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Eva Longoria filed court papers Wednesday to divorce basketball star Tony Parker, citing irreconcilable differences. They had been married since July 7, 2007.

Manute Bol, one of the tallest players in NBA history, died Saturday at the age of 47, a spokeswoman with the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed to CNN.

Former NBA star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for fatally shooting a hired limo driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey by tearfully apologizing to the victim's family. He will be eligible for parole in 18 months.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.

Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams was acting violent and threatening to take his own life in a Battery Park City hotel room, law enforcement officials said.

Allen Iverson has been banned from both MGM and Greektown casinos in downtown Detroit, the Detroit News reported on its Pistons blog.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley was released from jail Monday after serving a three-day sentence on a drunken-driving conviction. Barkley left the Tent City jail just before 8 a.m., and avoided a group of reporters by leaving through another door, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Brian Lee said.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley has begun serving a three-day sentence on a drunken driving charge.

"NBA on TNT" analyst Charles Barkley, on leave since January after a DUI arrest in Arizona, will return to the air Thursday night. Turner Sports said Tuesday that Barkley would be in the studio for "Inside the NBA," which features Barkley as well as host Ernie Johnson and analyst Kevin Smith.