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Bears’ GM should be right, not rushed Jan 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Bears GM Phil Emery has been criticized for taking too much time and interviewing too many coaching candidates. But what’s the hurry? Emery should be right, not rushed.
Dawson: Don’t vote PED users in Hall Jan 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Hall of Famer Andre Dawson is angry about what steroids have done to the history of baseball, and he doesn’t want to share a stage with any of the drug users in Cooperstown.
NHL fans deserve end of Bettman era immediately Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
There will be many suggestions, most of them useless, about how the NHL can win back fans and apologize for another lockout. But there is only one thing owners can do to prove they understand fans' anger.
Credit King George with Bears’ new direction Jan 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Full credit to Bears GM Phil Emery for seeing the disaster that was the offense, and moving on from Lovie Smith, but it's George McCaskey who has made the biggest changes because he wants to win and is willing to be different.
NIU lost bowl, but Huskies came out winners Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
It was frustrating to see NIU lose a game they might have had a chance to win, but by Wednesday morning it was easy to remember that the journey to the Orange Bowl was a genuine victory.
Fired Smith too arrogant for own good Dec 31, 2012 12:00 AM
Lovie Smith's response to a free fall was generally to tell everyone that all was well, and to stick with the program. Smith always knew best, and as he famously said when he dumped Ron Rivera, Bears fans should trust him to get it right. He did not, and now he has paid the price.
Huskies happy but hardly satisfied with bowl trip Dec 31, 2012 12:00 AM
While many of us alums are simply thrilled with the opportunity, don't mistake anyone close to the NIU football program for feeling the same way. The Huskies are in Miami to win a football game.
Bears, Lovie run out of luck Dec 30, 2012 12:00 AM
Bears GM Phil Emery certainly didn’t sound Sunday like a man ready to fire his head coach. Was he just saying the right things, or are Bears fans stuck with Lovie Smith another year?
Bears have serious coach, QB questions Dec 30, 2012 12:00 AM
No NFL coach can succeed without a quarterback, no quarterback without a coach, and no franchise without both. It's not a mystery in most NFL cities.
Would Bears’ Emery really give Smith more time? Dec 26, 2012 12:00 AM
Just try to picture Phil Emery standing before Bears fans, speaking into a microphone, and explaining to the masses that Lovie Smith will be back for another season. It's a tough sell.
A time to remember those who can't forget Dec 24, 2012 12:00 AM
We can be forgiven for not remembering during every minute of every day that each breath is fleeting, but there are always reminders, and sports saw its share of such heartbreak this year.
Bears happy to accept Cards’ gift Dec 23, 2012 12:00 AM
Taking a page out of their early-season playbook, the Bears were great on defense and terrible on offense Sunday, but Arizona is so bad that it really didn't matter. The Bears' win certainly had Lovie Smith's name written all over it — it had all the earmarks of a Smith victory during his nine-year run as head coach in Chicago.
No Bears should be safe, not even Cutler Dec 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Phil Emery has much work to do to fix the Bears. So where does he start? By leaving all options on the table — even cutting Jay Cutler loose. Ten years ago you would never have considered dropping a QB like Cutler because that sort of physical ability was so hard to find. Today, you can find college quarterbacks ready to play in the NFL because they're playing in NFL-style offenses for NFL-style coaches.
Bears fans not as dumb as Urlacher thinks Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
The quiet chorus has become a jet engine roaring for change in Lake Forest, and even those eternally late to the party now realize the Bears need a new head coach Yet Brian Urlacher pleads for another year of Lovie Smith, probably because Urlacher needs Smith to keep him around. "Lovie is the head coach of this football team and hopefully will be for a long time,” Urlacher said.
Has Lovie’s Bears luck finally run out? Dec 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Sometimes, it’s truly about how you lose, not necessarily how many. That’s worth keeping in mind as you ponder the possible end of the Lovie Smith era in Chicago. The Bears have been a disaster in November and December, and have taken the field appearing old, broken and unprepared against teams like Seattle and Minnesota.
Seems just about over now for Bears, Lovie Dec 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Bears looked and sounded like a beaten team after Sunday's loss to Green Bay, and it's fair to wonder now whether they can handle Arizona or Detroit.
NHL owners pushing fans to brink of apathy Dec 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Just last week, NHL comedian Gary Bettman was complaining about how the number of long-term contracts has risen dramatically the last few years. Bettman reminded us that in 2004 there was only one NHL contract longer than six years, but now there are nearly 90. "The trend has gone completely in the wrong way," Bettman said, "and that has a whole host of consequences to the game and to the operation of our clubs."
Bears’ playoff hopes may rest with RG3’s knee Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
By finishing 9-7, the Bears have an outside shot at the playoffs, but it may depend entirely on whether Washington QB Robert Griffin III is healthy after spraining his knee Sunday.
Bears, Smith in serious trouble now Dec 9, 2012 12:00 AM
It would be easy to say the wheels have come off for the Bears. But that would be patently unfair to the doors, the hood and the engine, all of which were left scattered throughout the field in Minnesota. Yes, the Bears are now officially in free fall after losing for the fourth time in five games.
The day Cubs tossed Maddux out the doorDec 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Twenty years ago Sunday, Greg Maddux left the only team he had ever known, signing as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves after the Cubs shoved him out the door. It's a day that will haunt the Cubs forever.