Jim Dooley, who succeeded George Halas as head coach of the Bears, died Tuesday, his daughter said. He was 77. Dooley coached the Bears from 1968-71. picked by punthe 2 years ago

He might not drink like a champion, but his efforts have nevertheless clearly reached the level of "epic" and "historic" in recent years. His name is Kyle Orton. He is but one man, but his achievements will outlast us all. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Three Chicago suburbs called emergency meetings to temporarily lift public smoking bans after bar owners asserted that the bans caused business to decline during the Bears' playoff run. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

A dozen Asiatic black bears, malnourished and diseased from years spent on abusive bile-harvesting farms in southwest China, were recovering Saturday after being handed over to an animal charity group. The Animals Asia Foundation took in the bears from state-approved farms where holes were cut in their abdomens so that their bile could drip out to be harvested and used in Chinese traditional medi... read full post picked by suebe 10 months ago

The Bears are back! picked by cb__ 3 years ago

The Chicago Bears reached a preliminary agreement to trade running back Thomas Jones to the New York Jets for a second-round draft pick.

J-E-T-S... JETS JETS JETS picked by ImNotBlue 3 years ago

Teddy bears, not flesh ones. But still inside out. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Bears have the right idea. Don't fight the cold; just shut 'er down for six months and emerge when it's warmer. Why didn't we think of that? For one thing, our bones would wither. We'd all get osteoporosis, a disease in which bones become more fragile. Bears don't get osteoporosis, even though they hibernate for more than half the year in Alaska. What might we learn from this? picked by suebe 10 months ago

The owner of a Chicago furniture store gave customers free furniture with a $10,000 limit if the Bears beat the Green Bay Packers. Well they did by 26-0. He is out $300,000! picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A German woman mauled by three polar bears after she leapt into the moat surrounding their pen at a Berlin zoo was apparently suicidal after a string of setbacks, a newspaper reports. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

These are Muddy Bears, which are milk chocolate covered gummi bears. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

An environmental activist is spending two weeks on top of a rock at a Russian nature reserve to protest against the initiative to kill all the wild bears in the park. picked by kakana 6 months ago

Three bears at a Ukrainian zoo tore a man "limb from limb" after he fell into their enclosure, local media reports. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This is the best "BEARS ARE ON THE LOOSE" report ever. To illustrate the dangers of bears they pull out all the stops including a cardboard cutout of a bear and more. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Amongst other things, The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife keep track of the Black Bear population. This includes checking the health and well being of hibernating bears in their dens.

This site provides a photo record of one such health check.

More info on MDIFW activity here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

With the Arctic ice receding, polar bears are starving, drowning, and even resorting to cannibalism as a result of the lack of access to their normal food sources. picked by muppet 1 year ago

That SI cover needs an update bad. :D picked by cb__ 3 years ago

This year, as usual, the NFL ordered 288 T-shirts and caps depicting the Indianapolis Colts as the winner of Super Bowl XLI.

They also ordered 288 depicting the Chicago Bears as the winner. picked by readingitall 3 years ago

A Chicago Bears fan today legally changed his name to Peyton Manning after losing a Superbowl bet. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

The stocks of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade surged Tuesday. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago