I won that little wager on yesterday's Bears-Seahawks game I had with Seattlest editor Allecia Vermillion and, just as we pinky swore, Allecia honored the bet and gave me space on Seattlest to talk trash to the Emerald City. No hard feelings, Allecia? more ›

Just five games into his tenure, Bears GM Jerry Angelo rewarded quarterback Jay Cutler with a two-year, $30 million contract extension. The deal includes about $20 million in guaranteed money. Already under contact through 2011, the team now holds Cutler's rights through 2013. The Bears stopped short, however, of ensuring Cutler will retire a Bear -- he'll still be just 30 years old when his new deal expires. While his deal is nowhere near the six-year deals pushing $100 million that other young franchise QBs have received, if Cutler continues to put up numbers like he has so far, we have a feeling Angelo and Cutler will be making more deals in the future. more ›

We've been blessed with a staggeringly gorgeous start to the weekend. With summer in the air we don't anticipate anyone spending the next couple days in front of the computer, but you might want to take a few minutes away from biking, patio drinks and baseball games to grab tickets to a few upcoming shows of note on sale this weekend. more ›