Skiles: Bulls Needed a 'New Voice'
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Former Bulls coach Scott Skiles was fired after he told management the team needed "a new voice," directly leading to and foreshadowing his own departure.
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ATLANTA -- Chicago Bulls rookie Joakim Noah was benched for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks _ by his teammates. They delivered a unanimous vote after the rookie from Florida was involved in a confrontation with assistant coach Ron Adams in practice before Friday's game at Philadelphia.
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DENVER - It is an indelible memory. Loud, too. "I can still hear him shouting at me," said David Cutcliffe of that warm fall day in 1994. "He just went over to one of the assistant coaches, grabbed the headphones, and yelled. He said, 'Coach Cut, I'm pitching bad because my catcher isn't calling a good game. You're the catcher. ...
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The Sporting News - In a year that threatened to wipe the smirk off David Stern's face, the story that generated the loudest and longest buzz revolved around the league's best and best-known player.
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Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
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October 5, 2004 -- Following the official announcement of his retirement, Scottie Pippen and Bulls GM John Paxson met the media at the Berto Center after the teamâs first official training camp practice this season.
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Right-hander Cory Lidle returned to the Philadelphia Phillies, agreeing Tuesday to a $6.3 million, two-year contract. The 32-year-old Lidle was 5-2 with a 3.90 ERA in 10 starts with the Phillies after he was acquired from Cincinnati in August.
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Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan praises his former adversary Scott Skiles who was fired as head coach of the Bulls on Christmas Day.
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Terry Francona left the telling to bench coach Brad Mills. The Red Sox manager didn't feel the need to relay the news - that Jacoby Ellsbury would be starting Game 6 of the American League Championship Series - to the rookie. He didn't expect Ellsbury to be nervous ("I don't see hives or anything down there," he joked), and he ...
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- What little optimism there was before the start of the season has all but faded, and it appears the only record-setting performances by the Bulls this season will be of the dubious variety.
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As F.B.I. officials, the news media and fans pore over video footage of games refereed by Tim Donaghy, a game between the Bulls and the Warriors in February could attract attention.
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The first regular-season meeting between the Celtics and Bulls did not end well for Boston. And there was more to it than the final score, a 102-91 Chicago victory at United Center Jan. 8. The real issue was a lack of defense that led coach Doc Rivers to bench his starters during the fourth quarter. The message was ...
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The Knicks have heard it from the fans and media all season. When the criticisms started coming from their coach, it was time to respond.
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The Chicago Bulls will need time to adjust under their new coach Â whoever it is.
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Every now and then, we learn a lesson about ex-players in front of TV microphones. Usually the lesson is this: Why? Such a lesson came Sunday, during the Lions-Eagles broadcast, when Tony Siragusa
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Steve Swindal returned to work at Legends Field on Monday and apologized for becoming a distraction. He wouldn't speculate whether his arrest last week for driving under the influence would alter his role as George Steinbrenner's designated successor to run the New York Yankees.
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Some coaches get so good at shading the truth they occasionally lose sight of it themselves. At some point, with some guys, it becomes an occupational hazard. Billy Donovan, to cite the latest example, talked so long and so longingly about coaching in the NBA someday that he stubbornly pursued the opportunity even after he knew deep down it wasn't what he wanted.