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Video: Police discuss backlash of arresting Bucks playerMILWAUKEE (AP) Newly released police video of the stun gun arrest of Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown show one officer stepping on Brown's ankle while he was handcuffed on the ground and others discussing the potential backlash of taking down a...

NBA Finals shifts to Cleveland, Cavs down 0-2 vs WarriorsCLEVELAND (AP) Monday is a travel day for the teams in the NBA Finals.And it might be a bit of a cooling-off day as well.Golden State leads the series 2-0 after a 122-103 win on Sunday night.There's been a...

AP Basketball WriterDoris Burke, ESPN agree on contract extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Basketball has been part of Doris Burke's life for as long as she can remember.And it's not going away anytime soon.Burke and ESPN announced Monday they have agreed on a multi-year contract extension, one that...

AP Basketball WriterDoris Burke, ESPN agree on contract extensionBy TIM REYNOLDSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Basketball has been part of Doris Burke's life for as long as she can remember.And it's not going away anytime soon.Burke and ESPN announced Monday they have agreed on a multi-year contract extension, one that...

AP Sports WriterKlay Thompson plays through pain in Game 2 win for WarriorsBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Draymond Green saw Klay Thompson limping on his tender left ankle a day before Game 2 of the NBA Finals and quickly texted Nick Young to tell him the Golden State...

Officiating likely more scrutinized in Game 2 of NBA FinalsOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David Guthrie, welcome to the NBA Finals.Guthrie is making his finals debut as a referee Sunday night for Game 2 of the Cleveland-Golden State series. He's working alongside Mike Callahan - who is the most experienced...

AP Sports WriterCavs' J.R. Smith struggles in Game 2 after Game 1 blunderBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) J.R. Smith turned from villain to Warriors' fan favorite thanks to his memorable blunder.Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Smith was a nonfactor Sunday night after his late-game mistake in Game 1...

AP Sports WriterWarriors not expecting LeBron James and Co. to lose edgeBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) All the chatter is that underdog Cleveland could be completely deflated from the way it flopped in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Determined and as motivated as ever might be more...

AP Sports WriterCavs' J.R. Smith struggles in Game 2 after Game 1 blunderBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) J.R. Smith turned from villain to Warriors' fan favorite thanks to his memorable blunder.Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Smith was a nonfactor Sunday night after his late-game mistake in Game 1...

AP Sports WriterWarriors not expecting LeBron James and Co. to lose edgeBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) All the chatter is that underdog Cleveland could be completely deflated from the way it flopped in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Determined and as motivated as ever might be more...

AP Sports WriterWarriors not expecting LeBron James and Co. to lose edgeBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) All the chatter is that underdog Cleveland could be completely deflated from the way it flopped in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Determined and as motivated as ever might be more...

AP Sports WriterKlay Thompson expects to play Finals Game 2 with sore ankleBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Golden State All-Star guard Klay Thompson expects to play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals after spraining his left ankle in a scary fall during a collision when Cleveland's J.R....