Person from Isiah Thomas' home rushed to hospital after drug overdose

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O.J. Simpson found guilty on all charges

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Oregon St upsets No. 1 USC

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Nashville police were asked to search for Vince Young on Monday evening after family members placed a call to the Tennessee Titans informing them of their concern for the quarterback's state of mind.

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Haskins, who broke down walls as Texas Western's coach, dies

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Brady done for the year

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Merriman opts against knee surgery, will suit up for Chargers

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Umenyiora needs season-ending surgery

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The New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora needs season-ending knee surgery, NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting. The Pro Bowl defensive end has a torn MCL. Umenyiora injured his left knee in the second quarter of the New York Giants' preseason game against the New York Jets. Umenyiora started all 16 games last season and had 52 tackles and a team-high 13 sacks. He added seven tackles in the Giants' run to the Super Bowl. The Giants are a bit thin at defensive end this season with the retirement of seven-time Pro Bowler Michael Strahan. Tuck has replaced Strahan. New York also signed veteran Renaldo Wynn in the offseason. With Umenyiora sidelined, the Giants could move strongside linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end. He was switched to linebacker last year so the team could put its best 11 players on the field. "You are always concerned any time a player like that goes down," Kiwanuka said. "That's not good. We know the type of player he is and if he can come back he will. But we have the personnel to step up in his absence." Kiwanuka sidestepped moving back to defensive end, saying that decision is up to the team.

Report: Shaq accused of stalking female rapper

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Epic eight: Phelps makes history

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After hours of meetings with Favre, McCarthy appears ready to move on

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Joshua Clottey beats Zab Judah by decision

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Margarito stops Cotto in 11th, wins welterweight belt

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Favre asks Packers for release

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Brett Favre may be determined to play football in 2008, but it now seems unlikely he will do so in Green Bay. The legendary quarterback has officially asked the Packers to release him, FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer reports. The request was first reported by ESPN.com. Favre's request comes just days after Green Bay officials downplayed the prospect of a return to the NFL. "What I remember about him is he was ready to retire, and that's how I feel today. I think down deep, that's exactly how he feels," team chairman Bob Harlan said, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. The 38-year-old Favre retired March 6 after a 17-year career. The Packers plan to use Aaron Rodgers as their quarterback for the upcoming season

Report: Bulls' Rose out for summer league

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Summer is becoming a bad time of year for Bulls draft picks. Bulls rookie Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the NBA summer league due to tendinitis in his right knee, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.Rose, the top pick in June's draft, will undergo an MRI, though the Bulls insist the injury isn't serious, the report said. General manager John Paxson said Rose will start a leg-strengthening program when he returns to Chicago, according to the Tribune. "They say it keeps happening because I'm young and my legs aren't strong enough," Rose told reporters in Orlando, according to the Tribune. Rose, who led Memphis to the national championship game in March, injured the leg during Tuesday's win over Indiana, then sat out games Wednesday and Thursday. The Bulls have been here before. Their top pick last year — Joakim Noah — missed the 2007 summer league with a rotator cuff tear.

Over $10M in debt, Vick files for Chapter 11

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Report: Lakers approach Kings about Artest

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The Lakers' toughness was repeatedly called into question during their NBA Finals loss to the Celtics. According to one report, they may think Ron Artest is the answer to that problem. The Sacramento Bee reports that the Los Angeles Lakers recently called the Kings regarding the availability of the All-Star forward, citing an NBA source. According to the paper, Lamar Odom was believed to be offered in return. As of Tuesday evening, the Kings had not yet responded to the offer. Of course, Kings president Geoff Petrie declined to confirm whether the offer even existed. "Right now, (Artest is) just a terrific player to have on your roster," Petrie said. "I don't really have any speculation one way or another (about his future). We'll see what other things — not specific to Ron — but if there's some other way we can improve the team or change the team, we'll take a look at it." The Kings would need to include another player to make the salaries match up in a Odom-for-Artest deal. It is expected that Sacramento would insist on Kenny Thomas — and the $18 million remaining on his existing contract — being included in any potential deal.The Kings' expected payroll is currently very close to the NBA's luxury tax limit ($71.15 million) and the team has stated that they do not plan to sign any further free agents.

Jennings may just be a pioneer for 'student-athletes'

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In all likelihood, Brandon Jennings won't be the last big-time basketball recruit from the 2009 class to choose overseas money rather than the stereotypical, under-the-table college package. More on Jennings...Video: It's official: top Arizona recruit has opted to play professionally in Europe. Jeff Goodman explains the decision, right here. Discuss: Is it the right move? Jennings opts for Europe over 'Zona Why risk being the next O.J. Mayo, the USC one-and-done-er who was done in by sloppy ESPN reporting, a former, opportunistic friend/ex-drug-dealer and antiquated NCAA rules? For talented, teenage basketball players, a slow boat to China is a better option than being the victim of award-winning gotcha journalism. We all (know) assume that big-time basketball and football recruits receive "illegal" benefits for pretending to be student-athletes at America's institutions of higher learning. We also (know) assume that journalists and news organizations can make names for themselves by exposing the fact that the kids and their parents/guardians are just as greedy as the constantly renegotiating coaches we put on pedestals. Brandon Jennings, a former Arizona commit, is smart. Why play the silly game? Why pretend to be a college student for one semester when he can't even "pass" the SAT or ACT? Why let a jealous member of his posse do what Louis Johnson did to O.J. Mayo? Johnson is the wannabe author-turned-snitch who went on "Outside the Lines" and blabbed that he had receipts proving, among other things, Mayo had a flat-screen TV in his dorm room, ate a few illegal meals and received walk-around money from one of agent Bill Duffy's flunkies. Shocking! O.J. Mayo is really O.J. Simpson. The story didn't hurt Mayo's draft stock, but it certainly damaged his endorsement appeal and will likely cost him money in legal fees sorting through the allegations. It's a rigged game. Why are we playing along? Why are we demonizing kids for an insanely stupid set of rules created by adults? O.J. Mayo isn't the bad guy. Neither is Brandon Jennings, or the other five-star recruits wise enough to follow him for a year of basketball study abroad. Rich kids do it all the time. They take a semester or two, move to Europe, party, study and broaden their perspective. A 19-year-old from Europe can join the NBA without anyone objecting. But a teenager from the states who hasn't spent a year masquerading as a college student and justifying CBS's billion-dollar NCAA basketball package is forbidden from joining the NBA. Why? The NCAA needs to be blown up. It pimps mostly black basketball and football players to provide welfare to sports played by mostly white athletes. In exchange, the football and basketball players get a half-baked shot at an education they're not prepared for upon arrival and a long-shot audition for pro scouts. It's a bad deal, flawed from top to bottom. The Yankees just gave a 16-year-old Venezuelan catcher a $2 million contract. Children play professional golf and tennis and sing for the approval of Simon, Paula and Randy. But football and basketball players are special. Why? Look, I'm not someone who wants to see the NBA and NFL flooded with teenagers. It's not good for the games — any of them. Michelle Wie would've been better served playing golf in college. As a fan and as a former college football player, I'd like to see college basketball restored to a place of prominence. But I'd like the restoration to have a hint of integrity. That won't happen as long as the process is filled with lies from the very outset. There are two options to correct this: 1. Acknowledge that college basketball and football players are entertainer-athletes, not student-athletes. Bring them on campus, pay them, free them of academic responsibility and let them entertain students, alums, boosters and fans while auditioning for a pro career. 2. Form an alliance with the NFL and NBA and invest in education/athletic academies for talented young basketball and football players (of all colors) beginning in eighth and ninth grade. The NCAA pays its basketball and football players with a currency (education) many of them aren't prepared to spend or value. That has to change, and it's incumbent on the NCAA to be a big part of the change. I don't care how solution No. 2 jibes with Title IX. Is there something in our Constitution that states a TV contract driven by (mostly) black basketball players must be used to fix America's history of sexism? The money can't be used to educate basketball players when they're 13, 14 and 15 and there's a chance of getting them to a level where they can compete academically in college? Maybe Brandon Jennings will go down in history as the young man who forced the NCAA to honestly deal with the hypocrisy, stupidity and immorality of its rules.

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