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Huge crowds pack downtown Toronto for Raptors paradeTORONTO (AP) Jubilant Raptors fans decked out in team gear are jamming downtown Toronto for a parade for the NBA champions.Crowds packed the route and the square outside City Hall where the march is to end in the afternoon. Fans, many...

Whiteside (knee) out for Monday's Heat-Hawks gameMIAMI (AP) Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is missing his second straight game, sitting out Monday's matchup with the Atlanta Hawks with a bruised left knee.Whiteside got hurt in Miami's season-opening loss at Orlando, a game where he finished with 26 points...

AP Sports WriterKerr: Stephen Curry injury 'a good thing for our team'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Warriors coach Steve Kerr says that while Stephen Curry's sprained ankle is not ideal, it may actually help his team in the long run.Curry is expected to miss about two weeks with...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks fire David Fizdale, make Mike Miller interim coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks have made another coaching change, firing David Fizdale after barely 100 games on the job.The Knicks cut ties with Fizdale on Friday after two straight blowout losses dropped them...

The New York Knicks suffered a "major loss" on Saturday when they learned Amar'e Stoudemire needs a knee procedure that is expected to sideline him for approximately six weeks. "He's a big piece to the puzzle," coach Mike Woodson said. "It's a major loss to what we're trying to...

The ATLANTA and the BROOKLYN will both be gunning for a victory on 1/1/2021 at 7:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. ATLANTA vs BROOKLYN When: 1/1/2021 7:30 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 531 ATLANTA -6 (-110) 246 (-110) 200 -250 532 BROOKLYN TV: 7:30 PM LINE: -6 PREDICTION: BROOKLYN , ATLANTA Oddsmakers currently have the BROOKLYN listed as -6 point favorites versus the ATLANTA,...

The Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Pepsi Center. Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado TV: 9 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona (Phoenix), Altitude (Denver) PREDICTION: Nuggets 124, Suns 121 ROT TEAM PS OU Money...

DeRozan debuts as Spurs' new era opens with preseason winBy The Associated PressA new era of San Antonio basketball has begun, with DeMar DeRozan in the lineup and some longtime legends elsewhere.With an offseason of change behind them, the Spurs opened exhibition play Sunday with a 104-100 victory over...

AP Sports WriterGiannis just misses triple-double, Bucks beat Magic 112-95By FRED GOODALLORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo nearly had a triple double with 19 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, helping the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 112-95 on Saturday night.The Bucks won for the 13th time...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) At the end of November, Derrick Rose brought his New York Knicks to Target Center, the building Tom Thibodeau now calls home with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Adversaries that night, Thibodeau and Rose spent five years together in Chicago grinding out victories and trying to restore the Bulls as...

The BROOKLYN and the INDIANA will both be gunning for a victory on 10/20/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BROOKLYN NETS vs INDIANA PACERS When: 7:00 PM  ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 503 BROOKLYN -9 (-110) 211 (-110) 325 -450 504 INDIANA TV: 7:05 PM LINE: -9 PREDICTION: INDIANA , BROOKLYN Oddsmakers currently have the INDIANA...

AP Sports WriterAP source: No suspension for Cavs' Love for leaving benchBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The NBA will not discipline Cleveland forward Kevin Love for leaving the bench area during an altercation at the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.A person familiar with the decision...