Short session: NFLPA, owners break talks for week
MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL commissioner and the boss of the league's locked-out players stood together this week and addressed the league's...
Get the full story >>Raterink takes charge for Rush
Quarterback J.J. Raterink may have made his first start of the season Friday, but he's no stranger to the Rush.
Get the full story >>Lambeau officials consider new concealed carry law
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Lambeau Field officials are trying to determine how the state's new concealed carry legislation will affect them.
Get the full story >>Is NFL labor peace breaking out?
All signs point to the NFL and players inching closer to a labor agreement that would not only save the season but keep training camps and...
Get the full story >>Plank has no expectations of rejoining Bears
Doug Plank, a hard-hitting safety for whom former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan named his famed "46" defense, has extensive...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bears LB Hillenmeyer hosting camp at NU
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer will be one of several professional players hosting a free football camp at...
Get the full story >>Report: Terrell Owens recovering from ACL surgery
ESPN.com reports: Terrell Owens, who has placed himself among the NFL's all-time leading receivers with plans to play a...
Get the full story >>Haugh: Young McCaskey does what's needed in job for RailCats
An overcast sky threatened rain hours before a Gary Southshore RailCats day game, and Ed McCaskey took an uneasy glance upward because he...
Get the full story >>Rush storm back to topple Barnstormers
The answer to the Rush's quarterback problem may have been found in a strategy more befitting a frigid December day.
Get the full story >>Plank: Tressel, Hayes did a lot right, but wrongdoings remembered more
Former Bears safety Doug Plank, who starred collegiately at Ohio State and served as a volunteer assistant for the Buckeyes last...
Get the full story >>Time still remains for Bears to conduct training camp in Bourbonnais
The New York Jets became the second team Friday to announce they’re going to stay home for training camp, a decision prompted by the...
Get the full story >>Frazier targets Bears
Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier told me Thursday he is especially looking forward to his team's Oct. 16 NFC North game against...
Get the full story >>Urlacher blocks out criticism from Bengals' Jones
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher showed no signs that he's slowing down Thursday when he responded to criticism from the Cincinnati...
Get the full story >>NFL owners, players resume meetings
Round 4 of the "secret" negotiations is over. Round 5 is coming soon -- perhaps to a suburban locale near you.
Get the full story >>Free-agency rules could prove costly to Bears
NFL owners took a step toward what everyone hopes will be a new collective bargaining agreement with a meeting Tuesday at the O'Hare Westin....
Get the full story >>NFL owners on same page after meeting
Anyone expecting a grand proclamation Tuesday at the conclusion of an NFL owners meeting in Rosemont came away disappointed. But that does...
Get the full story >>Felony charges dropped against ex-Bears RB Wolfe
Former Bears running back Garrett Wolfe no longer faces felony charges stemming from his May 22 arrest at a Miami Beach, Fla., nightclub.
Get the full story >>Sense of hope evident at NFL owners meetings
Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey and president and CEO Ted Phillips entered Tuesday's owners meetings at the Westin O'Hare with...
Get the full story >>Key meeting regarding lockout Tuesday
On Tuesday in Chicago, two representatives from each NFL team are scheduled to attend what should be the most significant league meeting...
Get the full story >>Bengals LB Jones levels shot at Bears' Urlacher
Give Dhani Jones credit: The outspoken Cincinnati Bengals linebacker knows how to make a name for himself, the latest example being his...
Get the full story >>Rookie tackle Carimi just wants to play
Barring a move no one expects, the Bears will open 2011 with a different left tackle for the fifth consecutive season.
Get the full story >>Chicago athletes recall dads' influences
When Shaquille O'Neal ceremoniously announced his retirement in May, he thanked both his parents for all their support. But, in...
Get the full story >>Rush lose QB Michna, come up short vs. Shock in Spokane
Coach Bob McMillen's Chicago Rush rolled into Spokane, Wash., seeking a fifth straight Arena Football League victory Saturday night, but...
Get the full story >>Bennett: Bears' passing game will have 'new stuff'
If there was an offseason in which Earl Bennett could benefit from some extra family time, it has been this one.
Get the full story >>Saturday's matchup: Rush at Shock
Internet: 9 p.m. Saturday; arenarush.com, niftytv.com/afl.
Get the full story >>Ex-Bears RB Benson at Bengals' workout, wants to stay
CINCINNATI — Running back Cedric Benson joined Bengals players for their final full-squad workout, a sign of how much he wants to...
Get the full story >>NFL probing exotic event that used image of Bears' Wright
The NFL is investigating whether a pornography-industry advertisement illegally used images of NFL players, including Chicago Bears safety...
Get the full story >>Bears' Briggs bummed by lockout: 'Just have to stay strong'
Although optimism abounds regarding the possibility of a new NFL labor agreement being reached in the next few weeks, Lance Briggs isn&...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bears special-teams ace Peterson lands in UFL
Adrian Peterson, who for eight seasons was one of the better special teams players for the Chicago Bears, has signed a contract with the...
Get the full story >>Cutler's rehab status: 'He looks fantastic'
Jay Cutler hasn't thrown a pass in public since the NFC championship game in January. But in private, the Bears quarterback apparently has...
Get the full story >>Signs point to possible progress in NFL labor negotiations
The drumbeat of an NFL labor resolution grew louder Tuesday with rumblings of a deal, or at least the framework of one, that could be...
Get the full story >>Saints DE Brown circling Bears game on calendar
For three weeks this spring, Alex Brown commuted to New Orleans to participate in the most well-organized and complete player-run...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bears RB Wolfe faces uncertain future
Former Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe has an arraignment hearing scheduled for June 21 before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jorge...
Get the full story >>Hester hailed by peers in top-100 poll
Devin Hester the 32nd-best player in the NFL? That's where the Chicago Bears receiver/kick returner ranks in the NFL Network's top-100...
Get the full story >>Bears will need to move fast when lockout ends
If growing optimism is a sign of progress an agreement between NFL owners and players will be in place in the near future, the Bears may...
Get the full story >>Lessons learned from Cutler's first 5 years
In the biggest game of Jay Cutler's life, he laid an egg big enough to feed most of the people at Soldier Field. And when he couldn't play...
Get the full story >>George McCaskey settling into new role
Atop a shelf behind the desk in George McCaskey's new office at Halas Hall is a fedora that belonged to his grandfather George Halas.
Get the full story >>NFL labor talks: mystery and flickers of hope
Like millions of football fans, Cris Collinsworth is at least somewhat encouraged by the string of not-so-secret meetings over the past...
Get the full story >>Hawaii Gov. calls Pro Bowl a waste
HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said Thursday it's “so stupid” that the cash-strapped state pays millions to host...
Get the full story >>Theismann: Let Cutler be Cutler
Joe Theismann says Jay Cutler was unfairly criticized for sitting out most of the second half of the NFC Championship Game largely because...
Get the full story >>Angelo will have hands full when lockout ends
Whenever the NFL’s lockout ends -- and some people think there could be a resolution in the next month -- the Chicago Bears are...
Get the full story >>Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
Which Bears players will have a breakout season? How high is Johnny Knox's ceiling? The Tribune's Bears columnist answers these questions...
Get the full story >>Pompei: Bears coaching staff not idle during lockout
Without players to coach, the Bears staff could be living the good life of golf, leisurely lunches, spins around the Internet and happy-hour...
Get the full story >>Jenkins a face of NFL lockout
ST. LOUIS — Of the nearly two dozen active players who showed up Friday for the hearing before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals,...
Get the full story >>Burress to leave jail Monday for uncertain NFL career
NEW YORK -- Locked up for 20 months for illegally carrying and firing a gun at a Manhattan nightclub, Plaxico Burress is ready to walk out...
Get the full story >>Greenstein: A long day with the long snapper
Patrick Mannelly's Bears resume is sterling: One muffed snap in 13 seasons. (And lest you think it's easy to fire a football between your...
Get the full story >>Ditka: Lions' Johnson made TD catch vs. Bears
The Detroit Free Press reports: Mike Ditka says Lions WR Calvin Johnson did make a legal catch in last year's season opener...
Get the full story >>Sayers challenges NFL players to assist retirees
NOVI, Mich. -- Gale Sayers sent a stern message to NFL players, challenging them to help those who paved the way.
Get the full story >>Rush dominate late, win 4th straight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A dominating fourth-quarter performance Saturday carried the Rush to their fourth straight.
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