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NBA Player to Auction Ring for Terminally Ill Children

MINNEAPOLIS -- Darko Milicic is auctioning the 2004 NBA championship ring he won with the Detroit Pistons to raise money and awareness for children dealing with the terminal illness Batten's disease. Jesse D. Garrabrant, NBA / Getty Images Darko Milicic, right, shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern...

Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

Derrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a...

Eddie House: The Obscene Gesture That Cost Him $25,000 [VIDEO]

On Sunday, Miami Heat guard Eddie House hit a last-minute three-pointer that brought his team to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then he got hit with a $25,000 fine. Let's back up. After scoring the game-winning shot, House took a victory lap around the court. As he did so he made one of his favorite gestures --...

Ex-NBA Star Builds Charter School

(Nov. 18) -- Former NBA star Jalen Rose has a lot to be proud of: He was a player on two University of Michigan basketball teams that went to the Final Four; he had a 13-year career in the NBA and he is currently a highly regarded hoop analyst for ESPN and ABC. But his greatest honor won't be ready until next year: his own...

Police Seek Suspect in Slaying of Utah Jazz Owner's In-Law

(Dec. 2) -- Investigators in Utah are trying to determine who is responsible for the slaying of the Utah Jazz owner's mother-in-law, police said. Sherry Black, 64, was found stabbed to death Tuesday, inside her South Salt Lake store, B&W Collector Books and Billiards Supply. Black's husband, Earl, made the discovery and...