Thaddeus Gibson

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Grace at Wayne State  Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Maryland   |TV SPORTS| College Football—Gator Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs....

Ten thoughts on the Chicago Bears after their 20-17 exhibition victory Friday night over the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. 1. Lovie Smith always has said that it's hard to make final roster cuts, with plenty of hard decisions in the process....

The Bears drafted a safety for the eighth consecutive year but Brandon Hardin will not be able to do anything to shore up the position this season. The team will place the third-round draft pick from Oregon State on injured reserve, according to a source...

The Chicago Bears have placed receiver Johnny Knox on the physically-unable-to-perform list in advance of the regular season, meaning Knox will be sidelined for the first six weeks of the season. Knox, who continues to recover from spinal fusion surgery,...

BOURBONNAIS — As much as he has talked about defensive end Corey Wootton's progress in training camp, Bears coach Lovie Smith has been careful not to go overboard with praise. Smith wants to see how Wootton and the other young pass rushers...

Ten things to take away from the Chicago Bears' 31-3 loss to the Denver Broncos in their preseason opener: 1. No one game plans for the opening preseason game and starters don’t play into the fourth quarter in the first exhibition. But maybe nobody...

Dave Toub was forced to wonder how it would shake out at this time a year ago when the Bears' top six tacklers on special teams all were headed to unrestricted free agency. He's in a similar position again as five of the top eight core players, based...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Big East-SEC Challenge, Providence at South Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPNU), St. John's at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2), Mississippi at DePaul, 8 p.m. (ESPNU), Georgetown at Alabama, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football-West...