Jeff Thomason

Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more than 100 people were arrested in violent protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer. At least three cars were set on fire,...

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums urged residents to remain calm after protests turned violent in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a transit police officer. What had started as a peaceful demonstration Wednesday over the Jan. 1 shooting of Oscar Grant...

The magic carpet ride that was the Bears' 2001 season ended in tatters Saturday. It closed with a 33-19 loss to the visiting Philadelphia Eagles that was capped ignominiously by Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb scoring on a 5-yard run and dunking the...

Whom to blame now? When Bears quarterback Cade McNown left Sunday's game with a separated throwing shoulder after being tackled on the sideline two minutes into the second quarter, conventional wisdom had it that an injection of Jim Miller would be...

It wasn't just the way it happened or how it happened or where it happened. It was all of it. Beating the Packers. Winning one for Walter. Handing their most despised rivals their second humiliating loss in less than a week. It was so much to...

It was as good as it gets for a little while Monday night. Good enough for the Bears' defense to feel truly proud of itself. Good enough for Rashaan Salaam and Raymont Harris to believe the running-back combination could actually work. Good enough even,...