Big splash: NBA star Shaquille O’Neal to battle Michael Phelps, other athletes in TV series

October 7th, 2009 Basketball legend SHAQUILLE O'NEAL is at the centre of a $5 million (£3.5 million) lawsuit over his SHAQ VS. sports show amid accusations the concept was stolen.

September 30th, 2009 Cleveland throws party to welcome ShaqCLEVELAND — Shaq got in one last party before training camp. Shaquille O'Neal, the big man Cleveland is counting on to deliver this championship-starved city a title, was welcomed to town Sunday with a star-studded party that included sports celebrities and Average Joes looking to rub elbows with them.

September 25th, 2009 REDMOND O'NEAL moved from a California prison cell into a drug rehab facility on Thursday (24Sep09) to continue his battle against addiction. The 24-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett will spend a year undergoing intensive treatment at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, California, in a final bid to kick his drug habit once and for all.

September 6th, 2009 DREW BARRYMORE has accepted a challenge to test her green driving skills on late-night TV in America. The celebrity eco-warrior will go head-to-head with another Hollywood racer when comedian Jay Leno launches his Green Car Challenge during the first week of his new U.S.

August 28th, 2009 A late night out for basketball star-turned-TV personality SHAQUILLE O'NEAL landed him in trouble with Los Angeles police on Thursday (27Aug09) - he was ticketed for stopping his car in front of a nightclub. The iconic athlete, who is also a reserve cop, was caught in the early hours of the morning after officers saw him intentionally stopping his car in the middle of a busy road in Hollywood.

August 28th, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT and RYAN O'NEAL's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL will not appear in a reality TV show, according to U.S. reports The struggling drug addict was slated to star in a series documenting his ongoing battle to beat his demons.

August 27th, 2009 Shaq gets ticket for stopping on Hollywood streetLOS ANGELES — Basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has gotten a ticket in Hollywood for stopping his car in the street. Los Angeles police Officer April Harding says officers spotted O'Neal's dark blue Ford F-350 pickup truck on a street shortly before 2 a.m.

August 22nd, 2009 Shaq says Nash's idea was different from hisBALTIMORE — Don't call him the Big Rip-off: Shaquille O'Neal says ex-teammate Steve Nash's idea for a TV show was "slightly different" from "Shaq VS." At an appearance Saturday to promote an upcoming episode in which he'll swim against Olympic star Michael Phelps, O'Neal said: "Everyone in America has similar ideas. He had a similar idea." The Arizona Republic reported last week that Nash mentioned a "reality show he was pursuing" to O'Neal in 2008, while they were teammates with the Phoenix Suns.

August 21st, 2009 Basketball legend SHAQUILLE O'NEAL is facing a court battle over his new SHAQ VS. sports show - an author has accused entertainment bosses of stealing his idea.

August 3rd, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT's longterm partner RYAN O'NEAL accidentally flirted with his daughter TATUM O'NEAL at his late partner's funeral - because he didn't recognise her. O'Neal said his final goodbyes to the Charlie's Angels star at her Los Angeles memorial service in June (09), after the actress lost her long battle with anal cancer.

August 3rd, 2009 Basketball legend SHAQUILLE O'NEAL has taken aim at DAVID BECKHAM after the soccer star declined his offer to compete on his new reality TV show. O'Neal has been desperate to land a battle with Beckham on his Shaq Vs programme, which will see him take on his rival sporting peers at their own game.

August 1st, 2009 Phelps sets world record, beats Cavic in 100 flyROME — Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic again. No doubt about it.

July 26th, 2009 Phelps looking forward to facing Shaq in the poolROME — Michael Phelps already took down Mark Spitz. The record-breaking Olympian can't wait to take on Shaq.

May 6th, 2009 Phelps ready to race after return from suspensionBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. "I wrote out the pros and cons of swimming," he said, "and quitting." In the end, swimming won out.

May 6th, 2009 Phelps returns from suspension, ready to raceBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. "I wrote out the pros and cons of swimming," he said, "and quitting." In the end, swimming won out.