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Defense is the hallmark of Chicago football--from Dick Butkus to "Samurai" Mike Singletary--and Smith's is exemplary, which isn't surprising, given his history as a defensive coordinator. Led by middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, the Bears had created 15 turnovers--tied for tops in the NFL--entering last weekend. Yet the real news is that the Bears have a potent offense. Smith stuck by quarterback Rex Grossman, an oft-injured, inconsistent fourth-year player, through a rocky preseason. Smith's reward? Grossman is a top-rated...
...players have happily boarded Lovie's boat. "He's got a quiet confidence about him that demands respect," Grossman says. "You just follow his every lead." In the Windy City, where the bluster of legendary coaches George Halas and Mike Ditka helped lead Da Bears to glory, Smith is a cool breeze off Lake Michigan. "He's not seeking to show he's General Patton," says Marv Levy, general manager of the Buffalo Bills, a 40-7 victim of a Bears beating. Smith, who spent 20 years as a college and pro assistant before taking the Bears...
...MIKE GRADY Atlanta...
...second against a ranked opponent in a week.“In the end, we had a really good day and they had a bad one,” Crimson coach John Kerr said. “We made the most of our opportunities.”Sophomore forward Mike Fucito, with three assists and two goals against Brown, flew all over the field for Harvard and helped pull off the Crimson’s second upset in Providence in its last two trips there.But Fucito’s biggest play of the afternoon came as he created the opportunity...
...Perhaps. In private Republicans admit that at least three Senate seats - Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Montana - are likely to switch to the Democrats. The Foley scandal and bad news from Iraq has hurt Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in Ohio. But to make up the remaining two seats, Democrats need to win the toss-up race in Missouri and the open Republican seat in Tennessee, or stage a surprising win in Virginia. At the same time, two seats in Maryland and New Jersey are likely to go to Democrats but are still in play and must be defended. Says the G.O.P...