Ike Hilliard

Three NFL players announced Monday they will donate their brains and spinal cord tissue to a Boston University medical school program that studies sports brain injuries. Even though dozens of former NFL players have agreed to donate their brains after...

Quarterback Tim Tebow could be one of five Florida Gators selected in next week's NFL draft....

The crowd of 62,260 came to see a coronation of the Bears as the NFC's top seed. They got that. The crown was just a little askew. And the NFC kings could not have cared less. With a 34-31 overtime victory Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bears...

Success in NFL exhibition games cannot be judged by conventional criteria. That is, were any key players injured? Did the rookies embarrass themselves? Did coaches learn anything? And, oh, yeah, did the team win? By those standards, the Bears had an...

When we looked at the Bears (2-5) schedule before the season, there was a chance that the quarterback matchup for today's game against the Giants (5-2) could have been Rex Grossman against Eli Manning. Instead, we have Craig Krenzel versus Kurt Warner....

To hear David Terrell echo the beliefs of his teammates on the way off the field Sunday after a rousing 28-21 victory over the New York Giants, if the Bears can make it here, they can make it anywhere. "We're right back in it, we're right back in it,"...

As Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning prepares for the Detroit game Thursday, the question is not whether he can extend his impressive touchdown-pass streak to 36 or more that day. He'll puncture the Lion defense a time or two. The key Manning...

As of the 21st century, passer Tom Brady and pass-offense enthusiast Bill Belichick are on board to succeed the Joe Montanas and Joe Namaths and the Vince Lombardis and Bill Walshes who in the 20th century topped the NFL. Since the 2000 season, when...