Jay Cutler wants to spread the wealth, but it hasn’t happenedWith 108 receiving yards Sunday against the Bears, the Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson will become the first player to reach 2,000 in a season. “It’s impressive what they’re doing,” quarterback Jay Cutler said Wednesday, referring to Johnson and q… |
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Bears DT Henry Melton calls Lions ‘dirty team’Dec 26, 2012
Asked what he expects Sunday from the Detroit Lions in a make-or-break game for the Bears, defensive tackle Henry Melton used the word ‘‘dirty’’ several times. ‘‘They’ve always been a dirty team since I’ve been here,’’ Melton said. Tha… |
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Five Bears named to Pro BowlDec 26, 2012
For the second consecutive season, the Pro Bowl will be special for Bears cornerback Charles Tillman. Last January, he made his Pro Bowl debut. On Jan. 27, if the Bears don’t go on a Super Bowl run, he’ll start for the NFC alongside teammate Tim J… |
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share tactics necessaryDec 26, 2012
With 108 receiving yards Sunday against the Bears, the Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson will become the first player to reach 2,000 in a season. “It’s impressive what they’re doing,” quarterback Jay Cutler said Wednesday, referring to Johnson and q… |
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Teammates will miss Pierzynski's desire to winDec 26, 2012
Scott Merkin, MLB.com "I always thought of A.J. as a winner," said Rangers manager Ron Washington, during Wednesday's conference call to announce Pierzynski's one-year deal with Texas, ending Pierzynski's successful, colorful eight-year run with the White Sox. &quo… |
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The NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls has been postponed by a snowstorm that hit the Indianapolis area. |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com Ever wonder what a Chicago Bears fan looks like wearing a cheesehead? Mike Florio says for this week only we'll find out as the Bears look to sneak into the playoffs with a victory over the Lions and a Packers win over the Vikings. As we've seen this d… |
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Hahn understands fan reaction to A.J.'s departureDec 26, 2012
Scott Merkin, MLB.com Hahn may be general manager of the White Sox, but he's also a fan in his own right. So he understands White Sox fans' disappointment over A.J. Pierzynski's eight-year run on the South Side of Chicago coming to an end when his one-year deal with the Rang… |
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Wild Week 17: Bears back to trash talkDec 26, 2012
The Chicago Bears' last foray into trash talking with a division opponent didn't work out well. But you know what they say: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Wednesday, defensive lineman Henry Melton made clear he thinks the Detroit Lions a… |
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Bulls' Deng sprains right ankle against RocketsDec 26, 2012
Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Luol Deng sprained his right ankle in the Bulls' loss Tuesday and is questionable for Wednesday's game. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is clearly impressed with Lions wideout Calvin Johnson, just as he loves having Brandon Marshall on his side. But that doesn’t mean he thinks it’s the best way to do business. In discussing Johnson’s record-breaking seas… |
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Bears' Forte expecting to play, Urlacher might tooDec 26, 2012
Bears' Forte expecting to play, Urlacher might too |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Perhaps it was his time with the Chicago Bears of the 1980s that gave St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher a sense of how to bring the best out of players that other teams would find too much of a challenge. When your quarterback (Jim McMahon) is mooni… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com With reindeer flying and mistletoe hanging overhead, it’s been far too busy the last couple of days for PFT Live to be part of your lives but Christmas is in the past and Week 17 is rapidly approaching. That means it is time to turn our attention back t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bears aren’t sure whether starting safety Chris Conte will be able to play in their must-win game against the Lions in Week 17, so they added a player to the roster to give themselves a little insurance against his absence. The team announced the si… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The past year was a good one for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Championships. Rings. Respect. Fear. They hogged all the goodies. Christmas day was no different. Yesterday’s NBA Finals rematch in Miami between the Heat and Thunder was a rugged, physic… |
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