Jarron Gilbert

PHOENIX — Perhaps they should rename them the Chicago Vultures. Somewhere along the way, the Bears have become scavengers, sustaining themselves on what other teams have left behind. If you had to project the Bears' 2013 starting lineup in...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Grace at Wayne State  Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Maryland   |TV SPORTS| College Football—Gator Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs....

Contrary to the convenient but lazy local narrative being retold all week, Bears 2008 first-round draft bust Chris Williams didn't get former general manager Jerry Angelo fired. Not as much as Caleb Hanie did. If Hanie had played as well replacing Jay...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer—Premier League, Fulham at West Ham, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. Costa Rica, 1:30 p.m. (NBC) College Football—Notre Dame vs. Navy, 8 a.m. (CBS); Ohio at Penn...

TV SPORTS High School Football-South Dakota State Championships, Class 11A, West Central vs. Dell Rapids, 2:30 p.m. (SDPTV), Class 11B, Tri-Valley vs. McCook Central-Montrose, 7:30 p.m. (SDPTV) College Football-Ohio at Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m....

Two days before the start of the NFL draft, there's no telling what way the Chicago Bears will go Thursday night. Popular thinking is the team will look to trade down from No. 29 and into the second round, but wanting to move down and finding an...

CLEVELAND — Jerry Angelo would like for you to believe the Bears' performance over four exhibitions was part of a growing process that will have them ready for the Lions on Sept. 12. That's what the general manager is hoping. Whether he's operating...

Got a question for Dan? Email him at dpompei@tribune.com I've known Mike Singletary for about a quarter of a century, and I believe beating the Bears in his first attempt as a head coach would be a special accomplishment for him--regardless of what he...