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If this eventually will be viewed as a statement game, then the man who had to speak through a fractured jaw made a loud one whose impact was surpassed only by the Bears' performance.

The Junior Pee Wee Trevians donned pink socks Sunday for their last game of the Glencoe Trevian Football season, following the lead of their teammate, Max Rosenthal, who's worn a pink mouthguard for all but 10 seconds of his playing time.

It was spring of 2004, and first-round draft pick Tommie Harris walked into the Bears ' locker room for the first time like a freshman with an arm full of books walking into a room full of seniors.

Rex Grossman's season-threatening ankle injury and subsequent surgery caused hand-wringing and woe amongst plenty of the Bears' faithful-but never the foundation.

So I had a few things I planned on bringing in so I could have an especially goofy picture and/or lead-in. But they're sitting various places around my apartment because I don't have the strongest memory when I'm about to head to work 91 2 hours after I left it the night before.

The Chicago Bears know they traded for a 4,000-yard, Pro Bowl passer when they obtained Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos in a blockbuster deal during the offseason.

If me playing against the computer on All-Pro difficulty is any kind of predictor of how an NFL game plays out-and I think we know that it is-then the Bears will win 21-18, with Rex Grossman throwing touchdowns to Bernard Berrian and Devin Hester, and Hester running a kickoff back for a touchdown.

If me playing against the computer on All-Pro difficulty is any kind of predictor of how an NFL game plays out-and I think we know that it is-then the Bears will win 21-18, with Rex Grossman throwing touchdowns to Bernard Berrian and Devin Hester, and Hester running a kickoff back for a touchdown.

If me playing against the computer on All-Pro difficulty is any kind of predictor of how an NFL game plays out-and I think we know that it is-then the Bears will win 21-18, with Rex Grossman throwing touchdowns to Bernard Berrian and Devin Hester, and Hester running a kickoff back for a touchdown.

There had to be a letdown after taking the Seahawks behind the woodshed on national TV and beating them 37-6, right? Yeah, not so much .

Okay, quick version of my intro because I just wasted the last four hours of my life watching the Cubs blow a chance to sweep their smug neighbors to the south.

All week, the Bears vowed to make some noise in the 86th season opener in franchise history.

It's time to man up. Bears training camp practices begin in Bourbonnais at Olivet Nazarene University Friday and coach Lovie Smith delivers his annual state of the Bears address to media Thursday afternoon... by Gene Chamberlain 197 reads It's time to man up.

Getting back to our position-by-position breakdowns as we move closer to the first practice of the summer at Olivet Nazarene, we move to the offensive line.

Olin Kreutz 's name has come up a few times in recent months, and typically always in the same context: team leader, enforcer, tough guy.

There had to be a letdown after taking the Seahawks behind the woodshed on national TV and beating them 37-6, right? Yeah, not so much .

As Bears defensive ends Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye picked themselves off the mound of bodies in the end zone Sunday at The Coliseum, they quickly found themselves buried in a pile of joy.

Do you think that Earl Bennett will start this season or could one of the rookies take that spot opposite Devin Hester? Max B. Appleton, Wisconsin As things stand now, I think that Earl Bennett has the best chance of starting opposite Devin Hester this season.

Experience it in IMAX . . . Make a list, start an argument. Or at least a discussion.

Ruben Brown doesn't know Orlando Pace but knows the situation he is in coming to a new team as a decorated veteran who spent his entire career in one city where he was beloved.