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Former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal will have his No. 34 jersey retired tonight at halftime of the game against the Dallas Mavericks. O'Neal will be the ninth player in Lakers franchise history to have his jersey retired, joining Wilt C...

Jeremy Lin has captivated fans, much like Tony Romo did when he got started.

The Toyota Sports Center opened its doors last week for any player who wanted to get a workout in -- as long as he signed a waiver first -- prior to NBA training camps starting on Friday.

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? "It used to be two teams...Now I see that they have like six games on Christmas...It's like Christian holidays don't mean anything to them anymore. We just go out and play and entertain the TV. It's really weird." - Phi...

Barry Gossage/Getty Images The JabbaWockeeZ haven't been confirmed for tonight's party, but they'd probably dominate the Michael Jackson video game anyway. Shaq's always been big on the holiday spirit, throwing toy drives and other charity events...

Getty Images Sources: Heat Seek Dampier To Replace Haslem After a long wait in free agency, Erick Dampier is closing in on getting what he wanted all along -- a contract from the Miami Heat. Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that Damp...

Getty Images Chicago Bulls (2-2) at Boston Celtics (4-1) 8:00 PM ET -- TD Garden, Boston, MA -- ESPN *Tom Thibodeau, the former Celtics defensive guru, is back in Boston as head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Thibodeau spent three seasons in Bost...

Getty Images Orlando Magic (1-0) at Miami Heat (1-1) 8:00 PM ET -- AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL -- ESPN/ESPN3 Tonight is the home debut for the Miami Heat, who host Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. This game has been anticipated by He...

Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers unveil their sixteenth championship NBA championship banner Note: The Associated Press contributed to this report The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled their latest NBA championship banner Tuesday night on the west ...

US Presswire Allen, Celtics Spoil LeBron's Miami Debut Not so fast, LeBron. Playing under Boston's 17 championship banners, the Miami Heat team put together to win its own NBA title couldn't win its first game, as the new Big Three lost to the ol...

Of the six teams scheduled to open the 2010-11 NBA season on Tuesday night, three of them are expected to have a strong shot at winning the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat visit the Boston Celtics, Phoenix travels to Portland and in the finale tomorrow ni...

Getty Images Willie Mays has seen a lot more than just the last Giants championship. It's the Fall Classic nobody saw coming ... unless, of course, you're a Texas Rangers or San Francisco Giants fan, in which case you've known about this all alon...

William Perlman/The Star-Ledger/US Presswire Cliff Lee Shuts Down Yankees in Rangers 8-0 Win Cliff Lee's mastery of the postseason continued in Monday night's 8-0 win against the Yankees. Lee pitched eight innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1...

Getty Images Tony La Russa Has New Deal With Cards The St. Louis Cardinals have brought back Tony La Russa for a 16th year as manager. The team said it includes a mutual option for the 2012 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 66-year-...

Gene Keady, left, will once again be by his protege's side. Keady has joined St. John's coaching staff and will assist his former assistant, Steve Lavin, right. AP Photo ST. JOHN'S COACH STEVE LAVIN HIRES FORMER PURDUE COACH GENE KEADY: According...

LET THE MIDNIGHT MADNESS BEGIN: Most Midnight Madness celebrations will be taking place on Friday night, marking the beginning of college basketball season. In 2005, the NCAA changed the rule to allow practices to begin at 7 PM to alleviate travel c...