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AP Basketball WriterNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scareBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced...

AP Basketball WriterNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scareBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all non-essential personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a...

AP Basketball WriterNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scareBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all non-essential personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis, the leagues announced in a...

Clippers sign free-agent center Joakim NoahLOS ANGELES (AP) The Clippers have signed free-agent center Joakim Noah, giving them an aggressive, physical presence with playoff experience.The 35-year-old two-time All-Star played 42 games with Memphis last season after agreeing to a buyout with the New York Knicks. He averaged 7.1...

AP Sports WriterDrummond scores 28, Sexton 26 as Cavaliers down Spurs in OTBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Andre Drummond returned from a leg injury to score 28 points and add 17 rebounds, and Kevin Love made a big 3-pointer in overtime to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-129...

Trail Blazers' McCollum, Kings' Len fined for altercationNEW YORK (AP) Portland guard CJ McCollum was fined $20,000 and Sacramento forward/center Alex Len $15,000 by the NBA on Sunday for anSaturday night in the Kings' victory at Portland.Both players were given technical fouls with 8:50 remaining in the...

Antetokounmpo has knee sprain, will miss at least 2 gamesPHOENIX (AP) Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a minor knee sprain and will miss at least the Milwaukee Bucks' next two games.The Bucks said Sunday that Antetokounmpo had an MRI and was examined by team doctor William Raasch. The...

Antetokounmpo has knee sprain, will miss at least 2 gamesPHOENIX (AP) Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a minor knee sprain and will miss at least the Milwaukee Bucks' next two games.The Bucks said Sunday that Antetokounmpo had an MRI and was examined by team doctor William Raasch. The...

AP Sports WriterHoops, hope: Cavaliers listen, learn during visit to prisonBy TOM WITHERSGRAFTON, Ohio (AP) Andre Drummond and his teammates leaned in and listened intently as if they were in a huddle during a timeout in the frantic closing seconds of a playoff game.This time, the Cleveland Cavaliers...

AP Basketball WriterKenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in surprise splitBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kenny Atkinson won't have the chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together in Brooklyn.The Brooklyn Nets and their coach decided his influence with the team ran out before that pair...

AP Basketball WriterKenny Atkinson out as Brooklyn Nets coach in surprise splitBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kenny Atkinson won't have the chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together in Brooklyn.The Nets surprisingly split with their coach Saturday, even as they remain on track for a second...

AP Basketball WriterKenny Atkinson out as Nets coach in surprise splitBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Kenny Atkinson won't have the chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together in Brooklyn.The Nets surprisingly split with their coach Saturday, even as they remain on track for a second consecutive...