Derrick Rose Alley-Oop: Bulls Star Throws Down Monstrous Dunk Against Pistons (VIDEO)

Rose and Boozer lead Bulls past Pistons
Detroit Pistons' Chris Wilcox, left, grabs a rebound away from Chicago Bulls' Carlos Boozer during the first half of a NBA Basketball game Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 in Chicago. Derrick Rose scored 29 points and Carlos Boozer added 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 95-82 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Luol Deng added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who have won seven straight home games. Detroit has lost five straight on the road and have only won on...

NBA: Chicago 95, Detroit 82
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Derrick Rose scored 17 of his 29 points in the second half Monday and the Chicago Bulls rallied to post a 95-82 victory over Detroit. Trailing by 12 points at halftime, the Bulls heated up in Third Quarter, outscoring the Pistons 33-15 to take control of the game. Rose connected in an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give Chicago a 76-70 advantage. Carlos Boozer had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Luol Deng had 17 points and eight boards as the Bulls won at home for the se...

Sudanese expatriates vote in Chicago with assist by Bulls star
Sudanese expatriates came by the bus load to the North Side today, jamming the lobby of a condo building for a vote that will shape the destiny of a land many were forced to leave. They were taking part in a Referendum to determine whether southern Sudan should secede from the north and form a new nation. Some said it was the first time they and their families had been able to cast a ballot regarding the affairs of their homeland. "My father voted in his village," said David Deng, 30, of Chica...

Carmelo: Guarantee Ill Be In Denver Thursday Vs. Heat
NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony won’t be leaving the Denver Nuggets anytime soon. After all, the Miami Heat are coming to town Thursday night and he doesn’t want to miss a showdown with LeBron James & Co. “I’ll be here playing against Miami,” Anthony said. “Guarantee you that.” Anthony, the subject of trade talks all season, was greeted early on Tuesday by the crowd in Denver with a smattering of boos but quickly reversed the mood with his hust...

Nuggets Billups Forges On In Midst Of Melo-Drama
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of constant trade speculation surrounding Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets fans have pretty much accepted the notion the All-Star forward will soon be leaving. Harder to digest is the realization he might be taking hometown hero Chauncey Billups with him. Billups’ name was dragged into this Melo-drama over the weekend in the most recent round of trade chatter, a proposed three-team deal involving Detroit and New Jersey and at least 13 players. The point gu...

Pistons' Prince has nutrition tips for students
"How much Junk Food are you supposed to eat in one day?" the Vandenberg World Cultures Academy 8-year-old asked the 6-foot-9-inch forward towering over him and 400 other Students in the Southfield Elementary School's gym this afternoon. "That's a pretty good question, right?" Prince told the Children, who were gathered to listen to how #22 eats right, stays active and gets in shape. "I love Grilled Chicken. I loved grilled fish. But once in a while I h...

Steppenwolf's 'Detroit' headed to Broadway
Lisa D'Amour's offbeat play "Detroit" is scheduled to land on Broadway in the fall. The play, which had its world premiere last year at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will mark the Broadway debut for D'Amour, a playwright and actress. The casting for Broadway hasn't been revealed, but the Chicago production featured Kevin Anderson, Laurie Metcalf, Kate Arrington, Ian Barford and Robert Breuler. "Detroit" is set in a suburb of that city and centers on a couple who invite their new neighbo...

Man of Steel visits Des Moines in latest 'Superman' comic
VIP visits to Des Moines are commonplace in the state that hosts the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, but Wednesday, one of fiction’s biggest heroes is scheduled to stroll through the capital city. In the pages of the 707th issue of his self-titled ongoing comic book series, which hits stores today, Superman visits Des Moines. The story has the Man of Steel walking — not flying — across America to get back in touch with humanity. City Officials had no plans to greet Superman. Howe

Gordon scores 25 in Clips' 105-91 rout of Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) looks to make a pass as Golden State Warriors guard Acie Law (2) defends during the first half of an NBA Basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in Los Angeles. Eric Gordon scored 25 points, Blake Griffin had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 105-91 Sunday for their seventh win in 10 games. Baron Davis had 17 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, who have roared to life after a 5-21 start to th...

NBA: LA Clippers 105, Golden State 91
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Blake Griffin notched a team-record 23rd straight double-double for the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday, helping them to a 105-91 win over Golden State. Griffin ended with 23 points and 12 rebounds, surpassing Swen Nater for the franchise record for double-doubles set in 1978 when the Clippers were known as the Buffalo Braves. Eric Gordon scored 25 points, and Baron Davis also collected a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists as the Clippers won for the fourth time...

Chicago Bulls player hopes Sudan vote brings peace
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng (LOO'-ul dehng) arrived to a hero's welcome at a polling place in Chicago where southern Sudanese are voting on their country's future. Deng drew cheers from fellow Sudanese on Sunday when he briefly draped himself with the Southern Sudan flag. The Basketball player has been encouraging people to vote for the Referendum on Southern Sudan independence and says a lot of people have fought for this day when Southern Sudanese would have a say in their future. Deng is ...

Fluvanna sued to make county seal accessible to citizens
A First Amendment battle is brewing in Fluvanna County, Va, where a vote from the board of supervisors, minus Vice Chairman Shaun Kenney, has enacted a law to prevent citizens from using the image of their county seal on publications. It all began when a local blogger, 23-year-old Bryan Rothamel who writes The FLUCO Blog, used the county seal on articles he wrote to keep the community updated about supervisor meetings, activities, and decisions. The problem, according to the supervisors, was tha...

Proven political winner: Cancel winter
I really don't know what he was thinking. It is 2011, people. This should have been done years ago. I will admit that winter served some sort of purpose 25 years ago, when society clearly benefited from the cancellation of certain sixth-grade classes because of snow. We would not be where we are today, as a civilization, if not for the snow football that was played in 1985. But it should be obvious to everybody at this point that we simply cannot affor...

COL BKB: Penn State 57, Illinois 55
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Talor Battle's 26 points led Penn State to a 57-55 win over 16th-ranked Illinois Tuesday. Battle scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half and put up a missed shot with 0.7 seconds to play that Andrew Jones turned into the winning basket on a Slam Dunk. The victory was the second in a row over a ranked opponent for Penn State (10-6, 3-2 Big Ten). Jones scored 12 points and was the only other player in double figures for the Nittany Lions, who shot just ...

James, Randolph earn NBA honors
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Forward LeBron James of Miami and Zach Randolph of Memphis Monday were named the NBA's conference players of the week. James won the Eastern Conference award for averaging 33.3 points during the Heat's 4-0 run in the past week. He also averaged 9.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.25 steals. Other players considered for the weekly honors were Atlanta's Jamal Crawford and Joe Johnson, Boston's Ray Allen, the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin, Miami's Dwyane Wade, New York'...

Carmelo Anthony Trade to New Jersey Close to Fruition
The New Jersey Jets may finally be about to get their man. Denver Nuggets all star Carmelo Anthony could soon be heading to New York in a three-team trade, reports ESPN. According to sources close to the deal, the trade could involve as many as 15 players and possibly be finalized within the next few days. Though its not finalized, the ESPN report says that the Nets would get Anthony and Denver guard Chauncey Billups along with guard Rip Hamiliton from the Detroit Pistons. Denver would receive t...

The Arizona Shootings and Personal Responsibility
There has, I’m sure, already been far, far more than enough coverage of and opining upon the high profile shootings in Arizona yesterday. And for the most part I’ve tried to stay out of it apart from repeatedly cautioning folks on both sides of the aisle against jumping in too soon with both feet lest one of them wind up in their mouth. On that subject, Ed Morrissey has already done most of my work for me in terms of the media’s botched coverage of the monstrous proceedings. Bu...

AP Source: Nets advancing on Anthony deal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

NBA: New Orleans 96, Denver 87
DENVER, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Chris Paul scored 20 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 96-87 decision over Denver Sunday as trade rumors swirled around the Nuggets. Paul distributed six assists and David West added 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists for the Hornets, who broke a two-game Losing Streak. The Nuggets, meanwhile, played poorly as speculation intensified that superstar Carmelo Anthony was on the verge of being traded. Reports indicated the Nuggets were near to a finaliz...

The Arizona Shootings and Personal Responsibility
There has, I’m sure, already been far, far more than enough coverage of and opining upon the high profile shootings in Arizona yesterday. And for the most part I’ve tried to stay out of it apart from repeatedly cautioning folks on both sides of the aisle against jumping in too soon with both feet lest one of them wind up in their mouth. On that subject, Ed Morrissey has already done most of my work for me in terms of the media’s botched coverage of the monstrous proceedings. ...

Nets Closing In On Carmelo
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

AP Source: Nets 'advancing' on Anthony deal
Denver Nuggets small forward Carmelo Anthony looks on during the first half of an NBA Basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in Denver. The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are "advancing," a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with An...

SI.com: Where is Melo headed?
Is Carmelo Anthony East Coast-bound? It sure seems that way with reports surfacing that the Nets are closing in on a deal that would send the Nuggets star forward to New Jersey. Several league sources confirmed to SI.com's Chris Mannix that the Nets are in the final stages of a massive three-team trade deal with the Nuggets and Detroit Pistons that would send Melo as well as Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Anthony Carter to Jersey; Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow, Ben Uz...

Nuggets Billups Tuning Out Nets-Anthony Trade Rumors
NEW YORK (AP) — Chauncey Billups has grown so immune to the constantly swirling trade rumors involving Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony that he simply tunes out the chatter. Even when his own name surfaces. The Denver native and Nuggets Point Guard has been mentioned in the most recent trade rumors to pop up. The New Jersey Nets are reportedly trying to get the Detroit Pistons involved in a deal to acquire Anthony, and Billups would be thrown into the mix as well....

USF, ex-football coach Leavitt reach settlement
Former South Florida coach Jim Leavitt will receive $2.75 million in the settlement of a Lawsuit he filed against the school after he was fired last January. The school and Leavitt's attorney, Wil Florin, announced Tuesday night that Leavitt will receive $2 million for Salary and benefits. The ex-coach will get an additional $750,000 as acknowledgment for contributions he made in building the Bulls from scratch into a "nationally respected" program. Leavitt was dismissed a year ago after a schoo...