Craig Steltz

Word is, safety Brandon Meriweather is a Bear because Bill Belichick believes he freelances too much on the field. It also has been said that Meriweather piles up hangers-on the way he piles up interceptions, perhaps to the point that his posse has a...

TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football-Arizona at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) WNBA Basketball-Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football-New Orleans at Green Bay Packers, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) TODAY HIGH...

This charade is just one reason NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would like an 18-game regular season. The final exhibition game is an exercise based far more on how carefully a team can make the transition to the regular season in full health than it is...

Sorry, but this should’ve been easier. The Bears should’ve handled the Chargers with a lot less worry. The Bears shouldn’t have allowed it to become a game into the fourth quarter. Maybe that’s a reflection of how strong I think...

Which nickname is future NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal going by now that’s he’s retired? Big Daddy? Superman? Shaq Fu? The Big Aristotle? Nope. Diesel. I know this because that’s how he introduced himself when I answered...