The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

Sports shorts Bulls end Miami’s 7-game win streak

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Zach LaVine scored 18 points in his second game for Chicago, Justin Holiday made a career-best seven 3s and scored 25 points, and the Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s seven-game winning streak with a 119111 victory Monday.

The Bulls have won three straight and 14 of their last 21.

LaVine tore an ACL last season with Minnesota and was traded in a package for Jimmy Butler in the offseason.

The Bulls hit 16 of 39 3-pointers (41 percent), their eighth straight game with at least 10 3-pointers, a franchise record.

Nikola Mirotic scored all 18 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Bulls, holding off the Heat, who closed to a 105-100 deficit with 3:39 to play on James Johnson’s 3-pointer.

Goran Dragic scored 22 points to lead the Heat. Off the bench, Kelly Olynyk had 21 points and eight assists and Wayne Ellington had 20 points.

The Cardinals move up one spot after routing thenNo. 2 Notre Dame 100-67 on Thursday to remain unbeaten. It’s the first time that Louisville is this high in the poll since first getting ranked in 2006.

Only UConn is higher as the Huskies remain a unanimous top choice by the 32-member national media panel Monday. UConn faces No. 9 Texas on Monday night.

Mississipp­i State, Baylor and Notre Dame follow the Cardinals, who were second on 30 of the 32 ballots.

Tennessee, Oregon, Ohio State and South Carolina round out the first 10 teams in the poll.

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