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Sports News – NBA news: Shaq retires; Ricky Rubio to join Timberwolves; Jay Triano out as Raptors coach; huge ratings for finals<\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Shaq-e1307031938202-150x150.jpg\" "\\"Shaq\\"")
NBA News: Shaq Retires...finally!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the NBA\u2019s greatest players of all time is calling it quits. Shaquille O\u2019Neal announced on Twitter yesterday that he\u2019s retiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did it,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cNineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That\u2019s why I\u2019m telling you first. I\u2019m about to retire. Love ya. Talk to you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told ESPN that he\u2019d formally retire in a press conference on Friday at his home. \u201cFather Time has caught up with Shaquille O\u2019Neal,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss the competition… Actually I\u2019m going to miss everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shaq retires at the NBA\u2019s fifth all-time leading scorer, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He won four NBA championships, was a three time Finals MVP, was a 15-time All-Star and won the league MVP as a Laker in 2000.<\/p>\n
Ricky Rubio is finally ready to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. The guard, taken fifth overall in the NBA draft two years ago, had remained in Spain because of a $6-million buyout of his contract. No word yet if he has officially signed his contract with the T-Wolves but he has reportedly agreed to join Minnesota following the conclusion of the Euroleague playoffs.<\/p>\n
Jay Triano has the honor of being the first Canadian to hold a head coaching position with the Toronto Raptors but his reign hasn\u2019t been pretty. The Raps went 22-60 this past season and have gone 87-142 under Triano. So it\u2019s no surprise that the Raptors have decided not to pick up Triano\u2019s contract option for next season. Their search for a new head coach will begin immediately.<\/p>\n
The NBA Finals ratings are exploding with The Decision taking center stage. Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks drew a 10.7 Nielsen overnight rating, the best since the Pistons and Lakers drew an 11.5 rating seven years ago.<\/p>\n
MLB news: League investigating A-Rod, cousin again; Matt Holliday to DL; Tommy John surgery for Dice-K<\/h3>\n
Alex Rodriguez and his cousin, Yuri Sucart, are once again under investigation from Major League Baseball. Sucart, who A-Rod said injected him with performance-enhancing drugs, had been banned from any team-related function or facility. However, he was recently seen travelling with A-Rod on some road trips. Naturally, Major League Baseball is \u201clooking into\u201d the matter. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/banners.affiliatelions.com\/marketing\/getimage\/1445\/408\/\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIt looks like St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holiday\u2019s quad will land him on the disabled list. The National League\u2019s current batting leader played Monday for the first time since May 22 after straining his quad but clearly came back too early. He was scratched from Tuesday\u2019s lineup and appears DL-bound. <\/p>\n
Daisuke Matsuzaka\u2019s star continues to fall. His new rock bottom: Tommy John surgery. The Red Sox righthander will miss the rest of 2011 and part of 2012 to have his elbow ligaments repaired.<\/p>\n
NHL news: Patrice Bergeron says Alex Burrows bit him in Game 1; Bono hitchhikes with Gilbert Brule<\/h3>\n
Just one game into the Stanley Cup final, the Bruins and Canucks have some bad blood brewing. Bruins center Patrice Bergeron claims that Canucks winger Alex Burrows bit him during a second-period scrum.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did. Obviously, he cut me a little bit on my finger,\u201d Bergeron said. \u201cBut I\u2019m not going to be here complaining about it, but I\u2019ll let the league do the job. But he sure did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Random hockey story of the day: Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule picked up a hitchhiker on Tuesday: Bono. As in, Bono the U2 singer. Bono was to touched that he gave Brule tickets to his show in Edmonton on Wednesday. Brule then sold his tickets to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Don\u2019t know about that decision, Gilbert.<\/p>\n
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Sports News – NBA news: Shaq retires; Ricky Rubio to join Timberwolves; Jay Triano out as Raptors coach; huge ratings for finals<\/h3>\nNBA News: Shaq Retires...finally!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the NBA\u2019s greatest players of all time is calling it quits. Shaquille O\u2019Neal announced on Twitter yesterday that he\u2019s retiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did it,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cNineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That\u2019s why I\u2019m telling you first. I\u2019m about to retire. Love ya. Talk to you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told ESPN that he\u2019d formally retire in a press conference on Friday at his home. \u201cFather Time has caught up with Shaquille O\u2019Neal,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss the competition… Actually I\u2019m going to miss everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shaq retires at the NBA\u2019s fifth all-time leading scorer, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He won four NBA championships, was a three time Finals MVP, was a 15-time All-Star and won the league MVP as a Laker in 2000.<\/p>\n
Ricky Rubio is finally ready to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. The guard, taken fifth overall in the NBA draft two years ago, had remained in Spain because of a $6-million buyout of his contract. No word yet if he has officially signed his contract with the T-Wolves but he has reportedly agreed to join Minnesota following the conclusion of the Euroleague playoffs.<\/p>\n
Jay Triano has the honor of being the first Canadian to hold a head coaching position with the Toronto Raptors but his reign hasn\u2019t been pretty. The Raps went 22-60 this past season and have gone 87-142 under Triano. So it\u2019s no surprise that the Raptors have decided not to pick up Triano\u2019s contract option for next season. Their search for a new head coach will begin immediately.<\/p>\n
The NBA Finals ratings are exploding with The Decision taking center stage. Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks drew a 10.7 Nielsen overnight rating, the best since the Pistons and Lakers drew an 11.5 rating seven years ago.<\/p>\n
MLB news: League investigating A-Rod, cousin again; Matt Holliday to DL; Tommy John surgery for Dice-K<\/h3>\n
Alex Rodriguez and his cousin, Yuri Sucart, are once again under investigation from Major League Baseball. Sucart, who A-Rod said injected him with performance-enhancing drugs, had been banned from any team-related function or facility. However, he was recently seen travelling with A-Rod on some road trips. Naturally, Major League Baseball is \u201clooking into\u201d the matter. <\/a><\/p>\nIt looks like St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holiday\u2019s quad will land him on the disabled list. The National League\u2019s current batting leader played Monday for the first time since May 22 after straining his quad but clearly came back too early. He was scratched from Tuesday\u2019s lineup and appears DL-bound. <\/p>\n
Daisuke Matsuzaka\u2019s star continues to fall. His new rock bottom: Tommy John surgery. The Red Sox righthander will miss the rest of 2011 and part of 2012 to have his elbow ligaments repaired.<\/p>\n
NHL news: Patrice Bergeron says Alex Burrows bit him in Game 1; Bono hitchhikes with Gilbert Brule<\/h3>\n
Just one game into the Stanley Cup final, the Bruins and Canucks have some bad blood brewing. Bruins center Patrice Bergeron claims that Canucks winger Alex Burrows bit him during a second-period scrum.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did. Obviously, he cut me a little bit on my finger,\u201d Bergeron said. \u201cBut I\u2019m not going to be here complaining about it, but I\u2019ll let the league do the job. But he sure did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Random hockey story of the day: Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule picked up a hitchhiker on Tuesday: Bono. As in, Bono the U2 singer. Bono was to touched that he gave Brule tickets to his show in Edmonton on Wednesday. Brule then sold his tickets to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Don\u2019t know about that decision, Gilbert.<\/p>\n
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One of the NBA\u2019s greatest players of all time is calling it quits. Shaquille O\u2019Neal announced on Twitter yesterday that he\u2019s retiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did it,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cNineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That\u2019s why I\u2019m telling you first. I\u2019m about to retire. Love ya. Talk to you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told ESPN that he\u2019d formally retire in a press conference on Friday at his home. \u201cFather Time has caught up with Shaquille O\u2019Neal,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss the competition… Actually I\u2019m going to miss everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shaq retires at the NBA\u2019s fifth all-time leading scorer, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. He won four NBA championships, was a three time Finals MVP, was a 15-time All-Star and won the league MVP as a Laker in 2000.<\/p>\n
Ricky Rubio is finally ready to join the Minnesota Timberwolves. The guard, taken fifth overall in the NBA draft two years ago, had remained in Spain because of a $6-million buyout of his contract. No word yet if he has officially signed his contract with the T-Wolves but he has reportedly agreed to join Minnesota following the conclusion of the Euroleague playoffs.<\/p>\n
Jay Triano has the honor of being the first Canadian to hold a head coaching position with the Toronto Raptors but his reign hasn\u2019t been pretty. The Raps went 22-60 this past season and have gone 87-142 under Triano. So it\u2019s no surprise that the Raptors have decided not to pick up Triano\u2019s contract option for next season. Their search for a new head coach will begin immediately.<\/p>\n
The NBA Finals ratings are exploding with The Decision taking center stage. Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks drew a 10.7 Nielsen overnight rating, the best since the Pistons and Lakers drew an 11.5 rating seven years ago.<\/p>\n
MLB news: League investigating A-Rod, cousin again; Matt Holliday to DL; Tommy John surgery for Dice-K<\/h3>\n
Alex Rodriguez and his cousin, Yuri Sucart, are once again under investigation from Major League Baseball. Sucart, who A-Rod said injected him with performance-enhancing drugs, had been banned from any team-related function or facility. However, he was recently seen travelling with A-Rod on some road trips. Naturally, Major League Baseball is \u201clooking into\u201d the matter. It looks like St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holiday\u2019s quad will land him on the disabled list. The National League\u2019s current batting leader played Monday for the first time since May 22 after straining his quad but clearly came back too early. He was scratched from Tuesday\u2019s lineup and appears DL-bound. <\/p>\n Daisuke Matsuzaka\u2019s star continues to fall. His new rock bottom: Tommy John surgery. The Red Sox righthander will miss the rest of 2011 and part of 2012 to have his elbow ligaments repaired.<\/p>\n Just one game into the Stanley Cup final, the Bruins and Canucks have some bad blood brewing. Bruins center Patrice Bergeron claims that Canucks winger Alex Burrows bit him during a second-period scrum.<\/p>\n \u201cHe did. Obviously, he cut me a little bit on my finger,\u201d Bergeron said. \u201cBut I\u2019m not going to be here complaining about it, but I\u2019ll let the league do the job. But he sure did.\u201d<\/p>\n Random hockey story of the day: Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule picked up a hitchhiker on Tuesday: Bono. As in, Bono the U2 singer. Bono was to touched that he gave Brule tickets to his show in Edmonton on Wednesday. Brule then sold his tickets to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Don\u2019t know about that decision, Gilbert.<\/p>\n PREMIUM PICKS FOR THIS WEEK FROM RAZOR RAY – THE #1 Capper currently in the WORLD<\/strong><\/p>\n CappersPicks.com InHouse Handicapper!!!! The #1 Capper in the WORLD, and #1 NHL Capper! You asked for them. Now you’re getting them. Razor’s plays are PUBLIC. Games are locked and loaded, Good luck today on your picks. Grab yourself a 1 Day $49.95 or 3 Day weekend all access pass for $89.95 or 7 Days Pass $169! Guaranteed to C-A-$-H! \u00a0CLICK HERE BUY NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
NHL news: Patrice Bergeron says Alex Burrows bit him in Game 1; Bono hitchhikes with Gilbert Brule<\/h3>\n