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Mike Singletary on Cam Newton: ‘Can he take the heat that comes with greatness?’
It seems everyone has an opinion on Cam Newton right now, and Mike Singletary is no exception. The former Bears linebacker tweeted out his thoughts on the 2015 NFL MVP Tuesday: My thoughts on Cam…...
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Super Bowl XX ranked among worst ever
Among the many things the ’85 Bears excelled at, creating compelling Super Bowl drama wasn’t one of them. In a 46-10 blowout win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, the only drama that existed was...
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1985 Bears continue their tour at the Golf Show
As the 30-year anniversary of the Super Bowl champion Bears comes to an end, the stars of that team continue their public tour. The next spot fans will be able to see the retired champs, fittingly, is...
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Watch ‘The Roast of Richard Dent’ here
The “Roast of Richard Dent” will take place Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Revel Fulton Market, but you can watch the fun here. As a part of its fundraising gala, BBF Family Services is roasting the former...
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Former Bears defensive guru Buddy Ryan dead at 85
Buddy Ryan, the mastermind behind one of the top NFL defenses who helped guide the Bears to their only Super Bowl victory, died at 85, the Bears confirmed Tuesday morning. Ryan served as coach Mike...
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Buddy Ryan was the heart, soul and rough exterior of ’85 Bears
He could be gruff and insulting, but his players loved him. He was funny and honest, and reporters loved him. He designed a defense that won the Bears a Super Bowl, and a city loved him. Buddy Ryan has...
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Photos: Former Bears defensive coach Buddy Ryan 1934-2016
Former Bears defensive guru Buddy Ryan dies at 82.
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Mike Ditka: Buddy Ryan bond ‘respectful,’ if not always ‘rosy’
Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan weren’t best friends. Maybe, the former Bears coach said after learning of his defensive coordinator’s death Tuesday, they were something else. “Buddy and I, we were good for...
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Buddy Ryan, and his ’46’ defense, was ‘ahead of his time’
To call Buddy Ryan the architect of the NFL’s greatest defense is too passive. The coordinator for the 1985 Bears — the founding franchise’s most dominant team — was fiery and stubborn, futuristic and...
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Sneed: Ditka reaffirms support for Trump, rips GOPers who don’t
The Donald & Da Coach . . . Former Bears coach Mike Ditka rang the Sneed early Thursday morning to fill in the blanks on our three-way phone connection I organized with Donald Trump on Wednesday...
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Memories of the great ’85 Super Bowl-winning Bears hit WTTW
Fans of the amazing ’85 Chicago Bears team that won Our Town’s last Super Bowl will get to relive that great season via Channel 11 on Tuesday night. “85: The Greatest Team in Pro Football History,” a...
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Brown: Park Ridge woman made a difference; now her cat does, too
Follow @MarkBrownCST It would not be completely accurate to say that Taffy, the Calico cat, left behind an estate valued at more than $121,000 when she died last March at age 17 in her Rogers Park...
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Star sightings include Rumer Willis, Busta Rhymes
SEEN ON THE SCENE: The new Flamingo Rum Club in River North has been attracting a raft of celebs lately, including actress Rumer Willis, with a bunch of “Empire” cast and crew members — plus her pal...
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Photos: Shedd assists in Beluga rescue
The Shedd Aquarium assisted in the successful rescue and release of a stranded beluga whale in Canada. The animal is now back among others in the critically-endangered population of whales located in...
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What the Hall? Hampton: ’80s Bears would have won 4 SBs with Cutler
It’s no secret Hall of Famer Dan Hampton was no fan of 1985 Bears teammate Jim McMahon. And Hampton has insisted another quarterback would have meant the sustained success the ’85 Bears never enjoyed....
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Dan Hampton-Jim McMahon feud best thing to ever happen to Jay Cutler
A good feud is strong enough to tow an ocean liner. The one between Dan Hampton and Jim McMahon is even stronger. It can bestow four Super Bowl rings upon Jay Cutler. Over the weekend, Hampton told a...
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SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Mike Ditka on NFL controversy: ‘Just play football’
We know where President Donald Trump stands on players taking a knee. We know the position NFL owners have taken in the national anthem controversy. So who’s right? Trump or the owners? Here’s what...
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SNEED: Mike Ditka’s advice to new Bears coach: Do it your way
I wanted to know how Da Coach, Bears 1985 Super Bowl stellar Mike Ditka, feels about the Bears’ new hire, Matt Nagy — who had been the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator and had only started...
View ArticleBears documentary shuffles ’85 memories into a must-see time capsule
“Boys, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, give me three years and we’re going to be in the Super Bowl. The bad news is, half of you ain’t gonna be here to see it.” – Mike...
View Article1985 Bears adding heft to Garry McCarthy fundraiser Sunday
Bear down for Mac! It’s a Grabowski kind of fundraiser! Sneed is told a group of 1985 Super Bowl Bears are shuffling it up for former top cop Garry McCarthy’s potential mayoral bid. • Translation: A...
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Rev. Michael Pfleger wants school walkout extended to include Chicago victims
Activist peace priest Michael Pfleger, who is anti-Glock, is on the clock. “We are answering the call, but not to arms,” said Rev. Pfleger, who plans to heed a call for a 17-minute nationwide school...
View ArticleBears legend Ditka hospitalized in Florida after heart attack, gets pacemaker
Former Bears coach “Iron” Mike Ditka was hospitalized in Naples, Fla., earlier this week after suffering a heart attack. A source told Sneed that Ditka was playing golf on Wednesday before he went to...
View ArticleThe 1985 Bears defense vs. the 2018 Bears defense: You MUST READ THIS!!!
It’s well past the time for someone to re-ask Scottie Pippen if LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan, causing a 24-hour news cycle of outrage, citizen’s arrests and rewritten wills. While we...
View ArticleDitka released from hospital after heart attack: ‘Mike is doing really well’
Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka was released from a hospital in Naples, Fla. Monday after he was treated for a heart attack last week, a top Sneed source said. “Mike is doing really well,” said the...
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