Al Afalava

|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...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, Eastern Conference Championship, First Leg, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) College Football--Arkansas at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (CBS); Iowa State at Texas, 11 a.m. (ABC); Northwestern...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--ATP World Tour Finals, 8 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Noon (CBS); Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); Houston...

The Bears’ passing game? Just like big-boy offenses. The Bears’ running game? Looks like third-and-1 is no longer their version of clown college. The Bears’ pass rush? Look at you, Israel Idonije, finally racking up sacks the way...

The Indianapolis Colts today waived 27 players to reach the league-mandated 53-man roster for the start of the regular season. Those waived include: DB-Al Afalava, P-Travis Baltz, WR-Chris Brooks, DE-John Chick, LB-Chris Colasanti, OG-Kyle DeVan, TE-Tyson...

On a day when the other AFC wild-card contenders folded at an amazing rate, the Ravens took advantage of their opportunities to seize control of their playoff future. Converting six turnovers from a late-arriving Chicago Bears team into 24 points, the...

TV SPORTS SUNDAY NFL Football-Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, Noon (FOX); Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts, 3:15 p.m. (CBS); Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 3:15 p.m. (FOX) Men's...

CLEVELAND — Jerry Angelo would like for you to believe the Bears' performance over four exhibitions was part of a growing process that will have them ready for the Lions on Sept. 12. That's what the general manager is hoping. Whether he's operating...

They deserved every boo. There were many of them at Soldier Field and everywhere the Bears are loved Sunday through a 41-21 loss to the Cardinals. They were loud and long. Some were deep and throaty. Others were high and piercing. Whether they emanated...

The latest Bears' loss -- by a 24-20 score -- was defined not by interceptions but by incompletions. And with the way the Bears' season has gone, this is progress. There were 19 incompletions against the Eagles by Jay Cutler. Some sailed high. Some...

GREEN BAY -- The Bears lost a game. They lost ground in the NFC North. They may have lost some key players. They lost their officiating challenges. And they lost an air of confidence, if not a slice of hope. Other than that, the Bears' 21-15 loss to...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Jay Cutler Era in Chicago all but started with a thud. The Bears' 27-20 loss to the Bills in their exhibition opener Saturday night was supposed to be a sneak peak of what type of firepower Cutler would inject into the offense....