Shaq enjoying a peaceful summer after Heat's title run
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08/26/2006 - 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 a golf tournament hosted by Heat teammate Alonzo Mourning, O'Neal has spent the last two months largely shunning the spotlight. Most of his time off has been with his six kids, whose names are freshly tattooed on his mammoth wrists. He's relaxed, recovered from the grind of the past season, and still basking in the glow of winning his fourth NBA title - which the Heat claimed by beating the Dallas Mavericks in six games. ``I think we have a real good chance, a real good one, to do it again,'' O'Neal said. ``Winning it once, now we have the experience, the know-how. A little bit of luck, we might get it done again.'' In a wide-ranging interview, O'Neal expressed excitement over the idea that Miami could bring back its entire roster from last season for the title defense, pride in how Heat teammate and finals MVP Dwyane Wade has played so far at the world championships with the U.S. national team - and most emphatically, relief that coach Pat Riley finally announced that he'll return to the sideline next season. ``I wasn't worried,'' O'Neal said. ``Pat Riley deserves everything he gets. If he wanted to retire, I wouldn't have held it against him. Pat's a great guy. He's done a lot for me. We've done a lot for each other. I'm glad to be on a team that helped him get another one, and maybe we can get even another one.'' That quest will begin in earnest for O'Neal soon, when he starts playing regularly again with his Heat teammates, prepping for the start of October's training camp. But Saturday, he was the main attraction at the grand opening of a gym of another sort - the latest 24 Hour Fitness club to bear his name. O'Neal said he'd like to open as many as 40 gyms before his contract with the Heat expires in three years. 24 Hour Fitness, which was founded in 1983, has more than 3 million members and more than 350 clubs in 16 states. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Texans-Broncos game a family affair
DENVER (AP) -Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and his son, Kyle, the Houston Texans' wide receivers coach, were careful not to say too much to each other on the eve of their preseason matchup.The younger Shanahan said his dad was too sneaky and wo
<< Twins get help from White Sox fan, pass Chicago for AL wild-card lead
There's a new Steve Bartman in Chicago, at least for a day.A man wearing a White Sox jersey was called for fan interference on a foul pop, resulting in the final out Friday night and giving the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory that nudged them past Chi
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<< Notes from Friday's games
DETROIT: LHP Mike Maroth (elbow surgery) was scheduled to make his fourth minor league rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Friday night. Manager Jim Leyland still isn't sure when Maroth, who had surgery to remove bone chips on June 2, will return. Ma
Loria declines to endorse job done by Girardi >>
MIAMI (AP) -Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria offered a curt assessment of his strained relationship with manager Joe Girardi, which may mean they'll soon part company.``Everything is, you know, it's fine,'' Loria said Saturday. ``But I don't want
UNDATED: the Nationals. >>
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Notes from Saturday's games >>
DETROIT: LHP Mike Maroth says he's ready. Sidelined since June surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow, Maroth gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings on Friday night for Triple-A Toledo, his fourth rehab start. ``It went well,'' he
Dodgers' Lowe leaves after hit in wrist by line drive >>
PHOENIX (AP) -Los Angeles Dodgers starter Derek Lowe left Saturday night's game against Arizona after being struck in the left hand by a line drive off the bat of Chad Tracy.X-rays were negative, and the injury was diagnosed as a bruised hand near t
Bills' Spikes relieved after return to field >>
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Bills linebacker Takeo Spikes has a message for anyone who may have doubted his determination.``I'm back,'' Spikes said Saturday after Buffalo's 20-17 preseason loss to the Cleveland Browns.It was the two-time Pro-Bo
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