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Chicago Sports News and Rumors

Harden leads charge as Rockets hammer Bulls

Associated Press, ESPN.com

James Harden scored 26 points, and Jeremy Lin added 20 points and 11 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 120-97 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

There aren't many specific details yet known, but the AP is reporting that former major leaguer Andruw Jones started his Christmas Day in jail after he was arrested on a battery charge early this morning in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth. Seems police wer…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher on waivers from the Chicago Bears and placed first-round draft pick Dre Kirkpatrick on injured reserve.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There’s uncertainty in the air about the future of the current coaching staff as the Bears head into Week 17 and it’s a familiar feeling for quarterback Jay Cutler. While Lovie Smith has been the head coach for the last four years, Cutler’s played f…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan doesn’t care that the team’s game against the Cowboys was flexed to Sunday night. While the results of the Bears and Vikings games will be known, potentially offering the Redskins a path into the playoffs other than beatin…

Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban visited Reddit on Christmas Eve to answer questions about pretty much anything. Why, you ask? He can do whatever he wants. Don't question Cubes. More »

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

For as much work as Santa Claus put in last night, the sports world was undeniably quiet on Christmas Eve. Yeah, we were all busy watching Elf for the fifth time this week, and you were probably finishing off your seventh cheesecake of the holidays. But…