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| Bears sign RB Thomas Jones |
NFL Football |
03/03/2004 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with running back Thomas Jones. The 5-10, 220-pound Jones rushed for a career-high 627 yards and three touchdowns on 137 carries in 2003, his only season with Tampa Bay. Jones, 25, played his first three NFL campaigns with the Arizona Cardinals after being selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2000 draft. Jones rushed for 1,264 yards on 362 carries with nine touchdowns during his stint in Arizona. The B |
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| Kordell's run with Bears is over |
NFL Football |
03/01/2004 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have released quarterback Kordell Stewart after just one season. The club also announced the release of veteran defensive end Phillip Daniels. "We decided to release Phillip and Kordell because it was in the best interest of all parties," said Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. "Both players gave maximum effort during their tenure with the Bears, but our recent philosophical changes on offense and defense do not fit their skill sets as well as the previo |
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| Kordell's run with Bears could soon be over |
NFL Football |
02/17/2004 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears and quarterback Kordell Stewart could be ending their relationship after one season, according to a report in a Chicago paper. Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that the team may release Stewart and two other players to free up some money heading into the free agency period beginning in March. The other players Angelo mentioned were linebacker Warrick Holdman and defensive end Phillip Daniels. Stewart, 31, signed a two- |
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| Around the Majors - February 11: More night games at Wrigley |
MLB Baseball |
02/11/2004 |
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| without concessions by the team, however. The Cubs must provide improved parking, better trash pickup and will fund money to address issues in the neighborhood around Wrigley Field, which was built in 1914 and also served as a playing field for the Chicago Bears from 1921-70. The Cubs were scheduled to play 18 home games at night this year. That has been bumped to 22. The team will play 26 games at Wrigley in 2005 and 30 in 2006 until 2015. Postseason games aren't included in the agreement. Chicago City Cou |
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| Draft eligibility rule among topics addressed by Tagliabue |
NFL Football |
01/30/2004 |
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| st, but we just think there are too many conflicts involved to change this rule," Tagliabue said. Two years ago, the NFL did not even let assistants of playoff teams interview for coaching jobs. Finally, Tagliabue announced that Kansas City Chiefs guard Will Shields was named the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. The award, named after the legendary Chicago Bears running back, is the only NFL honor that recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence. |
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| Super Bowl XXXVIII: Carolina vs. New England |
NFL Football |
01/29/2004 |
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| games as Carolina's head coach, including a perfect 3-0 postseason record. SUPER BOWL HISTORY: New England will be making its fourth Super Bowl appearance, and third in the last eight seasons. The Patriots first won the AFC in 1985, but lost to the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX, 46-10. Parcells was the head coach when New England returned to the big game on January 26, 1997, when the Pats lost to Brett Favre's Packers, 35-21. Belichick led the Patriots to a win in the first February Super Bowl two years ag |
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| Lions name Jauron defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/28/2004 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions named former Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron as their defensive coordinator on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "I can't tell you how excited we all are to have him here," Detroit head coach Steve Mariucci said. Jauron, who has 19 years of NFL coaching experience, spent the past five seasons as the Bears' head man and was named the NFL Coach of the Year in 2001 when he led Chicago to an NFC Central Division title. Under Jauron, the Bea |
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| Bears bring back Rivera to lead defense |
NFL Football |
01/23/2004 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears brought back a member of their famed "46" defense by hiring Ron Rivera as their new defensive coordinator. Rivera played nine seasons at linebacker for the Bears (1984-1992) and was a member of the Super Bowl-champion squad that went 15-1 in 1985. The 42-year-old Rivera spent the past five seasons as the linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his coaching career in Chicago in 1997 as a quality control assistant. A former second-round pick |
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| Bears hire Shea as offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
01/21/2004 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears named Terry Shea their new offensive coordinator on Wednesday, after he spent the past three seasons as quarterbacks coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. The 57-year-old is the third assistant hired by new Chicago coach Lovie Smith. Shea joins Pete Hoener (offensive line) and Bob Babich (linebackers) as the three coaches under Smith. While with the Chiefs, Kansas City quarterbacks completed 61-percent of their passes over the past two seasons. Kansas City sta |
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| Former Colts linebacker Shinnick dies |
NFL Football |
01/21/2004 |
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| 57-1969, passed away at the age of 68. Shinnick intercepted 37 passes during his pro career, an NFL record for linebackers, and played on NFL championship teams in 1958 and 1959. After his playing days, Shinnick worked as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. He retired as a coach after the 1990 season, and suffered from a condition similar to Alzheimer's disease for the past six years. Shinnick passed away on Tuesday at a rest home due to t |
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