NOTEBOOK; O'Neal is at it again; The ties that bind; Badmemories

Daily Breeze;  June 12, 2002 ;     500 words ...NOTEBOOK. O'Neal is at it again. The ties that bind. NOTEBOOK. O'Neal is at it again O'Neal is at it again Nets coach Byron Scott probably wasn't aware that Shaquille O'Nealhas never spoken to his biological father, Joseph Toney, when he suggested...

Lakers support O'Neal

Daily Breeze;  January 14, 2002 ;     545 words ...Lakers support O'Neal FIGHTING BACK: Teammates understandtheir...The casual observer considers Shaquille O'Neal's intimidating size, stare and WWF-styled...anti-hero character is a creation of O'Neal's imagination, generated by his own playful...

Distract a Shaq: Motivation again an issue for O'Neal.(The Orange County...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......ANGELES _ Dennis Scott has known Shaquille O'Neal for more than 10 years, so he should know...sitting on the team bus one day, watching O'Neal clown around about one thing or another. Scott just looked over at O'Neal, smiled and said: The older you get, the...

O'Neal's surgery termed a success

Daily Breeze;  September 12, 2002 ;     611 words ...O'Neal's surgery termed a success LAKERS: Star center...almost three months of indecision, Shaquille O'Neal finally had surgery on his chronically sore...s Outpatient Surgery Center. That means O'Neal could miss the three-time defending NBA champion...

Swingman O'Neal got off easy Shaq is no victim; he dishes out as much as...

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Fortunately, Shaquille O'Neal's aim was off. Had he connected on the...Saturday's brawl was reminiscent of a typical O'Neal visit to the free-throw line--wild and...considering free throws are the root of O'Neal's frustration. If O'Neal could make more...

DEATH OF A DYNASTY O'NEAL UPSET BY DIRECTION, WON'T BE THE...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Beck Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO - Shaquille O'Neal, the cornerstone of three championship...speaking on condition of anonymity, said O'Neal made the trade demand late Thursday through...telephone interview Friday morning, a somber O'Neal said he ``never'' called it a demand, but...

Actor Griffin O'Neal Given 18-Day Sentence; Probation Violated in 1986...

The Washington Post;  January 21, 1989 ;     582 words ...Actor Griffin O'Neal was sentenced this morning to 18 days in jail for violating...here. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Martin A. Wolff told O'Neal, the son of actor Ryan O'Neal, that he would serve less than the 30-day maximum sentence because...

O'Neal leads Lakers' hunger train.(The Orange County Register)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ...EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Shaquille O'Neal was sick of hearing the noise, didn't want...Shaq! Not with Shaq! they chanted. And O'Neal, the giant man with the boyish sensitivity...by people writing him off as a loser, O'Neal was familiar with the feeling. But he also...

O'Neal apologizes for insensitive comments toward Yao Ming.

The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  January 11, 2003 ;     619 words ......Ding LOS ANGELES _ Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal apologized Friday night for recent attempts at...toward Asians. If I hurt anybody's feelings, O'Neal said, I'm sorry. By late Friday night, O'Neal was researching how to say, I'm sorry, in Chinese...

Country singer Jamie O'Neal trying to find a way to balance career and...

Morning Call (Allentown, PA);  September 15, 2006 ;     659 words ...Byline: Keith Groller Sep. 15--Jamie O'Neal begins with an apology. I may sound a little...singer-songwriter as she begins an interview. O'Neal is kidding, of course, because few artists...But a few hours before the interview, O'Neal had to get a cortisone shot to treat a...

WEIGHT BEHIND HIS WORDS O'NEAL ANGRY OVER CRITICISM.(Sports)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Beck Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO - Shaquille O'Neal has a vision for saving the Lakers dynasty...hulking frame. All of that might be part of O'Neal's summer agenda - and certainly is among the team's greatest concerns - but O'Neal is more interested in seeing some heavy...

Riley leaning on O'Neal to lose some weight.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  December 15, 2005 ;     558 words ...Byline: Michael Cunningham MIAMI _ Shaquille O'Neal's body is an issue again, with Lakers owner Jerry...last year and Heat coach Pat Riley wanting O'Neal to shed some pounds. After Riley asked O'Neal to lose weight before last season O'Neal complied...

O'Neal apologizes for insensitive comments toward Yao Ming.(The Orange...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 11, 2003 ;     619 words ......Ding LOS ANGELES _ Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal apologized Friday night for recent attempts at...toward Asians. If I hurt anybody's feelings, O'Neal said, I'm sorry. By late Friday night, O'Neal was researching how to say, I'm sorry, in Chinese...

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME TRAINER HIRED TO BEGIN O'NEAL'S...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 13, 2003 ;     606 words ...Byline: Howard Beck Staff Writer Shaquille O'Neal has his championships and his MVP awards...process began Thursday afternoon, when O'Neal hired a personal trainer, following through...It's a sharp departure in routine for O'Neal, who has long prized his offseasons as...

O'Neal: He's Still Front and Center; Big Laker Will Tell You Just That,...

The Washington Post;  February 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal couldn't earn enough fan votes to start...for the second straight year, sent O'Neal to the bench. The drop in popularity was just one of several slights O'Neal has had to endure recently. Just before...