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Chicago Bears ArchiveJay Cutler Is Dating Kristin Cavallari: A Gratuitous Photo Galleryby Ricky O'Donnell on September 1 at 12:19AM
 I was digging deep through TUP's Google Analytics account the other day and noticed something peculiar: the most popular result from this site in a Google search is this picture of a doberman.  The artist formerly known as BobbyStompy posted it in a 2008 article on the Redeem Team. The picture -- if you don't already have vintage Stompy posts planted in your cerebral cortex -- comes from a Kobe Bryant quote in which the Lakers guard nicknames himself "The Doberman", a reference to his role as Team USA's marquee perimeter defender. Now seems like a perfect time for that dog's reign atop TUP's Photo Power Rankings to end. As aptly-named commenter "oh shit" pointed out in yesterday's Manny post, Jay Cutler has a new girlfriend and it's the very blog-worthy Kirstin Cavallari of MTV's "The Hills" fame. As always, E! Online provides the meat and potatoes. I wonder if they talked about that almost-cool "Hills" finale. The Trib's Brad Biggs, probably our favorite newspaper-man in the city, even asked Cutler about this and invoked the name Tony Romo. JC's answer is funny if you imagine him saying it with a frown. So, what's left? A photo gallery? I suppose that could be worth everyone's time.               Do work, page-views. Glenn Beck, The Big Hurt, And Suh Killed A Guy: Your Extra Juicy Monday Roundupby Ricky O'Donnell on August 30 at 12:49AM
CAKE PILLOW.Deadspin: "The dreary business of discussing politics is for people who don't get to run around and play baseball all day," writes Will Leitch in a decidedly vintage Leitch column on Tony La Russa and Glenn Beck at Deadspin....
Jay Mariotti Arrested, The World Does Not Sympathizeby Bobby Loesch on August 22 at 3:45PM
Early yesterday morning, we found out Jay "The Complete Worst" Mariotti was arrested for some sort of domestic thing. All we know right now is Fanhouse is "in the process of gathering the facts" and ESPN is "looking into it."We...
Colt Brennan! Matt Gutierrez! Preseason Football! Many Worthwhile Exclamation Points!by Ricky O'Donnell on August 20 at 1:58PM
So chill. Such a bro. Standard weekday morning operating procedure dictates that I spend my time cruising (just cruising) the Internetz for anything blogworthy*. Today's most exciting new discovery: Weezer set to plan Blue/Pink tour! Oh, but after that,...
The Bears Need A Backup QBby Ricky O'Donnell on August 17 at 3:23PM
The new sausage king of Chicago? The Bears played their first preseason game on Saturday, losing to the Chargers 25-10 in San Diego. You won't see any coverage of it here, because, as we must remind you every year, preseason...
Madden '11 Is Out Todayby Ricky O'Donnell on August 10 at 1:27PM
Madden '11 features swagger ratings, Gus Johnson, and Barack Obama, and Madden '11 is out today. IGN gives it an 8.0 out of 10. More Madden NFL 11 VideosYou can peep the ratings given out to our Bears over at...
USA Today Pre-Season CFB Poll Released, Chicago Roundupby Bobby Loesch on August 6 at 12:51PM
The USA Today pre-season poll is out today, and it looks like this:...I, uh, crossed out some stupid teams.Defending national champion Alabama is No. 1, crap ass Ohio State is No. 2, whack Florida is at No. 3, and kinda...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Ohhhhhh It's The Bearsby Bobby Loesch on July 30 at 1:24PM
The Bears open training camp in Bourbonnais today. How are you feeling about this team?RICKY: I've pulled the NBA card when talking about my baseball ignorance this summer, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to pull it again: why...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Closers, Posers, And Why Baseball Sucks Sometimesby Bobby Loesch on July 23 at 12:43PM
Note: Ricky-Bobby is BACK, bitch!Reason 4,493 why I hate baseball: when managers stick to their guns with a closer when it's clear that a) he's struggling, and b) there are much better options. BOBBY: This really isn't as much about...
Cedric Benson Arrested Againby Ricky O'Donnell on June 29 at 12:11PM
Former Bears draft bust Cedric Benson was arrested twice in 2008, once for drunk boating, once for drunk driving. Today, he added a fun new drunk charge to his drunk rap sheet: drunk punching some guy in the face! H/T:...
Video: Walter Payton Runs The Wildcat Against The Packers In 1984by Ricky O'Donnell on June 29 at 11:19AM
Does TUP hate the '85 Bears? Well yeah, of course. They're the worst. Walter Payton gets a pardon, though. While the rest of his Super Bowl-winning teammates may be a bunch of annoying drunks still living off the success...
Madden '11 Gives the Bears a 77 Overall Ratingby Ricky O'Donnell on June 16 at 1:07PM
The Madden '11 overall team ratings have leaked and the Bears are a 77 overall. That's up two from last year and puts Chicago in a tie with the Titans for the 20th best team in the game. Top...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Sayers vs. Urlacher -- Pick A Sideby Bobby Loesch on May 21 at 1:34PM
RICKY: Hey! You know what sports team I really like? The Bears. They're kind of my favorite. Sure, the Bulls are the most interesting team in town right now, what with all this maybe-signing-LeBron stuff. The White Sox are cool...
Chris Harris Announces He's Headed Back to the Bears By Quoting Kanye on Twitterby Ricky O'Donnell on April 27 at 2:07PM
It has been confirmed by Brad Biggs: Chris Harris wasn't just announcing what's playing on his iTunes this afternoon, he was also announcing his football future. The former Bears safety is headed back to Chicago after three productive seasons for...
2010 Bears Draft Breakdownby Ricky O'Donnell on April 26 at 9:53AM
If there's one thing TUP is good for, it's Bears draft analysis, so let's get right to it. I do wonder if perhaps we're just wasting our time here, though. After all, the Bears are the world's only sports franchise...
Julius Peppers Buys BJ Armstrong's Houseby Ricky O'Donnell on April 14 at 12:49PM
From the Trib...Armstrong, who now works as a sports agent, paid $1.599 million in 1994 to buy the then-new house in Highland Park. Designed by architect James Goldberg, the two-story house has 6 1/2 baths, four fireplaces, a three-car garage...
Tuesday's Quotes of Interest Roundupby Ricky O'Donnell on April 13 at 2:49PM
The Raptors win over the Pistons last night means the Bulls need at least one win in their final two games if they want to make the playoffs. Tonight, they'll take on Boston, who's still competing for the third...
Julius Peppers Continues Being a Great Quoteby Ricky O'Donnell on March 11 at 1:57AM
Where would TUP be right now without Julius Peppers? The man is my only material. The Bulls are spiraling downwards and probably don't matter until this season is over, anyways. Spring training is upon us, but Camp Ozzie has been...
Julius Peppers Might Take Some Plays Off, But So Would Youby Ricky O'Donnell on March 9 at 3:00PM
One would think that something as perplexing and extraordinary as the Bears signing a free agent to a $90+ million contract would have caused this football crazy city to explode. That really wasn't the case. Fans were excited, I'm sure,...
Julius Peppers Gets His Nicknameby Ricky O'Donnell on March 9 at 12:51AM
People like Julius Peppers - people so big and so athletic that "freak" is used as the ultimate compliment - need nicknames. Well, Peppers has been in the NFL for eight seasons and still doesn't have a nickname. This is...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Salt & Peppersby Bobby Loesch on March 5 at 11:36AM
It's 9:52 a.m. as I type this sentence and Julius Peppers is reportedly on his way to Chicago. RICKY: As the world has heard by now, the Bears are going all out to sign the best player on the free...
Why Don't the Bears Just Make Greg Olsen A Wide Receiver?by Ricky O'Donnell on March 4 at 2:32PM
MOUTHPIECE's Ryan Corazza has a good post today on Greg Olsen maybe or maybe not wanting to get traded and the Bears maybe or maybe not accommodating him. This all stems from the Bears hiring of Mike Martz to coordinate...
McCaskey's Green Light $25 Million to Angelo For Bonusesby Ricky O'Donnell on March 2 at 2:30PM
Per the Sun-Times...But the McCaskey family has given general manager Jerry Angelo the OK to spend at least $25 million in up-front money, according to a league source, to secure impact free agents. Relative to the Washington Redskins, that figure...
Devin Hester Doesn't Keep Up With Current Eventsby Ricky O'Donnell on February 26 at 10:46AM
Man, this tweet from Devin Hester...... is so much better without context.The context: A somewhat related story: In 2006, I convinced Hester I was Rex Grossman's little brother "Luke". He's kind of my favorite....
Forget LDT and Westbrook, the Bears Should Bring Back Thomas Jonesby Ricky O'Donnell on February 25 at 2:45PM
Unlike the associate editor here, I've got nothing against LaDainian Tomlinson. I actually kind of like him. He single-handidly won me my first ever fantasy football championship. His electric slide video was pretty funny. He loves Walter Payton. And when...
NFL.com Guy Tweets About Bears' Interest In Peppers, Kampmanby Ricky O'Donnell on February 24 at 1:45AM
For what it's worth, this screen grab was taken seven hours after NFL.com reporter Jason La Canfora's tweet, and as I write this (1:30 a.m.), there still isn't a story of any kind up at NFL.com linking the Bears and...
Julius Peppers, anyone?by Ricky O'Donnell on February 23 at 12:08PM
Will this man save the Bears?ESPN is reporting that the Panthers won't stick Julius Peppers with the franchise tag, making him a free agent. It's no surprise - keeping him around for next season would have cost Carolina $21...
Rex Grossman Fumbles the Local Housing Marketby Ricky O'Donnell on February 4 at 11:22AM
From the Trib:Former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman has taken a major loss on the sale of his 36th-floor condominium in Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower, unloading it for $2 million.... Grossman purchased the two-bedroom Trump unit in September...
Could Mike Martz Bring Soldier Field FieldTurf?by Ricky O'Donnell on February 3 at 3:00PM
The grass at Soldier Field has always been a problem. I have never seen another playing surface get torn up so quickly and so regularly. This was never more evident than in Week 2 last year against the Steelers after...
The Bears Offense Will 'Catch Big Air' In 2010by Ricky O'Donnell on February 2 at 12:43PM
So says new offense coordinator Mike Martz:Martz said the Bears' stable of receivers can be a "real strength" of the team and said the matchups with Johnny Knox, Devin Aromashodu and Devin Hester could be "extreme."Bears football 2010: Go Big...
The Best "Super Bowl Shuffle" Parody You'll See All Dayby Ricky O'Donnell on February 1 at 12:31AM
From the people that brought you the Scottie Pippen-Beatles video comes....The Sex Offender Shuffle. Shockingly, Gary Fencik is not included. ...
Chicagoby Dubs on January 27 at 2:22PM
One City. One Goal. Our Traditions. We Love it Live.... Wait 'til next year.
Shoulda Been You, Brett...Oh Wait, It Was!by Bobby Loesch on January 25 at 1:39AM
In a day that began with fake "RIP Johnny Depp" rumors on Twitter, the real RIP belonged to Brett...In the swiftest and most ironic form of poetic justice, Brett Lorenzo Favre...HE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111....Sometimes, one of the worst things about sports is...
Dubs Dread: Cha Cha Cha Cha CHANGES!!! Chicago and Free Agency.by Dubs on January 22 at 11:24AM
The off-season is the time for our team's greatest changes. With free agency dominating our major sports, change is inevitable. Some of our GM's make good off-season free agent signings--Marian Hossa and maybe Ted Lilly come to mind from the recent past, but our GM's, in this city at least, have a tendency to fuck shit up. Cubs GM Jim Hendry is a renowned off-season fuck up artist--the contracts to Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley, to name a few, have left the Cubs pretty cap tied. The Bears = fucked. With no money (i.e. free agents) or draft picks the Bears are perpetually screwed. The Blackhawks literally cap tied themselves by not filing papers on time. Probably near the top of most embarrassing things to happen in sports since the Bulls every year. And as for Kenny Williams, I feel like there is no bigger craps player in the world. He just rolls the dice and... you never really know what the outcome is going to be. In that vein, let's take a look at the one sport that is in its off-season and the moves that help define our baseball GM's, Jim Hendry and Kenny Williams.
Dusty Dvoracek Is A Troubled Soulby Ricky O'Donnell on January 21 at 3:27PM
I thought this was awesome/funny at first - and maybe it still is - but, I don't know, I also feel like it's sad/pathetic. Dusty Dvoracek, the former Bears defensive tackle who ended the decade as the NFL's most injured...
Favoritism In The NFL Final Four 2010by Bobby Loesch on January 19 at 12:22PM
A longstanding Tremendous Upside Potential tradition...So how 'bout them NFL playoffs? Kinda crappy, kinda good. I love how each weekend's last game has been pretty intriguing, so it leaves us a really nice memory of the three other crappy games...
Gaines Adams, Dead At 26by Ricky O'Donnell on January 17 at 1:17PM
Sad news out of Bears Land today. Gaines Adams died in South Carolina this morning. ESPN is saying he went into cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart.Here's what Brian Urlacher told the Trib. "It's crazy," Bears linebacker Brian...
Bears Produce Zero NFL All-Prosby Bobby Loesch on January 15 at 1:41PM
The NFL All-Pro roster was released yesterday and -- spoiler alert! -- no Bears players made the cut.It shouldn't shock you, as Chicago only produced one Pro Bowler and the AP NFL All-Pro team has much stricter guidelines. Though digging...
Kurt Warner Was Nearly A Bear. Twice.by Ricky O'Donnell on January 14 at 12:43PM
The Jesus to Favre's Lucifer.Something you may have forgotten during last week's Arizona-Green Bay Wild Card holy war: Kurt Warner was nearly ours. The Bears came close to signing Warner in 2005, but he chose Arizona because the Bears wouldn't...
Jon Kitna, Troy Aikman Endorse Mike Martz For Bears Offensive Coordinatorby Ricky O'Donnell on January 11 at 5:13PM
The race to resurrect the Bears' offense lost a candidate this morning, when the people's choice, Jeremy Bates, decided to follow Pete Carroll to Seattle. There are plenty of names still floating around though, from Packers' QB coach Tom Clements...
Jeremy Bates Doesn't Need the Bearsby Ricky O'Donnell on January 7 at 2:24AM
So D-Day came and went at Halas Hall earlier this week. As expected all along, Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo kept their jobs; everyone else got fired. "Bandage over a gunshot wound" seems like a fitting metaphor here.I could complain...
Ron Turner Is Your Scapegoat: "I did the best job I could with what I had."by Bobby Loesch on January 6 at 9:40AM
So that happened.As a Bears fan, my strongest memories of Ron Turner actually involve his tenure at Illinois -- a reign which included a 1-1 bowl record and six losing seasons in eight years.Turner won just one Big Ten game...
The Bears Find Out What They'll Be Missing: A (Potential) Top Ten Draft Pickby Ricky O'Donnell on January 4 at 3:27PM
Thanks to the Jay Cutler trade, we won't be seeing Taylor Mays in Chicago come April.This post isn't meant to condemn the Jay Cutler trade. Even though Cutler approached epic bust status in year one, I'm hardly ready to label...
Turn That Frown Upside Down: Bears Beat Lions, Finish 7-9by Ricky O'Donnell on January 4 at 1:58AM
I know this sounds totally Blog-a-Bullish, but my first thought after the Vikings game - you know, the only good Bears game this year - was "Crap, now they're going to finish 7-9. That's not even that bad!".Enter yesterday, enter...
Cutler To AH-ROMAshodu! -- Bears Top Vikes In OT For Ultra Cathartic Home Finaleby Bobby Loesch on December 29 at 12:14AM
BYAHHHHHHIt was playing out like it always plays out. The Bears kick around the idea of winning, Brett Favre rips our hearts out, we all go home. Get ready for a fragment stand-alone paragraph.But not tonight.In a way, Brett Favre...
Bears-Vikings MNF Liveblogby Bobby Loesch on December 28 at 8:46PM
Well, you've gotta believe this is it: last chance for the Bears to create a small ounce of positivity in the supremely disastrous 2009 season. Don't get me wrong, the stakes tonight are very low. But beating Favre would be...
Putting the P.O.S. In "Retrospective" -- 10 Cool Sports Things In The 00s (Part 1)by Bobby Loesch on December 25 at 6:21PM
Merry Christmas, Christians/materialists... I got sick of looking at the Noah pic. Not to say it's not awesome. This replaces today's edition of Ricky-Bobby.It's funny, we here at TUP love lists, rankings, top tens, and the like, but as the...
I Give Up: The Best Bears Smack Talk From Around the Webby Ricky O'Donnell on December 21 at 1:20PM
Highlighting what others wrote about the Bears, so I don't have to write anything...On the plus side, Ray Rice is on my title-bound fantasy team!Da Bears Blog: The quarterback is lost. The receivers are lost. The defense is the worst...
This Post is on the Bears. I Know. I'm Sorry.by Ricky O'Donnell on December 14 at 2:46PM
- The fact that we have to watch this shit for three more weeks is almost unbearable. I honestly may not watch the games anymore if not for some silly sense of obligation brought to me by this site. I...
You Crazy For This One, Rickby Ricky O'Donnell on November 30 at 2:48AM
They told me I can't do this full-time, so I kind of figured "screw it, I'm making fun of white people". Don't forget about Stompy's recap, either. Comment there, comment here...it don't matter. But I wish you guys would start...
Five Things That Considerably Sucked About Bears-Vikings '09 Round 1by Bobby Loesch on November 29 at 7:47PM
That was, as predicted, an evisceration. Here are five things that specifically sucked about it. 1) Going into the game I reduced all optimistic expectations to an uber-specific focus on the individual success of one player, and he gets hurt...
Lance Briggs To Play Defense Against The Vikings This Afternoonby Bobby Loesch on November 29 at 12:10PM
If there was ever a game to try this stupid idea out, this would be the game...His numbers through 10 games...88 tackles, 64 solo, 1 INT, 2 sacksOther things to watch for...Favre's health (ACLs, shoulder, alive/dead)Mike Martz talkO-Pace vs. Jared...
The Bears Will Kill Us.by Bobby Loesch on November 13 at 12:12AM
Chicago 6, San Francisco 10Jay Cutler: 5 INTsLance Briggs: 12 Tackles, HeartThere have been bigger letdowns, there have been bigger failures, there have been sadder games. But tonight... tonight. If you, as a Bears fan, could watch that game without...
Arizona 41, Chicago 21: Please Go Home Now, Bearsby Ricky O'Donnell on November 9 at 11:54AM
I wrote this for FCP, but I have no idea what's going on over there yet, so whatever. Here you go.Even all these hours after that train wreck of a game against the Cardinals finally ended, I'm still left trying...
An Action-Packed Friday Roundup: Hester's Ankle, Bulls Stymie Cavs, Beckham to Secondby Ricky O'Donnell on November 6 at 1:48PM
The Bears should be the focus of today, but I'm again struggling to come up with anything interesting to say about them. I have no gut feeling either way on this Cardinals game. No outcome would surprise me, save for...
The Hybrid: Yanks, Iowa!, Spikes, Boise, Morrisseyby Bobby Loesch on November 5 at 12:08PM
First thing's first: Rickhouse encouraged people to wear their backwards Yankees hats with pride today, but since I didn't have any pictures wearing mine backwards, I did the best I could with this one:Limp Bizkit is, as always, in the...
Chicago Finishes Sunday 1-1, But There Were No Winnersby Ricky O'Donnell on November 2 at 12:47PM
The Bears won by 24 points, right? Because I've never seen such a negative reaction after a win this decisive. No one is happy after this Browns beat-down: not the blogs, the newspapers, or the fans. Check out all the...
Thursday Night Non-Running Diary: Bulls, 'Hawks, ect.by Ricky O'Donnell on October 30 at 1:30PM
I realize that it has become a TUP staple to write about the Bears every Friday during the NFL season. I'm not doing that today. The reasons for this are twofold.a) That game in Cincinnati was downright depressing. Demoralizing. But...
Jay Cutler sucks, likes Kelly Clarksonby Ricky O'Donnell on October 27 at 2:00AM
It has been a bit of a hairy beginning in Chicago for new Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. The savior has been decidedly un-savior-like through six games, frowning his way up and down the field and throwing more interceptions than anyone...
Mariotti wrote a column about the Bears and Jay Cutlerby Ricky O'Donnell on October 21 at 2:24AM
You know what that means: FJM time! It's a timeless tradition, really.How can this not be awesome? Note: As tradition dictates, we don't link to Jay's work here. You're just going to have to trust us on this one. He...
About The Bears... It's (Still) All Goodby Bobby Loesch on October 20 at 11:29AM
This was inspired by my friend Joe's "bring back the neckbeard" facebook status on Sunday night, among other things...Don't get me wrong, I was just as distraught as everybody else about the stinkbomb submitted in Atlanta on Sunday night. We...
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Bears shoot themselves in the face in Atlantaby Ricky O'Donnell on October 19 at 1:28PM
It seems a bit silly going in depth to rehash this one, as I'm sure you already know the story: turnovers + penalties + botched red zone opportunities = another mind-numbing loss in Hotlanta. This should have been an easy...
The Gaines Adams Coming Out Party Open Thread (The Bears-Falcons Open Thread)by Bobby Loesch on October 18 at 12:45PM
A Sunday night prime time game is as good a reason as any for an open thread, no?So:1) Matty Ice?Matty Ice.2) And ATL-themed music video after the jump... ...
Bucs Trade Gaines Adams To Bears For 2nd Round Pickby Bobby Loesch on October 16 at 9:25PM
Suit him up on Sund'y?UPDATE: ESPN sez...Spin: The pick traded for Adams is believed to be a second round selection. Adams should help bolster the Bears' already stellar defensive front, although it's unlikely he'll play against the Falcons this week.ESPN...
Week 6, in which the Bears return to the scene of the crimeby Ricky O'Donnell on October 16 at 12:49PM
I hate bye weeks (Drew's idea to get them all over with in Weeks 8 and 9 sounds perfect to me), and this one came at a weird time for the Bears. With so much else going on - October!...
More words on Brett Favre than anyone should ever be allowed to writeby Ricky O'Donnell on October 7 at 2:28AM
Read them at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog, where I'll be spending the entire week. ...
Favre tomorrow, Bears todayby Ricky O'Donnell on October 6 at 3:41AM
Read my thoughts on the first quarter of the Bears' season over at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog. ...
Your ever-evolving Friday Bears previewby Ricky O'Donnell on October 2 at 2:54AM
The Bears head into Sunday as 10-point home favorites against the Lions. I wish it were higher. Not for gambling reasons, either. At this point, I think I'm past laying down money on sports, outside of fantasy football and March...
Chicago-5 roundup: a quick glance around the cityby Ricky O'Donnell on September 30 at 2:41PM
Remember when this site used to be, like, 80 percent roundups? Ah, the glorious spring of 2009. I remember it with youthful bliss. It was a time when I had school, homework, work, and a few more sports blogs on...
Kyle Orton just wins, babyby Ricky O'Donnell on September 29 at 12:07PM
Does anybody else out there kind of miss Kyle Orton? Not his abilities, of course. I'm very glad the Bears now have a quarterback who can complete a pass over 20 yards and all. But it's rare that a player...
The Bears make us wonder if it's better to be lucky or goodby Ricky O'Donnell on September 28 at 3:27AM
Bears: lucky or good? After three weeks, it's still too close to call.I do think the Bears deserve some props after yesterday's win, probably more than most will be willing to give them. Going to Seattle is one hefty road...
Should the Bears establish the run? Let's not and say we did.by Ricky O'Donnell on September 25 at 3:17AM
I'm not sure if Michael Lewis meant for 'The Blind Side' to become football's 'Moneyball', but it's easy to see how some people took it that way. Same author, same style, seemingly the same in its grandiose ambition. Only, at...
Bears 17, Steelers 14by Ricky O'Donnell on September 21 at 12:30PM
I'm a little late on this as is, so instead of a real post, I'm giving you...bullet points! They are a lazy writer's best friend. - This, my friends, is why the Bears got Jay Cutler. Since the day that...
Quarterback hate, and a tidy Bears-Steelers previewby Ricky O'Donnell on September 18 at 3:00AM
A few things.1. Worry not: we seem to have pinpointed the real problem with Jay Cutler. His face!And people say newspapers are dying. Ha! Could something dying ever be so funny? I think not. If you don't think I'm going...
Brian Urlacher, done for 2009by Ricky O'Donnell on September 15 at 1:14PM
If the Bears had to lose a star player to injury in Week 1 for the rest of the season, it may as well be Brian Urlacher. It's better than losing Cutler, or Forte, and probably Briggs. As bad as...
The same old Bears, at least for a gameby Ricky O'Donnell on September 14 at 2:29AM
For once, I just wanted it to be pretty. I thought that's what Jay Cutler would mean for this franchise, and, come on, I still think that's what he's going to mean to this franchise. But Bears v. Packers Round...
You're not going to believe how hard Tommie Harris works. Literally.by Ricky O'Donnell on September 9 at 2:01AM
I think I've always considered David Haugh one of the better newspaper sports reporters in the city, but he's been a bit off his rocker lately. It started after the first preseason game, when Jay Cutler evoked Devin Hester's name...
I guess this means it's probably football seasonby Ricky O'Donnell on September 4 at 1:45PM
The last two Sox games have been immensely satisfying. Nothing beats a come-from-behind win over the Twins and a shutout of the Cubs at Wrigley. Awesome times, all around. The Twins game had the added bonus of being the last...
The Bears' offense once again proves it's going to be goodby Ricky O'Donnell on August 31 at 1:35PM
I pretty much covered the Bears' offense at FCP last week, and last night's game in Denver only reinforced those feelings. For maybe the first time in my life, Bears football is going to be fun. Oh sure, 2006 was...
ZOMG, CUTLER THROWS HESTER UNDER BUS!! Uh, not really.by Ricky O'Donnell on August 17 at 12:08AM
There was plenty not to like about Jay Cutler's Bears debut on Saturday night. For me, it pretty much boiled down to the fact that a) it was on a Saturday night, and b) it was in the preseason. Nothing...
I wrote about Tommie Harris at the Sun-Timesby Ricky O'Donnell on August 12 at 12:59PM
You should read it. ...
Chicago's All-Decade All-Starsby Bobby Loesch on August 7 at 11:31AM
Shanoff had some pretty interesting fodder in one of his early morning blog posts on Thursday:Great little gimmick by Sporting News this week: Pick the top player of the decade in all the major sports. OK, I'll bite: It led...
And now for our first Jay Cutler check-inby Ricky O'Donnell on August 3 at 11:56AM
Let's first make a conscience effort not to get too swept away by all the positivity flowing out of Bears camp. It's easier than ever this year: Chicago's Bears optimism is always sky-high come Bourbonnais, but Cutler takes it to...
Chicago Bears: 2009 offseason champs!by Ricky O'Donnell on July 30 at 12:05PM
First off, this poll question currently running at the Trib is great.In other words:Do you think Jay Cutler is a pussy? Yes or no.I'm actually surprised Urlacher has 41 percent of the vote. It's hard to remember a superstar who...
Peter King is a man who writes things I agree withby Ricky O'Donnell on May 11 at 2:10PM
We haven't focused too much on the football aspect of the Jay Cutler trade yet - which is kind of funny considering, you know, this is a sports blog - but I can assure you we'll get around to that...
Weekend house keepingby Ricky O'Donnell on May 8 at 3:57PM
Mark Buehrle almost threw a perfect game (and Jayson Nix went yard)- Jim goes first:He's an anomaly because White Sox baseball can be incredibly frustrating to watch. There are guys like Jose Contreras and Gavin Floyd, who can get completely...
Brett Favre will be coming back, and I couldn't be happierby Ricky O'Donnell on May 6 at 3:53AM
We hate Brett Favre here. Hate him so much. I always said I'd throw a rager the day Favre retired. It would be one of my happiest days as a sports fan. But upon realizing that the latest dose of...
Bailamos! -- Bears Draft Iglesiasby Bobby Loesch on April 26 at 11:21AM
Juaquin Iglesias, (which is pronounced wahk-EEN... props Wikipedia), to the Bears with the second-to-last pick of the third round. He was the 99th player selected in the 2009 NFL Draft. Please don't call him Joakim Iglesias.Before the draft, I said...
Bears Nab Pool Jump Guyby Bobby Loesch on April 26 at 10:53AM
The Bears first selection in the draft came in the third round with San Diego State DL/DT Jarron Gilbert. It's easy to get a little bummed as a fan when your team drafts players you haven't really heard of... after...
The Official TUP 2009 NFL Draft Liveblogby Bobby Loesch on April 25 at 3:53PM
Ohhhhh yes. We're gonna liveblog this sumbitch.First things first: a slightly funny picture of Stafford.More sexiness (after the jump)......
A Few NFL Draft Thoughts and Bears Theoriesby Bobby Loesch on April 24 at 11:58AM
Quickly, to cleanse my system: that Bulls game was awful... if the first two games of this series reminded me why I love basketball so much, this game made me realize how truly awful the sport can be when nothing...
Bearly Relevant: Reflecting on the NFL Draftby Ricky O'Donnell on April 22 at 1:09AM
This post was originally just meant to be a link to my new top ten list, followed by a detailed Lollapalooza breakdown. As you can tell though, I got a little carried away here. So I'll save the Lolla stuff...
TUP-Cast 5 (or 'Holding Down the Couch Springs')by Ricky O'Donnell on April 16 at 2:28AM
Three-man booth: download(Type in the four-digit code, wait 45 seconds for the 'regular download' to appear.)I thought I found a way to stream this on the site, but it turns out we went waaay too long. I guess we'll have...
A new fad will sweep Chicagoby Ricky O'Donnell on April 8 at 2:32AM
Your main course: a rather juicy top ten list.And in case you missed it: listen (and drink!) to our podcast (TUP-cast? I think so.). *One Jay Cutler angle that hasn't been hyped up nearly enough yet: Bama Bangs.Get ready Chicago,...
Top 6 Funny Things About Jay Cutlerby Bobby Loesch on April 5 at 12:48PM
With all of this "moody crybaby" vs. "franchise savior" talk regarding the new starting QB for the Chicago Bears, people are totally dismissing maybe the most important quality about Jay Cutler: he's really, really funny.Obviously, a lot of it comes...
Bearly Relevant: Franchise-altering trade edition!by Ricky O'Donnell on April 3 at 2:10AM
In case you haven't checked out Stompy's take yet on the bestest trade ever, do so right now. This post will still be here when you come back. Promise.Whenever something really awesome happens to me, I get this undying feeling...
Cutler Reaction: In Organized Thoughts, Complete Sentencesby Bobby Loesch on April 2 at 6:40PM
It started with a series of text messages...Cutler baby!Holy hell the world is endingI guess Virginia McCaskey just diedLet me be the first to say, Gay Cutler [Packer fan] With that to introduce it... the Bears, the Chicago Bears, our...
Breaking news: Jay Cutler is a Chicago Bearby Ricky O'Donnell on April 2 at 5:24PM
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The time for scoreboard watching is upon usby Ricky O'Donnell on April 2 at 1:55PM
Good off-day for the Bulls on Wednesday. The Bobcats blew one against the Garnett-less Celtics, and Detroit got walloped by the Nets. With six games left, the Bulls have a game and a half lead for the final playoff spot...
Note to the Chicago Bears: Trade for Jay Cutler!by Ricky O'Donnell on April 1 at 12:01AM
First things first: Top ten Chicago numbers*CUTLERGATEThe Denver Broncos stopped playing games with their unhappy quarterback. Jay Cutler is available in a trade. (I like how old people always make a big deal about throwing -gate at the end of...
Your extended Tuesday roundup, now in numeric formby Ricky O'Donnell on March 30 at 9:38PM
1. I hate Twitter for two reasons. My Online Journalism teacher makes us tweet five times a day, and I'm simply not interesting enough to do that. Imagine having to come up with five funny/interesting facebook statuses each day. It's...
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