Confident Shaq joins Cavs (PA SportsTicker)
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
Shaquille O'Neal made his Cleveland debut on Thursday, mixing some levity with his main point -- which is to get a "ring for the King."
Shaquille O'Neal has one purpose in Cleveland: bring an NBA title to LeBron James and the Cavaliers. "My motto is very simple," the 15-time All-Star center said Thursday. "Win a ring for the King." Acquired in a trade last week with the Phoenix Suns, O'Neal was introduced Thursday by the Cavaliers, who believe he can be their missing piece.
Shaquille O'Neal took his first look at his new basketball home. The 15-time All-Star center toured the Cavaliers' suburban practice facility and took his physical on Wednesday, one day before he is formally introduced as superstar LeBron James' newest teammate. O'Neal and a small group of associates met briefly with Cavs coach Mike Brown and others at the Cleveland Clinic Courts in...
ESPN The Magazines 2009 Ultimate Standings: Rankings of How Pro Sports Teams Pay Back Their Fans, is being released today and the Cavaliers were ranked as the #1 team in the NBA and the #5 team in pro sports.
The Celtics have discussed having Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen meet with free-agent forward Rasheed Wallace.
Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao did not exercise his option on a $6.2 million contract for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent. The hustling Varejao posted career-highs in starts (42), scoring (8.6), field-goal percentage (.536) and minutes (28.5) per game last season for the Cavs, who won 66 regular-season games but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by Orlando.
I don't know what else it will take for people to realize that they constantly underrate Flip Saunders.
New Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal will wear No. 33 on the back of his quadruple XL wine and...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the draft rights to forward Emir Preldzic, the 57th overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations.
Shaquille O'Neal hasn't picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number -- his old one. Shaq is going back to No. 33. Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That's the number O'Neal wore in high school and at LSU before turning pro.
On the heels of the Shaquille O'Neal deal, the Cavaliers picked up a pair of young guns in the 2009 NBA Draft: Christian Eyenga, an athletic youngster from the Congo in Round 1 and Danny Green, a four-year player from North Carolina at No. 46 overall.
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected guard/forward Christian Eyenga with the 30th overall pick and guard/forward Danny Green with the 46th overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft.
On Thursday afternoon, the Wine and Gold made it official -- the Diesel is coming to Cleveland. Of course, cavs.com's Sunshine Analyst is on top of the world, ready to welcome Shaq Daddy to the North Shore.
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
The deal that sends Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers had a ripped effect in New York Thursday...
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired center Shaquille ONeal from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward/center Ben Wallace, Clevelands second round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft and cash considerations, General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.
On Thursday afternoon, the Cavaliers made one of the biggest deals in team history -- in more ways than one -- acquiring 15-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer, Shaquille O'Neal, for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic and the 46th pick in the Draft.
The Cavaliers have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Suns center Shaquille O'Neal for Ben...
LeBron James wanted Shaquille O'Neal. The Cavaliers gave him Shaquille O'Neal – for better or worse.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are close to acquiring center Shaquille O'Neal in a trade that would pair him with MVP LeBron James, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press early Thursday. The Cavs and Phoenix Suns have reached an agreement in principle on the deal, which gives Cleveland two of the league's biggest superstars.
The Phoenix Suns have traded Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round draft pick and cash, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. The deal, one day before the NBA draft, had been rumored for months. The 37-year-old O'Neal had one year left on his contract with the Suns.
Hoping to give LeBron James the missing piece he needs for a championship, the Cavaliers traded for Shaquille O'Neal.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Tarence Kinsey Jr. has been charged with drunken driving. Hillsborough County Jail's online records show that Kinsey, a high school standout at Tampa's Jefferson High School, was arrested for DUI early Wednesday morning and later released on his own recognizance. Kinsey joined the Cavaliers as a free agent last August and averaged 2.0 points in 50 games last season.