Scott Skiles

Take the observational layup and agree with the Chicago consensus that coach Tom Thibodeau stubbornly sticking with his starters Monday night in a game in which the Bulls blew a 27-point lead reinforces how little he values his reserves. More tellingly,...

Former Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles is a candidate for the Brooklyn Nets coaching vacancy. The Racine Journal Times reported that the former Milwaukee Bucks coach is on the short list of those being considered for the Nets' job. The Nets are...

The Sports Xchange NBA roundup: Smith wants to stay with Knicks New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith can be a free agent this summer, but said he does not want to leave the team. Smith, the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, has a player option for next season...

Running off at the typewriter. … I love the fact that UCF wants to build a tiki bar at its football stadium, but I don't think the school is going far enough in trying to create a tropical motif at its games. I'm thinking George O'Leary should...

Schedule says Boston Dave Hyde Sun Sentinel After 22 straight wins, the schedule-maker will beat the Heat more than the Celtics on March 18. This is how it happens in the NBA, where regular-season wins and losses have to be measured by the schedule....

The Miami Heat set a franchise record with a 15th straight victory Monday night, 97-81 over the Minnesota Timberwolves. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and company have not lost since Feb. 1 and play their next four games at home. Just how far will this go?...

YEAR OF THE DRAGON 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (38-12) Resting Durant, Westbrook combine for 0 points this week in 4th quarters. (1) 2. MIAMI (33-14) LeBron James is so good, he makes even the fans around him better. (2) 3. SAN ANTONIO (39-12) Winning streak that...

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Monday; CSN, WMVP-AM 1000. Series: Bulls lead 1-0. Last meeting: Bulls won 93-86 Saturday night in Milwaukee. Probable starters (PPG): BUCKS (6-5) BULLS (6-6) Brandon Jennings 17.5 Kirk Hinrich 5.3 Monta Ellis 19.9 Richard...

Have the Bulls stopped listening to Tom Thibodeau? It’s one thing to lose to the Heat and Thunder when you’re playing without Derrick Rose, but losing at home to Cleveland makes this 4-8 February seem like a death spiral. The loss to the...

  The Lakers stumbled through Week 11, falling to 16-21 on the season.  The Portland Trail Blazers are still in eighth place in the Western Conference at 20-17.  Last week the gap was three games for the Lakers, now it's four. Playing without Dwight...

   Until Jan. 13, Tony Gonzalez had spent more time in the Miami Heat locker room than in an NFL playoff-winning locker room.    You can look it up.    It is why, as they boarded the bus for Monday's practice in Salt Lake City, the conversation...

    It used to be that this is where prospects were unearthed, careers salvaged.     Bruce Bowen. Udonis Haslem. Anthony Carter. Joel Anthony.     For years, it had been an immense source of pride for Pat Riley and those on his Miami Heat staff.    ...