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Arizona governor opens door for pro sports return in statePHOENIX (AP) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has opened the door for professional sports to return to the state.Ducey said on Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL can resume without fans on Saturday. The state is...

Arizona governor opens door for pro sports return in statePHOENIX (AP) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has opened the door for professional sports to return to the state.Ducey said on Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL can resume without fans on Saturday. The state is...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's sports academy retires "Mamba" nicknameBy STEFANIE DAZIO and TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his ''Mamba'' nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash.Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's sports academy retires "Mamba" nicknameBy STEFANIE DAZIO and TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his ''Mamba'' nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash.Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter...

AP Basketball WriterAgent seeks Zion Williamson's answers on improper benefitsBy AARON BEARDThe marketing agent who has sued NBA rookie Zion Williamson wants the former Duke star to answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing his lone season with the Blue Devils.Prime Sports Marketing and company president...

AP Basketball WriterA breakfast in '95 played a role in Jordan's return to BullsBy TIM REYNOLDSB.J. Armstrong might have played a role in the Chicago Bulls getting their 1996, 1997 and 1998 titles - even though he wasn't on those teams.Armstrong was the person who, at a breakfast chat...

Yao Ming offers options for restart of Chinese basketballBEIJING (AP) Yao Ming, the former Houston Rockets star and now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, says the league has three options for resuming the season that has been on hold since Feb. 1 over the coronavirus pandemic.Yao said...

Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 peopleTYRONE, Ga. (AP) Former NBA player Shannon Brown faces charges in suburban Atlanta after he was accused of firing a rifle at two people who were looking at homes for sale, police said.Brown, 34, was arrested on a charge...

AP Sports WriterEx-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84By BEN WALKERMike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84.Storm said her father died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta of complications...

AP Basketball WriterNBA teams start to reopen, as testing plan begins emergingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA took tiny steps toward a return to normalcy Friday, as a small number of practice facilities reopened for workouts and at least one team received permission from the league to test...

AP Basketball WriterNBA teams start to reopen, as testing plan begins emergingBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA took tiny steps toward a return to normalcy Friday, as a small number of practice facilities reopened for workouts and at least one team received permission from the league to test...

Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 peopleTYRONE, Ga. (AP) Former NBA player Shannon Brown faces charges in suburban Atlanta after he was accused of firing a rifle at two people who were looking at homes for sale, police said.Brown, 34, was arrested on a charge...