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Associated PressCavaliers' Kevin Love returns to face UtahBy STEVE HERRICKCLEVELAND (AP) The defending NBA champions are slowly returning to health.Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, who had surgery on his left knee last month, will return to the starting lineup against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.Love had surgery...

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. New Orleans At Miami When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015 Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN New Orleans, Sun Sports (Miami) PREDICTION: Heat...

DALLAS (100)Parsons 5-11 0-1 11, Nowitzki 5-12 0-0 12, Chandler 2-2 4-4 8, Rondo 4-10 0-0 8, Ellis 12-22 2-6 31, Stoudemire 3-4 3-4 9, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2, Barea 3-5 0-0 6, Felton 0-2 0-0 0, Aminu 3-7 6-7 13. Totals 38-78 15-22 100.L.A. LAKERS...

MIAMI (AP) - San Antonio's Tim Duncan, Chicago's Pau Gasol and Miami's Udonis Haslem are among 12 finalists for this year's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award.Other nominees include Charlotte's Al Jefferson, Denver's Jameer Nelson, Golden State's Andre Iguodala, Atlanta's Elton Brand, New Orleans' Ryan Anderson, Portland's Steve Blake,...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) A training camp trip to the University of Wisconsin allowed the Milwaukee Bucks' Jason Kidd to form a coaching bond with the Badgers' Bo Ryan.Two former point guards are leading two young teams.''We saw the game a certain way, when we were playing. As coaches,...

CHICAGO (AP) President Barack Obama spent a whirlwind Tuesday back in his hometown.In less than a full day, he spoke to a gathering of police chiefs, raised money for fellow Democrats at back-to-back-fundraisers, sat courtside at the Chicago Bulls' season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and poked back...

AP Sports WriterWill he or won't he? Nurkic's return still uncertainBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Portland center Jusuf Nurkic's availability for the opening game of the Trail Blazers' playoff series against the Golden State Warriors remains uncertain.Nurkic has missed seven games with a non-displaced right leg fracture.There...

NEW YORK (AP) - LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 18 points, J.R. Smith had 17 and hooked up with Iman Shumpert on a dazzling dunk in their return to the New York, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Knicks 101-83 on Sunday.James moved past Allen Iverson into...

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-80 on Sunday.With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a...

Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving are NBA veterans in every sense of the word.They are multi-time All-Stars, 3-point contest champions and both have played integral roles on Team USA, with Love winning Olympic gold in 2012 and Irving capturing the world championship last year in Spain.Come Sunday, the Cleveland...

AP Basketball WriterSan Antonio's RC Buford named NBA Executive of the YearBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIR.C. Buford is the last person to take a victory lap, especially when the San Antonio Spurs are in the middle of a second-round playoff fight with the Oklahoma City Thunder.The Spurs GM won't be extolling...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has announced a deal to pay for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks that relies on $250 million from taxpayers and at least $250 million from current and former team owners.The NBA has said it will buy the team and...