Another day, another tough, close loss for the Chicago Bulls. The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Chicago Bulls 105-102 on Monday night at the United Center. While the Bulls focused on stopping Joe Johnson – 16 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds – they forgot to worry about point guard Mike Bibby. Bibby dominated the Bulls backcourt all night long, scoring 31 points and dishing out 6 assists. Bibby hit 5 of his 10 3-point shots. Josh Smith also turned in a great night for the Hawks – 17 points and 14 rebounds.
The Bulls saw another lead slip away down the stretch. They led by 3 at halftime, but found themselves in a 77-77 tie to start the 4th quarter. The Hawks outscored the Bulls 28-25 in the final 12 minutes to pull out the road win. Ben Gordon led the Bulls in scoring with 21 points. Luol Deng turned in another double-double – 12 points and 10 rebounds – but for the 2nd straight game, he did not score in the 4th quarter. Joakim Noah followed up his 18-rebound effort on Monday with a 9 point, 11 rebound outburst on Tuesday night. Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich each scored 13 points and Hinrich even dished out 8 assists. Andres Nocioni put forth a solid effort off the bench – 15 points and 8 rebounds – but it still wasn’t enough for the Bulls to emerge victorious.
The Bulls are now 18-25, losers of 3 in a row and 6 of their last 10. The team doesn’t seem to know how to win. The Bulls have played well enough to be there down the stretch, but they can’t seem to get over the hump to notch the W. There will certainly be some changes during the off-season. First year head coach Vinny Del Negro could even find himself on the hot seat as he seems to be a little lost at times. Several players will likely find themselves playing in new cities as well.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 | Golf | No Comments
At the age of 15 Ryo Ishikawa was the youngest champion of any recognized tour in the world. Now at 17 he was invited personally by Arnold Palmer to play in a tournament. He has also accepted an invitation to play the Northern Trust Open on Feb 19, which will be his PGA Tour debut.
“I have been following your achievements in Japan and I am quite impressed with what you have accomplished at such a young age,” Palmer said in his letter. “I also understand that you have expressed an interest in taking your game to another level by playing some tournaments on the international scene with your eye on the future.”
Ishikawa is already ranked No. 60 in the world and just last year won the mynavi ABC Championship and was fifth on the Japan money list. He is getting one of the two exemptions the PGA reserves for international players. This will not be an easy win for the teen, Tiger Woods the defending champion at Bay Hill cold be back after his recovery from knee surgery. Ishikawa is also the youngest player to crack the top 100 players in the world.
Tags: Ryo Ishikawa
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John A Daskalakis Center (Philadelphia, PA)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Delaware (8-12) |
25 |
44 |
69 |
| Drexel (9-8) « |
33 |
46 |
79 |
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John E. Worthen Arena (Muncie, IN)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Western Michigan (6-11) |
20 |
24 |
44 |
| Ball State (8-8) « |
19 |
31 |
50 |
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Anderson Arena (Bowling Green, OH)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Miami (Ohio) (10-6) « |
30 |
37 |
67 |
| Bowling Green (8-9) |
27 |
33 |
60 |
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonalds (Atlanta, GA)
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1 |
2 |
OT |
T |
| Boston College (14-6) « |
30 |
36 |
14 |
80 |
| Georgia Tech (9-9) |
31 |
35 |
10 |
76 |
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Assembly Hall (Champaign, IL)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Ohio State (13-4) |
26 |
23 |
49 |
| Illinois #25 (16-3) « |
38 |
29 |
67 |
Players of the Game
OHST – B. Mullens (Pts:14, Reb:7, Ast:1)
IL – D. McCamey (Pts:13, Reb:3, Ast:7)
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Swisher Gym (Jacksonville, FL)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Savannah State (9-10) |
30 |
26 |
56 |
| Jacksonville (9-8) « |
31 |
38 |
69 |
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Convocation Center (Athens, OH)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
OT |
T |
| Akron (9-8) |
26 |
30 |
9 |
65 |
| Ohio (10-7) « |
37 |
19 |
14 |
70 |
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Savage Hall (Toledo, OH)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Central Michigan (4-12) |
23 |
38 |
61 |
| Toledo (4-14) « |
37 |
38 |
75 |
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Millis Center (High Point, NC)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Liberty (14-6) « |
25 |
36 |
61 |
| High Point (5-13) |
25 |
31 |
56 |
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Roberts Stadium (Evansville, IN)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Creighton (15-5) « |
46 |
33 |
79 |
| Evansville (12-6) |
29 |
28 |
57 |
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CSU Fieldhouse (Charleston, SC)
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2 |
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| Winthrop (5-12) « |
37 |
28 |
65 |
| Charleston Southern (5-12) |
25 |
38 |
63 |
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Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, NC)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| North Carolina State (10-6) |
26 |
30 |
56 |
| Duke #2 (17-1) « |
22 |
51 |
73 |
Players of the Game
NCST – B. Costner (Pts:15, Reb:5, Ast:1)
DUKE – G. Henderson (Pts:21, Reb:7, Ast:4)
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Comcast Center (College Park, MD)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Virginia (7-8) |
30 |
48 |
78 |
| Maryland (13-5) « |
45 |
39 |
84 |
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Convocation Center (DeKalb, IL)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Eastern Michigan (3-15) |
17 |
35 |
52 |
| Northern Illinois (6-10) « |
35 |
37 |
72 |
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United Spirit Arena (Lubbock, TX)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Colorado (8-9) |
23 |
32 |
55 |
| Texas Tech (11-7) « |
27 |
36 |
63 |
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Bison Sports Arena (Fargo, ND)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Utah Valley (8-8) |
36 |
35 |
71 |
| North Dakota State (13-5) « |
61 |
37 |
98 |
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Jones Convocation Center (Chicago, IL)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| Eastern Kentucky (11-8) « |
40 |
31 |
71 |
| Chicago State (10-9) |
33 |
35 |
68 |
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Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, PA)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Michigan (13-6) |
22 |
36 |
58 |
| Penn State (15-5) « |
29 |
44 |
73 |
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USF Sun Dome (Tampa, FL)
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1 |
2 |
T |
| DePaul (8-11) |
28 |
33 |
61 |
| South Florida (7-11) « |
35 |
35 |
70 |
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Memorial Gym (Nashville, TN)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Tennessee (12-5) « |
28 |
48 |
76 |
| Vanderbilt (12-6) |
20 |
43 |
63 |
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Moby Arena (Fort Collins, CO)
| Final |
1 |
2 |
T |
| Air Force (9-9) |
31 |
25 |
56 |
| Colorado State (7-12) « |
29 |
38 |
67 |
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Tags: College Basketball Scores
