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Butkus and Ditka both got over estrangement
When the Bears retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 jersey Dec. 9 at Soldier Field, a blinding snowstorm might provide the proper background. After all, the last two Bears to have their numbers retired were Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers during a torrential downpour...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Michael McCaskey, Dick Butkus, Soldier Field, Super Bowl
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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Soldier Field, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dan Hampton
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On The Fly: Desperate NBA Teams Eyeing Celtics' Rivers
The Hartford CourantDoc Rivers has three years left on his contract with the Celtics, but that's not stopping some desperate teams from making a run at the Celtics coach. The Brooklyn Nets asked the Celtics for permission to talk to Rivers, but ESPNBoston.com reports that...Tags: Chicago Bears, Doc Rivers, Serena Williams, Dick Butkus, Boston Celtics
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Ditka's 89 final number Bears will retire
Mike Ditka was a trailblazer at the tight end position for the Chicago Bears and he will also be the last of his kind. George McCaskey, the team’s Chairman of the Board, announced that when the Bears retire Ditka’s No. 89 jersey during a...
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Soldier Field, Sports
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: Michael McCaskey, Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Sports Illustrated, National Basketball Association
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Reader Q&A: Bears mailbag
Who's the best edge rusher in the draft? RaiderNation4Life, from Twitter It’s Georgia’s Jarvis Jones. Forget about his slow 40 time. He has the burst to defeat a blocker, and he can close on the quarterback. He fits better in a 3-4 as an...Tags: Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Chris Williams, Media Industry, Gabe Carimi
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Former NFL star facing drug charges again
Tribune reporterFormer NFL running back Mack W. Herron, whose power and small stature earned him the nickname “Mini Mack” when he played for the New England Patriots during the 1970s, is accused again of drug possession after being arrested this week on the...Tags: Heroin, Chicago Bears, Services and Shopping, New England Patriots, National Football League
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Roster mismanagement could be Bears' downfall
The franchise of Walter Payton, Gale Sayers and Red Grange could become the attack of Kahlil Bell, Armando Allen and maybe even Harvey Unga on Sunday at Detroit. Unga is on the practice squad and Bell has already been signed off the street and moved...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Sprained Ankle, Harvey Unga, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Armando Allen
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Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers reader questions on the Ravens' 16-13 overtime win ove the San Diego Chargers. Eric in Jacksonville: Mike, give it to us straight: Did the San Diego defense just play inspired or did the Ravens offense...
Tags: Courtney Upshaw, Cam Cameron, Art Modell, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs
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Freeman having record season in IVL and CIF
Special to this NewspaperHyperbole is often used in sports, especially at the high school level. When it comes to Royce Freeman, however, it’s simply unnecessary. The junior Imperial High football fullback has amassed 2,367 rushing yards this season alone, making him the...Tags: Adrian Peterson, Verde (music group), University of Washington, Schools, Sports
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‘Firefly’: Sean Maher wants Whedon to make ‘Serenity’ sequel
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comFew stories inspire the kind of passion and devotion shown by the fans of Joss Whedon's “Firefly.” The short-lived sci-fi ......
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