Allie
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New Excerpt from Pearlman's Payton biography
Deadspin has a new excerpt of the Payton biography. Centered around his attitude after SB XX. I found it interesting thought some of you might too.
Packers S Nick Collins out for season
Collins was carried off the field on a stretcher after sustaining a frightening neck injury in the fourth quarter of Green Bay's victory at Carolina on Sunday. Collins spent the night in the hospital and returned to Green Bay on Monday afternoon to meet with the team's medical staff.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Collins was present for a team meeting Monday, wearing a neck brace but otherwise in good spirits.
Editors Note: Stay Classy Chicago
Braun faceplants on almost HR
From sure-fire inside-the-park HR to failed triple... Also: Reggie Miller sighting for added randomness.
Mae Smith, mother of Lovie, dies at 77
Condolences to the family.
Poll: Are you buying the Bears?
by Allie on Nov 28, 2010 10:32 PM EST
on Windy City Gridiron
Alright, Bears. You've got me. I was wrong heading into the season. I'm now going to offically believe you're good.
The defense? Pretty good. Wish they'd been able to keep the game from getting that close, but that last TD from Vick was stunningly beautiful. Of course, if someone on our side had gotten their paws on the ball we'd call it a bad decision!
The offense? Jay was awesome (although he does need to watch his mouth, that penalty was bad and the fine could be bad too). Bubble screens, YAC, 8 yards/carry. Nice plan from Martz and even better execution from the players. I'm impressed and happy to be wrong. At least this week.
"It's a glorified ankle sprain," the doctor said.
Why the NFL should be investigating Favre's alleged misconduct
I was kinda "meh" on the whole thing (because seriously a male athlete being a jerk is definitely not news to me) but this article is a really well stated reason for WHY this case matters.
Worth the read.
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Learning from McKinley's Death
Beautiful and moving article from Paige.
Worth the read.
In loving memory of Kenny McKinley, no longer ask "Why?" — ask "What can we do to save thousands of others in Colorado?"
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Boston 1B Youkilis Out for Season
He'd been having a really good year. Out with season-ending surgery on torn muscle in right thumb.
Son of Coach Dennis Green arrested
Jeremy Green possessed more than 50 images or depictions of child pornography and admitted that he is a cocaine user, according to police and prosecutors.
Just... if you do go to this link? Don't read the comments, they are everything I hate about sports fandom and the internet.
Pretty disturbing case. Was wondering what he wasn't doing the Football Today podcast anymore.
OT: Dorothy Kamenshek dies at 84; women's baseball league star
Former New York Yankee first baseman Wally Pipp called Dorothy "Dottie" Kamenshek "the fanciest-fielding first baseman I've ever seen, man or woman."
She was the best player in the Women's League during WWII and the main character in "A League of Their Own" was named after her.
May she rest in peace and not be forgotten.
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Pisa Tinoisamoa May Be Out For a Month; Sign LB Tim Shaw
by Allie on Sep 14, 2009 3:50 PM EDT
on Windy City Gridiron
Brad Biggs has tweeted:
Bears expected to sign LB Tim Shaw:
Strong-side linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa is also out about a month, maybe a little more, with a right knee sprain. The Bears could need special teams help as well with Trumaine McBride signed. Shaw, who was released by Jacksonville at the end of the summer, is flying in tonight. He will likely sign the contract on Tuesday.
Also, Vaughn McClure is reporting that Pisa could play Sunday:
pisa is day to day with a knee sprain. could play sunday
He adds an explanation as to why Urlacher is done:
12 weeks in a cast followed by 4 weeks of recovery.
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Dvoracek hurt. Torn ACL/MCL sprain? Status unclear
by Allie on Aug 24, 2009 4:38 AM EDT
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In a shock to no one, Dusty Dvoracek is reportedly out for the season:
Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, who had a sack, tackle for loss and quarterback hit Saturday night against the New York Giants, will miss the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, a source close to the player said. It's the fourth straight season-ending injury for the hard worker who has had a star-crossed career since being selected in the third round in 2006. [Source]
Really kind of stinks. I like the guy, he works hard.. but he really is made of glass.
Look for Matt Toeina to make the 53-man now for depth on the d-line.
EDIT by ChiFan13: Seems there's some confusion on this story. Biggs originally posted this story, but the Bears haven't made an announcement yet. This much we do know: Dvoracek has a knee injury - the severity of which is undetermined at this time. (Helmet tip - EricEmpire)
Update from Vaugh McClure's twitter:
Lovie said Dusty Dvoracek has MCL tear and has NOT been ruled out for the season. More tests to come Wed.
And here's a link to an article in the Tribune. (Thanks to DisCUBbobulated)
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Cubs deal inked
by Allie on Aug 21, 2009 5:06 PM EDT
on Bleed Cubbie Blue
Thanks to JB23: Crane Kenny will be on ESPN 1000 at about 4:15pmTribune Co. said Friday that it signed an agreement to sell the iconic franchise to the Ricketts family. The family is paying about $800 million to acquire a 95 percent interest in a package of assets: the team, Wrigley Field and Tribune Co.'s 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, which broadcasts many Cubs games on cable television.
The agreement values the franchise and related assets at $845 million, less than the Rickett's winning bid in January of $900 million. Tribune Co. will retain a 5 percent ownership stake in the joint venture.
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Last night of camp: Twitter 8/19
by Allie on Aug 19, 2009 6:02 PM EDT
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Getting closer to the words we all want to hear!
gregolsen82 Last day of camp practice! Tomorrow we go home for our home preseason opener. I think all the guys are looking forward to playing at home
Kick off soon, ladies and germs. Also, thank God for night practice to take my mind off the horrible horrible Cubs.
Updates via twitter from around the football world, usually focused on the Bears!
Training Camp/Favreapollza: 8/18
by Allie on Aug 18, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following (football-wise anyway): Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG, Peter King, Ross Tucker, Adam Schefter, Jay Glazer and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Practice starts at three, so more current updates will start then.
Lots of the tweets from today have been Farve centric so rather than just ignore them I figured I'd include my favorites. That and if I ignored everything Favre, there wouldn't be anything here!
Back to Camp Twitter: 8/17
by Allie on Aug 17, 2009 4:13 PM EDT
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Getting closer to real football!
As before, I'm following (football-wise anyway): Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG, Peter King, Ross Tucker, Adam Schefter and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Today's practice just started so updates should come quickly.
Training Camp Twitter: 8/13
by Allie on Aug 13, 2009 3:03 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following (football-wise anyway): Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG, Peter King, Ross Tucker, Adam Schefter and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Today's practice doesn't start til 3, and Peter King is in the house so lots of interesting tweets hopefully on through this afternoon and evening.
Training Camp Twitter: 8/12
by Allie on Aug 12, 2009 4:22 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Twitter updates 8/11
by Allie on Aug 11, 2009 4:05 PM EDT
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A huge thanks to BigAppleBearsFan for posting yesterday!!! Much appreciated. :-)
As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Family Day Tweets
by Allie on Aug 8, 2009 2:42 PM EDT
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Today, practice is at Soldier Field (and I'm running behind!) So it will have some tweets from players, reporters and our very own source inside the field itself! (Who most of you already know, lol).
As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris, WindyCG and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
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Day 8 Tweets
by Allie on Aug 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: Anyone calling themselves Jay Cutler is a lying liar. (Helmet tip: Roger_Ledger!)
Day 7
by Allie on Aug 6, 2009 5:08 PM EDT
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Twitter has been up and down all day with DOS attacks, so updates have been few and far between... Hopefully its stable for the second practice tonight!
As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: the Cutler link may or may not be legit. Time will tell at this point!
Day 6: Training Camp Tweets
by Allie on Aug 5, 2009 3:22 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: the Cutler link may or may not be legit. Time will tell at this point!
Tweets from Day 5 of Camp
by Allie on Aug 4, 2009 6:33 PM EDT
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As before, I'm following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Be advised: the Cutler link may or may not be legit. Time will tell at this point!
I tried to put them in a chronological order... but it may not be perfect! Enjoy a feisty day at practice,
Best tweets from Day 4
by Allie on Aug 3, 2009 5:41 PM EDT
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Currently following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, Tommie Harris and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Not as many as the past few days, but I found these the most interesting while skimming the feed earlier, why YES I do like Jeff Dickerson, why do you ask?
Tweets from Day 3
by Allie on Aug 2, 2009 5:02 PM EDT
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As before, I figured I'd add in some of the best tweets from Bears training camp.
Currently following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
Practice doesn't start until 3... so updates will begin in earnest then!
Training Camp Day 2 Updated!
by Allie on Aug 1, 2009 1:10 PM EDT
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With two-a-days starting today, I decided to put this up a little earlier. I'll be away from the internet until later in the afternoon, so prepare for an onslaught of updates then!
Currently following: Brad Biggs, Jeff Dickerson, Greg Olsen, Matt Forte, Jay Cutler, Vaughn McClure, David Haugh, Fontel Mines, Dez Clark, and ChicagoBears.com. All links *should* open in a new window!
If you know of anyone else Chicago Bear related not on my list, leave a comment or if you're shy you can click my name and email me. :-)
Tweets from Training Camp
by Allie on Jul 31, 2009 2:25 PM EDT
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With it being a holiday and all (yay for football practice!), I figured I'd start a running post with the funnest Tweets from Bears training camp for those of you interested.
I'm currently following Jeff Dickerson, Brad Biggs, Larry Miller and Greg Olsen... if you know of any others feel free to add them!
In no particular order:
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