On the wind in Chicago: Bears mania
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Signs emerge of a football frenzy as long-suffering fans see their team destined for the playoffs.
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Lake Forest - The Bears victory against Green Bay came with a heavy price. Mike Brown suffered an Achilles tendon injury in the closing minutes of the game that will end his season.
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Clinton Portis runs for 171 yards but the Redskins need several big plays from their defense to hold off the Bears, 13-10, in Chicago.
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One of the NFL&#39;s top middle linebackers, Urlacher has 42 tackles and four sacks in seven games. Despite a 5-9 record, the Bears are still alive in the NFC playoff race.
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CHICAGO - Craig Krenzelâs first pass in his first professional start went for a touchdown. Otherwise, he and the Bears were so bad the crowd started chanting, âWe want Quinn!
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In Rensselaer, Ind., where Chicago Bears territory and Indianapolis Colts territory collide, it is hard for fans to know exactly where their neighbors stand.
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Edgerrin James and Peyton Manning gave the Bears a double dose of the NFL&#39;s most potent offense. James ran for 204 yards on 23 carries and Manning riddled Chicago&#39;s defense with
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These are crazy days for the Cubs, who have known a lot of them in their long, anguished history.
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Back in the early fall, comparisons were being drawn between the 2006 Chicago Bears' defense and the fierce 1985 unit that was truly one of the best in NFL history. After a 40-7 beatdown of the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field last Oct. 8, in which the Bills scored a meaningless touchdown with 66 seconds to play, Bears' defenders were genuinely livid in the postgame locker room.
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Mention the 1985 Chicago Bears to Lovie  Smith and the reaction will be a mixture of reverence,  bitterness and jealousy.
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Happy fans hit the frigid streets of Indianapolis on Sunday night after the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, celebrating the Indiana city's first big-time professional sports crown in more than 30 years.
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Behind 14-0 on the road and with their offense going backward yesterday, the Chicago Bears started blitzing. With linebackers. With safeties.
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Brett Favre's short work day was a productive one. Favre and the Green Bay Packers warmed up for the playoffs Sunday with a convincing 31-14 win over the Chicago Bears. Green Bay (10-6), the third seed in the NFC, will host a playoff game next weekend at Lambeau Field.
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The Chicago Bears already own the NFC North title and could be joined by champions in several other NFL divisions this weekend.
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Stephen Colbert was right about bears.
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Philadelphia is a city filled with landmarks, and the Eagles&#39; 27-6 rout of the Giants had plenty of them. The Eagles sealed their fourth straight NFC East title, and joined the 1985 Bears and
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Each summer, the falls at McNeil River turn into a mosh pit of bears. Instead of thumping music, it's the sound of salmon slapping their way up the falls at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary that sends the bears into a fishing frenzy.