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Nate Robinson Dribbles Through Chris Bosh's Legs

It wasn't all bad for the Bulls, en route to a loss that wasn't nearly as close as the 115-78 score suggests. At least Nate Robinson did this!...

Taj Gibson Goes On F-Bomb Tirade After Game 2 Ejection

Game 2 between the Heat and Bulls was a real snoozer until early in the fourth quarter when referee Scott Foster and the Bulls decided no one wanted to hang around to see the rest of the game play out....

NFL Players' Sex House At Center Of Shooting Investigation

Let's make this clear up front: No NFL players are connected to last summer's shooting outside Orlando that left a 15-year-old girl with severe brain damage. But a house at the center of the case was a place where NFL players—specifically, former Jaguars and Rams receiver Mike Sims-Walker and Titans...

What Does Grant Hill Think Of Derrick Rose's Critics?

Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Cuba Libre

Check out "Kids Not Poor in Spirit," a story about pickup baseball in Havana written by Bonnie DeSimone for the Chicago Tribune back in 1998:...

White Sox Pitcher Hector Santiago Forgets His Turn To Bat

Hector Santiago pitched so well last night that the Mets' Matt Harvey didn't even get the win even though he took a perfect game into the seventh inning. But when he was due to hit with two outs in the sixth, Santiago was nowhere to be found. Stupid interleague play....

New Owner Of Chicago Arena Football Team Is A Bankrupt Convicted Felon

David Staral Jr. bought the Arena Football League's Chicago Rush in February. He replaced an owner whose tenure had lasted three months before the league "terminated its relationship" with her because of financial issues. But, look: Staral has three convicted felonies to go with even bigger financia...

How The Hell Did The Bulls Win Game 1?

How'd the Bulls win last night? The short answer—Nate Robinson's heroics and the Bulls' defensive scheme—is at least partly the wrong answer. As to the former, we'll outsource to Mike Prada at SBNation, who explains that Chicago's crunch-time success had everything to do with its refusal to play he...

Here's Luol Deng Cheering On His Team From A Hospital Bed

This may end up being the defining image of the Chicago Bulls' season, which has seen the team struggle to hold itself together with spit and glue while somehow making a playoff run. ...

So, Uh, The Bulls Won?

What the hell's going on here? The Bulls just beat the Miami Heat 93-86 and, well, what in the hell is going on here? ...

Marco Belinelli's Giant Balls Earned Him A $15,000 Fine

Of all the people to finish off the Nets, who'd have guessed it would be Joe Johnson Marco Belinelli? But it was Belinelli's massive invisible testicles, whipped out in celebration after this clutch three, that got the NBA's attention....

Derrick Rose Is Not Willis Reed (Neither Was Willis Reed)

Derrick Rose won't be playing tonight in Game 7 against the Nets. Can you believe it? What's this guy's deal, anyway?...

For a competing theory as to why Comcast SportsNews Chicago fired Susannah Collins, we turn to Paul M. Banks: "I don't think Comcast is as much to blame here. I think it's the Blackhawks." [ChicagoNow] And a letter obtained by the Chicago Tribune from the Blackhawks chairman appears to bolster that ...

The Reds Auctioned Off A Ball Covered In Jeff Samardzija's Blood

I don't know why you'd want this unless you planned to clone Jeff Samardzija, but hey: we don't judge....

This Sure Looks Like Jay Cutler Drinking A Beer While Feeding His Baby [UPDATE]

This picture is making the rounds on Twitter and various other websites, and the dude doing double bottle work looks a hell of a lot like Jay Cutler. Those middle-American features could belong to anyone, but everything we know about Cutler leads us to believe that this is absolutely something he wo...

The Bulls Are A Wonderful Wreck Right Now

The Bulls lost 95-92 on their home floor last night, but it was a loss that they should not be ashamed of. In fact, they should be proud of themselves simply for being able to field a competent starting lineup, because this team is an absolute mess....

Gerald Wallace Badly Misses Uncontested Layup

Actually, if you're keeping score at home, Wallace has a possession for the ages here: He misses a jumper, fails to use the backboard as he misfires on the bunny, and then he gets whistled for a travel because he caught his own airball. This clip belongs in Springfield....

CSN Chicago Fires Susannah "Tremendous Amount Of Sex" Collins

CSN Chicago announced the departure of reporter Susannah Collins tonight, two days after her on-air slip-up during which she said the Blackhawks had "a tremendous amount of sex."...

Julio Borbon Desperately Wants You To Think He Was Hit By This Pitch

It really is a gripping performance. You have to respect how thoroughly Borbon commits himself to the act, even taking time to bend over in faux agony as the plate umpire tries to explain to Dale Sveum that the ball was a good two feet from touching Borbon. Bravo, Julio....

Blackhawks Raise Ticket Prices For The Fourth Time In Six Years

And the season ticket packages won't even include the outdoor game at Soldier Field. This is the price you pay for a good team and good attendance, Chicago....