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Bears' front four wants more sacks
Chicago Tribune reporterIn Lance Briggs' words, the race is about to begin. No, the Bears' linebacker wasn't talking about a NASCAR race or this weekend's IndyCar event at Chicagoland Speedway. He wasn't referring to his infamous Lamborghini either. Briggs used that analogy to...Tags: Motor Racing, Miami Dolphins, Kevin Payne, Super Bowl, Adewale Ogunleye
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Prerequisite to join legends: Title
Only one coach in Bears history had more regular season victories after his first four seasons than Lovie Smith's 36. That's George Halas. Tied with Smith behind Papa Bear is Mike Ditka. Yet Smith's name is not mentioned along with Halas and Ditka...Tags: Super Bowl, Alex Brown, Chicago Bears, Mark Anderson, Volleyball
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The Bears' 53-man roster
++++++++++++++++++++ || NO || PLAYER || POS || || 4 || Brad Maynard || P || || 8 || Rex Grossman || QB || || 9 || Robbie Gould || K || || 12 || Caleb Hanie* || QB || || 16 || Mark Bradley || WR || || 18 || Kyle Orton || QB || || 20 || Craig...Tags: Marty Booker, Trumaine McBride, Alex Brown, Adewale Ogunleye, Anthony Adams
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Lance Briggs' priority: Giving back
Lance Briggs can hardly wait for the Sept. 15 "Home-opener Kickoff Dinner" that supports his Briggs 4 Kidz Foundation, which is committed to providing financial and emotional support to youngsters in need. "Working with kids is huge because of the...Tags: Chicago Bears, Prisons, Northwestern University, Football, Harry Caray
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Projecting Chicago Bears' 53-man roster
When Bears general manager Jerry Angelo hasn't been busy putting out—or lighting— public-relations fires lately, he has focused on making final evaluations about the 53-man roster.
Cutting four nondescript players Sunday and getting rid of...Tags: Trumaine McBride, Alex Brown, Terrence Metcalf, Rex Grossman, Patrick Mannelly
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Defense covers its mistakes
Chicago Tribune reporterSEATTLE — It's not a pattern the Bears want to establish going into the regular season, but the defense picked up the slack as the offense struggled Saturday night. Brandon Coutu's fifth field goal of the game gave the Seattle Seahawks a 29-26...Tags: Kevin Payne, Adewale Ogunleye, Seattle Seahawks, Devin Hester, Chicago Bears
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Bears defense a sudden soft spot
On the day training camp opened a month ago, coach Lovie Smith enabled the Bears defense to approach the preseason with an air of complacency that hasn't gone away. It was Smith, you will recall, who openly rationalized the Bears finishing 28th in...Tags: Super Bowl, Alex Brown, Chicago Bears, Football, Tommie Harris
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Bears pick Orton as starting QB
The Associated PressKyle Orton was selected to be the Chicago Bears starting quarterback by coach Lovie Smith on Monday. Orton won the competition with Rex Grossman for the starting job. Orton, the fourth-year player from Purdue, will start Thursday's third preseason...Tags: Super Bowl, Devin Hester, Chicago Bears, Football, Rex Grossman
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Orton-Davis combo makes some noise early
Tribune staff reporterBears receivers coach Darryl Drake raved throughout the off-season and training camp about Rashied Davis. Thursday night, the proof was on the field. The wide receiver quickly emerged as quarterback Kyle Orton's favorite target in Orton's first game...Tags: Marty Booker, Terrence Metcalf, Mark Anderson, Muhsin Muhammad, Football
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Bears get some running room in 37-30 loss to 49ers
Chicago Tribune reporterA visibly frustrated Hunter Hillenmeyer couldn't think of any way to put a positive spin on the Bears' defensive performance in Thursday night's 37-30 exhibition loss to San Francisco. "I don't remember being a part of a worse effort by a defense," the...Tags: Devin Hester, Alex Brown, Adewale Ogunleye, Chicago Bears, Jason Hill
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NFC North capsules
Sentinel Staff Writer1. Minnesota Vikings 2007 record: 8-8 Coach: Brad Childress State of the Union: Six teams passed on Adrian Peterson in the '07 draft before he landed in Minnesota, where he went on to finish with 1,341 rushed yards and Offensive Rookie of the Year...Tags: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Unions, Kevin Smith, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
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NFC capsules
Sentinel Staff WriterARIZONA CARDINALS 2007 record: 10-6 Coach: Ken Whisenhunt State of the Union: Franchise QB Matt Leinart was lost in Week 4 last season with a broken collarbone, giving way to veteran Kurt Warner. But Leinart is back to help the club build on its best...Tags: New England Patriots, Elections, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Marc Bulger
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Aug 20, 2008
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Aug 22, 2008
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