xiii, " Cum ad Sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae ") prescribes their work, determines how much they may charge for their labour, fixes a certain tax for an abstract or abridgment of twenty-five words, or their equivalent, 150 letters, forbids them to charge more, even though the abstract goes over twenty-five words but less than fifty words, enacts that the basis of the tax is the labour employed in writing, expediting, etc., the Bulls, and by no means the emoluments accruing to the recipient of the favour or benefice conferred by the Bull, and declares that whoever shall charge more than the tax fixed by him shall be suspended for six months from office, and upon a second violation of the law, shall be deprived of it altogether, and if the delinquent be an abbreviator, he shall be excommunicated.

In the pontificate of Pius II, their number, which had been fixed at twenty-four, had overgrown to such an extent as to diminish considerably the individual remuneration, and, as a consequence, able and competent men no longer sought the office, and hence the old style of writing and expediting the Bulls was no longer used, to the great injury of justice, the interested parties, and the dignity of the Holy See.

* Buffalo Bulls, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University at Buffalo

" He was known to proudly display a scar he received after being gored at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

Queensland Bulls versus Victorian Bushrangers in a one-day match at the Brisbane Cricket Ground ( The Gabba ), Queensland, Australia

Bulls reach sexual maturity at the age of two, while cows do so in their third year.

At Bulls Bridge, the Paddington Arm branches off to the north and runs 12 miles ( 19 km ) to join the Regents Canal at Little Venice ( see below ).

Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton's 1988 film Bull Durham, starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon, depicted a fictionalized account of the Durham Bulls, at that time a Carolina League team ( they have since become a Class AAA team in the International League ).

On December 23, 1988, the Hornets really gave their fans something to cheer about, beating Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 103 – 101 at the buzzer in Jordan's first return to North Carolina as a professional.

In their first two seasons, the Bulls played a majority of their home games at the International Amphitheatre, before they moved to the Chicago Stadium.

In 1972, the Bulls set a franchise win-loss record at 57 wins and 25 losses.

With Paxson and Jordan in the backcourt, Brad Sellers and Oakley at the forward spots, Corzine anchoring center, and rookies Pippen and Grant coming off the bench, the Bulls made major noise in the 1987 – 88 season, winning 50 games and advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they were beaten by the eventual Eastern Conference Champions Detroit Pistons in five games.

The Bulls sported the look of Armstrong and Harper in the backcourt, Pippen and Kukoc at the forward spots, and Perdue at center.

In the 1996 – 97 season, the Bulls narrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69 – 13, and repeated their home dominance going 39 – 2 at the United Center.

Jordan and Pippen, along with Robert Parish, who was a member of the Bulls at the time, were also honored as members of the 50 greatest players of all-time with the NBA celebrating its 50th season.

The conference semi-finals were more challenging with the Charlotte Hornets stealing game two from the Bulls at the United Center, and tying the series 1 – 1.

The Pacers gave the Bulls no road wins, winning games 3, 4, and 6, sending the series to a deciding game seven at the United Center.

Led by Karl Malone and John Stockton, the Jazz felt confident that they could defeat the Bulls, winning game one at Utah's Delta Center.

Facing a potential two to nothing deficit, the Bulls won Game 2 at the Delta Center and tied the series.

With Pippen playing, Cartwright at the sidelines, and Paxson in the front office, the Bulls hoped that some of the championship magic from before would return.

The Bulls opened the series with two wins at home, but lost the next four games and the series.

The Bulls narrowly won Game 1 at home, then followed it with a blowout victory in Game 2.

Boylan was not retained on April 17 at the conclusion of the 2007 – 08 season after compiling a 24 – 32 record with the Bulls.

After winning Game 5 at home, Bulls were eliminated by the 76ers in Game 6 in Philadelphia, becoming the fifth team in NBA history to be eliminated as a first seed by an eighth seed.

In the fourth game of the best-of-five-series, Cleveland managed to beat the Bulls in overtime 108 – 105 to level the series at 2 – 2.

The USFL Bulls were one of that league's more well-attended teams, benefiting from the Gator Bowl's last expansion in 1982.

In Dec. 1976, two wolves were released onto Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge's Bulls Island in South Carolina with the intent of testing and honing reintroduction methods.

These men were Robert Schmertz, who owned the WHA's New England Whalers and NBA's Boston Celtics ; a former hockey prospect named Howard Baldwin, who ran the Boston Bulls charter ; Ben Hatskin, who owned the WHA's Winnipeg Jets ; and R. Steve Arnold, another WHA associate.

Playing the league-best Chicago Bulls, the Heat were swept in three games.

Finishing with a 42-40 record, the Heat made the playoffs for the third time in franchise history, but were swept in three games by the Bulls.

Once again, they were the # 2 seed in the East, with the Chicago Bulls, once again, holding the # 1 seed.

In the 1995 – 96 season, the Magic again were near the top of the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division with a 60 – 22 record, led by O ' Neal and Hardaway ; however, the Magic were seeded number two, behind the NBA all-time best 72 – 10 record of the Chicago Bulls.

Additionally, the Hornets were the first NBA team to popularize the use of pinstripes on uniforms, inspiring similar designs by the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers.

The Chicago Bulls were founded in 1966 and are well known for having one of the greatest dynasties in NBA and sports history during the 1990s, winning six championships in eight years with two three-peats.

As of 2012, the Bulls were the third most valuable NBA franchise according to Forbes, having an estimated value of $ 600 million.

During the 1970s, the Bulls were known as a tough, defensive-minded team, built around hard-nosed defender Jerry Sloan, forwards Bob Love and Chet Walker, point guard Norm Van Lier, and centers Clifford Ray and Tom Boerwinkle.

The Bulls ' fortunes would have been forever changed were it not for a simple coin flip.

Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 ( which still stands to this day ), prompting Bird to call him ' God disguised as Michael Jordan.

The Bulls were then led by Scottie Pippen, who established himself as one of the top players in the league by winning the 1994 All-Star MVP.

Despite the Bulls ' amazing run during the 1993 – 94 season, where they won 55 games, they were beaten in seven games by the Knicks in the second round of the playoffs, after a controversial foul call by referee Hue Hollins in game 5 of that series.

However, Jordan and the Bulls were unable to overcome the eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, which included Horace Grant, Anfernee Hardaway, and Shaquille O ' Neal.

Experts were of the opinion that the Pacers had the best chance to defeat the Bulls.

Krause felt that the Bulls were on the verge of being too old and unable to compete.

The Bulls improved from 15 to 21 wins, although they were still tied for last in the league.

The Bulls, who were 0 – 9 to start the season, finished the regular season 47 – 35, with the third-best record in the Eastern Conference and advanced to the NBA playoffs for the first time since Jordan's departure.

In the 2006 NBA Draft, the Bulls were awarded forward-center LaMarcus Aldridge and immediately traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers for forward Tyrus Thomas and forward Viktor Khryapa.