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AP Basketball WriterJerry Sloan, Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78By TIM REYNOLDSJerry Sloan, the coach who took the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 on his way to a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, died Friday. He was 78.The...

AP Sports WriterLineup change possible as LeBron, Cavs look to bounce backBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Put Kevin Love's name atop the list of the Cavaliers that walked out of Cleveland's 25-point Eastern Conference finals Game 1 loss to Boston a little staggered, but with an unbowed head.The reason:...

The Detroit Pistons and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on 1/13/2017 at 10:35 PM when they battle in a NBA Matchup. Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz When: 10:30 PM  ET, Friday, January 13, 2017 Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 715 DETROIT -8 (-110) 192 (-110) 300 -400 716 UTAH TV:...

Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke week to week with muscle injuryMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis Grizzlies rookie Brandon Clarke has aggravated a sore left oblique muscle and now is week to week.The Grizzlies detailed Clarke's medical status Tuesday.Clarke hurt his oblique muscle in the first half of Sunday's win at Minnesota....

Jeremy Lin has knee surgery, will miss rest of the seasonNEW YORK (AP) The Brooklyn Nets say Jeremy Lin has had surgery repair a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season.The procedure was performed Friday morning at the Hospital for...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans say forward Anthony Davis is expected to return from a chest injury for Tuesday night's game against the Utah Jazz.The injury caused Davis to leave last Friday night's victory over Cleveland in the first quarter and then sit out Sunday night's...

AP Sports WriterCurry wanted to play on 30th birthday, but focuses on ankleBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry wanted nothing more than to play on his milestone 30th birthday, a home game against the Lakers on Wednesday night.The two-time MVP is doing his best to see the...

TORONTO (AP) - John Wall had 26 points and 17 assists, Bradley Beal scored 28 points and Washington beat Toronto 117-106 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.Marcin Gortat scored 16 points, Otto Porter had 15 and Paul Pierce added 10 for the...

AP Sports WriterMavs take tempered expectations into Nowitzki's 20th seasonBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki just wants to have fun while joining Kobe Bryant as the only players to spend 20 seasons with a single NBA franchise.For the big German, that means helping the Dallas Mavericks make the...

Associated PressPilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fogBy STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDONCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police...

Pistons sign Ellington, waive EllensonDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons have signed guard Wayne Ellington and waived 2016 first-round draft pick Henry Ellenson.The Pistons announced the moves Saturday night.The 6-foot-5 Ellington is in his 10th NBA season. He averaged 8.4 points with Miami this season before he was traded...

AP Sports WriterContract extension gives McMillan 2 more seasons with PacersBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan wasn't sure how this season would end.So before the league's teams arrived in the NBA bubble, McMillan and president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard started discussing a potential contract...