Rick Morrissey

Bears fans were booing after the Packers' second touchdown Monday night, and it wasn't to keep their vocal cords from freezing like water pipes. And it wasn't because two Bears...

Doesn't the whole thing seem a bit far-fetched? First the Bears, holding on to playoff hopes as thin as a sheet of paper, have about 18 things go in their...

As a bizarre Sunday played out, it came to me that those of us who pay attention to the NFL aren't so different from the philosophers who ask why we're...

I would like all of my close friends from North Carolina to read what Tar Heels coach Roy Williams had to say Saturday about Tyler Hansbrough. This is important because...

Dear President-elect Obama: I couldn't help but notice that almost every news story about your recent selection of Arne Duncan as education secretary mentioned that he is one of your...

Wrigley Field played a prominent role in the federal wiretaps that could bring down Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He allegedly threatened to block a sale of the ballpark unless Tribune Co.,...

It began with the rarest of elements in professional sports: silence. No press release. No major announcement. No photo opportunity. Just the quiet of people doing a nice thing, the...

Jake Peavy once fired Agent of Darkness Scott Boras. This suggests a man with fine judgment and perhaps even a good heart. Thus, he was the last guy the Cubs...

It was one of those slap-the-forehead epiphanies: Oh, yeah, that's what it's supposed to look like. It has been so long since a Bear has consistently run with authority on...

Where do you start? The Bears won. OK, you start there. The Bears won 27-24 in overtime against the Saints on Thursday night, and you can hear the loud chorus...