<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bears Insider</title><link>http://nwherald.com</link><description>Blogging about the Monsters of the Midway</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89</title><description>Mike Ditka is about to join a select group of Bears.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/05/24/bears-to-retire-ditkas-no-89/bi1fz7y/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/05/24/bears-to-retire-ditkas-no-89/bi1fz7y/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears sign rookie LB Bostic</title><description>Five down, one to go.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/05/09/bears-sign-rookie-lb-bostic/bjc2f8y/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/05/09/bears-sign-rookie-lb-bostic/bjc2f8y/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears go Greene in Round 4</title><description>The Bears selected Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/27/bears-go-greene-in-round-4/b8d4he1/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/27/bears-go-greene-in-round-4/b8d4he1/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears select Bostic in Round 2</title><description>The Bears selected a middle linebacker in the second round Friday – and no, it was not Notre Dame's Manti Te'o.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/27/bears-select-bostic-in-round-2/bub4952/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/27/bears-select-bostic-in-round-2/bub4952/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Long thrilled to join Bears</title><description>Kyle Long grew up in Virginia and last played in college at Oregon, but he said Friday that he was well aware of Chicago's reputation as a football-loving city.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/26/long-thrilled-to-join-bears/br5t2oi/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/26/long-thrilled-to-join-bears/br5t2oi/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears to open season against Bengals</title><description>CHICAGO – Every NFL fan in America should know Marc Trestman by the end of the season.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/19/bears-to-open-season-against-bengals/bt8x3jz/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/04/19/bears-to-open-season-against-bengals/bt8x3jz/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears re-sign Scott</title><description>If competition breeds success, then the Bears figure to have a much more successful offensive line next season.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/25/bears-re-sign-scott/bsbt4wb/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/25/bears-re-sign-scott/bsbt4wb/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears reach one-year deal with linebacker Williams</title><description>At some point, the Bears will honor Brian Urlacher as one of the team's all-time greats.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/bears-reach-one-year-deal-with-linebacker-williams/b39sk8o/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/bears-reach-one-year-deal-with-linebacker-williams/b39sk8o/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:20:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears bolster offense</title><description>The Bears upgraded two key positions on the first day of free agency Tuesday.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/12/bears-bolster-offense/bx43p4v/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/12/bears-bolster-offense/bx43p4v/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears to sign TE Bennett</title><description>One of the best available free-agent tight ends is joining the Bears.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/12/bears-to-sign-te-bennett/bdcrara/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/03/12/bears-to-sign-te-bennett/bdcrara/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears' Webb faces drug charges</title><description>Bears left tackle J'Marcus Webb is facing drug charges in downstate Pulaski County after he was arrested this weekend, according to KFVS-TV.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/27/bears-webb-faces-drug-charges/bwm7op5/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/27/bears-webb-faces-drug-charges/bwm7op5/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trestman developing playbook</title><description>Much like Halas Hall, the Bears’ offense remains under construction.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/14/trestman-developing-playbook/bifju45/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/14/trestman-developing-playbook/bifju45/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears Insider: Bears terminate Johnny Knox's contract</title><description>The Bears announced Tuesday that they have terminated the contract of wide receiver Johnny Knox.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/12/bears-terminate-contract-of-johnny-knox/b33u3et/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/12/bears-terminate-contract-of-johnny-knox/b33u3et/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:56:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears increase ticket prices</title><description>If you want to watch the Bears play at Soldier Field next season, prepare to open your wallet.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/06/bears-increase-ticket-prices/byewb63/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/02/06/bears-increase-ticket-prices/byewb63/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears hire linebackers coach</title><description>The Bears hired Tim Tibesar as linebackers coach Tuesday.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/29/bears-hire-linebackers-coach/bf2aagd/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/29/bears-hire-linebackers-coach/bf2aagd/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Urlacher: 'I want to be a Bear'</title><description>Brian Urlacher made two things abundantly clear Tuesday.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/29/urlacher-i-want-to-be-a-bear/bgl11et/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/29/urlacher-i-want-to-be-a-bear/bgl11et/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears hire Tucker to lead defense</title><description>The Bears have named Mel Tucker as their new defensive coordinator.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/19/bears-hire-tucker-to-lead-defense/blgyuwy/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/19/bears-hire-tucker-to-lead-defense/blgyuwy/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears hire QB, RB coaches</title><description>The Bears hired a pair of assistant coaches Friday to join Marc Trestman's new staff.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/18/bears-hire-qb-rb-coaches/bj8p3ft/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/18/bears-hire-qb-rb-coaches/bj8p3ft/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears dismiss Tice, 6 others</title><description>As expected, the Bears' coaching staff will feature plenty of new faces next season.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/18/bears-dismiss-tice-6-others/brvier4/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/18/bears-dismiss-tice-6-others/brvier4/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bears' Trestman eager to start</title><description>LAKE FOREST – In his introductory news conference Thursday, Bears coach Marc Trestman wasted no time describing how excited he was to become the 14th head coach in franchise history.</description><link>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/17/bears-trestman-eager-to-start/bg8i6ta/</link><guid>http://nwherald.com/2013/01/17/bears-trestman-eager-to-start/bg8i6ta/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>