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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - John Wall had 21 points and nine assists and the Washington Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls 105-99 on Wednesday night. Paul Pierce posted 22 points and six rebounds, while Bradley Beal added 17 points, six assists and five boards for the Wizards, who have won five of their last six games. We withstood their run and made it a game in the third and fourth quarter and took over, Wall said. Derrick Rose tallied 32 points and five assists to lead Chicago, which has dropped four of its last five contests. After a Taj Gibson dunk capped an 8-2 run to claw the Bulls within 83-82 prior to the midway point of the fourth quarter, the Wizards responded with a 12-3 surge to regain control. Beal nailed a jumper, Wall made two free throws and Pierce finished off the burst with a 3-pointer for a 95-85 Washington lead with 4:10 left. Chicago never got within less than six the rest of the way. Earlier, the Bulls led 32-26 following a quarter of play and 50-44 at the break. The Wizards, though, began the third on an 11-3 flurry to go in front. Pierce, who had seven points during the swing, concluded it with a triple for a 55-53 Washington edge. It went the total opposite way for us, Rose said of the second half. Washington built its margin to 76-69 after three. Game Notes Washington has beaten the Bulls five straight times in the Windy City, which includes three in last seasons Eastern Conference first-round series ... Marcin Gortat recorded 11 points and nine rebounds for Washington ... The Wizards shot 51.3 percent (40-of-78) from the floor. Jordan Shoes Canada Shipping . Solomon Elimimian did not make the trip with the team after suffering what appeared to be a right leg injury in the teams regular season finale against the Calgary Stampeders. Jordan Shoes Canada Online . 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The Major League Soccer club fired Rennie after a second straight up-and-down season that saw the Whitecaps start strong before limping across the finish line.STANFORD, Calif. - Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley was named to the United States 23-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, while American career scoring leader Landon Donovan was among seven players cut on Thursday. Bradley, 26, has appeared in eight matches, registering two goals for Toronto FC in all competitions this season. Bradley has earned 83 caps to date for the U.S. team and has scored 12 goals. His most recent cap came on Apr. 2 in a friendly match against Mexico, where he started the match, registered a goal, an assist, and played the full 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw. Bradley was a member of the U.S. 2010 World Cup squad. He has also represented the U.S. at two CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, winning gold in 2007 and finishing as runners-up in 2011. Bradley also played in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, where the U.S. finished as runners-up to Brazil. The 32-year-old Donovan, bidding to make his fourth World Cup, was bypassed by U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann in favour of Aron Johannsson and Chris Wondolowski, who joined Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey as the forwards. Aside from Donovan, defenders Brad Evans, Clarence Goodson and Michael Parkhurst, midfielders Joe Corona and Maurice Edu, and forward Terrence Boyd were also cut. Donovan has 57 goals in 156 international appearances and has been the face of American soccer for thhe past decade, both with the national team and with Major League Soccer, where he has won five titles.dddddddddddd Donovan was a mainstay of the national team before he took a sabbatical of about four months after the 2012 season, spending part of the time in Cambodia. Klinsmann said Donovan would have to earn his spot back. He restored Donovan to the roster for last summers CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Donovan excelled, and played Donovan for World Cup qualifiers later in the year. But Klinsmann kept him out of the starting lineup for last months exhibition against Mexico, saying Donovan practiced poorly because of a knee problem. Donovan said this week his knee was OK. "Im very confident in my abilities and I think Im deserving to be a part of the squad, but I have to prove that and I have to earn it," he said Monday. When Klinsmann announced his 30-man preliminary roster on May 12, he said he viewed Donovan more a forward than a midfielder. "I dont have that youthful energy and excitement that I did in 2002, but I see the game and I see the situation a lot more clearly now, so Im able to I think enjoy it more in that way," Donovan said. "When youre younger, youre just sort of going crazy to do whatever it takes to make the team and you forget to enjoy it, And now Im actually getting to enjoy it." ' ' '