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Bears Hand Lovie Smith 2-Year Extension

CHICAGO (AP) -- Out of patience after three straight playoff misses, many Chicago fans were calling for coach Lovie Smith to be fired a year ago. The Bears stuck with him. Now, they plan to keep him around a little longer. The Bears gave Smith a two-year contract extension Friday, keeping him through the 2013 season...

Dennis Green Loves Son Despite Troubles

Every football coach who is also a father each day ponders if his dual hat of coach/parent is being effectively balanced. One man serving two masters -- both coach and dad -- is thorny navigation. Joe Gibbs has spoken often about this. About his draining tenure as Washington Redskins coach beginning in the 1980s and how...

Lovie Smith Sticks Up for Jay Cutler, Praises Backup QB Caleb Hanie

With criticism of Jay Cutler showing no signs of dying down, Bears coach Lovie Smith defended his quarterback on Monday, saying Cutler had suffered an MCL sprain during the NFC Championship Game and was in no condition to return. "For guys to take a shot that weren't there, to try to look at his body language and figure...

Aaron Rodgers' Tackle Just One of the Big Plays That Sends Packers to Dallas

CHICAGO -- Big guys were involved in big plays that had a big impact on the NFC championship game Sunday at Soldier Field. The Green Bay Packers won in large part (no pun intended) because their big guy completed a play, and the Chicago Bears lost because their big guy was tackled in the open field by a small guy. End...

Gale Sayers Talks Bears-Packers Game, Lovie Smith's Future

NEW YORK -- Gale Sayers, the Pro Football Hall of Famer who played seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, knows exactly what the Packers need to do in order to keep the Bears at bay in this Sunday's NFC championship game. "I think if Devin (Hester) gets his hands on the football," Sayers told FanHouse, "the Green Bay...

Lovie Smith News From the Web

05/29/12 3 Ways Lovie Smith Can Utilize McClellin Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL When your defense is one of the most feared in the NFL , it's usually for a reason, and the Chicago Bears are full of reasons.
05/24/12 Dad fumes over school âprank' Source: IOL A detailed report on a rugby camp in March in which a Cape Town teenager was allegedly assaulted with a broomstick by his teammates is being studied by the provincial education department and its lawyers.
05/16/12 Rethink on rugby sex assault charges Source: IOL The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is reconsidering whether to press criminal charges against Cape Town schoolboys who allegedly sexually assaulted a teammate with several objects.
05/14/12 Rugby camp incident a prank, says school Source: IOL Edgemead High School has denied that "any criminal activity took place" in the case of a 16-year-old who alleged he was sexually molested at a rugby camp in March.
05/11/12 N.O. Gun Buy Back Event Set For Saturday Source: WRNO 99.5 - New Orleans LA If you have a gun that you want to sell, you can do so at a gun buy back event on Saturday in New Orleans.

Background on Lovie Smith

Lovie Lee Smith (born ) is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 St.

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