Heat owner confident Wade will stay

The chances of Dwyane Wade signing with the Bulls this summer appear mostly cloudy.

Heat owner Micky Arison allows for only a 5 percent chance that his Chicago native will bolt.

"The bottom line is he has publicly and privately said that this is where he wants to be," Arison was quoted as saying in the Sun Sentinel before Saturday night's game against the Bucks. "I believe him. I'm 95 percent sure that he would be here next (season). You can never be 100."

Overheard: Sunday's overtime Olympic gold medal hockey final between the United States and Canada illustrated how far Americans have advanced in the sport.

"No doubt about it. U.S. hockey has come a long way," said former Blackhawks star and Montreal native Denis Savard. "Some of those (American) guys got recognized in 1980 for that ‘Miracle' team. That was probably the biggest upset, ever, in any sport. Since then, (the U.S.) has reduced the gap big time." …

Magic All-Star Dwight Howard struck up a friendship with Bulls guard Derrick Rose over the summer during the USA Basketball tour.

"We talked a little bit when we were in China, about him being the leader of this (Bulls) team, about getting this team over the hump by being a better player. I am just happy to see his progress," Howard said..