The Bulls put Sunday's loss in Miami behind them and beat up on the Wizards in DC. more ›

The Bulls used their depth and a lot of John Lucas III to beat the Wizards at the United Center last night. more ›

Take a look at the team atop the Eastern Conference standings. No one saw the Bulls looking down at the rest of the conference before the season began. The Bulls got there courtesy of last night's 98-79 win over the Washington Wizards. Playing without Carlos Boozer (sprained ankle) and Joakim Noah (flu), the Bulls still had enough firepower to pull away from the Wizards in the second half. Derrick Rose led the team with 23 points and seven assists. Luol Deng added 20 points, Keith Bogans 17, and Kurt Thomas and Taj Gibson combined for 28 rebounds filling in for Boozer and Noah. The win was the Bulls' seventh straight win and 14th in their last 16 games. more ›

Let's start with the Blackhawks, shall we? Right now they are the hottest team in the NHL. Last night's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild extended their win streak to a season-high five games and vaulted them to fifth place in the Western Conference standings with 74 points. The Blackhawks are only two points behind Phoenix for fourth place in the conference and within striking distance of San Jose for third place. After a mostly frustrating season, the defending Stanley Cup champs are playing as though they think they can win it again, and their recent play indicates they aren't going down without a fight. Jonathan Toews, who's been the catalyst for the Blackhawks resurgence this month, continued his torrid pace. He and Patrick Sharp each scored in the second period. Toews has four goals in his last six games and 23 points in his last 14 games. more ›

The Bulls traveled to DC to take on the Wizards. The Blackhawks hosted Nashville. Illinois and Missouri fought for Braggin' Rights last night. more ›

We were expecting it and it seems like it's happening: ESPN's Ric Bucher is reporting that the Bulls have agreed to deal Kirk Hinrich and their first round pick in tonight's draft (17th overall) to the Washington Wizards though it's still not known what the Bulls will get in return for the trade. What top free agents. Like, say, LeBron and Bosh? The deal won't be finalized until July 8 because that's when the Wizards will have enough space under the cap to take on Hinrich's contract. In the event the deal with the Wiz falls through, it seems the Bulls already have a back-up suitor for the same deal in the Sacramento Kings. more ›

With the baseball season over for both local teams and the Bears falling flat on their face, what's a Chicago sports fans to do? Chicagoist has turned to the Bulls — even if it's only the preseason. Through three games of their seven-game preseason schedule, we're impressed so far. With last night's 97-76 win over the Washington Wizards, the Bulls stand at 2-1. Records don't mean much during the exhibition slate — teams give extended... more ›

Texas is thawing, the Northeast is freezing, and a sort of natural order seems almost restored to the Ist-A-Verse. Almost. Londonist HQ—that is to say, the city of London—was battered by heavy winds, making it a bad time to be a twelve-meter (nearly forty-foot) tall snowman. Still, not everyone decided to keep warmly covered. Meanwhile, back indoors, the Big Brother racism is now causing all kinds of headaches for international diplomats, and Londonist got into... more ›

With the baseball season over for Chicago's teams and the Bears only playing once a week, we're relieved that weekday sports will soon return to our sports radar. Yesterday, the Bulls opened training camp. Because of Monday night's storms, they began practice without electricity, practicing by the light of one open door in the Berto Center gym. But you know coach Scott Skiles isn't going to cut practice short simply because there ain't no light!... more ›

Just a few weeks ago, a former Chicagoan asked us whether we knew what MJ was up to lately, because he hadn't seen or heard anything about him in quite a while. Even here in Chicago, he'd been keeping a pretty low profile since his retirement from the Washington Wizards in 2003. Yeah, there was that motorcycle racing thing, but that's about all we've heard in the past couple years. He tried to buy the Milwaukee Bucks in 2004, and I said I was pretty sure he was still plotting his return to the NBA as an owner. more ›

The Bulls magical season came to a close Friday night as the Washington Wizards defeated the Bulls 94-91 in DC, winning the best-of-seven series 4-2. The entire game, it looked like the Bulls would hold of the Wiz and bring the series home to Chicago on Sunday. Up most of the game, the Bulls lost that lead in the final minute. Just about as soon as the final buzzer sounded, talk turned to next season's... more ›

With Chicagoist in the house, the Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 113-103 -- taking a 2-0 lead in the best of seven playoff series. That also means that Chicagoist will be partaking in a free Big Mac for lunch! Despite falling behind 17-4 in the first quarter, the Bulls rallied to take a 57-50 lead at the half. That run was sparked by the likes of Tyson Chandler, Jannero Pargo, Adrian Griffin, Erik Piatkowski and... more ›

In a recent Slate article, Charles P. Pierce took exception with Michael Jordan, claiming that a "soulless retirement caps his soulless career" and likening Jordan to the homogenized and corporate Las Vegas -- where he recently joined a group investing in a new Casino development. more ›

According to reports, the WNBA may be expanding to Chicago. The women's pro basketball league is negotiating with a private ownership group to bring a team to Chicago in time for the 2006 season. Currently, most teams are owned by the league and run by the NBA teams in their markets. The league previously looked into entering Chicago under its typical arrangement, but passed when the Bulls didn't express much interest in sponsoring a team.... more ›