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Bears hire CFL coach Trestman to replace Smith
CHICAGO (AP) — The Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith, hoping he can get the most out of quarterback Jay Cutler and make Chicago a playoff team on a consistent basis. It's the first...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Lovie Smith, Jerry Angelo, Cleveland Browns, Sports
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Cutler struggles as Bears drop NFC title game
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears were rallying behind a young quarterback, forcing the Green Bay Packers to sweat out what looked like an easy win with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.
No, it wasn't Jay Cutler leading the charge.
The...Tags: Chicago Bears, Health, Lovie Smith, Wrigley Field, Sports
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Briggs inherits Urlacher's leadership role
Tribune reporterFor a guy who says he would like things to remain the same, Lance Briggs sure has embraced change. The weak-side linebacker has become the signal caller of the defense, a chore generally reserved for middle linebackers. But Briggs, preparing for his...Tags: James Anderson, Brian Urlacher, Robin Williams, Sports, Brandon Marshall
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Bears' Briggs now calls plays in the middle
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Bears' Briggs now calls plays in the middle LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- For the first 10 years of his NFL career, Chicago Bears weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs lined up next to middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. That combination resulted...Tags: Chicago Bears, Brian Urlacher, James Anderson, D.J. Williams (football, linebacker), Sports
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Charity events keep spring social season hot
Chicago socialites had a difficult decision to make Saturday, with three celebrity-hosted galas taking place at the same time around the city. But for the see-and-be-seen crowd, this was likely a good problem to have. Those who attended the 26th...
Tags: Bryan Bickell, Miami Heat, Diabetes, Ray Stevenson, Jay Cutler
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Playmaker Greene could be natural fit for Bears 'D'
If Khaseem Greene can do for the Bears what he did for Rutgers, he soon will be in a group that includes Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman, Julius Peppers and Henry Melton. Because what Greene did was make plays, as his new teammates have. In fact, you...
Tags: Sports, Julius Peppers, Charles Tillman, Football
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Briggs on Collins' coming out: 'How about those Bulls!'
Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs declined Monday to weigh in on NBA player Jason Collins coming out as being gay, pointedly avoiding the topic on his Twitter account. After first tweeting that "it's a pretty heavy news day," Briggs twice chose to...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association, Jason Collins, National Football League
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Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
Dan, what is going on at Halas Hall? Why after years of having a stable scouting staff are there so many changes? People jumping ship? -- @chibob57, from Twitter We have to look at each situation individually to understand what happened. Chris...
Tags: Chicago Bears, NFL Pro Bowl, Sherrick McManis, Jerry Angelo, Sports
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Briggs' mysterious tweets send misguided message on Collins
I don't know Jason Collins. I wish I did. Bravo for the NBA center's courage in becoming the first male athlete in a major North American league to declare he's gay. It’s a shame it’s a big deal. But now it’s less so. On Day 2 of this...
Tags: Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Jason Collins
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Bears quotes: 4th-round pick Khaseem Greene
Transcript of Bears fourth-round draft pick Khaseem Greene talking with the media. On if he must play special teams to make an impact on the field or can he play linebacker right away: “I’m not sure. I’m coming into a great...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Brian Urlacher, Sports, Football, National Football League
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Bears believe lineage, upside on Long's side
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears - INSIDE SLANT Most analysts will look at the Bears' first-round pick as a reach for a player who is a project, but that's not the way they see it. Few anticipated the Bears would choose the eighth...Tags: Matt Spaeth, Steve Maneri, Cleveland Browns, Tramon Williams, St. Louis Rams
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Emery sticking to game plan
Even though the Bears won 10 games last season, they didn't make the playoffs and entered this week's NFL draft with an extensive list of wants and needs. Second-year Bears general manager Phil Emery kept his intentions close to the vest, but moving...
Tags: Chicago Bears, NFL Draft, Brian Urlacher, Phil Emery, Lovie Smith
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