Bears ask Forte to play defense, wash Angelo’s car, fix Halas Hall plumbing
Despite carrying nearly 50 percent of the offense, Bears running back Matt Forte could be doing more for the team, says GM Jerry Angelo.
Biggest Cubs news of season once again happens off the field
As Cubs fans celebrate the likely hiring of Theo Epstein as GM, it's yet another instance of the team's biggest news happening off the field. In the long and mostly forgettable history of the Cubs, most of the team's big news has occurred off the field. Here's a glimpse.
Red Sox target radio man Pat Hughes as most talented Cub in Epstein talks
“Not one member on that team is good enough to play here,” said Sox owner John Henry. “But those golden pipes of Pat Hughes are well-suited to broadcast games from Fenway.”
Carl Weathers’ NFL Power Rankings — Week 5
Carl Weathers, master thespian and former Oakland Raider, watches every NFL game from his mancave to compile his weekly Power Rankings exclusively for readers of The Heckler. Mr. Weathers, despite playing only eight NFL games, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
Bills grappling with pros and cons of being only good NFL team in New...
“What have you done for us lately?” asked Bills WR Steve Johnson. “It’s funny. The Giants and Jets embarrass themselves and all of the sudden the Daily News, Post, Times ... all of 'em want a piece of us.”
Kindergarten teacher recalls 5-year-old Lovie repeatedly sending himself to corner for timeouts
Bears head coach Lovie Smith’s frivolous use of timeouts may be shocking to analysts and fans, but one person isn’t at all surprised: Margie Burak, Smith’s kindergarten teacher at Big Sandy Elementary.
Bears offensive line called for five additional false-start penalties on bus ride back to...
After setting a mark for the most false-starts by a team all season in the first half alone, the Bears offensive line collectively committed an additional five penalties during the five hour bus ride back to Chicago following their 24-13 loss to the Detroit Lions.
