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I think back to broadcasting the 2001 Raptors seven-game series in the Eastern Conference semi-finals against them and he was awesome. A complete joy to watch. Willed his team to the NBA Finals. Deserving honour. 3. NY KNICKS: I talk about AI and his competitive spirit and then I watch the Knicks vs. Bulls game on Sunday and just shake my head. The wheels have come off and Im not surprised one bit. When the Knicks were in Toronto twice during the pre-season I could sense from chatting with their folks an over-confidence about what they achieved last season and the feeling that they would just pick up where they left off. It aint that easy. Last season doesnt mean a thing - youve got to start off all over again. Complacency can be a killer. Whats the old line? "Good is the enemy of great". Doubt the Knicks would ever be considered great but they sure were good last year. When you enjoy those good spoils of success and arent ready for the grind again it spells trouble. I feel bad for head coach Mike Woodson, its not like he hasnt called them and challenged them on things constantly. Losing battle right now. House cleaning coming. 4. JIMMER FREDETTE (Bulls): Nice pick-up for John Paxson and Gar Forman. This team is playing great yet lacks consistent offensive fire power. Wouldnt surprise me to see Jimmer earn some playing time in a few weeks after he gets adjusted to the new system. Remember last season, Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli were huge for them off the bench as DJ Augustin has been this year. Jimmer will give them another three-point threat. Yes, hes got challenges defensively due to his size - he lacks lateral quicks - but he will compete his tail off and stick shots if he gets in. Im sure hell get a good look down the road this month. Solid under-the-radar move. 5. 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Meeks has agreed to a $19.5 million, three-year deal with Detroit, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday night. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because free agents cant sign contracts until the leagues moratorium ends July 10, also said Cartier Martin had agreed to a one-year contract with the rebuilding franchise.CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Will Power capped his first IndyCar Series championship with a $1 million bonus check.Power won his first series championship Saturday night, finishing ninth in the final race at Fontana before raising the Astor Cup for the first time in a career filled with agonizing misses.Power and team owner Roger Penske were presented with the championship bonus check and replicas of the Astor Cup, the IndyCar Series championship trophy.Its still sinking in really, Power said at the post-season IndyCar banquet. When you want something so bad for so long, its such a relief when you finally get it. Its exactly that, a culmination of 15 years of hard work to get to this point.Power also received a championship ring, a $75,000 prize for winning the most races and the Verizon P1 Award for scoring the most points among pole winners.Power headlined a banner year for Team Penske. Matt Jonnson, chief mechanic for Powers No. 12 Chevrolet, accepted the Verizon IndyCar Series Chief Mechanic of the Year Award. Jon Bouslog of Team Penske accepted the Team Manager of the Year Award.In other awards: Carlos Munoz of Andretti Autosport earned $50,000 as IndyCars Rookie of the Year and Jack Hawksworth won the Tony Renna Rising Star Award.Charlie Kimball claimed the $25,000 TAG Heuer Dont Crack Under Pressure Award for advancing the most cumulative places during the season.Juan Pablo Montoya was voted favourite driver by Verizon IndyCar Series fans in his first year back after several seasons in NASCAR.Jim Campbell, Chevrolets vice-president of performance vehicles and motorsports, accepted the manufacturers award on behalf of Chevrolet.Helio Castroneves of Team Penske was honoured as the second-place finisher in the championship while 2013 series champion Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing was honoured for finishing third.Susie Wheldon was selected the winner of the Dan and Susie Wheldon Make a Difference Award. A $1,000 donation to charity will be made in her honour._____FORMULA 1: Haas Formula is now Haas F1 Team.Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and chairman of the newly renamed Haas F1 Team, opted for the name change to better correlate his team with the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.Haas also has motorsports holdings in Windshear. Windshear is a 180 mph rolling-road wind tunnel in Concord, North Carolina, that is the first of its kind in North America.Haas founded Haas Automation in 1983 and has shaped it into the largest CNC machine tool builder in North America.Haas Automation has an excellent reputation in the United States and I want that reputation to grow worldwide, he said. Connecting Haas Automation with F1 in name and in practice when the Haas F1 Team debuts in 2016 is the best way to grow our business and elevate Haas Automation to a premium, global brand. 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The gearbox, or transmission, has eight forward gears, which are operated by the driver via paddles affixed to the back of the steering wheel.We understand there is some heavy lifting ahead of us, but know that with their technical support, we will develop a team of talented people at an exceptional pace so that were ready to race competitively in 2016, Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner said. We are focused on the future and look forward to whats ahead for Haas F1 Team.___INCREASED VIEWERSHIP: NBC Sports Networks coverage of the 2014 IndyCar Series averaged 378,000 viewers, the second-highest average for a season on the network since IndyCar rights were acquired in 2009.The best the network ever did was an average of 402,000 in 2011). Still, NBCSNs IndyCar coverage this season was up 34 per cent from the networks average viewership for the series for the 2013 season, according to data provided by The Nielsen Company.The viewership increases this year clearly demonstrate the benefits of everyone in the industry working together, said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports & NBCSN. Our two organizations successfully co-operated to reduce scheduling conflicts; drivers and teams delivered thrilling races week after week; our marketing department drove viewers to telecasts by utilizing all of our motorsports platforms; and our production team continued its best-in-class coverage. We look forward to growing viewership for the sport for many years to come.___SPEAKING: We took our position, and we thought about it deep and hard, NASCAR President Mike Helton on NASCAR granting Tony Stewart a waiver to get into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship should he qualify. Ill let yall (the media) decide how the industry reacted to it, but I think for the most part there were a lot of folks in the garage area that was glad to see Tony back. I think it was good for Tony to get back. And well see what the future holds. ' ' '