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Speedy Faith describes it as a picturesque day in Albuquerque, N.M., five or six years ago. He and longtime Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher had just finished dinner — on Urlacher, of course — after running a football camp and stepped outside. “It was beautiful. With the mountains. Everything,” Faith said. But Urlacher had a beef to settle with his high school coach from Lovington, N.M. “He said, ‘Coach, I think I’m mad at you,’ and I looked at him and said, ‘Brian, you’re mad at me? You’re an NFL superstar,’?” Faith explained. “He said, ‘But, yeah, if you had played …

Hall of Famer Dan Hampton doesn’t mind seeing defensive end Shea McClellin with his old No. 99 on his back. To him, it’s actually cool. “A number of players have worn [No. 99],” Hampton said. “It’s not like it’s a shock to see it on the field. But McClellin, a first-round draft pick, he’s expected to become a fine player for a decade. I look forward to seeing good things from him.” It has been argued for years that Hampton’s No. 99 should be retired, but that won’t happen now. As of Friday, the Bears are finished with retiring numbers, …

1. When you were growing up, did you ever imagine an honor like this? When you’re growing up, you don’t think about things like this or the Hall of Fame. You think about playing football, the game you love. The things that happened to me are really unbelievable. I got signed to a pro football contract to play in the NFL by George Halas. I got signed to a coaching contract by George Halas. You know, he’s the one who made my career what it was in two cases. It’s kinda crazy, it really is. But it’s such an honor. …

Bears defensive lineman was team's first-round NFL draft pick in 1964Former Bears first round draft pick Dick Evey died Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn., after a debilitating illness at 72.

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was hit with three new charges on Friday after being arrested three times in a week.

In time, they still were devoted to Halas and extremely gratified over roles in Bears historyWhen the Bears retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 jersey Dec. 9 at Soldier Field, a blinding snowstorm might provide the proper background.

His will be 14th and McCaskey says 'If there is going to be last 1, there is no more appropriate 1'When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus.

Mike Ditka's statement, in part, on the Bears retiring his No. 89:

Brett Favre reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who alleged that the quarterback sent racy text messages during his one season with the New York Jets, according to reports on Friday.

CHICAGO – From one longtime Chicago athlete to another, the Chicago White Sox’s Paul Konerko gave a tip of his cap and then some to retiring Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Konerko, who is in his 17th major league season and 15th with the White Sox, actually says he has nothing on longevity when it comes to Urlacher and his 13-year NFL career. “When you put that into football years, you play 13 years, let alone on one team, that’s pretty impressive,” Konerko said.