Miss Deaf America was invited to perform the National Anthem and "America The Beautiful" in sign language, but she was never seen on television, and her performance did not appear on the Jumbotron. They didn't even invite her to stay for the game. more ›

The Packers' loss to the Chiefs is more than a one-week fantasy concern. more ›

If you were lucky enough to make it through - or you weren’t and you just want to ruin things for those still in your tournament - read on for tips on managing your battered roster. more ›

If you missed the fantasy football playoffs, these five simple tips will help you attain ultimate victory: angering your friends. more ›

When faced with the choice of picking Tim Tebow for your fantasy team it's wise to remember: While religious views are a matter of opinion, in fantasy football, it pays to remain agnostic. more ›

A position-by-position breakdown of the Week 10 injuries, including why Matt Schaub's season-ending broken foot isn't a big deal. more ›

Is Ben Tate worth starting even with Arian Foster healthy? We think so. more ›

Fantasy football is blood sport. But even blood sport requires strategy, and there's some interesting stuff going on around the league that may prove useful on the fake football field. more ›

Injuries aren't painful, debilitating tribulations. They're gateways to fantasy football victory. more ›

It's been slimmer pickings than usual this year. Available receivers are little more than lottery tickets, and RBs feel like exercises in futility. more ›

There's a fine line between being out of shape and injury prone. more ›

When fantasy football gives you lemons, you have no choice but to grab some sugar out of the waiver wire pantry and try to make some lemonade. more ›

It's week 3 so how's the team looking? For first timers and veterans alike, the first two weeks is the hardest because there's no real stat sheet to look from. Sure there was the preseason, but that's hardly a barometer to go by. more ›

Some Bears are reacting a bit too harshly to the departure of veteran center Olin Kreutz. more ›

Game on! more ›

On this date in 1954, the greatest running back in NFL history was born. Even Jim Brown (the closest running back comparison to Payton) would agree. And he does in this video. more ›

Could we have football in the near future? more ›

The latest word on the NFL lockout is that an agreement between owners and players will be ratified next Thursday. But that could put the Bears' appearance in the Hall of Fame game at risk. more ›

A number of influential NFL team owners and league commissioner Roger Goodell convened a secret meeting in the Chicago area yesterday that was so under the radar, other owners were unaware until after the fact. more ›

The NFL players have won the latest round in the league's labor saga, when U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson ordered an end to the 7-week-old lockout, "saying she believed the players' argument that the situation was causing irreparable harm to their careers." This would force NFL teams to open their facilities to players and league business would continue while the sides try to hammer out a new labor agreement, and in fact some players have shown up at their team's facilities this morning. more ›

Provided the NFL actually takes the field in 2011, the Bears will be traveling a great distance for one of their regular season road games. Real football — not that silly soccer — will hit London as the Bears play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers across the pond in Jolly Old England. The two teams will face off in famed Wembley Stadium. more ›

While the nation is trying to overcome unemployment, Illinois alone battling with one of the highest tax rates, the concern is how the NFL is going to dish out their $9 billion per year… really? Yes. But don't expect President Obama to drop everything and 'save the day'. more ›

With the NFL's collective bargaining agreement set to expire at midnight, the league's owners and players' association decided to extend the deadline an additional week as they work with a mediator to try and come to an agreement on a new deal. Meanwhile, the players have threatened to preemptively decertify their union in order to prevent a league-wide lockout. By doing so, the owners would be in violation of anti-trust laws were they to carry out any unified lock out. more ›

Today, Art Shay reflects on his time in the eye of the Bears-Packers hurricane... from the Green Bay side. more ›

In a little more than 48 hours, the Bears will play what many are calling their biggest game ever... except for Super Bowl XLVI or that one game in New Orleans 25 years ago we still talk about. The Monsters of the Midway take the field at Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon against their archrival Green Bay Packers, with the winner earning a trip to Super Bowl XLV. more ›

Guess the hype machine for the NFC Championship game has kicked into overdrive if this is a news story, huh? When the National Anthem is sung Sunday before the biggest sporting event at Soldier Field since Dempsey-Tunney (/sarcasm), it won't be by hometown favorite Jim Cornelison. Instead, the NFL (with a likely Joe Berrios-style suggestion from Fox) has bestowed the honor American Idol winner Lee DeWyze. more ›

While their last meeting didn’t fair so well when the Bears met the Seahawks, an improved offensive line could be the deciding factor of today’s matchup and Jay Cutler will take the field in his first playoff game of any kind since high school. more ›

On New Year's Day 1988, the Bears and Philadelphia Eagles took to Soldier Field for a playoff game that became one of the most notable in recent memory: the Fog Bowl. more ›

Holiday gifts are still coming the Bears way, courtesy of their division rivals in Minnesota. The Vikings upset Philadelphia 24-14 last night, guaranteeing the Bears the second seed in the NFC and a first-round playoff bye. The Bears still have a chance at the top seed in the conference, but they're going to have to rely on losses Sunday to Atlanta and New Orleans. The defensing champion Saints face a tough challenge against Tampa Bay, but the Falcons match up against doormat Carolina. more ›

It was supposed to be a matchup of two of the better defenses in the National Football League. Instead, the Bears and New York Jets combined for 72 points yesterday. Thankfully for Bears fans, Jay Cutler came up big when the team needed him most. more ›