Jim McMahon

President Obama honors 1985 Chicago Bears

2011-10-07 16:33:23

<![CDATA[President Obama honors 1985 Chicago Bears]]>

As the NFL draft nears, opinions on Cam Newton are all over the map

2011-04-26 17:36:00

<![CDATA[As the NFL draft nears, opinions on Cam Newton are all over the map]]>

A history of celebrity-owned restaurants in the Chicago area

2013-05-15 14:28:00

The week before The Squared Circle opened in mid-March, owner and pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon — better known as Victoria during her WWE days and Tara currently with TNA wrestling — sat in a corner booth of her Lincoln Park restaurant,...

Interview: Nick Kroll working his way to the big leagues

2013-01-09 14:06:00

Nick Kroll always wanted his own TV show, but that doesn't mean the comedian best known for his role as Rodney Ruxin on FX's "The League" thought it would actually happen one day. "When you get started, you're just trying to get booked at an open mic,"...

Harbaugh's winning ways

2013-01-31 19:32:00

NEW ORLEANS — America looks at Jim Harbaugh and sees one of the NFL's brightest and most charismatic coaches who wears the same black 49ers sweatshirt and hat every day leading up to Super Bowl XLVII. Chicago still sees No. 4. America hears...

Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

2013-01-30 09:26:00

This year Gabe Carimi obviously looked nothing like the guy the Bears drafted out of Wisconsin in the 2011 draft. I have recently heard a lot of criticism aimed at Carimi. However, I think what some people don't realize is that Carimi has basically only...

Seau lawsuit adds to NFL empire in disarray

2013-01-23 14:20:00

How is that State of the Union speech working out for you, Mr. Goodell? Just days before the signature sporting event in the United Football States of America, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reigns over an empire in disarray. The family of Junior Seau...

Billy Corgan's salon hopes to inspire conversation

2013-01-11 15:25:00

For an establishment called Madame ZuZu's, the host is pretty dressed down: no flowing silk robe or pointy painted fingernails. And even if Billy Corgan could qualify for madame-hood, he wouldn't be going for extravagance. At least not at 6 p.m. on a...

What about long-term health of NFL players?

2012-09-07 16:13:00

As NFL teams start another season, their goal is simple: Win the Super Bowl. But what about the players' long-term health and welfare? Jim McMahon won a championship with the Bears. So did Dave Duerson. In fact, Duerson won a second Super Bowl ring with...

Too many around Bears just don't get it

2012-11-15 18:12:00

Without hesitation or apology Thursday at Halas Hall, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admitted again that he would lie about having a concussion to stay in a game. The irony was you admired Urlacher's honesty. In the midst of Chicago's weeklong...

Cutler takes Lions' best shot

2012-10-22 22:50:00

It could have been a moment that changed a game, a season, maybe even a career. Ndamukong Suh, with his history of roughing up quarterbacks, broke through the Bears' protection and flushed Jay Cutler to his right. Cutler reached out with his left arm to...

Are Bears a house divided again?

2012-11-02 18:47:00

Hard to imagine Lovie Smith going toe to toe with defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli at halftime of an important Bears game. Of course, Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan famously had to be separated in the locker room at halftime of the...

The five-bedroom, 10,286-square-foot English manor-style mansion in Northbrook that once belonged to Bears quarterback Jim McMahon recently came back on the market for $4.95 million.

2013-03-14 07:52:00

The Punky QB looks a bit confused, no?

2012-09-05 14:36:00

Chicago Bears "Punky QB" Jim McMahon turns 50 today.

2012-07-30 18:57:00