Michael Jordan hasn't played a quarter of NBA basketball in more than six years, he stays getting props. Jordan will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September, so Gatorade is celebrating the ceremony a bit early with new flavors and limited edition bottles. The three new flavors are "Then – Championship Blue" (Berry Cherry Blend), "Now – Championship Gold" (Citrus Orange Blend), and "Forever – Championship Red" (Berry Blend) each put in six different bottles which tell the story of Jordan's legacy.

"From its role fueling Michael Jordan on the court to the unforgettable 'Be Like Mike' ad campaign, Gatorade was as much a part of Michael's game as his explosive leaps or his trademark fade-away," said Sarah Robb O'Hagan, chief marketing officer for Gatorade. "Michael's Hall of Fame induction is the latest 'G' moment in a career filled with them, and fans will certainly want to have a piece of history by collecting all six of these commemorative bottles."

The new flavors and limited edition bottles are available now and will be available until those produced are gone – but Gatorade aren't saying how many they made. In the meantime, check out the images of the bottle after the jump.

More details are starting to come out about the murder of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his 20-year old mistress Sahel Kazemi. According to the Associated Press, Nashville police believe that McNair was killed while he was sleeping. The evidence is leading investigators to believe that Kazemi shot McNair in the head while he slept on a couch, then shot him twice in the chest and then in the head once more. Before shooting herself, Kazemi apparently tried to position herself to fall on McNair's lap, but instead her body slid to the floor and lay at McNair's feet. The gun was found under her body.

In interviewing Kazemi's friends, police found out that she was distraught over her relationship with McNair. One moment she was selling all her furniture thinking she was moving in with him and the next she was suspicious of him having another girlfriend. She was also stressed out because she was making payments on two cars, one of which she shared with McNair, and the rent on her apartment went up.

According to McNair's friends and associates, however, he had no plans to divorce his wife, Mechelle McNair, and they were actually looking for a new home. Since the shooting Mechelle has yet to speak publicly.

"Her faith is what's sustaining her now," Bishop Joseph W. Walker III of Mount Zion Baptist Church told the Associated Press. "We haven't talked about the circumstances of his death. She is processing it in a private way. It's obviously devastating on so many levels."

McNair's funeral is set for Saturday in Mississippi.

Last year Charles Barkley dropped a cool $100K to South Tahoe's Community Disaster Resource Center to benefit victims of the 2007 Angora Fire in Lake Tahoe. And just this week, Barkley dropped another $90K towards the organization according to the Associated Press.

The 2007 fire destroyed more than 300 homes and commercial structures and required more than 2,000 firefighters to fight the blaze for more than a week. The fire cost the city $11.7 million to fight.

Barkley participates at the annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship and spends a lot of time in the area. After the fire, Barkley toured the damaged areas and treated 100 firefighters to lunch for their hard work.

While everyone remembering and paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the moments after his memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ron Artest is choosing his own unique way to honor the "King of Pop." In an interview with thelakersnation.com, Ron Ron said that he will honor MJ next season by wearing the #37. Huh? He explains:

"I was trying to figure out a number, I was talking to my wife and kids," Artest told the website. "I was on my twitter, MySpace, and Facebook and asking everybody to help me pick a number. On my MySpace, somebody named Trish T he Dish came up with the #37 and said that Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' was 37 weeks at number one of all time. 23 I was going to choose, it was available, it's a great number but, I thought (with) that 37 and 'Thriller', I can make that a new great number. I think more kids should start getting the #37 for a great human being, since Michael loved all people. I think I'm representing greatness in wearing #37."

In addition to wearing the number, Artest also recorded a song in honor of Michael Jackson. Let's just say that anyone who gives the song listen will be left speechless. Check out the track and drop your thoughts.

"Michael, Michael" - Ron Artest

Looks like while David 'Big Papi' Ortiz was on the Boston Red Sox DL list, he was busy making moves for future businesses. Last month, Ortiz launched his own line of hot sauces called, what else but "Big Papi Hot Sauce." He has several levels of the hot sauce in terms of hotness - Original En Fuego, Monster Double En Fuego, Off the Wall Triple En Fuego, and Grand Slam En Fuego which is the hottest. And even though Ortiz loves his hot sauce, he's not as crazy as some other hot sauce fiends.

"I put hot sauce on pretty much everything," Ortiz told the Boston Globe. "But I like mild hot, not burning hot. Not crazy hot. It's not about being a tough guy. I'm telling you right now, number four (Grand Slam En Fuego) is pretty dang hot. I do not think a human being should try something hotter than that."

If you want to give his hot sauce a taste, you can order some at http://bigpapienfuego.com. But there also may be some at a new restaurant that he's helping to launch as well. In late July, there will be a Big Papi's Restaurant in Framingham, Mass. The restaurant will be a casual but upscale spot that serves chops, seafood, gourmet burgers, steaks, and salads. There's a possibility that more restaurants will open in the Boston area and near Fenway Park.

Serena Williams had her work cut out for her in the semifinal match against Elena Dementieva, winning 6-7, 7-5, 8-6, and Venus easily destroyed number-one ranked Dinara Safina, 6-1, 6-0, in their semifinal match this week, making for another all-Williams final. This is the fourth time the sisters will battle in the Wimbledon final, with Serena leading 2-1.

"A fourth final -- it's so exciting. It was so hard before my match to watch all that drama," Venus told the Associated Press, referring to Serena's semifinal. "It was so difficult, but the hardest part is next to come, to play Serena Williams."

There have been a total of seven all-Williams championship matches at majors, with Serena leading 5-2. But in overall tournament play, the sisters are tied 10-10. This time, however, Venus is trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf to win Wimbledon three years in a row. The sisters will face off this Saturday, July 4, on ESPN. Who are you rooting for?

Thanks to a lawsuit brought on by the family of Dale Lloyd II, the NCAA is now strongly recommending schools to test their collegiate athletes for the sickle cell trait, according to CBSSports.com. Lloyd died in September 2006 after a workout at Rice University that included 16 100-yard sprints.

The cause of death was sickle cell trait and his family sued Rice for not testing him for the trait. According to the National Athletic Trainer's Association, during intense exertion, red blood cells can sickle, which can block blood vessels and cause fatal seizures.

According to CBSSports.com, five of the 10 deaths in Division I-A football this decade have been attributed to sickle cell trait. The NCAA was concerned about pushing sickle cell trait testing in the past for fear of being accused of racial profiling, since one in 12 Black folks have it, but Caucasians are able to carry the trait as well.

"The most gratifying part about this case is I am very hopeful and optimistic we have seen the last death of a sickle cell athlete," Eugene Egdorf, attorney for the Lloyd family, told CBSSports.com.

Although the settlement from the lawsuit wasn't made public, the NCAA will produce an educational video on the dangers of sickle cell trait. It will also donate $50,000 to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and $10,000 to the Dale R. Lloyd II scholarship fund, according to CBSSports.com.

According to the Associated Press, Michael Vick has left his $10-hour job with a construction company to work with the kids at a couple of local Boys & Girls Clubs. In accordance with his probation and finishing out his two-year sentence on house arrest, Vick is required to have a job.

Steven Kast, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, told the Associated Press that Vick will be working with children on health and fitness activities at a variety of locations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. Apparently, Vick frequented the Boys & Girls Club in Newport News in his youth.

Vick's lawyers were also in U.S. Bankruptcy Court this week working out a new plan that would allow creditors to receive future earnings. While Vick's sentence ends this month, the NFL still hasn't announced if he will be reinstated for the 2009-10 season. Plus, no teams have expressed official interest in signing him once he is free. It'll take Vick a long time to pay off creditors with a $10-hour salary.

Last week Baltimore Ravens tight end Daniel Wilcox was given his walking papers by the team. He has yet to resign with another team and shared his worries and concerns with readers of his Yardbarker blog.

"A lot of people never think about this part of the game," Wilcox wrote. "This is the part of the game that you never really hear about. Since I didn't impress the Ravens enough last season, they didn't resign me. There's nothing worse than not knowing what's next for you and your family. Football sometimes feels like a girlfriend that you love like crazy, but she's always leaving and coming back into your life. You're always doing everything that you can to show her your love and affection, but she only gives you flashes, every blue moon, that she loves you back! As soon as you think she is really feeling you, you try to get comfortable. Then she drops you like a bad habit."

Wilcox is packing his bags and headed back to his hometown of Atlanta, while his agent tries to find him another team. Wilcox signed on with the New York Jets in 2001 as an undrafted free agent his rookie season and played in couple of games with the Tampa Buccaneers before settling in with the Baltimore Ravens in 2004.

"Moving on is like starting from scratch," Wilcox continued. "I'm scratching my head like where do I start, where do I go from here? I've been so faithful to football these last 8 years, now that she (football) has broken up with me, how do I start to date again (look for another job)? Should i wait for her, or should I just move on? Is she coming back again? I still LOVE her. It's pretty weird to think that I would have a serious career for 8 years and that it may be over at 8... I was not prepared for this, but yet I have been preparing for this the whole time! Strange right?!"

Take a look at the entire entry at Wilcox's Yardbarker blog.

First it was tennis, then fashion, followed by acting and now Serena Williams wants to break into writing for television. Williams in currently in the throes of competition at the Wimbledon Tournament in England but let the Associated Press know that she's writing a TV pilot inspired by her favorite shows "Desperate Housewives," "Family Guy," and "Sex and the City."

"You'll be excited to know I wrote three parts already," she told the Associated Press' Steven Wine. "I was going to do it (Tuesday), but I started watching `Dexter' and I got a little sidetracked. You know what, today's a good day. I can write. For me it's really about being in the mood, and how I'm feeling."

Serena said her sister got her a screenwriting book which inspired her to give the writing thing a shot; although she strictly wants to stick with television right now instead of film.

"I don't know how good I would be at writing a movie," Williams said. "But I just love to write."