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We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning. There's nothing like a long weekend in January to offer unfettered snow shoveling time and a deadline-free Pro Bowl watching environment. While we were gone, Richard Meryhew of the Star Tribune publi...

Chicago Bears Key free agents: Tight end Kellen Davis, running back Matt Forte (franchise), cornerback Corey Graham, quarterback Caleb Hanie, defensive end Israel Idonije, cornerback Tim Jennings, quarterback Josh McCown, safety Brandon Meriweathe...

NEW ORLEANS -- There are no major surprises on the Detroit Lions' inactive list for Saturday night's wild-card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. One minor shift from the recent norm: Cornerback Don Carey is active and cornerback Brandon Mc...

FROM THE VAST NORTH AMERICAN TRANSIT SYSTEM -- As I make my way down to New Orleans, I figured I'd check in and let you know that the Detroit Lions are as healthy as they've been in some time as Saturday night's wild-card game against the Saints appr...

Not a moment too soon, the Detroit Lions appear on track to regain the services of a core defensive player. Safety Louis Delmas, a Pro Bowl alternate who has missed five consecutive games because of a sprained knee, practiced Tuesday and seems lik...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 16: Busted rivalry: When the NFL released its schedule this spring, many of us had high expectations for a late-December matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Instead, an injury-devastated Bears...

Catching up on some NFC North newsbits as a busy day winds down: Chicago Bears: Linebacker/special-teams ace Brian Iwuh was waived after suffering a minor hamstring injury last Sunday. An injury settlement will follow. Iwuh had a team-high 14 spec...

After the Detroit Lions' 27-15 loss to the Green Bay Packers, here are three issues that merit further examination: Lost in the discussion over Ndamukong Suh's third-quarter ejection was how critical the accompanying penalty and his subsequent ab...

DETROIT -- There was no scoring in the first quarter of our Thanksgiving Feast here at Ford Field. But there have been two significant injuries. Detroit Lions safety Louis Delmas left the game with what appears to be an injury to his right leg. De...

Getting inside the Friday injury report: Chicago Bears: Coach Lovie Smith indicated on Thursday that receiver/kick returner Devin Hester would play Sunday, but an ankle injury kept Hester out of practice again Friday. He is listed as questionable....

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Detroit Lions are hoping that rookie defensive tackle Nick Fairley has turned the corner in his recovery from a foot injury that forced him to miss five of this season's first eight games and left him with little...

DENVER -- As expected, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will start Sunday against the Denver Broncos. And the Lions feel confident enough about his injured right ankle that third-string quarterback Drew Stanton is inactive. Shaun Hill wi...

I'm sure the Detroit Lions have an on-field explanation for why they claimed former Chicago Bears safety Chris Harris on waivers Friday. Whatever it is, however, wouldn't seem as significant as the information Harris could pass along about his former...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak has produced an expected last-minute push to win an ongoing site battle for the Minnesota Vikings' proposed new stadium, but it's unclear how serious and practical the Minneapolis option ...

Reviewing the Chicago Bears at their bye: Record: 4-3 Seven-game capsule: The Bears are over .500 after a tough early schedule. Five of their games have come against opponents that currently have winning records. Their offense is still working...

After the Chicago Bears' 24-18 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, here are three issues that merit further examination: Yes, I know. It's not who starts fast. In the NFL, oftentimes slow and steady wins the race. So it's worth noting that ...