Mourning Takes It Easy in First Practice
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Alonzo Mourning wasn't ready Tuesday to put too much strain on his body, and the New Jersey Nets weren't rushing Mourning along in his attempt to become the second NBA player to return after a kidney transplant.
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WALTHAM -- It seems like the Celtics have spent as much time bonding as a team off the court as they have going through defensive drills. The night before their first practice, the whole gang went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant in Waltham. On Thursday afternoon, coach Doc Rivers surprised the players by taking them to an advance ...
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Alonzo Mourning appeared on a basketball court Thursday night for the first time since undergoing a kidney transplant. The seven-time all star scored 12 points for New Jersey in a 96-94 exhibition win over Philadelphia.
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Michael Phelps, his first gold medal  safely gathered in, eased through the next phase of his  monumental Olympic challenge in the heats of the 200 meters  freestyle Sunday but the immensity of the task ahead was clear.
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Shaquille O'Neal has gone through his first practice with the Phoenix Suns. O'Neal said after Monday's workout that he was winded but otherwise felt fine. He says it's going to take some time, though, for him to learn where he fits in the Suns' system.
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Alonzo Mourning played for the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night for first time since a kidney transplant in December.
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The opening weeks of Mets training camp have alternately been described in varying shades of Zen: Calm. Peaceful. Idyllic. But that relative peace has been ruptured.
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NEW YORK  - If the job of raking the leaves  falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm  up, cool down and watch your form.
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Leaning on a long red crutch as he spoke outside the Miami Heat locker room Monday night, Alonzo Mourning made two things very clear.
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PHIL PRICE showed early signs of the recovery he anticipates under new coach David Leadbetter with a four-under-par 68 to lie just one shot off the first-round lead at The Heritage tournament.
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After his first full practice as a Seattle Seahawk, Jerry Rice had only one complaint.
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New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning, who underwent a kidney transplant in December, will attempt a return to the NBA. Mourning, 34, will participate in the team&#39;s training camp, which begins in about a month.
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NEW YORK  - Coaching from a peer who has been there and done that can help people go through with a first-time colonoscopy, new research shows.
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On an opening day that held few surprises, the first-round matches offered personal milestones on divergent paths for rookie John Isner and another young American, Donald Young.
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Alonzo Mourning waited 13 years to win his first NBA championship. Now, the Miami Heat center wants to see what defending a title is like.
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Alonzo Mourning saw his first action since undergoing a kidney transplant in December and scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in 19 minutes to help the New Jersey Nets to a 96-94 exhibition victory over the Philadelphia 76ers last night at East Rutherford, N.J. The 34-year-old center played twice as long as coach Lawrence Frank had expected . . ...
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PHOENIX -- Shaquille O'Neal has gone through his first practice with the Phoenix Suns. O'Neal said after Monday's workout that he was winded but otherwise felt fine. He says it's going to take some time, though, for him to learn where he fits in the Suns' system.