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03/06/2010 11:00 PM
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As N.F.L. Free Agency Opens, a Big Splash and Smaller Ripples
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The first three days of free agency in an uncapped football season yielded some unexpected results but also some big deals.
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03/04/2010 11:00 PM
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Bears Are Big Spenders in Free Agency
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Chicago, normally one of the more conservative spending franchises, went on a shopping spree Friday, adding Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor and Brandon Manumaleuna.
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01/17/2010 11:00 PM
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Bears’ Gaines Adams, Who Had Enlarged Heart, Dies at 26
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/sports/football/18adams.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/01/18/sports/18adams_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aGaines Adams, a defensive lineman who played for the Buccaneers and the Bears this season, died Sunday in South Carolina.
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01/02/2010 11:00 PM
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Coach’s Future Is in the Hands of Mama Bear
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/sports/football/03cncbears.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/01/03/us/03cncbears_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aThe ailing Bears are still run by committee and Virginia Halas McCaskey, 85-year-old owner, is committee chairman who must approve every major decision.
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12/26/2009 11:00 PM
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For ’77 Bears, Giants Stadium Was a Special Place
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/sports/football/27giants.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/12/27/sports/27giants_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aAn overtime victory in December 1977 on a dreadful day sent Chicago to the N.F.L. postseason.
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11/21/2009 11:00 PM
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Chicago Bears’ New Identity Is Unrecognizable
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Coach Lovie Smith’s stoicism once was firm, quiet leadership when the Bears were winning, but now it smacks of cluelessness.
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11/12/2009 11:00 PM
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Cutler Gives the 49ers a Hand
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/sports/football/13nfl.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/11/13/sports/13nfl_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aFrank Gore ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, Jay Cutler threw a career-high five interceptions and San Francisco snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Bears.
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10/25/2009 11:00 PM
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N.F.L. ROUNDUP; Bengals' Benson Punishes Bears for Letting Him Go
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Cedric Benson got his revenge on Chicago, all right. The rest of the Bengals had a good time, too. Carson Palmer threw five touchdown passes -- four of them in a dominant first half -- and Benson ran for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown against the franchise that let him go, shocking visiting Chicago with a 45-10 victory Sunday that will go down as one of the worst days in Bears history.
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09/05/2009 11:00 PM
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Legacy of the 46 Defense
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/sports/football/06plank.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/09/06/sports/plank75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aDoug Plank wore the jersey number and Coach Buddy Ryan selected it for the strategy that changed football.
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08/22/2009 11:00 PM
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Cutler Sharp as Bears Pounce on Weakened Giants
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/sports/football/23giants.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/23/sports/23giants_75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aWith a depleted linebacking corps, the Giants struggled to contain the Bears’ offense, which was led by Jay Cutler, who joined Chicago in a trade from Denver in the off-season.
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05/09/2009 11:00 PM
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Speed Merchant on Land and Sea
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/sports/football/10seconds.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/10/sports/10seconds.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aThe Chicago Bears’ Devin Hester blazes through defenses on punt and kickoff returns, and in the off-season he speeds around on an all-terrain vehicle and a Jet Ski.
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04/02/2009 11:00 PM
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Bears Get Cutler, but Pay a Steep Price
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Once the Denver Broncos decided to get rid of the disgruntled quarterback Jay Cutler, they did not waste any time shipping him out of town. On Thursday, less than 48 hours after announcing that he was on the trading block, the Broncos traded Cutler to the Chicago Bears in a blockbuster deal, leaving the Jets and a host of other suitors empty-handed. The Bears were a surprise winner in the Cutler sweepstakes, but they paid an enormous price for a quarterback entering only his fourth year in the ...
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03/05/2009 11:00 PM
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George McAfee, N.F.L. Hall of Famer, Dies at 90
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a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/sports/football/06mcafee.html?partner=rssnytemc=rss"img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/03/06/sports/06mcafee_75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/aMr. McAfee carried the football, passed it, kicked and punted it, and roamed the defensive backfield for the mighty Chicago Bears teams of the 1940s.
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12/22/2008 11:00 PM
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N.F.L. ROUNDUP; Bears Win and Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
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Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal with 11 minutes 28 seconds left in overtime Monday night, and the Chicago Bears overcame frigid conditions to defeat the visiting Green Bay Packers, 20-17, and stay in the running for the playoffs. Chicago's Alex Brown blocked Mason Crosby's 38-yard field-goal attempt with 18 seconds left in regulation to preserve a 17-17 tie and send the game into overtime.
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12/11/2008 11:00 PM
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Bears Tie Game Late, Then Win in Overtime
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Robbie Gould kicked the tying field goal at the end of regulation and then made a 35-yarder in overtime to hand New Orleans another devastating loss at Soldier Field.
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