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CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade will miss his third consecutive NBA game Thursday against the Boston Celtics, this time with an illness after missing two with a wrist injury. The 35-year-old backcourt star, a three-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and top scorer for the 2008 US Olympic gold medal squad, was absent from Thursday’s practice. Wade, who joined the Bulls this season, will have another week to […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls stars Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler blasted their teammates in the wake of an embarrassing home loss on Wednesday that saw the Atlanta Hawks erase a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for 119-114 triumph. Butler scored 40 points and Wade added 33, but their efforts went for nothing as the Bulls collapsed down the stretch. “I don’t know if I see enough guys who really want it,” said Wade, who […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama warned in a farewell address to the nation on Tuesday that to deny the reality of global warming amounted to a betrayal of generations to come. “We can and should argue about the best approach to solve the problem,” he told the crowd in Chicago. “But to simply deny the problem, not only betrays future generations, it betrays the essential spirit of this country, the essential […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the United States faces a stern test of its democracy, in a speech to the nation that was both a fond goodbye and a call to arms. Capping his eight years in office, Obama returned to his adoptive hometown of Chicago to recast his “yes we can” campaign credo as “yes we did.” He also called on supporters to pick up the torch and forge […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago prosecutors filed hate crime and other felony charges Thursday against four young men and women accused of holding captive and assaulting a man with special needs in a racially charged attack broadcast live on Facebook. Video of the assault shows a terrified young white man cowering in the corner of a room as four black attackers taunt and beat him. The attack rose […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat short-handed NBA champion Cavaliers 106-94 in Cleveland on Wednesday. Butler, coming off a 52-point performance in a win over Charlotte on Monday, struggled to find is groove early, scoring just three points in the first half. But the Bulls roared back from their slow start against a Cavs team ravaged by an […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler’s 40 points included the first buzzer-beating game-winner of his career, but the Chicago Bulls forward said Wednesday’s last-gasp heroics weren’t his dream scenario. “I hope it never comes down to that, to tell you the truth,” Butler said after the Bulls edged the Brooklyn Nets 101-99. “I just want to win by a couple possessions so there are no nerves running through anybody.” Nevertheless, he embraced the moment, […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo was hit with a one-game suspension on Monday following his angry on-court exchange with coach Jim Boylen, the team said Monday. Rondo was involved in an acrimonious spat with associate head coach Boylen during and after the Bulls’ 107-82 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said Rondo had been suspended for “conduct detrimental to the team” ahead of […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Dwyane Wade made two clutch free throws in the final seconds to help lift the Chicago Bulls to a 98-95 win over his former team in his first game back in Miami. Wade spent 13 seasons with the Heat before joining his hometown Bulls on a two-year deal worth an estimated $47 million. His return to Miami on Thursday night marked his first visit to AmericanAirlines Arena since his departure. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — It promises to be an emotional night in Miami on Thursday when former Heat star Dwyane Wade returns for the first time since joining the Chicago Bulls. Wade played in Miami for 13 seasons, helping the Heat to three NBA titles before departing as a free agent for the Bulls in a move that surprised many — including Heat president Pat Riley. While Wade has been in touch with […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Dwyane Wade tallied 22 points in his Chicago homecoming as the Bulls showed off their retooled roster with a 105-99 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday at the United Center. After trading point guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks, Chicago overhauled last season’s roster with the addition of Wade and Rajon Rondo, who signed with the Bulls in the offseason. Wade, who finished with 22 points, hit […]
CHICAGO, USA (AFP) — For the first time since 1945, the Chicago Cubs have made it to the World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in the National League Championship Series. The streets around the baseball team’s Wrigley Field were quickly filled with cheering fans. https://youtu.be/tpLwEMKuFp4
