Sports Columns
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Arkush: Why Polian is right person to lead Bears' searchJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - While it appears his consultancy will be temporary, today Bill Polian is the most important man in the Bears hierarchy. It is more than a bit strange that at every oppor...
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Lincicome: By George, here we are again with the Bears 4 years laterJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - So, there they go, Itchy and Scratchy, Bert and Ernie, SpongeBob and Patrick, pick a pair. Put them together in the fashion of the day, Pa-Nag or Ry-Mat, wave goodbye an...
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Arkush: Stubborn McCaskey decides to throw on 4th and 1Jan 10, 2022 12:00 am - From 1977 - my first year on the Bears beat - through 1994, the Bears were one of the best NFL organizations, making 10 trips to the playoffs, three trips to the NFC tit...
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Hub Arkush: Sunday's loss was a chronicle of the Matt Nagy eraJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - For 45 minutes Sunday in Minneapolis, the Chicago Bears kicked the Vikings all over the football field, claiming a 12-minute advantage in time of possession, running 61 ...
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Zalusky: When the Goose landed in ChicagoJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - I had called Goose Gossage to talk about Dick Allen. He had written the forward to a new book about Allen and the 1972 season. But first I wanted to ask him about a spec...
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Hub Arkush: Nothing at stake but pride for both Bears, VikingsJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Welcome to the club if you feel like the season just started yesterday and at the same time has been going on for years. All that's left now is a final meeting Sunday in...
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Jim O'Donnell: 30 years of "The Score" - from daring phenom to homogenized horizontalingJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - THE CHICAGO RADIO STATION known as "The Score" went on the air 30 years ago this week. If there is any anniversary celebration for WSCR-AM (670) - and station management...
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Lincicome: From Mayo to Cheez-It. The college football title game remains southern friedJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Few things are more American than wanting to know who is No. 1. Foam fingers and top 10 lists are testimony to our need to know. Systems and protocols are devised to rem...
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Gonzales: Worried about the future of college football? Look at AlabamaJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Alabama won only six games in two consecutive seasons slightly more than 50 years ago after quarterbacks Joe Namath and Ken Stabler ascended to Hall of Fame greatness in...
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Hub Arkush: An open apology for my Aaron Rodgers commentsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - In case you haven't heard, I've spent the better part of the last 24 hours making a pretty nasty mess. Actually, and much to my surprise, that may be the understatement ...