Henry Melton

INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Forte hasn’t spoken to Jay Cutler since it was revealed last month that Cutler and fiancee Kristin Cavallari are expecting, but Forte did make sure to congratulate his Bears teammate. “I sent him a text congratulating...

The Bears weren't able to add help at defensive tackle during the draft, so they found some on the street. An NFL source told the Tribune the team agreed to terms Thursday night with John McCargo, a former first-round draft pick of the Bills, and DeMario...

NFL players don't trust the guys in the suits, tucked away in the big offices, removed from the locker room. There is no loyalty (or honesty) here when it comes to the relationship between players and management. Produce on Sundays or call the moving...

Dave Toub was forced to wonder how it would shake out at this time a year ago when the Bears' top six tacklers on special teams all were headed to unrestricted free agency. He's in a similar position again as five of the top eight core players, based...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Harvard at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); West Virginia at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football-Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) Women's College Basketball-Creighton at Nebraska, 7...

TV SPORTS Women's College Volleyball-NCAA Division I Playoffs, semifinals, 6 and 8 p.m. (ESPN2) High School Basketball-Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. Miller Grove (Ga.), 7 p.m. (ESPN); Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Marcus Flower Mound (Texas), 8:30 p.m....

TV SPORTS SUNDAY NFL Football-Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams, Noon (CBS); New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); New England Patriots at Denver Broncos, 3:15 p.m. (CBS); Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers, 7 p.m. (NBC) Women'...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY NFL Football-Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, Noon (FOX); Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys, 3:15 p.m. (FOX) College Football-Hawaii Bowl, Nevada vs. Southern Mississippi,...

A week after being Tebowed, the Bears managed to get T-Jacked with their fragile season hanging in the balance. Minus quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte, the Bears admitted their defense needed to step up and carry them. Brian Urlacher...

I presume that the Bears’ new so-called general manager watched the Super Bowl, as the Bears traditionally have done for 44 of the previous 46 years. And so, I presume that Phil Emery told Lovie Smith that his defensive line is nowhere close to...

MINNEAPOLIS — On the play Chicagoans will remember most from the Bears' season-ending 17-13 victory Sunday over the Vikings, safety Major Wright nearly made it a meaningful game after all. Wright leaped to break up a pass intended for Vikings...