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Cutler misses practice, questionable for Monday

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler missed practice on Thursday and his playing status remains in question because of a concussion.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The San Francisco 49ers began on-field preparations for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears without head coach Jim Harbaugh, who underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital for an irregular heartbeat on Thursday, the club announced. "Coach Har…

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To me, Thursday was the big day in terms of guessing whether or not Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler would start Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. If he wasn't cleared to practice four days after suffering a concussion, his third in the …

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Somehow, despite the loss of all-world scorer Derrick Rose and the presence of the defensively-minded (which is a nice way of saying, "shooting 32 percent from the field") Kirk Hinrich at starting point guard, the Chicago Bulls are 12th in the…

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher still says he would lie to cover up a concussion.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

The 76ers recently acknowledged that they don't expect to see Andrew Bynum providing a return on his $16.8 million salary until January at the earliest. The 7-foot center's dominance of the low post was supposed to transform Philadelphia into a tempo-co…

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I've saved this season's Dirty Laundry posts for events that genuinely fall into a gray area of officiating or spur significant confusion, and I think we have one that qualifies this week. The second-quarter play that left Chicago Bears quarterback Jay …

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

With the Chicago Bulls undergoing an unfortunate waiting period with star guard Derrick Rose on the shelf, and the Boston Celtics seemingly rebuilding on the fly after watching Ray Allen take his senior act down to South Beach, the Indiana Pacers were e…

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The assignment for each NFL blogger was to argue the chances of one divisional team to reach the Super Bowl. That put me in a bit of a predicament, considering the NFC North has two of the top championship contenders in the entire league. The Chicago Be…

Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com

The biggest comeback in Broncos history did not begin with a touchdown. It began with a pre-game coin flip.

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The 2012 American League Most Valuable Player debate is like most arguments these days. There are reasonable, rational people who agree with you, and then there are the people on the other side of the debate who are morons.

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The Chargers are playing for more than their last playoff hopes this week, they're playing for jobs. Can San Diego beat Denver to stay alive in the AFC West? Peter King makes his picks.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Bears kicker Robbie Gould issued a statement of apology to the grounds crew at Solider Field, but not before suggesting he might leave Chicago on account of the grass. Gould was critical of the conditions during a driving rainstorm that dumped two inche…

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The Chicago Bears have plenty of good offensive players. Some of their backups are good enough to start for other teams. But through nine games, we haven't been able to answer a simple question about this group. This week's Blogger Blitz explains.

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We're Black and Blue All Over: Given the 180-degree turnaround of his sentiments Wednesday, I'm going to guess Chicago Bears place-kicker Robbie Gould got himself in a bit of hot water by criticizing the field conditions at Soldier Field on ESPN 1000. G…

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PHOENIX (AP) Carlos Boozer's latest big game against Phoenix came in handy when the Chicago Bulls blew an 18-point lead.

suntimes.com

At least one starting quarterback for Monday night is on the fast track for a return. Alex Smith of the San Francisco 49ers was cleared to return to practice Wednesday, although he wore a non-contact jersey. The Bears, meanwhile, didn’t practice and did…