Bears Bolster Offense With Free Agents Bennett and Bushrod

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Just like the Bears training center is under construction this offseason, so is the team It wasted no time during free agency jumping into the pool of available players by signing a Pro Bowl offensive tackle in Jermon Bushron, a former Saint, and Martellus Bennett who migrates from Broadway to the Second City. The could [...]

Chicago Bears’ Brandon Marshall on the Packers Rivalry

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It’s been quite some time since there was a player in a Bears uniform that made going to the weekly media sessions fun and entertaining. Brandon Marshall has been outspoken, usually choosing his words carefully, but providing good fodder for the media. Last week, he insinuated that there were players in the NFL using Viagara [...]

Worst of the Bears-Packers Showdown – 1/6/1998

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with “Packer” Dave, Len Ackerman, Steve Kohn, and Bob Greenberg. Here’s a treat for all of you who live, breathe, eat, and sleep football.  Otherwise, you would not be listening to this travesty of broadcast journalism.  But if you can’t get enough NFL, and Packer football, this recently unearthed treasure has interviews with not one, [...]

Worst of The Bears-Packers Showdown – 10/8/2002

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In memory of our late friend Bob Greenberg, we present a vintage episode of the Bears-Packers Showdown.  We refrain from calling it classic, because there was nothing classic about this show.  It represents everything that can and will go wrong during a radio broadcast.  Bad audio levels, mistimed sound effects, and the participants talking all [...]

Reflecting on the Deaths of Adam Yauch and Junior Seau

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See this article in full on SethSaith.com Every week, we learn of the passing of noteworthy celebrities, and sympathies are expressed across social media. Last week’s deaths of football’s Junior Seau and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch struck me beyond my fandom of either, because in addition to their athletic/artistic gifts, both seemed genuinely concerned [...]

Bears Pick Boise State’s McClellin First in 2012

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(LAKE FOREST, IL) The Bears held pat, eschewing trade offers both upwards and downwards and selected Shea McClellin, a DE/OLB from Boise State with the 19th pick in the 2012 NFL draft. Apparently he was a bit of a late bloomer in the draft. It came as a bit of a surprise to the media [...]

Dorf on Sports – 4/25/12

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with Andy Dorf and Fred Wallin On this edition of Dorf on Sports Fred  and Andy talk about the NFL Draft, NBA playoffs, NHL hockey playoffs, as well as the end of the year for the Phoenix Suns and Steve Nash.  Chicago native and sports fan Jim Belushi calls in. He will be at the [...]

Bears Release 2012 Schedule

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The Bears will open with the Colts sans Peyton Manning. Will they have Andrew Luck? Four days later, Chicago heads up interstate 94 and 43 to face off against the Packers on a NFL network game. Here is the schedule, released today. 2012 BEARS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE      DATE                         OPPONENT                            TIME (CST)         NETWORK / RADIO [...]

Worst of The Bears-Packers Showdown – 12/17/2007

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For those football fans who just can’t get enough of the pigskin during the off-season, we are here to your rescue with one of the most inane, stupid, and juvenile programs ever to grace the radio or the Internet. Despite being panned by the critics, loathed by program directors, and the bane of football executives [...]

Dorf on Sports – 3/21/12

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with Andy Dorf and Fred Wallin On this edition of Dorf on Sports Fred and Andy talk  about Peyton Manning’s decision to go to The Denver Broncos. A colt became a Bronco! They also talk about Tim Tebow going to the Jets. Is it troubling when your backup is more popular than your starter. Also  [...]