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Bears to stop retiring numbers after Ditka's 89
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Bears to stop retiring numbers after Ditka's 89 Mike Ditka's No. 89 will be the last one the Chicago Bears retire. The Bears, who plan to honor Ditka during their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9 at Soldier Field, have...Tags: Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears, Dan Hampton, Walter Payton
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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: Mike Ditka, George Halas, James Anderson, Soldier Field, National Football League
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On The Fly: Desperate NBA Teams Eyeing Celtics' Rivers
The Hartford CourantDoc Rivers has three years left on his contract with the Celtics, but that's not stopping some desperate teams from making a run at the Celtics coach. The Brooklyn Nets asked the Celtics for permission to talk to Rivers, but ESPNBoston.com reports that...Tags: Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka, Doc Rivers, Maria Sharapova, French Open
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Butkus and Ditka both got over estrangement
When the Bears retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 jersey Dec. 9 at Soldier Field, a blinding snowstorm might provide the proper background. After all, the last two Bears to have their numbers retired were Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers during a torrential downpour...
Tags: Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus, Michael McCaskey, Radio, George Halas
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Ditka's 89 final number Bears will retire
Mike Ditka was a trailblazer at the tight end position for the Chicago Bears and he will also be the last of his kind. George McCaskey, the team’s Chairman of the Board, announced that when the Bears retire Ditka’s No. 89 jersey during a...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka, Football, Soldier Field
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89 The Chicago Bears announced Friday that they will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89. Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, also coached the Bears. His number will be...Tags: Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton, George Halas, Soldier Field
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Reader Q&A: Bears mailbag
Who's the best edge rusher in the draft? RaiderNation4Life, from Twitter It’s Georgia’s Jarvis Jones. Forget about his slow 40 time. He has the burst to defeat a blocker, and he can close on the quarterback. He fits better in a 3-4 as an...
Tags: Dick Butkus, Media Industry, Walter Payton, George Halas, National Football League
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Former NFL star facing drug charges again
Tribune reporterFormer NFL running back Mack W. Herron, whose power and small stature earned him the nickname “Mini Mack” when he played for the New England Patriots during the 1970s, is accused again of drug possession after being arrested this week on the...Tags: Vehicles, Drug Trafficking, Heroin, National Football League, Chicago Bears
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Roster mismanagement could be Bears' downfall
The franchise of Walter Payton, Gale Sayers and Red Grange could become the attack of Kahlil Bell, Armando Allen and maybe even Harvey Unga on Sunday at Detroit. Unga is on the practice squad and Bell has already been signed off the street and moved...
Tags: Kahlil Bell, Kellen Davis, Harvey Unga, Walter Payton, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers reader questions on the Ravens' 16-13 overtime win ove the San Diego Chargers. Eric in Jacksonville: Mike, give it to us straight: Did the San Diego defense just play inspired or did the Ravens offense...
Tags: Washington Redskins, Kelechi Osemele, American Football Conference, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens
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Steve Sabol
Blogging with Bill WhiteBefore I get to a classic NFL Films clip in tribute to the late Steve Sabol, who died Tuesday, I'll share another Grammar Police photo sent to me by one of our readers. The guy who sent it in had......
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Sep 19, 2012
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