Drew Gooden

His on-court moves were purposeful and his off-court answers playful, a combination that underscores why the Bulls are considering Michael Beasley with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft June 26 . Beasley concluded his two-day visit with team officials...

The Bulls allowed season highs in points, field-goal percentage, field goals made and assists Saturday night in their 129-117 loss to the Hawks at Philips Arena. Whenever that happens, as it could again in this most dreadful of defensive seasons, the...

After talking excitedly all week about seeing coach John Calipari and his former college teammates, Derrick Rose's interaction was limited to a brief conversation on a runway as the Bulls landed and the University of Memphis prepared to fly to Washington....

Close to 90 minutes before the Bulls' 98-86 victory over the Wizards Friday night at the United Center, Tyrus Thomas held court in the locker room, teasing Ben Gordon about his height. "What are you, Ben, about 5-8?" Thomas asked of the guard...

Bulls gag up 13-point fourth-quarter lead and lose to the Indiana Pacers here Saturday night 108-101. Check. Bulls player loses it, this time Andres Nocioni, and gets into a heated, expletive-filled confrontation with coach Jim Boylan and is sent to the...

The season's midpoint has been reached. The Bulls are on pace for 36 victories. Let's pause here for the excitement level to die down. A middling season continued Saturday night at the United Center with another gut-wrenching affair, the Bulls falling...

The Sacramento Kings pulled off a shocker Tuesday night while playing without their leading scorer. The Kings had dropped 11 of their last 12 games until Francisco Garcia and John Salmons each scored 21 points in a 113-101 win over the Los...

In sad news about a player who went straight from high school to the NBA, Indiana Pacers swingman Jonathan Bender said in a statement released by the team on Saturday that he will not be able to play NBA basketball again because of a series of knee...

Survey says ... Brandon Roy. The results of my unscientific survey show that Bulls fans prefer the team draft the U. of Washington guard over big men LaMarcus Aldridge and Tyrus Thomas. An unscientific survey, by the way, is usually where we make up...

It may be known forever as "The Pass." OK, maybe not. But in the long, miserable history of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Bulls, it was a pass from LeBron James into the corner to Ronald "Flip" Murray for a three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left that...

Ben Gordon's dress shirt offered more resistance than the Bulls did Thursday night. His starched collar remained crisp after Cleveland took the starch out of a listless Bulls team with a 113-94 dismantling at Quicken Loans Arena. "Everybody saw it," Ben...

Gary Williams could sense the urgency among his players in mid-October, when the Maryland Terrapins gathered for their first week of practice and began building toward what would become the greatest men's basketball season in school history. The Terps...