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Popovich sees Australia as World Cup basketball threatMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Team USA coach Gregg Popovich sees Australia as a title threat at the upcoming World Cup in China.He'll soon find out how much of a threat when the teams meet Thursday in the first of two exhibition games...

Not a 'tattooed guy': Larry Bird wants mural changedINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tatts.A lawyer for the former NBA star has asked an artist to remove certain tattoos from a large painting of Bird on an Indianapolis multi-family residence. The tattoos include two...

Hawks promote GM Schlenk to president of basketball opsATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have given general manager Travis Schlenk an extra title: president of basketball operations.Owner Tony Ressler announced the promotion on Monday, saying he is ''extremely pleased with the direction that Travis and our entire basketball operations...

Associated PressNBA's Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf teamBy ASHRAF KHALILWASHINGTON (AP) What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between an NBA superstar Stephen Curry and Howard University.The two-time NBA MVP announced Monday that he is...

NBA's Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf teamWASHINGTON (AP) Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is helping Howard University launch a Division I golf program.The Golden State Warriors star guard and the school announced the six-year partnership Monday.The specifics of his contribution were not disclosed.Howard officials...

Former Cleveland coach David Blatt diagnosed with MSPIRAEUS, Greece (AP) Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.In a statement posted Monday on the website of Greek club Olympiakos, Blatt said he was diagnosed with condition, which attacks the central nervous system, ''a few...

Associated PressNBA's Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf teamBy ASHRAF KHALILWASHINGTON (AP) What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between NBA star Stephen Curry and Howard University.The two-time NBA MVP announced Monday that he is helping...

AP Basketball WriterDe'Aaron Fox withdraws from USA Basketball's World Cup plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) De'Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings has made the surprise decision to withdraw from USA Basketball's national team, meaning the Americans now have 13 candidates for the 12-man World Cup roster.Fox told USA...

AP Basketball WriterUSA tops Spain in pre-World Cup exhibition, 90-81By TIM REYNOLDSANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) This was a week of wake-up calls for USA Basketball, some provided by unheralded G League players in practice and now more offered up by the Spanish national team.The Americans learned from both.Donovan Mitchell...

AP Basketball WriterUSA tops Spain in pre-World Cup exhibition, 90-81By TIM REYNOLDSANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Much got made earlier this week after USA Basketball's national team was soundly beaten by a bunch of G League players during a scrimmage in practice.Maybe it was a wake-up call.The Americans are on...

AP Basketball WriterKings' De'Aaron Fox removes himself from World Cup plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) De'Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings surprisingly withdrew from USA Basketball's national team Saturday, meaning the Americans now have 13 candidates for the 12-man World Cup roster.Fox told USA Basketball of his choice...

AP Basketball WriterAP sources: Alibaba exec to buy Nets, arena for $3.4 billionBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion,...