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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Almamy Thiero never lived up to the promise of his outstanding high school career during an injury-filled career at Memphis. He hopes to do so during his final college season after transferring to Duquesne.Thiero, still listed on th

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -J.J. Redick's court appearance to face drunken driving charges was delayed Tuesday until Oct. 24.Redick, a former Duke star and first-round draft pick of the Orlando Magic, was also charged with unlawful use of highways for making

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -Shaquille O'Neal has enjoyed a peaceful, relatively quiet summer.``The way I like it,'' the Miami Heat center said Saturday.Other than making a trip to China for an endorsement deal with a sneaker company and appearing at

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The Indiana Pacers thought Al Harrington filled a need. Al Harrington just wanted to win.The combination brought him back to Indiana for a second chance with the Pacers.``I'm happy to be back, finally get back to winning again,''

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -Georgia forward Kendrick Johnson will transfer to San Jose (Calif.) City College for academic and medical reasons, Georgia coach Dennis Felton said Tuesday.Felton said he hopes Johnson can return to Georgia.Johnson has had two reco

SENDAI, Japan (AP) -Argentina star Walter Herrmann is close to signing a deal with the Charlotte Bobcats.The 6-foot-6 Herrmann, who has scored 48 points in Argentina's two victories in the world championships, said he hopes to ink a one-year deal be

WASHINGTON (AP) -Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.Baxter, who played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, was t

CLEVELAND (AP) -Free agent forward Drew Gooden agreed to terms on a three-year, $23 million contract to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, agent Bill Duffy said Monday.Gooden, the team's top rebounder last season, has been a solid complementary p

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -A reserve basketball player at Kansas State was suspended from the team because his name appears in a registered sex offender database.Tyler Hughes, a 6-foot-11 forward, was suspended indefinitely Saturday. The decision came af

Eddie Johnson is still getting over what he calls the worst day of his life.He scratched his way out of the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago, fashioned a long and successful NBA career, turned that into an opportunity on TV and built a reput