LAKE FOREST, Ill., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Chicago cornerback Nathan Vasher will miss the Bears' game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday because of a fractured right hand and a right thumb injury.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton could be sidelined up to a month with an ankle injury, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Quarterback Rex Grossman may remain with the Chicago Bears another year as the NFL team has offered the up-and-down player a one-year contract.

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Rex Grossman is back at starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Coach Lovie Smith announced Wednesday.

SKOKIE, Ill., March 15 (UPI) -- A Cook County, Ill., judge Thursday sentenced Chicago Bears defensive lineman Terry "Tank" Johnson to 120 days in the County Jail for parole violations.

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Lovie Smith, who guided his team to the 2006 NFC championship, signed a four-year contract extension with the Chicago Bears Wednesday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Head Coach Lovie Smith took the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl last month but reports are circulating that Smith will be out after next season. Smith, the lowest paid head coach in the NFL, said he was certain a long-term contract would be worked out but

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Bob Babich, who was an assistant head coach for Chicago last season, has been tabbed the Bears' defensive coordinator, the NFL team said Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Las Vegas bookies say they're taking more side bets on crazy propositions than traditional bets on the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl game.