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It's minutes after the Bulls defeated the 76ers, earning a win in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, yet no one is smiling.
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It's minutes after the Bulls defeated the 76ers, earning a win in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, yet no one is smiling.
The Bulls went up 1-0 against the Philadelphia 76ers but their confidence was shaken with another setback to Derrick Rose.
The Bulls led the hapless Sixers by 12 points with 74 seconds left, and Derrick Rose was still on the floor, working his way back into shape after his latest injury in a season marred by games missed due to a torn groin, sprained toe, swollen ankles, back spasms and other maladies both forgotten and unknown
After missing one game with an ankle injury, early reports indicate Derrick Rose is likely to play in Thursday's game against the Heat.
Derrick Rose has already missed 22 games this season and he could miss his 23rd Tuesday night against the Knicks.
No need to be too concerned about the outcome, really, since one made free-throw at the end of regulation flips the script.
Carmelo Anthony called it a statement game, and the message should be clear for the Chicago Bulls. If they do meet in the playoffs, the Bulls better finish off Anthony and the Knicks when they have the chance.
Derrick Rose returned to Chicago's lineup Sunday at New York, giving the Bulls their projected starting five for just the 11th time this season.
As for Derrick Rose, he noted before Thursday night's game that he'll play Sunday in New York.
Derrick Rose practiced Wednesday at the Berto Center and is once again a game-time decision against the Celtics Thursday.
If Rose is healthy, Korver believes the team can fight through the injuries and shortened schedule to bring the Bulls the seventh NBA championship in franchise history.
Not since early February of 2011 had the Bulls lost two in a row. It was a streak that spanned 86 games but it's a streak that's now over. With Monday night's 99-93 defeat to Houston the Bulls have lost back to back games under Tom Thibodeau for only the 5th time in his tenure.
Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau was named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month Monday for games played in March.
Richard Hamilton hasn't played since March 5, but he may be returning to the Bulls' lineup soon.
Ty Lawson tied a season high with 27 points, Arron Afflalo added 22 and the Denver Nuggets shot 50 percent Monday night to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-91.
Derrick Rose continues to be listed as a game-time decision, which means he wont play for a while.
Derrick Rose, Rip Hamilton, Luol Deng and C.J. Watson have all missed time due to injuries, but still, the team owns the best record in the NBA.
Rose will miss his 11th game this season, after missing only six games through his first three seasons.
The eight-game winning streak may not have been the only thing broken with the Magic's win over the Bulls on Thursday night.
Derrick Rose drilled a long jumper at the buzzer, powering the Chicago Bulls to a 106-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Richard Hamilton and C.J. Watson will not play Wednesday night against the Bucks, head coach Tom Thibodeau said.
Richard Hamilton has played in just 17 games this season, but was on a streak of four games played in a row before suffering another injury Monday night.
"That's something that I don't forget and I don't know what they were doing in my eyes," Rose said.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau has been forced to sit the $80 million man in key situations because he's become such a defensive liability.
Often criticized for playing his stars too much, Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau pulled a 180 in Sunday night's All Star game.
A former south suburban police officer has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison after he was convicted earlier this year of federal corruption charges.
A member of the City Council is pushing to rename Northerly Island, the lakefront park and nature preserve which was once home to Meigs Field airport, after Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
Beginning next month, drivers between the ages of 79 and 86 in Illinois will no longer have to take mandatory behind-the-wheel driving tests to renew their licenses.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Vice President JD Vance said on "CBS Monrings" that the Trump administration wants "to tell the American people what's in this deal."
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
Former Chicago Ald. George Cardenas has jumped into the race for mayor. Cardenas kicked off his campaign on Tuesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
A member of the City Council is pushing to rename Northerly Island, the lakefront park and nature preserve which was once home to Meigs Field airport, after Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.
After her husband's dementia diagnosis, Emma Heming Willis launched a women's health advocacy journey.
The Chicago area weather forecast Wednesday includes tornado outbreak threats during two rounds of severe storms.
Jumpstart your day with a jolt of caffeine in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood.
The City Council members are resurrecting an old proposal that would fine adults for their kids' bad behavior. Lauren Victory reports.
Flash flooding, large hail, destructive wind and tornadoes are all possibilities during two rounds of severe weather today.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents.
A former south suburban police officer has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison after he was convicted earlier this year of federal corruption charges.
A member of the City Council is pushing to rename Northerly Island, the lakefront park and nature preserve which was once home to Meigs Field airport, after Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.
Beginning next month, drivers between the ages of 79 and 86 in Illinois will no longer have to take mandatory behind-the-wheel driving tests to renew their licenses.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
Former NHL player Kyle Calder has died at age 47. The Alberta native spent a majority of his 10 years in the league with Chicago and also played for Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and Anaheim.
The Chicago Bulls have officially named Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.
Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot to center field off Michael Lorenzen.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
