The Bears played their third preseason game Saturday night, hosting the San Francisco 49ers. With the Bears taking the field at home for the first time since last year's playoffs, all eyes in Soldier Field were squarely on Rex Grossman. Even before the game, camera crews and Chicagoist ourselves focused in on Rex's practice snaps. We wanted to see any signs of progress after Grossman's three fumbles against the Indianapolis Colts last Monday, of which......

Jack Davis, the guy who originally designed the Chief Illiniwek logo, wants to get ownership of the logo back. Tyndale House Publishers, an IL-based Christian publisher, will be publishing the memoirs of Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy, entitled Quiet Strength. As a reward for getting together the sale of the Trib to Sam Zell, a few dozen top execs will split a $6.5 million bonus. The Lincoln museum is offering free workshops for teachers......

We all know that gambling and the Super Bowl go hand in hand. The Vegas line on the game is available even before the clock expires in the conference championship games. There hasn't been a single Super Bowl party without "squares" since 1974. Even the opposing cities' mayors get into the fray with their wagers of local delicacies. But maybe it's not the best idea to go making your Super Bowl bets in bars. A......

There was no late-night shopping for championship T-shirts on the way home from our Super Bowl party. We had our intended course home charted out — one that would give enough time for the delivery trucks to drop off the first of the Super Bowl Champs apparel by the time we passed the Sports Authority on the way home from a party in the 'burbs. But there was no need to stop, because the......

Da Bears are going to Miami! Da Bears are in the Super Bowl! While nearly all the football experts -- yours truly included -- thought the Saints would outlast the Bears in Sunday's NFC title game, they proved to be better than most imagined. Not only did the Bears win the game, but they made a damn convincing statement with their 39-14 victory. The Bears jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the 2nd quarter,......

While they still don't know whether they'll be visiting Detroit later this winter, six Bears will be going to Honolulu. The Pro Bowl Teams were announced on Wednesday with six Bears mading the NFC squad. Not really a surprise, five of the six are on defense. Brian Urlacher makes his 5th trip to the Pro Bowl and will be joined by safety Mike Brown, cornerback Nathan Vasher, linebacker Lance Briggs and defensive tackle Tommie Harris.......

Just when Chicagoist was beginning to think Craig Krenzel was the next Ben Roethlisberger (no, not really), the rookie QB and the rest of the Bears lost -- a 41-10 spanking by the Indianapolis Colts. While the Bears could rely on their defense and special teams to score when the offense couldn't the past few weeks, the Colts offense was just too much to compete against -- especially with Brian Urlacher out of the......