Chris Gardocki

PITTSBURGH // In a season filled with embarrassing losses and unexpected slipups, the Ravens can now add bitter disappointment. Despite their best showing of the year, the Ravens still fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-19, last night before 64,178 at...

Insufficient evidence. Win or lose, the result of the Bears' opening preseason exercise Sunday night would have provided little if any evidence of the team's 1993 promise. For the record and for the sake of the 52,752 paying customers at Veterans...

The unique smells of New Jersey seemed an appropriate dumping ground for a Bears team that stunk it up in recent losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota. But just when they appeared ready to be heaped onto the closest discard pile, the Bears handed their...

The Bears looked like a mistake waiting to happen Sunday. Make that several mistakes. They transformed an eminently winnable game on the road into a 21-16 loss to the Detroit Lions in the Silverdome. Three early scoring opportunities dissipated into...

The Bears wanted to win Friday night's preseason finale against the Dallas Cowboys, just to rediscover that winning feeling. After losing eight of their last nine games in 1992 and their first three preseason contests, a negative pattern had been...

For once this season, the Bears played an inspired second half. Problem was, they trailed by 20 points at halftime Sunday and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped with a 20-17 victory to end their losing streak at five games. Bigger problem was, Kevin...

Last Sunday's loss at Tampa was a punch to the stomach. Saturday's 13-3 setback against Denver in rain-soaked Soldier Field was a potentially devastating blow to the head that has the Bears feeling woozy about their playoff chances. Coach Dave Wannstedt...

The pass-catching and running of fullback Merril Hoge. The quick delivery of quarterback Erik Kramer. The short bursts of tailback Lewis Tillman. And the sure hands of tight end Chris Gedney. Those were a few of the bright spots for the Bears in their...

The Bears wore Mike Singletary patches over their hearts—and their feelings on their sleeves—as they somehow summoned enough emotion to upset the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 Sunday at Soldier Field. Winning for the first time since Oct. 25,...

Already reeling because of a major injury and a contract holdout, the Bears' offensive line was brought to its knees Friday night when first-round draft pick Stan Thomas suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The injury, which...

Bears fans have seen this game before. Remember New Orleans? Minnesota? Tampa Bay? Interceptions returned for touchdowns, crucial fumbles, special-teams breakdowns, shoddy pass protection. The Bears take their problems with them. Sunday afternoon in...

And now the chase is on. Believe it or not. The Bears may not remain in the running for a division title until the final game of the season like baseball's San Francisco Giants, but they certainly have caught Chicago's attention the last two weeks....