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CHICAGO -- The Latest on Bulls star Dwyane Wades call for Chicago to toughen gun laws (all times local):12:30 p.m.The Chicago Police Department has released a statement in response to Dwyane Wades call for tougher gun laws, saying officers are waging an unwavering fight against criminals but need help.The statement from department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says making the city safer will depend on strong partnerships with the community.He says the fight against violent offenders who torment neighborhoods with gun violence is unwavering.Guglielmi adds that police need help to ensure these individuals stay off our streets after repeated arrests for guns.Wade is speaking out a week after his cousin, Nykea Aldridge, was fatally shot in the head while pushing her baby in a stroller in Chicago. Police say she was not the intended target. Aldridge was one of 90 people killed in August alone in the city.---8 a.m.Dwyane Wade is lashing out against his hometown of Chicagos gun laws, calling them weak and saying hes urged city officials to enact changes.The Chicago Bulls star also says his children are afraid of police the same way he was growing up and that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeting about the murder of his cousin last week left him with a bad taste in his mouth.Wade spoke out to ABC News in an interview that aired Friday, one day before the funeral for his cousin Nykea Aldridge -- a mother of four who was shot and killed on a Chicago street last week.Aldridge was one of 90 people killed in August alone in Chicago.Wade is returning to Chicago this season after 13 years starring for the Miami Heat.Discount Air Force 1 . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Air Force 1 Cheap Outlet . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. http://www.discountairforce1.com/ . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Air Force 1 Clearance Sale . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Air Force 1 Clearance . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary.NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees will honor Mark Teixeira in a ceremony before the regular-season finale Oct. 2 against Baltimore.The 36-year-old first baseman announced in August his plans to retire after the season.Teixeira has played 14 seasons and has 406 home runs. Only four switch-hitters in major league history have more -- Mickey Mantle (536), Eddie Murray (504), Chipper Jones (468) and Carlos Beltran (419).A member of the Yankees 2009 World Series championship team, Teixeira led the league that year with 122 RBI and tied for the league lead with 39 homers. He finished second in the AL MVP vote.He has been injured much of this season and is hitting .198 with 12 homers and 37 RBI.Teixeira is a three-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glove winner and three-time Silver Slugger winner. He joined the Yankees as a free agent in 2009, signing an eight-year contract. He also played with Texas (2003-07), Atlanta (2007-08) and the Los Angeles Angels (2008).TEIXS REPLACEMENT?1B Greg Bird, sidelined all season following surgery in February to repair a right labrum tear, is takinng batting practice with the Yankees instructional league team in Tampa, Florida and remains on target to face live pitching next week.dddddddddddd. Bird, set to play in the Arizona Fall League next month, and Tyler Austin are the two top in-house candidates to replace Teixeira in 2017. Were all fighting for a job, Bird said. The best players play. It will make both of us better I think, and thats what you want.HELPING ARRIVING SOON?OF Aaron Hicks (right hamstring strain) hit with Bird and feels game-ready. The Yankees havent ruled out Hicks rejoining the team during a three-game series at Tampa Bay that begins Tuesday night. CF Jacoby Ellsbury is day to day after bruising his right knee sliding into a bullpen wall trying to make a catch Saturday at Boston. Right fielder Aaron Judge is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because of a strained oblique. Yankees manager Joe Girardi watched part of Mondays instructional league workout. ' ' '