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This Week in Sports :: June 23-27, 2008 5h2s69

Jun 26, 2008

[KWLINK 11393]Derrick Rose[/KWLINK[/b] returns home! The Chicago Bulls select the hometown product with the first pick in the NBA Draft! See what else happened! !

Bulls Select Rose 56j3z

It was a busy night on Kevin Love and Mike Miller among others. Also Richard Jefferson of the Nets was shipped to Milwaukee for Chinese sensation Yi Jianlian. In all a record 10 freshman were selected in the first round and 10 international players were drafted overall.

Shaq Attacks Kobe 3i397

It may have been over four years since they've been teammates, but Shaquille O'Neal is apparently still bitter at Shaq made fun of Kobe by saying he couldn't win an NBA Championship without him. In the swear-ridden rap, Shaq even blamed Kobe for his recent divorce.

Spain and in Euro Cup Final 6g2e3a

For the first time in 24 years, Spain will be playing in the European Championship Final. On Thursday, Spain easily defeated without to star player David Villa, who injured his thigh during Thursday's match. The final takes place on Sunday.

Notes Around the Sports World 1v6q5x

  • The Indiana Pacers traded All-Star Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors for guard T.J. Ford.
  • Third seed Maria Sharapova lost in the second round of Wimbledon to fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva. French Open champ Ana Ivanovic was upset too, losing to Zheng Jie of China in the third round on Friday.
  • The Minnesota Twins are quietly making some noise in the AL. The Twins have won nine straight games.
  • The Atlanta Dream's inaugural season continues to be a nightmare. The Dream's record for the year is 0-13.


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