LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and retire the jerseys of Shaquille ONeal and Jamaal Wilkes during the upcoming season. The Lakers confirmed the long-planned honours Thursday. The statue of Abdul-Jabbar will be unveiled in Staples Centers Star Plaza on Nov. 16, joining statues of Magic Johnson, Jerry West and broadcaster Chick Hearn. The NBAs career scoring leader won five of his six championship rings during 14 seasons in Los Angeles. Wilkes No. 52 jersey will be retired on Dec. 28, and ONeals No. 34 jersey will be retired on April 2. Wilkes spent seven seasons with the Lakers and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame earlier this year. ONeal spent eight seasons in Los Angeles from 1996-2004, winning three NBA titles. [url=http://www.officialdetroittigersstore.com/Ian-Kinsler-Jersey/]http://www.of... . The Bruins entered the first round as Northeast Division champions, but were dealt a shutout loss by Price and the visiting Canadiens on Thursday. Montreal, which finished seven points behind Boston in the division standings, will try to grab a two games to none lead tonight before the series shifts to Quebec for the next two meetings. [url=http://www.officialdetroittigersstore.com/Willie-Horton-Jersey/]http://www.... . A person familiar with the deal says its worth $8.2 million, with a signing bonus of $4.47 million. [url=http://www.officialdetroittigersstore.com/Alex-Avila-Jersey/]http://www.off... . The Spurs announced the move Friday without disclosing terms. The 6-foot Australian was signed by the Spurs on March 27. [url=http://www.officialdetroittigersstore.com/Miguel-Cabrera-Jersey/]http://www... .53 million title on Wednesday. Greg Merson emerged with the title before dawn in Las Vegas after a session that proved a showcase for his skills amid the unpredictability of tournament no-limit Texas Hold em. [url=http://www.officialdetroittigersstore.com/Denny-Mcclain-Jersey/]http://www.... ., despite the recent firing of one of their coaches. Igor Shpilband, who had coached Virtue and Moir in Michigan alongside Marina Zoueva for the past eight years, announced earlier this week hed been fired.NEW YORK -- David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets won Major League Baseballs Cy Young awards on Wednesday. Price barely beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander for the American League award in one of the closest votes ever. Dickey was an easy choice for the National League honour in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The 38-year-old Dickey became the first pitcher who relied predominantly on a knuckleball to win the Cy Young Award, an achievement mentors such as Hall of Famer Phil Niekro are quite proud of. Runner-up two years ago in the Cy Young race, Price was the pick this time for the ALs top pitching prize. He received 14 of 28 first-place votes to edge Verlander, chosen first on 13 ballots. Price and Dickey were raised only 34 miles (55 kilometres) apart in central Tennessee. But their paths to the majors were much different. Price was the top pick in the MLB draft and an ace by age 25, throwing 98 mph (158 kph) heat with a left arm live enough to make the most hardened scout sing. Dickey languished in the minors for 14 years, bouncing from one team to another before finally perfecting that perplexing knuckleball thats made him a star. "Isnt that awesome?" Dickey said. "It just shows you theres not just one way to do it, and it gives hope to a lot of people.dddddddddddd" Dickey said he jumped up and yelled in excitement, scaring one of his kids, when he saw on television that Price edged Verlander. Both winners are represented by Bo McKinnis, who watched the announcements with Dickey at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. "I guess we can call him Cy agent now," Price quipped on a conference call. Dickey joined Dwight Gooden (1985) and three-time winner Tom Seaver as the only Mets to win the award. The right-hander went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA, making him the clubs first 20-game winner since Frank Viola in 1990, and became the first major leaguer in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters. Perhaps most impressive, Dickey did it all during a season when the fourth-place Mets finished 74-88. Price went 20-5 to tie Jered Weaver for the AL lead in victories and winning percentage. The 27-year-old lefty had the lowest ERA at 2.56 and finished sixth in strikeouts with 205. One factor that could have swung some votes for Price was that he faced stiffer competition in the rugged AL East than Verlander did in the AL Central. "I guess its a blessing and a curse at the same time," Price said. "Theres not an easy out in the lineups every game. It feels like a post-season game." ' ' '