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Extra Extra: '85 Bear Willie Gault Gets His Superbowl Ring Back

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 18, 2011 11:00PM


  • Former wide receiver and 1985 Chicago Bears champion "Speedy" Willie Gault says his Superbowl ring has been returned. A sports memorabilia enthusiast discovered it at a jewelry store in Los Angeles. [TMZ]

  • If you weren't watching the Bears game, you missed a painful 38-14 loss and a very painful injury for WR Johnny Knox, whose body was bent backward in a tackle. He was taken off the field on a stretcher with a "mid-back injury." [Tribune]

  • Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did something generous and humane: He pardoned Charlotte the Deer. This will be remembered as the high point of his governorship. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]

  • An air marshal overheard a man make a joke about having a bomb in his camera bag on a flight headed for O'Hare. The joke was even less funny when he had to repeat it to the FBI. [WLS]

  • A study shows that legalizing same-sex marriages leads to a significant improvement in the health of gay men. [BBC]