LeBron, Cavs Spoil Bulls Home Opener With OT Surge
LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime on Friday night.
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LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime on Friday night.
"It's always good to measure up against the top teams," Pau Gasol says.
The deadline for an extension for Jimmy Butler is by 11 p.m. tonight.
Tonight's Bulls-Cavs game involves a ton talent, but it will not be indicative of either team's season.
LeBron James and Co. are in town for a 7 p.m. tip at the United Center.
The deadline for an extension is Friday night.
Chicago is widely considered the best defensive team in the NBA in a league survey.
So much for a rivalry right now between Cleveland and Chicago. They're being complimentary.
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Last season was plagued by injuries to the league's most noted stars, but this offseason proved to be full of action: the draft, big announcements, players sporting new jerseys, coaching changes and the controversies - just to name a few.
"I'm committed to this team, committed long term to the end goal and that's to win championships," Kevin Love says.
Minnesota will also keep Anthony Bennett in the three-team trade.
The Bulls will play eight preseason games, including four at the United Center.
You've seen the sardonic messages splashed all over social media. Everyone is calling LeBron James the best GM in the NBA, based largely on his ability to wrench Kevin Love from Minnesota, which instantly imbues the Cavaliers with three All-Stars.
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With Kevin Love headed to Cleveland, Bulls-Cavs could be a terrific rivalry.
The teams still have to wait until Aug. 23 to make the deal official.
Those around the NBA believe it's inevitable that Kevin Love ends up in Cleveland.
LeBron James has previously paid tribute to Michael Jordan's famous No. 23.
There was a lot of commotion in the neighborhood during free agency.
"This was a decision that LeBron made in his heart," Maverick Carter says.
Once a draft pick is signed, he can't be traded for 30 days.
Since this has become LeBron's summer of love we can turn this into a campy double-entendre, with the lights squarely on Kevin Love, who is supposedly LeBron's 7-foot bridge to bringing the Larry O'Brien Trophy to Cleveland.
The home was left uninhabitable, with damage estimated at $200,000.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Coby White, who scored 22, nailed a tiebreaking jumper with 32 seconds remaining.
The average temperature in Chicago for 2024 will end up being between 54.8 degrees and 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Kayla Pier, 38, of Michigan City, turned herself in on Friday, after an arrest warrant was issued, charging her with one felony count of operating while intoxicated and one felony count of neglect of a dependent.
In total, about 1" to 1.5" of rainfall will be possible for areas east of Interstate 55 by Sunday evening.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
CPS denied doing any such thing—insisting it is bargaining in good faith.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez accused school board members of "hijacking" negotiations and trying to intimidate his team.
Martinez's lawyer says he is asking a judge to guarantee that no one can stand in the way of Martinez doing his job while he is still in office.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
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The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
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Scientists used the NanoGripper to grab particles from the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
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Sunday night marked the last night in business for Strat's, after 38 years.
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The lawsuit alleges the unidentified girl was raped at a Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
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Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice, at 6064 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.
Plenty of Chicagoans took advantage of an incredibly warm late December day on Saturday for the last weekend of the year, as temperatures reached into the 50s.
Three firefighters and a dozen train passengers are recovering, after a high-speed train crashed into a fire truck in Delray Beach, Florida.
Police in Portland, Oregon, found a car on fire after its driver crashed, and they were not certain someone was still inside. Firefighters busted the car's windshield and rescued the driver.
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Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice at 6066 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.
Kayla Pier, 38, of Michigan City, turned herself in on Friday, after an arrest warrant was issued, charging her with one felony count of operating while intoxicated and one felony count of neglect of a dependent.
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The home was left uninhabitable, with damage estimated at $200,000.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The Chicago-based company is accused of tricking diners about delivery fees, misleading drivers about pay, and listing restaurants on its platform without permission.
Now-retired Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda was charged in connection with leaking squad car video of a man who died in Joliet police custody.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Coby White, who scored 22, nailed a tiebreaking jumper with 32 seconds remaining.
"You know, you have to look out for things that could happen along the way. Weather is always a part of that. It's nice and warm here in Chicago. We were prepared for any kind of weather," said Steve Mayer, president of content and events for the NHL.
Goaltender Petr Mrazek was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Backup Arvid Soderblom made 22 saves.
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Three men were killed and five other people were wounded when a fight broke out on Dec. 2 at a party inside a home near 59th and Saint Louis.
Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice at 6066 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.
A case of mistaken identity almost cost a man his life on the South Side.
Former Riverside police Chief Tom Weitzel is appealing to the incoming Trump administration to get federal authorities involved next time a person kills any law enforcement officer.
Christopher Sponholz, 39, of Waukesha, Wisconsin is charged with felony hit-and-run involving death in the hit-and-run that killed Hussain Farhat, 40, on Christmas Eve Tuesday,
