Derrick Rose said last night's game against the San Antonio Spurs was a "statement" game. Then he went out and backed up his talk against the team with the NBA's best record. Rose scored a career-high 42 points and dished out 8 assists as the Bulls made relatively easy work of the Spurs 109-99. Rose, who had been in a shooting slump lately, looked for his shot early, driving to the basket for a variety of jackknife layups. He ended the night 18-28 from the field; the shots made were another career high for Rose. more ›

The Bulls are less than a week into the regular season and have played three games so far. They've got a 1-2 record. But Chicagoist is more positive about this team than we were heading into the season. That's because the last two games, while losses, were very tight games against very good teams. more ›

In finding a replacement for Dave Leitao, DePaul bypassed the big names coaches that made early lists of candidates. Instead, they selected a coach who began making a name for himself by leading two different schools to the to the NCAA tournament in recent years. In hiring Jerry Wainwright from the University of Richmond, a local boy returns to Chicago. more ›