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The Bears' decisive 39-14 victory in the NFC Championship allowed sold-out Soldier Field to practice one of Chicago's favorite traditions, the singing of "Bear Down, Chicago Bears." Unfortunately for fan Joe Spina, the song has become so engrained in his head he now fears for his sanity.

After helping his team reach its first Super Bowl in two decades, Bears kicker Lil' Robbie Gould was ready to celebrate. As he ran off the field to the Bears locker room "I'm going to get jiggy with it" and the teen-aged looking kicker definitely got jiggy, maybe too jiggy, as far as his mother was concerned. She's grounded the kicker after his postgame partying kept him out well past his curfew.

Sixteen offensive rebounds. That's how the Indiana Pacers beat the Bulls last night at Conseco Fieldhouse, 98-91. Bulls coach Scott Skiles opted to play his smallest lineup in the history of pro basketball, essentially putting midgets on the floor against Indiana's giant front line.

Saturday night's game against the Utah Jazz marked the halfway point of the Chicago Bulls season, and if the 95-85 loss is any indication, both the team and its fans are in for some good sack time. Because ladies and gentlemen, your Chicago Bulls are pooped.

Despite losing the NFC Championship game to the Bears, Saints rookie Reggie Bush spent the entire trip back to New Orleans taunting Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, just as he did during the third quarter of Sunday's game.

The Blackhawks lost two more games over the weekend in a sport that has nothing to do with the Chicago Bears. So, in all honesty, this great city is in no way concerned about a mismanaged, losing hockey team. Everyone in the city is far more concerned with the Bears' upcoming Super Bowl appearance. And that includes the players.

Chicago baseball fans will set aside their differences over the next two weeks and root for the Bears together, according to a recently inked treaty at City Hall Sunday night.