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Former Knicks, NYU player Cal Ramsey dies at 81NEW YORK (AP) Cal Ramsey, who starred at NYU in the 1950s and went on to play and broadcast for the New York Knicks, died Monday. He was 81.The Knicks said he died of cardiac arrest at The Riverside Premier...

Bulls shut down Carter Jr., Hutchison for rest of seasonCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have ruled out injured rookies Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison for the remainder of the season, and might soon do the same with Otto Porter Jr.Executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson...

Bulls shut down Carter Jr., Hutchison for rest of seasonCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Bulls have ruled out injured rookies Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison for the remainder of the season, and might soon do the same with Otto Porter Jr.Executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson...

Timberwolves: Rose has surgery to remove elbow bone chipsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose has undergone arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow.The Timberwolves announced Saturday that Rose had the procedure done at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Wolves previously said Rose...

The Associated PressPapa John's scores Shaq to help revive its imageBy JOSEPH PISANI and GARY GERARD HAMILTONNEW YORK (AP) Papa John's is getting ''Shaq-ified.''The pizza chain said Friday that basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal will be its new pitchman, appearing in TV commercials and promoting Papa John's...

Suns forward Oubre out for the season with thumb injuryPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is out for the remainder of the season following surgery on his left thumb.The Suns said in a statement that Oubre had a procedure on his sprained thumb Friday. The recovery...

Phoenix Suns sign Jimmer Fredette through rest of seasonPHOENIX (AP) Jimmer Fredette is back in the NBA.The Phoenix Suns signed Fredette for the rest of the season Friday with a team option for 2019-20.The 30-year-old Fredette won every national college player of the year award his senior season...

AP Basketball WriterChris Bosh ready to see his jersey retired by Miami HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Chris Bosh is making a lot of music these days. He drinks beer and thinks about making more beer. He sketches. He paints. He plays with his kids. He has even learned...

Marcus Smart fined $50,000 by NBA for shoving EmbiidNEW YORK (AP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for forcefully shoving Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to the floor.Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, noted Smart's repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct...

Timberwolves: Covington, Rose, Teague likely done for seasonCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves have more than likely shut down three of their top five scorers for the rest of the season with lingering injuries: Robert Covington, Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague.The Timberwolves announced before their game Thursday at...

Associated PressCourt reverses nearly $1.5M oil spill award to ex-NBA starBy KEVIN McGILLNEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NBA star David West is not entitled to a nearly $1.5 million award stemming from BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal appeals court has ruled.Court records show West submitted...

Raptors to be without injured G Kyle Lowry for ThunderTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Raptors say all-star guard Kyle Lowry will miss a second straight game with a sprained right ankle when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Soctiabank Arena on Friday night.The team made the announcement Thursday on Twitter.Lowry...