After a whirlwind summer that saw the Blackhawks drag the Stanley Cup to all corners of the globe, as high as the Canadian Rockies to whatever bar Patrick Kane was creeping at the time, Cold Steel on Ice gets back to the business of defending the Cup tonight, opening the regular season on the road against the Colorado Avalanche. more ›

After a 9-7 season and no trip to the playoffs, the Chicago Bears are certainly looking to improve. But can hiring the former head coach from the first NFL team to ever go 0-16 possibly help? Rod Marinelli, fired by Detroit after their debacle of a season, was seen at Halas Hall over the weekend where he apparently interviewed for a job with the Bears. more ›

If only the Bears could play all their games in prime time. Just like in week 1, the Bears took the field in front of a national audience against a supposedly superior team and left the field victorious 60 minutes later. For a while, though, like in each of the past two games, it looked like the Bears might surrender their lead late in the game. On this Sunday night, however, the Bears held off the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20. more ›