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AP Sports WriterIngles 1 assist short of triple-double as Australia rollsBy 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 WriterScola moves into No. 2 spot on World Cup scoring listBy TIM REYNOLDSAt 39, Luis Scola is not slowing down.He's moving up.Scola climbed into the No. 2 spot on FIBA's all-time World Cup scoring list on Monday, his 23 points helping Argentina hold off Nigeria 94-81 in...

AP Basketball WriterScola moves into No. 2 spot on World Cup scoring listBy TIM REYNOLDSAt 39, Luis Scola is not slowing down.He's moving up.Scola climbed into the No. 2 spot on FIBA's all-time World Cup scoring list on Monday, his 23 points helping Argentina hold off Nigeria 94-81 in...

AP Basketball WriterNo surprise: USA tops Czechs 88-67 to open World CupBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) The first big celebratory reaction from the U.S. bench in this World Cup came just a couple of minutes after tipoff, when Myles Turner blocked a shot at the rim. And with that,...

AP Basketball WriterAustralia holds off Canada in wild World Cup openerBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Canada came to the World Cup expecting that its group would be extremely challenging, and Australia proved that to be correct.Matthew Dellavedova scored 24 points, and the Australians opened the fourth quarter on a...

AP Basketball WriterNo surprise: USA tops Czechs 88-67 to open World CupBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 16 points, Harrison Barnes added 14 and the U.S. opened its quest for a third consecutive FIBA World Cup gold medal with an 88-67 victory over the Czech Republic on...

AP Basketball WriterNBA MVP Antetokounmpo, Greece open World Cup with easy winBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo stole the ball at one end, dribbled behind his back around midcourt, kept going and took off from just below the foul line before unleashing a dunk.The NBA MVP sent a...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Rockets, Eric Gordon agree on extensionsBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says the Houston Rockets and veteran guard Eric Gordon have agreed on a contract extension that could keep him with the team for another five seasons in all.Gordon...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Rockets, Eric Gordon agree on extensionsBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) A person with knowledge of the situation says the Houston Rockets and veteran guard Eric Gordon have agreed on a contract extension that could keep him with the team for another five seasons in all.Gordon...

Arrest warrant issued for Lakers center DeMarcus CousinsMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Alabama police have issued an arrest warrant for Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge for harassing communications. .The Mobile municipal court website indicates a warrant was issued for harassing communications, but does...

Nets' Chandler suspended 25 games for positive drug testNEW YORK (AP) Brooklyn Nets forward Wilson Chandler has been suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA for testing positive for Ipamorelin, a drug that increases the release of growth hormone.The league says Thursday that Chandler's suspension will begin...

AP Basketball WriterAt last: The US arrives in China for the World CupBy TIM REYNOLDSSHANGHAI (AP) After a month of practice and years of planning, the U.S. men's basketball team has arrived at the World Cup.An all-night flight from Sydney to Shanghai that landed early Thursday brought the...