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Top ICF freshman pacer dies at Maywood
Special to the TribuneOrange and Blue stakes champion Enzo The Baker, the No. 1 Illinois bred two-year-old male pacer, died of an apparent heart attack while warming up after the eighth race Friday night preparing for a start in the second (tenth race) division of the Abe...Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Abraham Lincoln
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Bear With Us
ChicagoSports.comSay goodbye to the Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers. Real football returns to Soldier Field this Sunday as the Bears play host to the St. Louis Rams. The Bears have had success against the run at times this season, but today clearly is their...Tags: Bill Cosby, Football, Mike Brown, Marshall Faulk, Brandon Manumaleuna
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Debut in Champaign lacks fizz
Tribune staff reporterIt was not the kind of unveiling the Bears were seeking. After a 13-3 season in 2001, the Bears bumbled through a less-than-auspicious start to what they believe should be a Super Bowl season, losing 27-3 Saturday night to the Denver Broncos in their...Tags: Tony Carter, Bobby Gray, Chris Chandler, Football, Warrick Holdman
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1st-string offense shows some fire in win over Rams
Tribune staff reporterFor the second straight week it truly mattered not whether the Bears won or lost their exhibition game. It mattered only how they played--and this time they played it well where it mattered most. The final score was Bears 19, St. Louis Rams 17 in front...Tags: Football, Brian Young, Marshall Faulk, Rosevelt Colvin, Paul Edinger
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Golden in the dome
Tribune staff reporterThe teams were a study in contrast, both on and off the field Sunday in the Bears' 13-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The usually demonstrative Vikings were morose as they trudged up the hallway of the Metrodome to their locker room. They had...Tags: Basketball, Football, Minnesota Vikings, Jim Miller, Rosevelt Colvin
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Bears' best asset is Lions' futility
Tribune staff reporterThe Bears have done a lot of things to help themselves to the best record in the NFC. Now they have opponents finding unlikely ways to help them too. Sunday it was two-time Pro Bowl kicker Jason Hanson missing three field goals in one game for the...Tags: Charlie Batch, Martin Gramatica, Detroit Lions, Football, Mike Brown
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4-star 4th quarter
Tribune staff reporterThe Bears left Sunday's game against Washington with a 20-15 victory that ended the Redskins' playoff plans and improved their own. But besides the win, they also wanted to make the next statement in their playoff season. In the fourth quarter, they...Tags: Tony Banks, Football, Mike Brown, Warrick Holdman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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A joyous jaunt
Tribune staff reporterEver since training camp the Bears' goal was simple: win the NFC Central Division and then worry about what happens next. Sunday the Bears achieved that goal and then some, trampling the Jacksonville Jaguars 33-13 to clinch their first division title...Tags: George Halas, San Francisco 49ers, Football, Warrick Holdman, Rosevelt Colvin
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Bears' signs positive
Tribune staff reporterWhile wide receiver Marcus Robinson was earning a standing ovation from the crowd of 36,535 Friday for his first touchdown catch of the exhibition season, the Bears were giving their strongest sign yet they are just about ready for the regular season to...Tags: Football, Henry Burris, Paul Edinger, Rabih Abdullah, Mark Brunell
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Cool with the heat on
Tribune staff reporterThe Bears needed Sunday's 27-23 comeback win over the Minnesota Vikings. They needed it in a lot of ways. They needed a win to open the season. They needed a win over an NFC North Division and conference opponent. And they perhaps needed to get their...Tags: Bobby Gray, Football, Mike Brown, Minnesota Vikings, Jim Miller
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The End Zone
Tribune staff reporterHero I: Jim Miller. Awful first half. Awfully gutty second half—12-of-17 for 188 yards and a TD. The TD. Unsung hero I: Bernard Robertson. All the worry about the untested left tackle, and Robertson's man still hasn't come within 5 yards of Miller on the...Tags: Football, Mike Brown, John Davis, Jim Miller, Brian Urlacher
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Play-by-play commentary
ChicagoSports.comOK, everybody. Let's hope this game is as exciting as last week. If you're joining us for the first time, welcome. If you're joining us for the second time, well, welcome to you, too. Hopefully this play by play will be of help to you. Football soon....Tags: Football, Mike Brown, Warrick Holdman, Rosevelt Colvin, Keion Carpenter
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