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The Chicago Bulls, a professional basketball franchise, joined the National Basketball Association in 1966. Their 33 victories that season remain the most ever by an expansion team. Johnny "Red" Kerr, now the longtime team broadcaster, earned NBA Coach of the Year Honors that first season. The Bulls rose to international prominence during the 1990s when, led by Michael Jordan, they won six NBA titles in eight seasons. Those teams were abundant in colorful personalities such as coach Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. Bulls games became a destination for basketball fans and celebrities alike. Home games included a tradition, now copied by every team in the league, of dimming the...
The Chicago Bulls, a professional basketball franchise, joined the National Basketball Association in 1966. Their 33 victories that season remain the most ever by an expansion team. Johnny "Red" Kerr, now the longtime team broadcaster, earned NBA Coach of the Year Honors that first season. The Bulls rose to international prominence during the 1990s when, led by Michael Jordan, they won six NBA titles in eight seasons. Those teams were abundant in colorful personalities such as coach Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen. Bulls games became a destination for basketball fans and celebrities alike. Home games included a tradition, now copied by every team in the league, of dimming the lights and introducing the players to music. After the sixth NBA title in 1998, the team was dismantled. Rightly or wrongly, team Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and then-general manager Jerry Krause received the brunt of blame for alienating Jordan, who had said he wouldn't play for any other coach but Jackson. Jordan retired. Jackson went on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Scottie Pippen got traded to the Houston Rockets. The Bulls began a long period of mediocrity under coach Tim Floyd. A recent resurgence, led by former player and current general manager John Paxson, has the Bulls viable again.
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Is it tougher to win first title or second?
Consecutives rare Michael Casagrande, Sun Sentinel It depends on what you consider a second title. Consecutive titles are rare these days in all three pro sports. Only twice in the past 10 years has a team repeated a title in the NBA, MLB or NFL....
Tags: Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, Detroit Pistons
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Miami Heat faces a back-to-back barrier in NBA Finals
addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); You mean we have to do it again? Winning a second consecutive NBA title with the same core group of players can be like dealing with two...
Tags: Manu Ginobili, New York Knicks, ESPN (tv network), Ray Allen, Los Angeles Lakers
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Bulls to open summer-league stint vs. Grizzlies
Marquis Teague, Malcolm Thomas and the 20th pick in the June 27 NBA draft -- and you know who you are -- should circle July 13 on their calendars. That's when the Chicago Bulls open summer-league play against the Memphis Grizzlies in the schedule released...
Tags: NBA Draft, Marquis Teague, Alvin Gentry, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies
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NBA Finals: Is it tougher to make it to the top or to stay there?
Two years ago, Miami lost in the NBA Finals during the first year of the Big Three era. Last year, the Heat took the extra step and emerged as the league champion. Now LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and their Heat teammates are a game away from...
Tags: Boston Celtics, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association
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For 2nd time, woman gives Chicago athlete 1-finger salute
The disturbing photographic evidence is, unfortunately, incontrovertible. It shows what appears to be a fearsomely vulgar new trend among East Coast female sports fans. First came that Miami Heat fan who looked like Joan Rivers' crazy sister, and now, a...
Tags: Boston Bruins, Dave Bolland, Joel Quenneville, Judges, Chicago Tribune
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Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detrás de una gran pelea
En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...
Tags: Lamar Odom, Indiana Pacers, Enbrel (drug), Ted Williams, Albert Pujols
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Hawks talk of town
Dan McNeil previously had been muzzled for much of his two-decade plus sports talk radio career when it came to discussing his passion, hockey. The WSCR-AM 670 late morning host even received an edict once when the team was in a Stanley Cup Final....
Tags: NBC (tv network), Chicago White Sox, Radio, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dan McNeil
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On fumes, title scent still there for Heat
Sometimes you forget how long it's been. The preseason trip to China. The midseason pressure to pursue the NBA's all-time winning streak. The bruising and grinding against the Chicago Bulls in the second round and against the Indiana Pacers in the...
Tags: Manu Ginobili, Indiana Pacers, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen, Chris Bosh
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Hockey interest among minorities gaining speed, NHL says
When the Blackhawks take to the ice, Michelle Secor is dressed in her team paraphernalia and watches every face-off, power play and goal, she said. "I was born and raised on the South Side so I have to cheer for our home teams," Secor said as she took a...
Tags: Johnny Oduya, Jamal Mayers, National Hockey League, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sports
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Scottie Pippen: Fans need to stop criticizing Derrick Rose
Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen thinks that some fans have been too hard on point guard Derrick Rose. Rose sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last May and missed the entire NBA season while rehabilitating the injury...Tags: Derrick Rose, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, National Basketball Association, Justin Rose
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Higher education: Heat, Spurs go to school on each other
South Florida Sun SentinelErik Spoelstra insists this is not about trying to outsmart anybody. But after four games and now two additional days off during these NBA Finals, it's safe to say we've reached the point of higher education when it come to the Miami Heat and...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Dwyane Wade, Sports, Tiago Splitter, Mike Miller
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Hawks have respect of Chicago peers
It hasn't been that many years ago that hockey in this city was a relative afterthought — a footnote to more serious sports discussions about the Bears, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox. Sports talk radio producers and station managers admonished their...
Tags: Joel Quenneville, Jeff Samardzija, Radio, National Hockey League, Chicago Cubs
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