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Detroit's Griffin to miss start of seasonDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons will begin the season without star forward Blake Griffin, whose injury issues have flared up again.The Pistons said Tuesday that Griffin would not travel for Wednesday night's game at Indiana and would continue a treatment and conditioning...

AP Basketball WriterJenna Schroeder becomes 4th woman on NBA referee staffBy TIM REYNOLDSJenna Schroeder was an aggressive player in college, fouling out in two of her first three games as a guard at Saginaw Valley State and even picking up a technical foul for a colorful comment.She remembers that...

Jenna Schroeder becomes 4th woman on NBA referee staffNEW YORK (AP) Jenna Schroeder has been added to the NBA's full-time refereeing staff. She becomes the fourth female official on the league's roster, joining Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling, Ashley Moyer-Gleich and Natalie Sago.Schroeder has three years of experience in the G...

Raptors' Ujiri won't be charged for shoving deputySAN FRANCISCO (AP) California prosecutors announced Tuesday that they won't charge Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri for shoving a sheriff's deputy after the NBA championship-winning game in Oakland last June.The Alameda County district attorney's office made the announcement when the Raptors...

Raptors' Ujiri won't be charged for shoving deputySAN FRANCISCO (AP) California prosecutors say they won't charge Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri for shoving a sheriff's deputy after the NBA championship game last June.The Alameda County district attorney's office announced the decision Tuesday afternoon, when the Raptors were in...

Associated PressRaptors receive NBA's biggest championship rings everBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors received the biggest championship rings in NBA history and unfurled a banner celebrating their victory in a ceremony before their season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans.NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was on hand Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterThompson's status unclear as he recovers from knee surgeryBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Steve Kerr insists he isn't ruling All-Star guard Klay Thompson out for the entire season, yet the Golden State coach cautions that Thompson's recovery from surgery July 2 for a torn ACL in...

Detroit's Griffin to miss start of seasonDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons will begin the season without star forward Blake Griffin, whose injury issues have flared up again.The Pistons said Tuesday that Griffin would not travel for Wednesday night's game at Indiana and would continue a treatment and conditioning...

Wade signs sports and entertainment deal with WarnerMediaNEW YORK (AP) Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade is getting into the media business.Wade will be a regular analyst for TNT's studio coverage of the NBA on Tuesday nights alongside former Miami Heat teammate Shaquille O'Neal and Candace Parker this season....

AP Sports WriterCeltics sign F Brown to extension worth up to $115 millionBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Celtics have signed forward Jaylen Brown to a contract extension, beating a Monday deadline to extend the player who has emerged as a key part of the team's future.The four-year...

AP Sports WriterCeltics sign F Brown to extension worth up to $115 millionBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Boston Celtics have signed forward Jaylen Brown to a four-year contract extension that could pay him as much as $115...

AP Sports WriterGM Kupchak: Hornets won't build through free agencyBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Mitch Kupchak doesn't see the Charlotte Hornets being major players in free agency as they attempt to build a winning franchise in the post-Kemba Walker era - at least not right away.Instead, the second-year...