Rodman to Play for Orange County ABA Team
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Dennis Rodman is playing basketball again in a bid to return to the NBA, but for now he's not venturing far from home. Rodman's debut with the Orange County Crush of the American Basketball Association begins next month. But his contract is only for home games.
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ATLANTA -- Chicago Bulls rookie Joakim Noah was benched for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks _ by his teammates. They delivered a unanimous vote after the rookie from Florida was involved in a confrontation with assistant coach Ron Adams in practice before Friday's game at Philadelphia.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Rookie Noah Lowry looks to win his fourth straight decision when he starts for the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves.
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Plans are underway for the National Basketball Association's first outdoor game, a pre-season night matchup next October involving the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Republic reported Friday.
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The NBA is to go outdoors with a  pre-season game played at the Tennis Garden in Indian Wells,  California.
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Jermaine O'Neal will be able to play for the Indiana Pacers against the Detroit Pistons after a US District Court ruled here Thursday upheld a reduction in the suspension from a brawl.
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Hard-hitting Alex Rodriguez of the New  York Yankees headlines the American League squad for the 78th  All-Star Game to be played in San Francisco on July 10, Major  League Baseball announced on Sunday.
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Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge on Thursday to see if he can continue playing for the Pacers. If the ruling goes against him, and O'Neal returns to the suspended list, he said he'll accept it.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) - Guard Fred Jones, who won the Slam Dunk Contest last season, had his fourth-year contract option picked up Thursday by the Indiana Pacers.
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Free-agent guard Anthony Goldwire signed Wednesday with the Milwaukee Bucks after Mike James was placed on the injured list. James, who was expected to start at point guard, has a rib injury.
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Golden State guard Mickael Pietrus has been cleared by doctors to practice after recovering from left shoulder surgery, and he will probably play Saturday against Memphis.
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PHILADELPHIA -- To most teams, Ron Artest would be a distraction. If he is that to the Indiana Pacers, itâsa distraction some other teams might like to have, and Jermaine OâNeal, for one, wishes people would pay attention to that.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Ron  Artest will be back in the lineup for Friday's game versus  Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
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Shaquille O'Neal will make his much-anticipated debut for the Phoenix Suns against his old team, the Los Angeles Lakers, in Phoenix on Wednesday.
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John Stockton&#39;s No. 12 will be retired by the Utah Jazz in November, honoring a point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team.
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Marietta, GA (Sports Network) - Despite a probation violation on a drunken- driving charge, Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may participate in the playoffs.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward  Jermaine O'Neal is expected to be placed on the injured list  prior to the beginning of the regular season as he continues to  suffer from a sore left foot.