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A charter member of the NFL, the Chicago Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys when A. E. Staley established the team in 1919 in Decatur, Ill. George Halas and Edward Sternaman were hired to run the team in 1920, and Halas bought the club from Staley in 1921, and moved the franchise to Chicago. Sternaman stayed on as a partner. The team became known as the Chicago Staleys that same year. In 1922, the name was changed to Bears and they began playing their games at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. In 1970, the team moved to a new lakefront stadium, Soldier Field, their current home. Halas was the head coach on and off...
A charter member of the NFL, the Chicago Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys when A. E. Staley established the team in 1919 in Decatur, Ill. George Halas and Edward Sternaman were hired to run the team in 1920, and Halas bought the club from Staley in 1921, and moved the franchise to Chicago. Sternaman stayed on as a partner. The team became known as the Chicago Staleys that same year. In 1922, the name was changed to Bears and they began playing their games at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. In 1970, the team moved to a new lakefront stadium, Soldier Field, their current home. Halas was the head coach on and off for 48 years. He became sole owner in 1932 and held the position until 1983. His daughter, Virginia Halas McCaskey, took over the ownership that year, and remains owner to this day. The Bears have won a total of eight NFL Championships and one Super Bowl (XX). In 1940, they clobbered the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the title game. The Super Bowl team is considered one of the best in history, after losing just one game in 1985 and winning the title, 46-10 over the New England Patriots. The Bears are a member of the North Division in the National Football Conference (NFC). Famous players include Halas, Bronko Nagurski, Red Grange, Sid Luckman, Bill George, Mike Ditka, Walter Payton, Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. The Bears have 26 members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, most in the league. The club's headquarters are in Lake Forest, Ill., a northern suburb of Chicago.
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Morgan State falls to St. Francis (Pa.)
The Associated PressDevin Sweetney scored 19 points and Marquis Ford added 16 for St. Francis (Pa.), which never trailed in a 65-61 victory over Morgan State on Monday night. The Red Flash (3-4) ended Morgan State's 15-game home winning streak, dating back to a two-point...Tags: Morgan State University
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UConn Women Unanimous No. 1 Again
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Loss leaves Bears with little room for error
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NFL Briefs
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Vikings take lead in NFC North
Associated PressWith a gutty goal-line stand and one big heave by Gus Frerotte, the Minnesota Vikings grabbed control of the NFC North and sent Kyle Orton and the Chicago Bears home with a humbling defeat. Seconds after the Bears were stopped four times at Minnesota's...Tags: Soldier Field, Charles Tillman, Gus Frerotte, Lovie Smith, National Football League
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Bears lose DT Dusty Dvoracek to arm injury
The Chicago Bears lost starting defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek to what coach Lovie Smith called a "serious" arm injury during their 34-14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. "It isn't looking good," Smith said. The injury came a week after...Tags: Lovie Smith, Dusty Dvoracek, Injuries, Nathan Vasher, Minnesota Vikings
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Packers can still make playoffs
The Green Bay Packers are 5-7, two games behind the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings and behind 11 other teams in the NFC. But their playoff hopes are not dashed. The Packers have to pick up two games against the division-leading Vikings, who...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
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Frerotte to Berrian for 99 yards is Vikings record
Gus Frerotte and Bernard Berrian have set a Minnesota Vikings record with a 99-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears. From the back of his end zone, Frerotte found a wide open Berrian. It was the longest offensive play...Tags: National Football League, Fran Tarkenton, Charles Tillman, Minnesota Vikings, Gus Frerotte
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Tough D, long pass lead Vikes past Bears 34-14
AP Sports WriterThree times in a row, Chicago Bears running backs slammed into the line from the Minnesota 1, looking for a commanding second-quarter lead over the Vikings. Three times in a row, those backs met a Williams Wall that didn't give an inch. When Matt...Tags: Tony Dorsett, Charles Tillman, New York Giants, Gus Frerotte, Lovie Smith
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Vikings take over NFC North lead
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Bears' downfall came at goal line
Contrary to the goat horns Charles Tillman wore out of the Metrodome on Sunday night after the Vikings' 34-14 victory, the badly beaten Bears cornerback wasn't even on the field for the game's biggest play.
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