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Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to five years’ probation Tuesday. The 74-year-old Buss was ordered to take part in a first-conviction program and attend a program administered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He also was fined $1,900. Buss owns a home in San Diego County and was arrested in Carlsbad in May.
Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa on Tuesday broke his silence after Brazil’s disappointing performance in the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament. Barbosa denied he was “unhappy or upset” during last week’s competition in Las Vegas, instead saying he kept quiet in order to stay focused and give his best for Brazil.
Shaquille O’Neal has filed to divorce his wife after nearly five years of marriage, his attorney said Tuesday night. Attorney Ira Elegant said the petition was filed on behalf of the Miami Heat center in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who is representing Shaunie O’Neal in the case.
Tony Parker scored 36 points Tuesday, leading Group D leader France past Italy 69-62 and handing the Olympic runner-up its second loss at the European championship. Pau Gasol had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead world champion Spain over a stubborn Latvia side 93-77 in Sevilla, where Croatia (1-1) beat Portugal (0-2) 90-68 in another Group B game.
Glen Davis, a second-round draft pick out of LSU, signed with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Davis, a 289-pound forward, was selected 35th overall and was acquired by Boston from Seattle. He averaged 12 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in five summer league games.
A grand jury indicted four men in the armed robbery of Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker. Two of the men had been charged previously in the robbery of another NBA player. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Antoine Larkins; Demorris Hill, 25; Phillip Allison, 28; and Gregory Reedfields, 23, broke into Walker’s Chicago home June 9 and bound Walker and a relative with duct tape.
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to five years’ probation Tuesday. The 74-year-old Buss was ordered to take part in a first-conviction program and attend a program administered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He also was fined $1,900. Buss owns a home in San Diego County and was arrested in Carlsbad in May.
Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa on Tuesday broke his silence after Brazil’s disappointing performance in the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament. Barbosa denied he was “unhappy or upset” during last week’s competition in Las Vegas, instead saying he kept quiet in order to stay focused and give his best for Brazil.
Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points and 11 rebounds in Germany’s 83-78 overtime victory against the Czech Republic on the opening day of the European basketball championships Monday. In Alicante, Tony Parker scored 16 and France held off Poland 74-66, and a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Jaka Lakovic lifted Slovenia past Olympic runner-up Italy 69-68 in Group D.
The body pulled from the Delaware River was positively identified as the missing father of Orlando Magic star Jameer Nelson. Floyd “Pete” Nelson, a 57-year-old welder for a tugboat company, was last seen Thursday working in a dry dock area in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pa. Divers and trained dogs searched the river Friday until about 4 p.m.
