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Associated PressSpurs' Popovich on Trump's election: 'That's disgusting.'By RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) Saying he fears for the country's future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump's election known Friday night.''He is in charge of our country,'' Popovich said. ''That's disgusting.''Popovich spoke...

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 WriterHow the schedule was made: NBA taking hard look at metricsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Larry Bird made his plea years ago.His request to the NBA was not unique: Bird wanted the league to eliminate the dreaded stretches of four games in five days. What made Bird's...

Knicks' Barrett out at least a week with right ankle sprainNEW YORK (AP) New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett will miss at least a week with a sprained right ankle.Barrett was hurt during the Knicks' loss to Phoenix on Thursday. On Friday, he had X-rays, which were negative.The...

It was four days in a season that at times has felt four years long. But amid the festivities of All-Star weekend in Houston last month, Dwight Howard says he found time to make some very important changes. "I'm a big thinker," Howard said during a wide-ranging, candid interview after...

AP Basketball WriterCeltics’ Smart unhappy with response to Denver fan incidentBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA is investigating an incident between Boston guard Marcus Smart and a fan in Denver, after the Celtics guard said he heard a derogatory comment and was unhappy with the way that he believed security in...

AP Sports WriterKevin Durant to miss Games 3, 4 of Western Conference finalsBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Warriors star Kevin Durant will miss the upcoming Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference finals for Golden State in Portland as he continues to recover from a strained right...

NBA agent killed in Colorado crash; 5-year-old son injuredASPEN, Colo. (AP) Longtime NBA agent Dan Fegan died in a car crash Sunday. He was 56.The Colorado State Patrol says Fegan was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was broadsided by a commuter...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Jazz say guard Alec Burks will miss the rest of the season after surgery on his injured left shoulder.Burks was averaging 13.9 points, a career-high 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season. He has missed the past two games because...

Raptors fire coach Dwane Casey after another sweep by CavsTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors fired Dwane Casey on Friday after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season.Toronto President Masai Ujiri said the move was a ''very difficult but necessary...

AP Sports WriterThompson questionable for Game 3, Looney out indefinitelyBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a mild strain in his left hamstring that forced him out of Game 2 in the NBA Finals and he is listed as questionable for Game 3 against...

MIAMI (AP) - For the first time since Jan. 25, 2010, LeBron James returns to Miami as an opponent on Christmas Day when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Heat. Here's a look at perhaps the 10 most memorable moments of his times at AmericanAirlines Arena while donning the Heat...