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SUGAR LAND -- A teenager was arrested Friday in the slaying of his mother, stabbed with two kitchen knives earlier in the day while cleaning a home owned by Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, police said. Tristan Williams, 17, was arrested as he walked down the street near the house in the upscale Sweetwater subdivision. Williams was being held in the Fort Bend County Jail, said Sugar Land police Capt. Mike Lund. His charge of aggravated assault was expected to be upgraded to murder. Police said Wllliams' mother, Alice, 37, was attacked in the kitchen during an argument...

May 21, 2004, 5:44PM Woman killed at Shaquille O'Neal's home From staff reports SUGAR LAND -- Fort Bend County authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred here early this afternoon at a home listed as being owned by Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal. Authorities identified the woman as Alice Williams, 37, who they said worked as a housekeeper at the home. More details to come.

Jack Nicholson has been praised for staging a basketball courtside tantrum on Friday night - because his dramatics fired up his team. The Los Angeles Lakers management and players are thanking their number one celebrity fan for his show of passion. The movie star jumped up from his regular seat at Staples Center and screamed at official Mark Wunderlich's decision to penalize his favorite player Shaquille O'Neal. The official warned security that if Nicholson threw another tantrum, he was to be asked to leave. But the Lakers, who were playing against arch-rivals San Antonio Spurs, were delighted with Jack's fury....

Posted: Friday June 07, 2002 10:16 PM Updated: Saturday June 08, 2002 3:12 AM Kobe Bryant's Lakers have put Jason Kidd's Nets in an 0-2 series hole. AP LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The task of stopping Shaquille O'Neal appears to be an impossible one for the New Jersey Nets. Preventing the Los Angeles Lakers from winning a third straight NBA title looks pretty improbable, too. In another display of his massive superiority, O'Neal had such a great game that even his free-throw shooting was stunning. Scoring 40 points, making several pretty passes and doing just about nothing wrong, O'Neal led...