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AP Basketball WriterRaptors' Nick Nurse voted NBA Coach of the YearBy BRIAN MAHONEYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Nick Nurse was voted NBA Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the defending champion Toronto Raptors to another 50-win season, this time without Kawhi Leonard.Nurse, who has the Raptors...

AP Basketball WriterKnicks fire David Fizdale, make Mike Miller interim coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) David Fizdale was the latest coach tasked with trying to turn around the New York Knicks.He was given barely 100 games before the longtime losers decided it was time to try someone else.The...

AP Basketball WriterKerr speaks on Warriors' offseason, hope for futureBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Golden State coach Steve Kerr knows that a new era of Warriors basketball is about to begin.He just doesn't know what that means yet.It has been a rough summer for Kerr, whose roster is...

AP Basketball WriterThe debut: Zion Williamson arrives, amid much fanfareBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Zion Williamson made the rim shake, which is what fans wanted.And then the scoreboard started to shake, which nobody wanted.It was a night unlike any other in NBA Summer League history - with a...

AP Sports WriterGordon Hayward signs 4-year, maximum deal with CelticsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Brad Stevens was just a week or so into his new job as Butler head coach when he met Gordon Hayward - his first recruit to visit.A decade later, they've been reunited with the Boston...

AP Sports WriterLeBron blasts Trump, calls him "so-called President"By TOM WITHERSSANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) LeBron James swiped at President Trump on Tuesday, calling him the ''so-called president'' while calling for unity in light of the Charlottesville tragedy.Speaking on stage to students, parents and families connected his to foundation at...

AP Basketball Writer76ers center Joel Embiid now probable for Game 3 versus HeatBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Joel Embiid is apparently done with Philadelphia's latest process.Listed as doubtful in the morning, Embiid was upgraded to probable by the 76ers on Thursday afternoon - hours before Game 3 of the...

The Latest: Sports events in Oregon to have limited crowdsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---Sporting events in Oregon are likely to be without large crowds through at least the end of September.Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday the...

Into Africa: Raptors president brings the game homeTORONTO (AP) Masai Ujiri could see it in the proud posture and wide smiles of the young female players.The Toronto Raptors president was in Somalia last week for the last stop on his annual Giants of Africa tour.''We have to preach...

AP Sports WriterOakley calls Knicks owner a 'bully' for fan altercationBy DAN GELSTONFormer New York Knicks star Charles Oakley says team owner James Dolan is a ''bully'' for threatening to ban fans from Madison Square Garden.Oakley, a longtime NBA enforcer and rebounding machine, said Dolan was wrong to mouth...

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on 3/1/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat When: 7:30 PM  ET, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 505 Philadelphia 76ers -8.5 (-110) 211.5 (-110) 300 -400 506 Miami Heat TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, CSN...

OKLAHOMA CITY (104)Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Ibaka 6-17 2-3 16, Adams 4-9 1-5 9, Westbrook 9-22 13-13 31, Roberson 4-7 0-2 10, Collison 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 9-15 4-4 25, Morrow 2-5 2-2 7, Lamb 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 37-86 22-29 104.L.A. LAKERS (103)Johnson 3-8 0-0 7,...