ORLANDO, Fla. -- ORLANDO, Fla. - Grant Hill is leaving the Orlando Magic to join the Phoenix Suns, his agent said Thursday.
Lon Babby said Hill agreed to a two-year deal worth about $1.8 million for the first year, with a second-year player option for about $2 million.
The seven-time All-Star averaged 15 points last season.
IN OTHER BASKETBALL NEWS
Daequan Cook, a first-round pick in last month's draft, and the Miami Heat agreed on a contract.
Nick Young, a 2007 first-round pick, and 2006 first-round pick Oleksiy Pecherov signed contracts with the Wizards.
A federal jury began deliberations in a $20 million lawsuit against Nuggets guard Allen Iverson over a 2005 nightclub fight that two patrons say was sparked by Iverson's entourage.
baseball
Oswalt replaces Smoltz on NL team
NEW YORK [bar] Houston Astros righthander Roy Oswalt will replace injured Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz on the National League All-Star roster.
Oswalt (7-5, 3.52 ERA) will be making his third All-Star appearance.
Smoltz is scheduled to meet with Braves doctors today about his right shoulder discomfort.
IN OTHER BASEBALL NEWS
Alex Rodriguez underwent an MRI exam on his strained left hamstring. The exam came back normal and he is day-to-day.
Barry Bonds will sit out the Home Run Derby on Monday night.
Hideki Okajima, a Red Sox reliever, was added to the American League All-Star roster as the winner of the 32nd man Internet vote.
Chris Young, a Padres righthander who was added to the National League All-Star roster as winner of the Internet vote, dropped the appeal of his five-game suspension for his part in a bench-clearing brawl at Chicago on June 16, and began serving the penalty Thursday.
Carlos Gomez, a Mets outfielder, will miss 6-8 weeks after breaking a bone in his left hand.
soccer
red bulls' angel tops all-star vote
NEW YORK [bar] Forward Juan Pablo Angel of the New York Red Bulls led voting for the MLS All-Star team announced Thursday.
The Major League Soccer stars will face Scottish Premier League champion Celtic FC on July 19 in Commerce City, Colo.
Seven more players will be selected for the MLS team, but through Thursday the Revolution had a league-high three players chosen - defender Michael Parkhurst, midfielder Shalrie Joseph and goalkeeper Matt Reis. Also voted in were midfielders Dwayne De Rosario and Ricardo Clark of the Houston Dynamo, Christian Gomez (D.C. United) and Juan Toja (FC Dallas); defenders Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards) and Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA); and forward Eddie Johnson (Wizards).
IN OTHER SOCCER NEWS
Jaime Castrillon scored the lone goal in the United States' 1-0 loss to Colombia in the Copa America in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Both teams are eliminated.
football
jones' plea deal could be revoked
Murfreesboro, Tenn. [bar] Adam 'Pacman' Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked.
A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.
The charges prosecutors were trying to revive come from an incident last August at a nightclub in Murfreesboro. Police said Jones got into an argument with a woman, refused to leave the club and shouted profanities at officers.
IN OTHER FOOTBALL NEWS
Bryant McNeal, a defensive end for the Oakland Raiders, was arrested on charges relating to his allegedly selling a Land Rover to a pawn broker for $15,000 when he didn't own it, Clearwater, Fla., police spokesman Wayne Shelor said.
Tank Johnson, the former Chicago Bears tackle, will not face charges connected to his recent arrest on suspicion of drunken driving.
Noriaki Kinoshita, a native of Osaka, Japan, who played the past three years with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europa, signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
Avery Atkins, who played three games for Bethune-Cookman last season before being released from his scholarship, was found dead in his car in the garage of his aunt's home in what police called a suspicious death.
cycling
all tour riders pass blood test
LONDON [bar] All 189 riders who underwent blood tests ahead of the start of the Tour de France showed negative results, the International Cycling Union said.
The UCI carried out the tests across the 21 teams early Thursday morning. Marc Vandevyvere, a UCI doctor, signed a document to say none of the tests had come back positive.
The July 7-29 race starts with a 4.9-mile prologue Saturday in London.
in other news
Jame Pollock, a defenseman, and center Kyle Wilson signed with the Washington Capitals.
Maarten Lafeber shot a 6-under-par 64 in persistent rain over a shortened course in Straffan, Ireland, to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the European Open.
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