'Shaq-A-Claus' Greets Kids in L.A. Return
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LOS ANGELES -- Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids Friday morning, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team.
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Shaquille O&#039;Neal, who made good on a vow to deliver a National Basketball Association title to Miami, promised another one.
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After eight years as a star with the Los Angeles Lakers, O&#39;Neal played yesterday against the Lakers as a member of the Miami Heat, and won.
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After an 18-year pursuit, the Miami Heat have finally brought the NBA championship trophy to South Florida. The newly crowned world champions arrived home shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Fans gave huge cheers and pressed up against a chain link fence as the players&#039; plane taxied along the runway at Miami International Airport. Fire trucks shot streams of water over the aircraft.
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East Rutherford, NJ - Several rows up from where Shaquille O&#39;Neal was making his Miami Heat debut, two fans stood out in New Jersey Nets hats and No.
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WASHINGTON Back when his goal in life was to become the first man to win an NBA championship and an Oscar, Shaquille O&#39;Neal did some movies.
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Shaq versus Kobe drew the highest rating south of the border in six years for a regular-season NBA game. The overnight rating for the Miami Heat&#39;s 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on ABC on Christmas Day was 8.0.
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The Los Angeles Lakers gave their Coach Rudy Tomjanovich a triumphant return to Houston Saturday night with an 84-79 victory over the Rockets.
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LOS ANGELES  - "December Boys" bathes in the summer sun and sea breezes even as it exudes the energy of youth and promise.
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The prospect of Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant reuniting in Los Angeles wouldn't surprise Shaquille O'Neal.
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Shaquille O&#039;Neal and the Miami Heat are enjoying a week off before resuming their National Basketball Association playoff title quest, hoping the break does not cool their hot shooting touch.
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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal received the loudest ovation before the game. Kobe Bryant came up short in his bid to earn the final cheers.
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So there was Kobe Bryant, fresh from a personal ownership briefing on the state of the Los Angeles Lakers, making his appearance courtside at Staples Center.
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The kids are alright--if a little grayer--and ready to rock   again.
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Christmas came early for some 200 children who got to play at Michael Jackson&#39;s amusement park and meet Santa Claus. By Aaron Lambert, AP/Santa Maria Times.
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Amid throngs of fans pressed up against barricades, the Miami Heat embarked Friday afternoon on their championship parade &amp;#151; the one Shaquille O&#039;Neal promised when he arrived two seasons ago.
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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.