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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Chicago Loves Lovie | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Chicago Loves Lovie | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The G.O.P.'s Firewall Strategy | 10/13/2006 | See Source »

...started acting and did it all through high school. When I got here I got a good first play which was “Equus.” The next semester I did the “Oresteia” on the mainstage, which was fun because it was Mike Donahue [’05] who’s now at the Yale School of Drama...Last semester I did “Knock” with Jess Burkle...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spotlight: Jack E. Fishburn '08 | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

Three are hockey players still in the midst of the final weeks of their offseason, but the other two are Yale football players—starting quarterback Matt Polhemus and starting running back Mike McLeod...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE MALCOM X-FACTOR: Yale Coach Misses Chance To Educate | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

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