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NBA player arrested during Los Angeles traffic stopLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles police say NBA free agent Nick Young was arrested in Hollywood during a late-night stop for a routine traffic violation.Officer Mike Lopez, a department spokesman, says Young was arrested Friday for delaying an investigation, a misdemeanor.Lopez...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma dedicates center named for Blake Griffin familyBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Blake Griffin stood inside the new performance center on the campus where he once starred and knew this project went far beyond him.The former Oklahoma star was on hand Saturday for the dedication of...

Associated PressVince Carter, at 41, not quite ready to call it a careerBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Vince Carter can't say his 21st NBA season will be his last.At least not yet.Carter signed a one-year veteran minimum contract Friday with the rebuilding Atlanta Hawks, his eighth team, in what...

Associated PressCeltics' Kyrie Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Standing on a bison pelt, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving was smudged with sacred grasses, presented with traditional quilts and eagle feathers and given a Lakota name that means ''Little Mountain'' as he was...

Associated PressBoston Celtics star Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving and his older sister were officially welcomed into their mother's Standing Rock Sioux tribe on Thursday.The All-Star guard and his sister, model Asia Irving, visited the tribe's reservation...

Associated PressCeltics' Kyrie Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Standing on a bison pelt, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving was smudged with sacred grasses, presented with traditional quilts and eagle feathers and given a Lakota name that means ''Little Mountain'' as he was...

Associated PressBoston Celtics star Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving has officially become a member of the Standing Rock Sioux.Irving and his older sister, Asia Irving, took part Thursday in a traditional Native American ceremony recognizing their tribal...

Mental evaluation ordered for slain NBA player's ex-wifeMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A judge in Tennessee has ordered a mental evaluation for the jailed ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright.Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee said Wednesday that he's signed an order for doctors to evaluate Sherra Wright's ability...

Kobe Bryant not planning to play in BIG3 league next yearNEW YORK (AP) Kobe Bryant won't be coming out of retirement to play in the BIG3 next year.A spokesperson for the longtime Los Angeles Lakers star said Tuesday that Bryant isn't playing next season in the 3-on-3 league...

AP Sports WriterClarkson's Philippines edged by Zhou's China at Asian GamesBy STEPHEN WADEJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Philippines was vastly improved with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson added to the team to face China at the Asian Games.Just one problem.Although the U.S.-born Clarkson led all scorers with 28 points,...

AP Sports WriterClarkson's Philippines edged by Zhou's China at Asian GamesBy STEPHEN WADEJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Philippines was vastly improved with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson added to the team to face China at the Asian Games.Just one problem.Although the U.S.-born Clarkson led all scorers with 28 points,...

Rebuilding Hawks add depth by signing Hamilton, PoythressATLANTA (AP) The rebuilding Atlanta Hawks have added depth by signing guard-forward Daniel Hamilton and forward Alex Poythress.Poythress was signed to a two-way contract, so the former Kentucky player will split his time with the Hawks' G League Erie team.Hamilton averaged...