Jackson, who collected a record 10th championship ring when the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4-1 in last month's NBA Finals , made the decision after having several medical tests.

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Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will stay in charge for the 2009-10 season, he said on Friday as he ended speculation about his future.

A Boozer trade is expected in some circles if the Jazz re-sign restricted free agent Paul Millsap , to avoid a lame-duck season in which Boozer would be expected to leave afterward while Millsap possibly would have to continue to come off the bench.

Sat, Jul 4, 2009 Sorry, Kobe. President Barack Obama was asked straight out on Thursday: Kobe or Michael? As in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as ...

In this May 6, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest, right, has words for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff series in Los Angeles.

Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

That the National Hockey League would turn to Jerry Reinsdorf to rescue the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes is not surprising: He has a home in the Phoenix area, business ties to the City of Glendale, where the Coyotes play, and, of most importance, a reputation as one of the shrewdest franchise operators in sports.

DETROIT - A person tells The Associated Press that Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon is in talks with the Detroit Pistons about joining the team. Pistons spokesman Kevin Grigg declined comment on Gordon's situation Wednesday, saying there's an NBA ...

(Reuters) ? The National Hockey League is backing a bid by sports team mogul Jerry Reinsdorf to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes for up to $148 million rather than the $212.5 million offer from Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. The NHL believes ...

Burr Ridge, Ill. ? Court records show that former Chicago Bulls player Eddy Curry's suburban Chicago mansion is in foreclosure. It's the same home where Curry was bound and robbed in 2007. He now plays for the New York Knicks. Documents show that ...

Former Aggie basketball player Randy Brown was hired by the Chicago Bulls as the team's Director of Player Development. The hire was confirmed by the team's media relations member Shaun Hickombottom. Brown played for NMSU from 1990-91. He was an ...

Despite the Chicago Bulls finishing ahead of the Detroit Pistons in the standings last season, Joe Dumars impressed Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva enough to verbally agree to contracts the first day of free agency. July 2, Chicago Tribune: "I don ...

There were no red flags and no medical reasons why he shouldn't return to the Lakers' bench, so Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson decided to come back for at least one more season.

Detroit Pistons executive Joe Dumars says he wants to name a replacement for fired coach Michael Curry in time for next week's developmental league opening in Las Vegas. The Pistons' president for basketball operations announced Curry's dismissal ...

Ben Gordon said the Chicago Bulls did not make him an offer, despite general manager Gar Forman saying recently that re-signing Gordon was the team's goal. Gordon visited the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday -- the first full day of NBA free agency ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon says the Chicago Bulls never made a contract offer even though general manager Gar Forman said re-signing him was the No. 1 priority. Gordon told EPSN Radio 1000 in Chicago on Thursday that ...

The Bulls will wait until Ben Gordon 's signing with the Pistons becomes official July 8 to comment publicly on the departure of their leading scorer for the last four seasons. It might be a short statement thanking Gordon for his five-season tenure ...

A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon told a Chicago radio station Thursday that the Bulls never made a contract offer even though General Manager Gar Forman claimed re-signing him was their No. 1 priority. "I mean they didn't pursue me at all ...

The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the forward, the Boston Globe reported yesterday.

As in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the ...

CHICAGO -- It's not often a $55 million deal gets done in a day. "But that's exactly how I wanted it to be," Ben Gordon said of his no-reason-to-drag-it-out negotiation Wednesday with Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars. "Especially after the ...

CHICAGO (AP) ? A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon told a Chicago radio station Thursday that the Bulls never made a contract offer even though general manager Gar Forman claimed re-signing him was their No. 1 priority. "I mean they didn't ...

LAS CRUCES ? Randy Brown and Gar Forman go back a long way. All the way back to when Forman, a New Mexico State University assistant coach at the time, recruited Brown, a Chicago native, to play basketball at NMSU in the 1990 and 1991 seasons. The ...

As in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the ...

Raptors reach deal with Turkoglu Los Angeles Lakers Trevor Ariza shoots over Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu of Turkey during Game 4 of their NBA Finals basketball game in Orlando, Florida June 11, 2009.