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Misfiring Bears still hope to salvage season

LAKE FOREST — The struggling and disappointing Chicago Bears have only one touchdown in their last two games, have lost five of six and have watched their playoff chances sink.

Nov 23, 2009 | 8:55 pm | Loading…

Injured Rams WR Robinson returns to ISU

NORMAL — Traded to the “perfect situation,” the 2009 season did not stay perfect very long for former Illinois State wide receiver Laurent Robinson.

Nov 23, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…

'Running out of time': Bears fall to Eagles

Barring a big run, the Bears will miss the postseason for the third straight season -- certainly not what they expected when they made that big offseason trade with Denver for Jay Cutler.

Nov 22, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…

Eureka grad to start for Chiefs on Sunday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Studebaker has taken a moment to digest this latest step he’s about to take in his once humble football career. Two years ago he was a non-scholarship defensive end at tiny Wheaton College in Illinois, but Sunday he will make the first start of his NFL career f…

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:40 pm | Loading…

Extreme signs former UNI star

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Extreme added wide receivers Johnny Gray and Charles Sullivan and resigned veteran defensive end Eugene Phillips on Thursday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…

Many NFL players hide but fear concussions

Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago.

Nov 19, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Loading…

Bills fire former Bears coach Jauron

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills promoted coordinator Perry Fewell to take over as interim head coach after Dick Jauron was fired on Tuesday.

Nov 17, 2009 | 4:15 pm | Loading…

Extreme signs Christofilakos, 2 QBs

BLOOMINGTON — Peter Christofilakos, the Bloomington Extreme’s all-time leading scorer, will return to the indoor football team in 2010, the team announced Thursday.

Nov 12, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…

Cutler throws 5 interceptions in Bears' loss to 49ers

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's defenders figure the short week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much in four days, and the 49ers knew what to expect from Chicago's quarterback.

Nov 12, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…

Kindred: Worse than the Bears losing is the 'losers lament'

The aftermath of the Chicago Bears’ 41-21 debacle Sunday against Arizona — their second freefall in three weeks — has been more telling than the (lack of) play on the field.

Nov 10, 2009 | 7:30 pm | Loading…

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