CHICAGO — Gale Sayers, the dazzling Chicago Bears running back and kick returner whose injury-shortened career made him the youngest player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died ...

1895: A Duryea “motocycle” won the first organized automobile race in the United States. The 55-mile route started in Chicago’s Jackson Park — amid snow and slush — and ended in Evanston. Of the seven ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with ...

Gale Sayers, the Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, whose friendship with a dying teammate was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song," died on Wednesday, officials said. Sayers, who had ...

Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayers has passed away at the age of 77, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “All those who love the game of football mourn the loss of one of the greatest to ever ...

CHICAGO — In Chicago, where everyone likes to think of themselves as tough, Dick Butkus was the real deal. The Chicago Bears linebacking great, who died Thursday at 80, was considered the toughest guy ...

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 31: Pro Football Hall of Fame member Dick Butkus is honored at halftime during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 31, 2016 ...

Here’s what some of the Bears’ first-round draft picks from the past six decades have said when they started their careers in Chicago.

A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated's 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, "The Most Feared Man in the Game." Opponents who wound up on the ...

Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, who made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer, has died ...