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Bear for all seasons
In August 2001, Dick Butkus was approached with a deal. If he would record a radio advertisement, he would be given an EBCT heart scan. The scan normally would have cost about $15,000 and insurance didn't cover it. "What the hell," Butkus said. "I hadn'...
Tags: Nick Nolte, ESPN (tv network), National Football League, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart
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Given history, Smith might be best fit for Bears
The Bears may appear to be going nowhere, but that doesn't mean Lovie Smith is headed anywhere. Smith effectively can seal another contract with a victory over the Packers on Sunday. Beating the Packers is important to Bears ownership, and Smith could...
Tags: Ted Phillips, Lance Briggs, Romeo Crennel, Charles Tillman, Julius Peppers
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Lovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach
The epitaph for Lovie Smith's tenure as head coach of the Bears could read, "He couldn't fix the offense." For all the good things Smith did in his nine years in Chicago, his undoing was his inability to take care of the side of the ball in which he...
Tags: Cedric Benson, Lance Briggs, Rod Marinelli, National Football Conference, Mike Tice
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Bears offense neglected for far too long
There is no need for Phil Emery to be locked into hiring a head coach with an offensive background. But there is an overwhelming need for him to be locked into hiring someone who has foolproof answers on how to fix the offense. And that probably means...
Tags: Chan Gailey, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Norv Turner, National Football League
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Lean, healthy, Bears' Smith in it for long haul
Going into his ninth season with the Bears, lean and healthy Lovie Smith sure appears to have staying power. If he wins this season — which he should — Smith is likely to last at least as long as Mike Ditka as head coach of the Bears....
Tags: Phil Emery, George McCaskey, Jerry Angelo, Diabetes, Heart Attack
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18 holes with ... Joe Buck
After Joe Buck completed a round at the annual celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe a few years back, playing partner Carson Palmer asked him, "How do you not curse on the air?" It's a good thing Fox pays him to call World Series and NFC title games...
Tags: Tiger Woods, World Series, National Football Conference, Lung Cancer, National Football League
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Former Bears coach Mike Ditka suffers 'very minor stroke'
Former Bears coach and Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka was hospitalized Friday after suffering what he said doctors told him was a "very minor stroke." Contacted Friday evening, Ditka said, "I feel good right now and it's not a big deal." Ditka was at...
Tags: Super Bowl, ESPN (tv network), Heart Attack, Mike Ditka, Football
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In search of 'Jewish Jocks'
Mention the phrase "Jewish sports legends" and you'll probably conjure up familiar suspects: Sandy Koufax, Mark Spitz, maybe that joke from "Airplane." You're more likely to omit Sidney Franklin, a matador from Brooklyn (real last name: Frumpkin), or...Tags: Judaism, Marvin Miller, Sidney Franklin, Baseball, Joel Silver
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Hitting Ohio's highways
Ohio had puzzled me. On the map I saw a sprawling state, presumably rich with history. It has the seventh-highest population and big cities — but it had never been suggested to me as a vacation possibility. As a city guy, I was intrigued. I decided...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Chili, Dining and Drinking, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture
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Some Bears great, but not Hall of Fame worthy
Somewhere between Brian Urlacher pushing Charles Tillman for Defensive Player of the Year and Jon Gruden hailing a group of All-Time Bears currently on the defense, the thought occurred that something important is missing from the franchise. No, not...
Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Lance Briggs, Jan Stenerud, Robbie Gould, Devin Hester
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Bounty hunters are not new in the NFL
There they were Sunday night, during the televised NFL game, their pictures flashed to a nation of TV viewers, with penalties incurred listed below. They were three known New Orleans Saints evildoers. They might just as well have been on the wall of a...
Tags: Cleveland Browns, Gregg Williams, Paul Brown, ESPN (tv network), Arizona Cardinals
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Steve Sabol dies at 69; president of NFL Films
Steve Sabol, who helped his father get an unlikely fledgling movie company off the ground, then later took over and expanded the family business, now known to sports fans as NFL Films, has died. He was 69. Sabol, who had served as president of NFL...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Yankee Stadium, Chicago Bears, National Football League, New York Giants
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