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AP Basketball WriterTacko Fall among 11 players added to NBA draft combineBy TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) Tacko Fall will be the biggest player at the NBA's draft combine.He's also among the biggest underdogs.The 7-foot-6 center from UCF already has the first win of his pro career. He's among 11...

AP Basketball WriterTacko Fall among 11 players picked for NBA draft combineBy TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) The NBA has picked 11 players from the G League Elite Camp to stay for the NBA draft combine that starts Thursday.UCF's Tacko Fall, Florida State's Terance Mann, Miami's Dewan Hernandez, Syracuse's Oshae...

AP Basketball WriterNew Orleans wins NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1By TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) Zion Williamson has never been to New Orleans.That may be changing very soon.The Pelicans bucked seriously long odds Tuesday night, winning the NBA draft lottery and the right to have the first...

AP Basketball WriterDraft lottery may decide Williamson's first NBA stopBy TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) Zion Williamson's immediate future is likely to be decided by the bounce of 14 pingpong balls.The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday night in Chicago, where some team will be awarded the No. 1 pick in...

AP Sports Writer76ers leave Brown in limbo following crushing Game 7 lossBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Brett Brown survived a 10-win season to steer the Philadelphia 76ers toward the top of the Eastern Conference. Brown's chances of returning for a seventh season as coach are on the rocks following...

Associated PressLeonard, Raptors to face Bucks, Antetokounmpo in East finalBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) For the second time in four seasons, the Toronto Raptors are headed to the Eastern Conference final.While the Raptors won't have to deal with playoff nemesis LeBron James this time, they will face a tough...

AP Sports WriterLeap of faith: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year dealBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers went back to college to get a coach.John Beilein has left Michigan following a successful 12-year run and will take his shot in the NBA, signing a five-year contract with Cleveland...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year dealBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers went back to college to get a coach.Cleveland has signed Michigan's John Beilein to a five-year contract, three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal came...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year dealBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers went back to college to get a coach.Cleveland has signed Michigan's John Beilein to a five-year contract, three people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal came...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Beilein leaving Michigan for Cavaliers' jobBy LARRY LAGETwo people familiar with the decision say Michigan's John Beilein has agreed to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced...

AP Sports WriterSteph or Seth? Coin flip to decide who mom, dad representBy STEVE REEDDell Curry was standing near the loading dock at the Pepsi Center in Denver when Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum approached, gave him a big hug and asked, ''Which shirt are you wearing'' for the...

DALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks say Kristaps Porzingis was involved in an altercation at a nightclub in his native Latvia. After video showed the 7-foot-3 forward with a bloody forehead, the Mavericks said Sunday: "It is our understanding that Kristaps was jumped and assaulted outside of a club," without providing...