Marlon Barnes

As the Bears' quarterback situation settled into form for opening day, the exhibition season finished in disturbing fashion--beyond losing a late lead in a 24-20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. The Bears gave up a touchdown on offense...

The lessons of preseason are sometimes suspect and inconclusive, but the first half of Saturday night's exhibition opener against the Cincinnati Bengals was precisely the way the Bears want to play. The Bears prevailed 16-13 in overtime, but more than...

The Bears saw something they wanted very much to see, the big play.. They also saw something that should concern them, the running game, in their 27-24 exhibition loss to the Tennessee Titans in front of a crowd of 68,768 in Adelphia Coliseum. Coach Dick...

Unofficially, the 2000 Bears season expired when still another Shane Matthews pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage Sunday, this one on fourth-and-3 with 1 minute 40 seconds remaining. But this was a game and a season that died many deaths. It...

The return of wide receiver Marcus Robinson on Saturday, complete with two touchdown passes from Cade McNown on the Bears' first two possessions, was overshadowed by a defensive performance marked by some of the same problems that caused the Bears to rank...

The mood was the same on both sides of the ball Friday night. Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton was adamant and so was defensive coordinator Greg Blache: The Bears are better at this point than they were this time a year ago, after four exhibition...