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AP Sports WriterKing's court: LeBron dedicates court at his hometown schoolBy TOM WITHERSAKRON, Ohio (AP) LeBron James went back to school and back in time on Wednesday.Joined by four high school teammates, the NBA superstar dedicated a multicolored outdoor basketball court at the I Promise School, which he...

AP Sports WriterLeBron dedicates basketball court at his school in hometownBy TOM WITHERSAKRON, Ohio (AP) LeBron James has dedicated a basketball court at the school he founded for underprivileged children in his hometown.Joined by his close friends and former teammates from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James...

AP Basketball WriterAs World Cup gets closer, USA Basketball working on bondingBy TIM REYNOLDSEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich doesn't have many rules for his World Cup team. They're more like suggestions, such as the one about limiting phone usage when the team is having...

AP Sports WriterLeBron dedicates basketball court at his school in hometownBy TOM WITHERSAKRON, Ohio (AP) LeBron James has dedicated a basketball court at the school he founded for underprivileged children in his hometown.Joined by his close friends and former teammates from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James...

AP Basketball WriterThanks for playing: G Leaguers back in USA Basketball campBy TIM REYNOLDSThere were more than 50 players from the G League who helped USA Basketball get into the FIBA World Cup by winning enough games during the tournament's qualifying rounds.A few of them are getting a thank-you...

NCAA amends agent rules to no longer require college degreeINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA has backtracked on its new agent certification standards and will no longer require a bachelor's degree for those who will be permitted to represent a student-athlete.The degree requirement drew criticism last week when the certification...

AP Basketball WriterNBA 2019-20: Some tip-offs earlier, back-to-backs down againBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA schedule is a little bit easier on players.Fans might be catching a break - and some more sleep - as well.The league announced its 2019-20 schedule on Monday, featuring another dip in back-to-back games for teams...

Ex-NBA player Sebastian Telfair gets prison time in gun caseNEW YORK (AP) Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in a New York City gun case.Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Monday that Telfair received the term for his conviction...

AP Basketball WriterLowry (thumb) withdraws from USA Basketball's World Cup teamBy TIM REYNOLDSKyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has withdrawn from the pool of candidates USA Basketball is considering to take to the FIBA World Cup later this month.Lowry said his surgically repaired thumb isn't ready to...

AP Basketball WriterLowry (thumb) withdraws from USA Basketball's World Cup teamBy TIM REYNOLDSKyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors says his surgically repaired thumb has not recovered sufficiently enough to allow him to participate with USA Basketball in camp for the FIBA World Cup, and is withdrawing from...

NCAA amends agent rules to no longer require college degreeINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA has backtracked on new certification standards and will no longer require a bachelor's degree for a sports agent to represent Division I men's basketball players who declare for the NBA draft while maintaining college eligibility.The...

NCAA amends agent rules to no longer require college degreeINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA has backtracked on new certification standards and will no longer require a bachelor's degree for a sports agent to represent Division I men's basketball players who declare for the NBA draft while maintaining college eligibility.The...