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Knicks' Isiah Thomas sexually harassed executive

Injured Oden vows to become best benchwarmer

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Houston comes out of retirement to rejoin Knicks Riley hopes for a better season

Globetrotters in Harlem after 20 years

Rome: Celtics beat Raptors in pre season game

Allan Houston has come out of retirement to return to the New York Knicks after two years away from the NBA.

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New recruit Kevin Garnett scored 19 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 89-85 in a pre-season game in Rome on Saturday.

There is a renewed determination about the Miami Heat as they begin their pre-season training camp this week and coach Pat Riley is convinced that last season's disappointments are behind his team.

Number one overall draft pick Greg Oden said on Thursday he was heartbroken about missing the entire NBA season because of injury but vowed to become the best benchwarmer possible.

LeBron James led the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA finals last season and the 22-year-old known as "King James" is seeking to do even better with two crowns in 2008.

The dream double for James is to lead the Cavs to their first NBA title and help return the United States to hoops supremacy at the Beijing Olympics.

At seven foot one, Shaquille O'Neal is an intimidating enough opponent on the basketball court but the Miami Heat center has been testing his athleticism in one of the most violent of sports -- Ultimate Fighting.

The Harlem Globetrotters ended one of the longest road trips in basketball history on Tuesday, playing in the traditionally black New York neighborhood of Harlem for the first time in 20 years.

New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas sexually harassed a female executive of the basketball team, a jury decided on Tuesday, and it awarded her $11.6 million in punitive damages from team owner Madison Square Garden and its chairman James Dolan.

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Houston comes out of retirement to rejoin Knicks Stars aligning for NBA basketball in Europe

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Juventus striker David Trezeguet has lambasted France coach Raymond Domenech for leaving him out of the squad for this month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Lithuania.

The NBA could begin playing regular season games overseas as the sport grows in popularity, with a European franchise team a distinct possibility, according to league commissioner David Stern.

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