Brandon Marshall (football, linebacker)

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

Apparently fans of the Atlanta Falcons aren't too pleased with the New Orleans Saints for giving their beloved team its only loss of the season earlier this month. Apparently some workers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are among...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, Liverpool at Swansea, 7:15 a.m. (ESPN2).  National Football League -- Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, noon (FOX); Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at New...

The Bears can attack the Vikings Cover-2 scheme Sunday by aligning wide receiver Brandon Marshall out of position and targeting the middle of the field when the ball is in the strike zone (20- to 35-yard line). Using the All-22 coaches tape, here is a...

As we continue to peel away the calendar pages — only 12 days left — until the Bears arrive in Bourbonnais, the assignment is determining the 10 most important players in 2012. Let's first establish the criteria for "important." To me, it...

The 49ers defeated the Bears every way a team can be beaten Monday night — power, speed and thought. Almost no one on the team did his job well enough for the Bears to win. Three aspects of the 49ers' victory stood out upon closer inspection....

SAN FRANCISCO — It's too bad Colin Kaepernick wasn't available when Phil Emery set out to find a backup quarterback. The first-year general manager had to strike quickly to find an experienced No. 2. The Bears invested big money in Jason Campbell,...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ****HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL**** District 1B Summit (25-1) vs. Rosholt (15-10) at Waubay, 7 p.m. District 2B Warner (29-0) vs. Northwestern (23-7) at Aberdeen Civic Arena, 7 p.m. District 5B Highmore-Harrold (18-...

Joe Philbin might not believe in the concept of an alpha receiver, but his boss still wants one. That was one of the main takeaways from Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross’ recent townhall meeting with team employees, according to a source who was...

The Bears can move quarterback Jay Cutler out of the pocket Sunday in Jacksonville using boot action on third down situations needing 2 to 6 yards. The Bears can establish the run, set the bait and win on crucial downs by giving Cutler multiple targets in...

1. You can't focus on everything at one time, Mike Tice said, so the Bears offense has made a concerted effort to improve on first down. They have been terrible to this point, gaining 77 yards on 40 first-and-10 runs and 152 yards on 35 first-and-10...

Almost three years ago, the Chicago Bears traded for Jay Cutler after years of unsuccessfully trying to develop their own quarterback. Now, they’ve traded for the wide receiver he worked so well with in Denver. The Bears have packaged two third-...