233;

 

Published 2 days ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Mike Mulligan: Leave the power running game on the bus and hand the ball to Jay Cutler. That's the best solution for the Bears with seven games left in a fast-fading season. Wide-open passing games are flourishing around the league, and the Bears ...

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We deserve better than this

 

Published 2 days ago by BY NEIL HAYES nhayes@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Bears fans deserve better. They've deserved better for decades. All it takes is a quick visit to Pittsburgh, where everybody wears Super Bowl-champion caps and even airline representatives wear Steelers jerseys.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Is there one positive thing to say about the Bears?

 

Published 2 days ago by BY DAN CAHILL | Deputy Sports Editor at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

With all the negative talk about the Bears lately, the Afternoon Sports Club wants to know: Is there one positive thing you can say about the Bears?

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'We have to win out'

 

Published 3 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

So it has come to this: We're in mid-November, and the Bears are talking about running the table.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Bears 1st & 10: Orton, Colombo, Brown and more

 

Published 3 days ago by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

When he was injured with the Bears, Kyle Orton returned rather quickly, and was never quite effective after the injury. Let's see how Denver deals with a similar injury now.

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Steeler fan claims he was left blind after Bears game

 

Published 3 days ago at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

A Pittsburgh Steelers fan says he was left blind and is living with brain damage after he was apparently poisoned at a Chicago bar following a game in September, according to a report from WTAE Channel 4 in Pittsburgh.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Bears' offensive inability cuts deeper than Cutler

 

Published 4 days ago by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Jay Cutler is not the problem. His ineffectiveness in the red-zone is an alarming confirmation of a systemic problem that ails the Bears: they can't develop offensive talent.

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Take Gruden off Bears' long list

 

Published 4 days ago by Associated Press at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

BRISTOL, Conn.—You can remove Jon Gruden's name from the replacement coaches' pool. Gruden has agreed to a multiyear contract to stay at ESPN, suggesting he won’t be returning to coaching anytime soon.

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Westbrook's status uncertain for Bears' game

 

Published 4 days ago by Associated Press at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

PHILADELPHIA—Brian Westbrook’s status is uncertain after the former All-Pro running back sustained another concussion in Philadelphia’s 31-23 loss at San Diego.

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Lovie needs to lose patience with offense

 

Published 5 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Bears coach Lovie Smith learned a lot from his mentor, Tony Dungy, but he has been remarkably more patient than Dungy with his offense.

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Cutler's nightmare not really that bad

 

Published 5 days ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

No less a superstar than Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning once was asked to explain a six-interception performance against the San Diego Chargers.

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Urlacher sought leniency for 'father figure' Vrdolyak

 

Published 6 days ago by BY NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter nkorecki@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

He was a longtime political insider, but former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak apparently forged some close ties to Bears players, too.

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Bears can't figure out what's going wrong

 

Published 6 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

The Bears talked a lot about finding out what kind of team they are in November, when the NFL season takes a turn toward the serious, and what they've discovered is pretty grisly.

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BEARS IN BRIEF: Penalties starting to haunt Bears

 

Published 6 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Bears coach Lovie Smith keeps saying the Bears are not accustomed to the penalties they have been receiving, but at some point, he's going to have to admit it's an issue.

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Urlacher, ‘Tank’ sought leniency for ex-Ald. Vrdolyak

 

Published 7 days ago by By NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter / nkorecki@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

He was a longtime political insider, but former Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak apparently forged some close ties to Chicago Bears players, too.

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Season sets in the West

 

Published 7 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

You could say that the Bears left their season right here, in San Francisco, but that would ignore the failings by this team that have been spread across the country. At Green Bay, Atlanta, Cincinnati and, yes, Soldier Field, Lovie Smith's team has ...

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Wanted: Shrink to give Bears lift

 

Published 7 days ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

SAN FRANCISCO -- It wasn't a football game so much as a public therapy session. The Bears' crisis of confidence spilled onto the national stage on Thursday with a painful performance against the San Francisco 49ers that only a sports psychologist ...

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BEARS IN BRIEF: Confidence game could shake Cutler

 

Published 7 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jay Cutler's confidence could be shaken after a five-interception performance that has left the Bears reeling after a 10-6 loss to the 49ers.

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Angelo on blowout losses: 'Everything is an issue'

 

Published 7 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jerry Angelo isn't concerned that head coach Lovie Smith has too much on his plate as the Bears' defensive coordinator, but he did talk schemes with Smith earlier this week after a second blowout loss in three weeks.

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Jay it ain't so

 

Published 7 days ago by BY NEIL HAYES nhayes@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

SAN FRANCISCO -- As the latest most important game of the Bears' season unfolded, it became more and more obvious that Jay Cutler would be the difference.

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Niners TE misjudged defense

 

Published 7 days ago by BY ERIC GILMORE Special to the Sun-Times at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

SAN FRANCISCO -- Vernon Davis talked the talk, boasting that the 49ers could ''destroy'' the Bears' defensive line, ''handle'' their linebackers and ''make plays'' against their secondary.

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Picking apart Cutler and the Bears' performance

 

Published 7 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Brad Biggs: At this rate Jay Cutler is just about on pace to break the all-time franchise record for interceptions (31) set by good ol' Sid Luckman in 1947.

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NFL picks for Week 10

 

Published 7 days ago by BY MARK POTASH at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

The scourge of the NFL in September and October, the Saints are an unbeaten team you now take against the spread at your own risk. During a red-hot start, the Saints were an automatic pick each week, a cover machine. Favored by 13 against the ...

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Cutler fined $20K for conduct toward official

 

Published 7 days ago by ASSOCIATED PRESS at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

A bad season for the Bears just got worse.

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Stakes climb for Smith

 

Published 8 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Lovie Smith likes to say November goes a long way toward defining a football season, and fewer regular-season games in his tenure have more significance than tonight's meeting with the 49ers at Candlestick Park. The Bears have had bigger games in ...

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Bank on Bears to be run over again

 

Published 8 days ago by BY DAN MCNEIL at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

When I go to the window with an NFL investment opportunity, I rarely jump on trends. I mean, what do the Bears' six consecutive humiliating losses in San Francisco have to do with tonight's game?

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The picks on the Bears vs. the 49ers

 

Published 8 days ago at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Lovie or Singletary—Who gets it done tonight?

 

Published 8 days ago by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Tonight's game between Lovie Smith's Bears and Mike Singletary's 49ers provides us with a neat, little referendum of sorts on the tenures of the head coaches. So the big question is: Which coach will have his team most ready to go?

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Live chat: Follow the Bears-49ers game with the Sun-Times

 

Published 8 days ago by BY ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Follow the Bears-49ers game with the Chicago Sun-Times. Adam L. Jahns will be live-blogging throughout the game. Any thoughts, questions or concerns? Post them in our live chat immediately as the play happens. The chat starts at 7:15 p.m.

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Angelo: Harris, all players will be evaluated

 

Published 8 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS Staff Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Before the Bears-49ers game, Jerry Angelo said Jerry Angelo said that Tommie Harris is being evaluated for next season and the future beyond just like every player on the roster.

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Lovie or Singletary—Who gets it done tonight?

 

Published 8 days ago by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Tonight's game between Lovie Smith's Bears and Mike Singletary's 49ers provides us with a neat, little referendum of sorts on the tenures of the head coaches. So the big question is: Which coach will have his team most ready to go?

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Jay Cutler throws 5 picks, Bears fall to 49ers

 

Published 8 days ago by ASSOCIATED PRESS at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Frank Gore ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, Jay Cutler threw a career-high five interceptions with his last coming in the end zone on the game's final play and the San Francisco 49ers snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Bears 10-6 on ...

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'We can destroy their guys up front': Davis says of Bears

 

Published 9 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

So much for the fear factor with the Bears' defense. Not only have members of the unit had their helmets handed to them two of the last three weeks, but now an offensive star for a team coming off four straight losses is talking smack.

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Niners could've had 55

 

Published 9 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

It's hard to imagine where the struggling Bears defense would be this season without Lance Briggs . Two years ago, the weak-side linebacker nearly became a San Francisco 49er.

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Contrite Harris vows to atone for ejection

 

Published 10 days ago by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Tommie Harris nearly got it right with a perfunctory apology Monday, the day after he was kicked out of a game for punching Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui four plays into a blowout loss.

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A RISE IN HUMILITY

 

Published 10 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

It was a different scene when Bears coach Lovie Smith rolled into the Halas Hall media room Monday.

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BEARS IN BRIEF: Harris talks makeup, not breakup

 

Published 10 days ago by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Tommie Harris apologized for getting ejected Sunday on the fourth play from scrimmage and vowed to make it up to teammates.

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Making all the wrong moves

 

Published 10 days ago by BY CAROL SLEZAK cslezak@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

It's difficult to believe these stumbling, bumbling Bears are just three seasons removed from the Super Bowl. What happened to the promise of 2006?

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<span style="font-size:11px;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;" class="redtext">AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB </span>Replacement for Lovie? How about Rivera

 

Published 10 days ago by BY MARK POTASH | Commentary at Chicago Sun-Times Bears

Mark Potash: I don't know how we can dismiss any candidates for an NFL coaching job. Even the most ardent and veteran NFL observer would be challenged to find any rhyme or reason behind the success or failure of NFL coaching candidates.

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