O’Neal keeping the pace
mysportsrumors.com 6/5/2008 — Jermaine O’Neal has decided against opting out of his current contract, and therefore will stay with the Indiana Pacers. O’Neal currently has 2-years and $44 million left on his contract, but still had an opt-out clause worked in. He had till June 30th to decide if he wanted to become a free agency, but he wasted no time saying he wanted to be a Pacer. Or did he?

NBA's Steve Herbst Hired to Manage CBS' College Sports Network
bizofbasketball.com 6/5/2008 — The NBA’s Steve Herbst was hired by CBS on Wednesday, and was named executive VP and general manager of CBS’ College Sports Network. “Steve is the perfect executive to continue the momentum at CBS College Sports Network,” said Sean McManus, president [of] CBS News and Sports. Steve takes over the role formerly held by Tony Petitti, who was recently hired ..

City of Seattle Claims Sonics Have Intentionally Limited Team Exposure
bizofbasketball.com 6/5/2008 — In attempt to allow the testimony of Seattle’s KJR-AM radio personality Mitch Levy, the city of Seattle has filed a motion claiming that the Sonics have intentionally limited their team’s exposure over the last year. In the motion, attorney Michelle Jensen outlines several reasons why the media members should be allowed to testify.

Sporting Goods Retailer Sport Chalet Pens Three-Year Deal with Lakers
bizofbasketball.com 6/5/2008 — Sport Chalet, Inc., one of the top sporting good retailers in the country, announced an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The three-year deal will make Sport Chalet the “Official Sporting Goods Retailer of the Los Angels Lakers.” As reported by PRNewswire : "Our customers and our employees have grown up watching the Lakers winning championship ..

PACERS: Pacers 2008 NBA Draft Central
nba.com 6/5/2008 — Meet the Prospects Pacers.com brings you exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of all of the Pacers' pre-draft workouts. Today's prospects were D.J. Augustin (PG, Texas), Ty Lawson (PG, North Carolina), Stanley Burrell (G, Xavier) Jamar Butler (PG, ...

No apology, but Patrick read to put Indy crash behind her — The Seattle Times: Sports 5/30/2008
Danica Patrick isn't apologizing to Ryan Briscoe or anyone else.