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Wolves add Bryan Gates as assistant coach under SaundersMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have rehired Bryan Gates as an assistant coach, joining the staff of new coach Ryan Saunders.The Timberwolves announced the hire on Friday. Gates spent the 2015-16 season with Minnesota before serving as an assistant coach...

Suns' Holmes arrested in Florida for Marijuana possessionBy The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) Phoenix Suns big man Richaun Holmes was arrested for misdemeanor possession of cannabis after a Miami-area traffic stop.Twenty-five-year-old Holmes was arrested Tuesday night along with former Brooklyn Nets forward James Webb III after authorities say the...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Stephen Curry could play during upcoming road tripBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry is expected to resume practicing next week with a strong chance he would return to game action during an upcoming five-game road trip as he works back from a strained left...

Associated PressObama joined by Curry to tell minority boys 'you matter'By JEFF CHIU and JANIE HAROAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a...

NBA in London: Wizards vs Knicks in JanuaryLONDON (AP) The NBA will return to London next year with a regular-season game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks.Tickets for the Jan. 17 game at the O2 Arena will go on sale in the fall.It will be...

Associated PressKobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator for deathsBy BRIAN MELLEYLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant's widow on Monday sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa...

Quebec group taking shot at NBA expansion team for MontrealMONTREAL (AP) A Quebec group wants to bring an NBA team to Montreal even though the league has no current plans to expand.The business group is led by former federal cabinet minister and senator Michael Fortier. He said Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterCleveland's 3 major teams link to fight for social changeBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland's three major professional sports franchises - the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians - are teaming up to fight social injustice.The move comes one day after the NBA postponed playoff games, and other leagues...

AP Sports WriterDamian Lillard emerges from shutdown ready for playoff pushBy ANNE M. PETERSONPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Grieving the death of a cousin and missing his mother, Damian Lillard struggled emotionally after the NBA shut down because of the coronavirus.But he also found inspiration in his activism for Black...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans have decided to hold part of training camp at the Greenbrier resort, which this summer is hosting its second straight New Orleans Saints training camp.The decision, announced Saturday night, comes after a trip Pelicans general manager Dell Demps and...

Mavs All-Star Doncic resting ankle on back-to-back at HawksATLANTA (AP) All-Star Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is skipping the second night of a back-to-back in Atlanta to rest the right ankle he has sprained twice, an injury that sidelined him both times.Doncic was listed as out with...

The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on 2/26/2017 at 3:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers When: 3:30 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 801 San Antonio Spurs 11.5 (-110) 209 (-110) -750 500 802 Los...