Shaq and Kobe bring soapy glitz to full lather
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Under one roof Saturday, there was The Diesel, The Wunderkind and a man they call Prince -- or at least they used to. The ballyhooed Christmas Day matchup between the Lakers and the Heat (or Kobe Bryant vs.
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There was a nice little mini-drama last night with the Lakers playing in Seattle. Not as big of a deal as Kobe vs. Shaq or Kobe vs.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal, who views himself as the real-life Santa Claus, is back in Los Angeles to spread a little Christmas cheer. Shaq-a-Claus, as he calls himself at this time of year, has maintained
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It is one of sports&#39; greatest tragedies now that the Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant marriage couldn&#39;t last longer than the eight turbulent years that it did.
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While ABC and the N.B.A. are looking to Saturday's game between the Heat and Lakers as a potential ratings bonanza, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seem ready to get it over with.
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The Memphis Grizzlies took their lumps against the Lakers in Los Angeles when Shaquille O&#39;Neal was around. Now it&#39;s just Kobe Bryant by himself, and the difference was dramatic.
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It's difficult to discern whether ABC and its corporate brother ESPN want Kobe and Shaq to kiss at midcourt or rumble in the lane when they play on Saturday.
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Amare Stoudemire was at it again on Friday night, this time making Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers feel the effects of his overpowering and vastly improved game.
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The part about peace on earth, good will toward men. . . . It won&#39;t really apply at today&#39;s two NBA games. Good tidings will not be what Shaquille O&#39;Neal brings when he faces Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles
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Shaquille O'Neal has 31 points and 15 rebounds, both season highs, and the Heat earns their most impressive win yet since losing Dwyane Wade, edging Detroit, 85-82, Friday night.
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Kobe Bryant delivered a Christmas  treat but Shaquille O'Neal collected the win over his former  team mates as the Miami Heat notched a 104-102 overtime victory  over the Lakers in Los Angeles Saturday.
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(Sports Network) - The matchup that every NBA fan has been waiting for is here, as Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant will meet as opponents when the red- hot Miami Heat visit the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in the second of of two Christmas
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Before their bigger-than-life Christmas Day battle at the Staples Center, former teammates Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant finally agreed on something.
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LOS ANGELES: Unable to set aside their differences in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille OâNeal will now be facing new challenges with teams on either side of the continent.
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The media may be overstating the colossal shift of power to the East a wee bit. Shaquille O&#39;Neal moves into a posh $18.8 million home on Miami&#39;s Star Island, and everyone professing any roundball knowledge goes starry-eyed over the Eastern Conference.
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With their Christmas Day showdown nine days away, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal shared thoughts Wednesday on their upcoming reunion game at Staples Center.
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LOS ANGELES Shaquille (shah-KEEL&#39;) O&#39;Neal was on the winning side in the long-awaited Shaq-Kobe faceoff as the Miami Heat won its eleventh straight game, 104-to-102 in overtime over the LA Lakers.