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Associated PressKobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crashBy STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDONCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message...

Associated PressInvestigators work scene of Kobe Bryant's chopper crashBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) Coroner's officials worked to recover victims' remains Monday from the hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in weather so foggy that local police departments had grounded their...

Associated PressKobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crashBy STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDONCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message...

Associated PressInvestigators work scene of Kobe Bryant's chopper crashBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) Investigators worked Monday on a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.About 20...

AP Sports WriterLakers' next game postponed after Kobe Bryant's deathBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.The league...

Associated PressInvestigators work scene of Kobe Bryant's chopper crashBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) Investigators worked Monday on a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.About 20...

Associated PressBryant's chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraftBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed in the rugged hills outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.The aircraft...

Associated PressBryant's chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraftBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed in the rugged hills outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.The aircraft...

Associated PressBryant's helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppersBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.The helicopter plunged...

Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crashLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career spent entirely with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash...

James Harden sits against Nuggets with bruised left thighDENVER (AP) Houston Rockets star James Harden will miss the game Sunday against the Denver Nuggets with a bruised left thigh.This marks the second game Harden has missed this season. He also sat out a loss in New Orleans on...

AP Basketball WriterWaiters takes blame for the issues that led to suspensionsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dion Waiters spoke about his issues for the first time in months Sunday, accepting responsibility for the matters that led him to being suspended by the Miami Heat on three separate occasions already...