Ruben Brown

Sixth in a 14-part series leading up to the start of Bears training camp. The further the Bears get away from their appearance in Super Bowl XLI, the better the offensive line for that team, built almost exclusively through pro free agency, looks. It...

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly hired veteran Harry Hiestand to his staff, as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator on Wednesday. “Harry is one of the best offensive line coaches in college football, and we are fortunate to have...

Former Hampton football coach Johnny Palmer, who set the wheels in motion for what became a football dynasty in the 1970s and beyond, will be inducted into E.C. Glass High's inaugural Hall of Fame this weekend. Palmer, an all-state center at Glass in...

Bowdle: Alice H. Wolff, 97, Bowdle and formerly of Leola, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Manorcare Health Services of Aberdeen. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Bowdle, with Pastor Patrick Hahn...

We briefly interrupt this autopsy of the Bears offense to bring attention to one of this season's few positives by naming the unit's MVP – most versatile player. Hands down, it's John St. Clair. St. Clair will start again Sunday at left guard, his third...

As Bears offensive linemen Terrence Metcalf and Ruben Brown remained after practice Wednesday watching offensive sets, Brown offered some encouraging words to his backup at left guard. "He just told me, 'You're fine.' He told me to just go out and play...

Brian Urlacher could have rattled off a list of excuses to explain why the Bears, touted as the best team in the NFC entering the season, are 1-3 and buried deep beneath 4-0 division foe Green Bay. He could have looked at the injuries that kept four...

Cedric Benson emerged from the shower and moseyed over to his locker, glancing around him to see a room nearly void of his teammates. Benson was the first to say he wasn't alone on the field. "This was a statement," said Benson, referring to the Bears'...

Coach Lovie Smith identified November as a target month. This one did not end exactly as he or the Bears would have liked. The Bears finished the month 2-2, failing to score more than 13 points in three of their four games and closing a grueling three-...

After barely hanging on during a dismal first half Sunday night, the Bears crushed the Giants with 28 points in less than 25 minutes of the second half for a 38-20 victory over a team that didn't show them much respect before the game. The result was a...

Whether or not it was a preview of the NFC championship game as some speculate remains to be seen. And the Bears don't view themselves as the NFC champions despite crushing the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 37-6 Sunday night. But the Bears finished...

Last time he heard boos. This time, not so much. Rex Grossman led the Bears to a 34-7 thrashing of the Detroit Lions in the home opener Sunday by going 20-for-27 with 289 yards and four touchdowns. Tribune staff reporter John Mullin breaks down the...