luol deng misses the free throw, but he gets it back for two of his game- high 26 points.own two in the final minute, but rajon rondo serves it up to kevin garnett for a big dunk. rondo had 20 points, ten assists and nine rebounds. bulls lose 101-95, and finish the home- stand two- and- three. before the game, coach thibodeau gave a rare update on the condition of derrick rose's knee. he has started cutting movements, which is the next step in his rehab from a torn a- c-l. thibodeau says rose is exactly where he should be in the process, and he'll meet with the team in los angeles later this week. the bears have re- signed quarterback josh mccown to back- up jason campbell. lovie smith says jay cutler is doing a lot better after suffering his fourth documented concussion. it's still unclear if he'll play against the niners on monday night football, or even travel to san francisco. cutler briefly stayed in the game after a vicious hit, but the n-f-l says the bears followed the correct protocol. bears defensive lineman israel idonije says he's always on the look-out for conc

bulls went from ten down to seven ahead-- also got some good work in the first half from luol deng, gotit on the floor, three-point play... but they were down by a bucket at halftime and never could really catch up-- ryan anderson missed the shot here jason smith in there with four bulls and still got the stick-back... bulls were on the threshold of getting control but just couldn't do it-- extending their defense but forgetting about robin lopez... and for the first time in three games, the bulls are losers, 89-82.... at the start... the ball was up on the board.. that's how you win in this league... we are capable of doing better than we did tonight. >> i thought as a team we were out of sync. we were trying to get something going and i think sometimes that's when you ahve to stay connected as a team when things aren't going your way. the intentions were good by everybnody but you cannot do it individually >> college football, could be a day for re-shuffling in the b- c-s... and the undefeated irish were trying not to get lost in that shuffle-- coming off the oklahoma win, notre dame

luol deng misses the lay- up by joakim noah is there for the put-back.3 points. still up in the fourth, and deng struggled offensively but he scores two of his seven points here, along with 12 rebounds. later in the fourth. carlos boozer fights for the rebound and makes the jumper with the foul. he had 18 points and eight rebounds. bulls win the opener 93-87. the bears returned to practice at halas hall. the travel to tennessee this weekend to face the three- and- five titans. the bears need to improve offensively their production onf first down is the worst in the n-f-l, averaing just four- point- two yards a play. offensive coordinator mike tice says the plan is to get matt forte more touches this week. meanwhile charles tillman was named the n-f-c defensive player of the month. the fire hosting a one- game playoff against houston. it's scoreless until the 12-th minute with the dynamo on a corner kick will bruin is unmarked in the box and heads it in. houston still leads early in the second half, when the first turn it over and bruin scores again that