Former '85 Bear to be inducted into Hall of Fame

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tyrone Keys, an All-SEC player at Mississippi State and a member of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears will be among six people to be inducted July 31 into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Convention Center in [...]

2009 practice schedule

Follow the jump for all the 2009 practice times. Camp starts Friday, July 31.

Commentary: Bears questions to be answered

By Steve Soucie / In a little more than three weeks, the Chicago Bears will be in town for their eighth year of training camp on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University. Having been a part of all of them, I can’t recall any that began with as much buzz surrounding the venerable old franchise [...]

Orton leads Bears to 29-26 OT win at Seattle

SEATTLE – Bloodied Rex Grossman hopes this wasn’t a knockout blow in his fight for the Bears’ quarterback battle.

Grossman started and completed 9 of 15 passes with one interception in a harried, sputtering quarter and a half before Kyle Orton led Chicago to a field goal during a crisp two-minute drill in the Bears’ 29-26 [...]

Podcast Episode 4: A look back at camp

Featuring The Daily Journal’s Steve Soucie and Mike Frey.

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Today is your last chance to see the Bears up close

The Chicago Bears will practice from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Olivet Nazarene University. Gates open one hour prior to practice.

Thursday’s practice is closed to the public. The Bears break camp Thursday and conclude preseason training at Halas Hall in Lake Forest.

Photos from Tuesday's practice

Bears fans vie for the autograph of Caleb Hanie after practice on Tuesday night. — The Daily Journal/Nicholas Holstein

Mike Nadel: With Kyle and Rex, who needs Brett?

CHICAGO — Kyle Orton fumbled. Rex Grossman stumbled. Yes, it’s easy to see why the Bears had absolutely no interest in Brett Favre.

Bears schedule demystified

By Tim Ahrens/The Daily Journal

Years ago, a fourth-place finish in any of the National Football League’s divisions would have practically guaranteed a soft schedule the following season.

Those days are gone now as the NFL’s rotating schedule allows just two games to be based upon last year’s performance, a far cry from the days when about [...]

Unanswered questions

By Jimmy Street/The Daily Journal

There were plenty of questions floating around when the Chicago Bears arrived at Olivet Nazarene University on July 23, but training camp was supposed to provide an opportunity for the franchise and its fans to get some answers.