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AP Sports WriterDwight Howard eager to make most of 2nd chance with LakersBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Dwight Howard says he is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a new outlook on basketball and his place in it.The veteran center hopes the Lakers fans- and a couple...

Milwaukee offers Bucks' player $400K to settle police suitMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee city officials are offering Bucks guard Sterling Brown $400,000 to settle his lawsuit accusing police of using excessive force and targeting him because he's black when they confronted him over a parking violation.The city's Common Council authorized...

Milwaukee offers Bucks' player $400K to settle police suitMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee city officials are offering Bucks guard Sterling Brown $400,000 to settle his lawsuit accusing police of using excessive force and targeting him because he's black when they confronted him over a parking violation.The city's Common Council authorized...

AP Basketball WriterPuerto Rico punches its ticket to 2nd round of World CupBy TIM REYNOLDSPuerto Rico couldn't even begin qualifying for this World Cup at home two years ago, forced to move its opening game to Florida because of the damage that Hurricane Maria inflicted on the island.It was...

Brooklyn Nets player charged with assaulting girlfriendNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets player Rodions Kurucs has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend inside his apartment.The 21-year-old Latvian-born small forward turned himself in on Tuesday and was arraigned on a misdemeanor assault charge. He's due back in court...

Brooklyn Nets player charged with assaulting girlfriendNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets player Rodions Kurucs has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend inside his apartment.The 21-year-old Latvian-born small forward turned himself in on Tuesday and was arraigned on a misdemeanor assault charge. He's due back in court...

AP Basketball WriterRising star: Hachimura proving himself on World Cup stageBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Rui Hachimura believes his game has grown this summer. He knows his confidence has.It has been a hectic and nonexistent offseason for the soon-to-be Washington Wizards rookie - he was drafted No. 9 overall...

AP Basketball WriterGreat Escape: US gets past Turkey 93-92 in OT; Tatum injuredBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) In the ultimate moments, everything hinged on free throws.Turkey missed them.The U.S. made them.And that is how the Americans escaped what would have been a massive World Cup upset. Khris Middleton's two...

AP Basketball WriterGreat Escape: US somehow gets past Turkey, 93-92 in OTBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Khris Middleton's two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime saved the United States from what would have been a shocking loss, and the two-time defending champion Americans somehow rallied to beat...

AP Sports WriterIngles 1 assist short of triple-double as Australia advancesBy STEPHEN WADEAustralia showed it can do damage by ending the Americans' 78-game winning streak in a warm-up game just over a week ago.On Tuesday in Group H, the Boomers defeated Senegal 81-68 in Dongguan in the far south...

AP Basketball WriterGreat Escape: US somehow gets past Turkey, 93-92 in OTBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Khris Middleton's two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime saved the United States from what would have been a shocking loss, and the two-time defending champion Americans somehow rallied to beat...

AP Basketball WriterRising star: Hachimura proving himself on World Cup stageBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Rui Hachimura believes his game his grown this summer.He knows his confidence has.It has been a hectic and nonexistent offseason for the soon-to-be Washington Wizards rookie - drafted No. 9 overall in June, played...