Chris Spencer

PREP SOFTBALL: Area teams hope to carry momentum into regionals

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Smiths Station head coach Rusty Davis always knew his team was close. After experiencing growing pains with a young team and finishing fourth in Class 6A-Area 5 during the regular season, the Panthers started making strides at just the right time....

Scoreboard: April 2

2013-04-01 21:58:00

Bears can't let guard down

2013-02-23 16:43:00

INDIANAPOLIS — Choosing a guard in the NFL draft's first round usually isn't any team's top priority. And it's probably not for the Bears this year. Guards, after all, tend to be looked at as the least valuable members of starting lineups. Some...

Bears' forecast suddenly cloudy

2012-11-25 18:22:00

There was bright sunshine at Soldier Field on Sunday, as much as we've seen at any game this year. It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed...

Tillman's injury would hurt Bears the most

2012-11-27 06:52:00

Charles Tillman was having himself a game against Minnesota, and it wasn’t even half over. Tillman recovered an Adrian Peterson fumble, tackled receiver Jarius Wright short of a first down and stripped receiver Jerome Simpson of a potential first-...

As bodies fall, Bears stand up

2012-11-25 14:24:00

A response was demanded. A big response. The Bears needed to answer a bad, weak effort in San Francisco with a solid, physical game against visiting Minnesota. And they provided it in a tough and vicious game that required it. After the usual...

Packers 3-4 defense difficult for Bears to digest

2012-12-15 13:23:00

The Bears offense has been having a difficult enough time hitting a fastball. And along come the Packers with a nasty curve. Three-four defenses like the Packers use have been a problem for the Bears this year, in part because they are different....

Rodgers torches Bears' secondary

2012-12-17 18:18:00

It didn't take Aaron Rodgers long to notice Tim Jennings wasn't playing. The Packers quarterback went at Jennings' replacement at left cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, and Hayden's replacement at nickel back, D.J. Moore, repeatedly. Neither made a play in...

49ers debacle forces adjustments to forestall disaster

2012-11-27 17:35:00

Inspiration is the preferred method to induce beneficial change. Desperation works too. Gabe Carimi needs to be lined up at guard when the Bears resume practice Wednesday in preparation for the Seahawks. Jonathan Scott needs to be settling it at...

Emery's master plan should start to unfold soon

2012-12-18 18:10:00

Phil Emery has spent so much of his NFL career in the shadows you can't help but wonder just what to expect from him now that his time in the spotlight draws near. The Bears general manager, sold as a relentless man, finally will begin to unveil his...

Scoreboard -- Dec. 14, 2012

2012-12-14 22:19:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

Scoreboard -- Dec. 12, 2012

2012-12-12 22:04:00

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...

Offensive line coach Mike Tice talks with Roberto Garza, Chris Spencer and Edwin Williams against Detroit.

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Backup quarterback Caleb Hanie prepares to take the snap from center Chris Spencer.

2011-08-27 00:00:00