John St. Clair

Free agency is full of false hope and flimsy promise. That said, the parade honoring the Bears for winning the first day of free agency should be scheduled for noon Wednesday on Michigan Avenue. Let the confetti fall and the band play. Free agency...

GREEN BAY — It wasn't too long ago, back when the Bears were trying to make a go of it with Rex Grossman, that a high-ranking team official said just wait, the balance of power in the NFC North would shift once Brett Favre retired. Well, the future...

Kansas voters are hitting the polls on Tuesday as part of the state wide primaries. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This will be the first round of voting for seats on city councils, county commissions and school boards. Wyandotte County is voting...

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...

This was looking like the Bears' defense of the old, reminiscent of the one that paved the way to the Super Bowl last season. Guys swarmed to the ballcarrier. They dusted off their old punishing hits. And "opportunistic" became part of their vocabulary...

We briefly interrupt this autopsy of the Bears offense to bring attention to one of this season's few positives by naming the unit's MVP – most versatile player. Hands down, it's John St. Clair. St. Clair will start again Sunday at left guard, his third...

Cedric Benson emerged from the shower and moseyed over to his locker, glancing around him to see a room nearly void of his teammates. Benson was the first to say he wasn't alone on the field. "This was a statement," said Benson, referring to the Bears'...

Whether or not it was a preview of the NFC championship game as some speculate remains to be seen. And the Bears don't view themselves as the NFC champions despite crushing the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 37-6 Sunday night. But the Bears finished...

Last time he heard boos. This time, not so much. Rex Grossman led the Bears to a 34-7 thrashing of the Detroit Lions in the home opener Sunday by going 20-for-27 with 289 yards and four touchdowns. Tribune staff reporter John Mullin breaks down the...

The Dolphins consider their first-round selection of Miami offensive lineman Vernon Carey a draft-day victory over the defending Super Bowl champions. The Dolphins believe they outmaneuvered New England and Dallas on Saturday to acquire Carey by...