Bernie Lincicome

What passes for intrigue, until the Pacers decide to participate in the playoffs, is in the Bulls' introductions, whether the announced starter is from Split or Southeastern Oklahoma State, which...

Simple thing. The most basic thing in basketball. Most basic thing in sports. Don't quit. Two-possession game, nearly 40 seconds to go. That's a lifetime in the NBA. That's 20...

Who got game? He got game. They got game. Michael got game. Oh, Lord, yes. Don't Michael got game. The price for Michael Jordan is, I have come to realize,...

Goodbye to those bald barber poles from Michael Jordan's home state. Hello, neighbor. Hello, Reggie, you old chicken fighter. The Bulls now get to trade one set of darning egg...

Not given to exaggerated comparisons, Scottie Pippen ought to be trusted when he equates the Bulls to music. "We're almost playing like an orchestra," Pippen said. Well, a five-piece band...

As weary as are the Bulls of talking about what is going to happen after whatever happens happens, so must the world be tired of hearing it. Short goodbyes are...

Welcome, Toni Kukoc, to the playoffs. Nice of you to climb out from under the coats in the guest bedroom, or wherever you've been, and join the party along with,...

Alas, I did not get to ask Anthony Mason my question. Mason was not taking questions after practice Saturday, just as he does not take instructions during basketball games. Bad...

The bait at the end of the maze is changed daily, although it all smells like stale cheese. Still, like lab rats, the Bulls run the course to find the...

Who knew the Cubs even had a radar gun? What's the current word for it? Heat. Velocity. Cheese. It is the most magical of baseball virtues, raw speed. Oh, sure,...