Report: Del Negro Emerges As 'Serious Candidate' For T'Wolves Job
Vinny Del Negro coached for two seasons in Chicago and three in Los Angeles previously.
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Vinny Del Negro coached for two seasons in Chicago and three in Los Angeles previously.
Vinny Del Negro's run with the Clippers has reportedly come to an end.
Somebody has to do something to make the coach understand that the goal of the regular season is not to pile up wear and tear on a team's most important veteran players.
Owning a late first-round pick in the NBA draft is supposed to be a sign of success. Unless it's due to a prescient trade, high picks are for last year's losers.
Del Negro was a curious choice from the outset in Chicago, where he believed a warmed-over Jim Valvano impersonation constituted coaching.
Riding high after his Game 7 victory over the Grizzlies, Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro took a final shot at the Bulls' front office.
Michael Jordan is one of the biggest draws during the American Century Classic celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe. Tournament organizers usually have to pay close attention to who they pair him with, and this year they'll have to be more careful.
When John Paxson kicked himself upstairs in May of 2009, he expressed a desire to spend less time in the limelight. He became the Bulls' VP of Basketball Operations, and installed Gar Forman to be his proxy as GM.
In his two seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, Vinny Del Negro lead the team to an 82-82 record. One year after firing him the Bulls are off to a 33-14 start and sit in third place in the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls have had a lot of turnover from last season. The new faces on the court have received the majority of the attention, but the one on the sideline is just as important.
After a so-so start, the Bulls were given a shot of energy by the debut of Carlos Boozer. In Boozer's first nine games as a Bull, the team is 7-2 and all seven wins came in a row.
It was the first game the Bulls were without Joakim Noah and they trailed most of the game against the Clippers. Chicago made a push to comeback in the fourth , falling short by one point. If that's not enough bad news, Taj Gibson left the game during the third with a concussion.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
The public will have a chance Thursday to pay their respects to Spencer Leak Jr., the vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes.
A man was stabbed and critically injured at a CTA station in Jefferson Park on Wednesday night.
The Chicago area has been upgraded to a Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
The House on Thursday defeated a last-ditch effort to extend a key spy authority until early July.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
Chicago City Council members on Tuesday continued to put pressure on the Johnson administration to replace the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, as a top city official revealed it could be eight more months to get it done.
A partial transcript of grand jury proceedings in the "Broadview Six" case were released Tuesday, demonstrating what attorneys for the now-cleared defendants say are instances of misconduct by federal prosecutors looking for an indictment.
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.
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.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
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.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
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.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Power outages are underway and crews are working to clear damage throughout the Chicago area on Thursday.
This weekend, a Chicago scavenger hunt will challenge participants to race around the Loop with the chance of winning a wide range of prizes. Joining Marissa Perlman is Dario Durham, who cofounded scavenger hunt organizer 77 Flavors — a nonprofit dedicated to educating Chicagoans on Chicago.
The House Republicans who questioned King are investigating districts that support transgender students, as well as minority programs.
Jumpstart your day at Lake Katherine in Palos Heights.
The public will have a chance Thursday to pay their respects to Spencer Leak Jr., the vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes.
The Chicago area has been upgraded to a Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
A massive tree came crashing down onto a van with the driver and six kids inside on Wednesday afternoon in Portage Park.
Two firefighters and two other people were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
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 Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It was another humid day up at Halas Hall for day two of the Bears' mandatory mini-camp. One of the new faces on defense said he can handle the heat, and wants all the smoke, while a veteran offensive lineman is trying to regain his footing.
Michael Busch added a solo homer as the Cubs lost for the 21st time in 28 games.
The second-place White Sox (35-31) moved within a half-game of scuffling Cleveland atop the AL Central.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.
Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, told a federal judge he has lost 30 pounds and is not receiving consistent medical care for Type 2 diabetes while held in an Indiana jail.
Nick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
