NBA

AP Sports WriterGolden State's Curry returns in Game 4 against the BlazersBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry will return from a right knee sprain for Game 4 of Golden State's playoff series against the Trail Blazers on Monday night.Warriors coach Steve Kerr said...

AP Sports WriterTowns returns to Wolves lineup after harrowing highway crashBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns was in the passenger seat on his way to meet the Minnesota Timberwolves at the airport when a semitruck slammed into the back of the vehicle at what he estimated was between...

AP Sports WriterButler to join Wolves in opener at Spurs, despite asking outBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Just like last season, Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves traveled to San Antonio for their opener.After all the disruption caused by Butler's trade request that became public a week before training...

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have assigned guard R.J. Hunter to the Windy City Bulls of the NBA D-League. Hunter was signed by Chicago on Oct. 27, and has not played in a game. The Bulls announced the move on Tuesday. They visit Atlanta on Wednesday.

AP Sports WriterScary start: Cavs dealing with numerous early-season issuesBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James dressed up as Pennywise, the devilishly demented clown from the movie ''It'' for his annual Halloween party.The makeup made him unrecognizable. He was menacing, frightening.Lately, James and his Cavaliers teammates haven't scared...

AP Sports WriterVan Gundy's future uncertain after Pistons miss playoffsBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons can certainly attest to how long the NBA season is.For two months, they looked like a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference during a 19-14 start that included victories at...

AP Basketball WriterSimmons has another quiet night offensively for PhiladelphiaBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIA look at some of the highlights from Tuesday's schedule in the Las Vegas Summer League:SIMMONS' SHOOTINGPhiladelphia's Ben Simmons had another quiet night offensively, scoring just eight points on 3-for-8 shooting in an 85-77 loss to the Golden...

CLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving didn't get tired of seeing the Milwaukee Bucks on consecutive days in December. In fact, he wouldn't mind playing them a few more times in late April, May or June when it really matters. ''I hope,'' he said. Irving had 31 points and a career-high 13 assists while...

The Latest: Raptors self-quarantining playersLONDON (AP) The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's affect on sports around the globe (all times local):---2:15 p.m.The Toronto Raptors say they will go into self-quarantine because they recently played against the Utah Jazz and Rudy Gobert.Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus.''Out of an...

AP Sports WriterCavaliers may find Love sooner than expectedBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) As the Cavaliers experience growing pains with four new players, relief might be ahead: Kevin Love.The All-Star forward, sidelined since Jan. 29 with a broken left hand, said Friday he could return sooner than expected....

AP Basketball WriterNBA needs more time for schedule changes to 2021-22 seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The NBA has tabled plans for its board of governors to vote in April for what would have been significant changes to the league’s schedule for the 75th anniversary season in 2021-22.The league...

NBA commissioner Silver wants more female refs - and coachesWASHINGTON (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants half of all new referees joining the league to be women - and he would like to see teams hire female coaches, too.In an appearance Thursday for The Economic Club of Washington,...