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Allegations may tarnish Bulls' Rose (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Right from the start, the message was crisp and direct -- just like Derrick Rose's passes. The Chicago Bulls were starting over and identifying their new leading man was as easy as flicking in a wide-open layup that afternoon in June. He was the guy slipping on jersey No. 1 after being drafted No. 1, the kid who grew up a few miles away and was now charged with turning around the franchise.