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AP Sports WriterBulls bring back Collins as special adviserBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Doug Collins has returned to the Chicago Bulls. Just not on the sideline this time around.The rebuilding Bulls hired Collins on Tuesday to serve senior adviser of basketball operations, providing ''an expert resource'' for the front...

Associated PressNBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris acquitted of assaultBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) A Phoenix jury acquitted NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris in their aggravated assault trial Tuesday.The Morris brothers have been on trial for the past two weeks on charges that they helped three other people...

AP Sports WriterJames returns, Cavaliers debut new starting lineupBy KAREEM COPELANDThe King has returned.LeBron James made his preseason debut Tuesday night after missing Cleveland's first three games with a sprained left ankle. He scored 17 points, but also had eight turnovers in the 108-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls.It...

AP Sports WriterCavs coach Lue says friends shot in Las Vegas tragedyBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) For Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, the shootings in Las Vegas became personal.Lue said he personally knows three people who were shot Sunday night when a gunman armed with high-powered assault rifles smashed open...

AP Sports WriterLeBron still slowed by sprained left ankle, misses practiceBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James remains sidelined with a sprained left ankle and the Cavaliers plan to keep him out of an upcoming scrimmage.James hasn't practiced since Wednesday, when he rolled his ankle during the team's second...

Grizzlies sign forward JaMychal Green to multiyear contractMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward JaMychal Green to a multiyear contract.Terms of the deal haven't been announced.Green, 27, is coming off the most productive season of his career. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 8.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1...

Associated Press WritersNFL anthem protests evolve past Kaepernick's original intentBy JESSE J. HOLLAND and ERRIN HAINES WHACKWhat began more than a year ago with an NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds of...

Suns give T.J. Warren $50 million, four-year extensionPHOENIX (AP) T.J. Warren has signed a $50 million, four-year contract extension with the Phoenix Suns.The 6-foot-8 forward, nicknamed ''Tony Buckets'' by teammates, is entering his fourth NBA season. He averaged career highs of 14.4 points and 5.1 rebounds over 66...

Associated PressNBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris acquitted of assaultBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) A Phoenix jury acquitted NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris in their aggravated assault trial Tuesday.The twin brothers were accused of helping three other people beat 36-year-old Erik Hood in January 2015 outside a high...

AP Sports WriterBurks scores 16, Jazz roll to 117-78 win over Maccabi HaifaBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Alec Burks scored 16 points and the Utah Jazz cruised to a 117-78 preseason victory over Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday night.The Israeli team was the second international opponent the Jazz...

Associated Press WritersNFL anthem protests evolve past Kaepernick's original intentBy JESSE J. HOLLAND and ERRIN HAINES WHACKWhat began more than a year ago with an NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently during the national anthem before games has grown into a roar with hundreds of...

Seth Curry out indefinitely for Mavs with left leg injuryDALLAS (AP) Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his left tibia.The Mavericks said Saturday that no timetable has been set for his return and he would be re-evaluated weekly.Curry,...