Safety McGowan a fighter, survivor
Brandon McGowan desperately wanted to fall down, but something inside him told him to stand and take his beating.
Bears name Orton starting quarterback
Kyle Orton's demeanor never changed when he was asked about being named the Bears' starting quarterback on Monday.Not until he was asked if a struggling Bears offense could be revived in time for the start of the season in roughly three weeks.
- RosenBlog: A sucker born everyday. Today it's Rex
"Blank" is our quarterback
David Haugh says Lovie Smith should just name Kyle Orton the starter already. Rick Morrissey says Caleb Hanie should get the nod. What do you think?
Orton -- name it. Stop talking about it (1662 responses)
24.0%
Grossman -- Hello, Super Bowl? (804 responses)
11.6%
Hanie -- couldn't hurt, right? (1810 responses)
26.1%
Eh -- doesn't matter with that O-line (2650 responses)
38.3%
- 6926 total responses (Results not scientific)
Who ya blaming?
Bears' No. 1 draft pick Chris Williams will be sidelined until at least November after surgery. So who are you blaming for this latest setback?
Bears GM Jerry Angelo -- don't draft a guy with previous back issues (4843 responses)
50.5%
Chris Williams -- disclose injury sooner = fix it sooner (1059 responses)
11.1%
Vanderbilt --- clearly, the doctors there missed something (409 responses)
4.3%
Packers -- always blame Green Bay (1395 responses)
14.6%
No one -- just one of those things (1875 responses)
19.6%
- 9581 total responses (Results not scientific)
Bear with Us: 2007
More headlines
- David Haugh: End the games, name Orton the starter
- 'D' takes charge for Bears
- Dan Pompei: Don't second guess Williams' pick
- Bennett looks like nice option as returner
- David Haugh: Bears QB better have good health plan
- Rahula Strohl: Bear with Us
- Bob Verdi: Sick and tired of that tired gunslinger
- Favre tosses TD pass in Jets debut
- Young Bears tackles face true-false test in raucous Seattle
- Conditioning has Grossman optimistic about 2008
- David Haugh: Grossman needs good showing
- David Haugh: At last, some pop in practice
- Veteran St. Clair plugged in, ready to play for Bears
- Receivers coach harbors no ill will toward Muhammad
- Urlacher will start engine— at Indy
- Bears line up with 'One City, One Team'
- David Haugh: Hanie succeeding, but not a contender
- Bears' safety depth takes another hit
- Wolfe can't afford to let injury keep him off field
- David Haugh: Bears should point rookie Williams to '09
- Huddle Up: Archuleta gets look with Raiders
- Ex-Lion Jones gets OK to join Bears practice
- Dan Pompei: Bears benefit from double threat at TE
- Bears' offensive line now a mix of interchangeable parts
- Pennington signs with Miami
More football stories from the Associated Press
- Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin wants to be traded; says he has no relationship with coach
- Bengals sign deal with WR Chris Henry 4 months after releasing him; will serve 4-game suspension
- Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck leaves practice after back tightens up again
- Falcons release veteran receiver Joe Horn, stuck with paying $2.5 million salary
- Peyton Manning on the mend, makes grand entrance as Colts practice at new stadium
- Kyle Orton names Bears' opening day quarterback, beating out error-prone Rex Grossman
- Patriots QB Tom Brady unsure if nagging foot injury will sideline him for 3rd preseason game
