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AP Sports WriterCavs' Drummond picking up $28 million option for next seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers center Andre Drummond plans to exercise his $28.7 million player option for the 2020-21 season and stay with Cleveland.Drummond, who was acquired in a trade from the Detroit Pistons in February, said...

The MIAMI and the ORLANDO will both be gunning for a victory on 10/17/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MIAMI HEAT vs ORLANDO MAGIC When: 7:00 PM  ET, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 MIAMI 2.5 (-110) 210.5 (-110) -140 120 706 ORLANDO TV: 7:05 PM LINE: 2.5 PREDICTION: ORLANDO , MIAMI Oddsmakers currently have the ORLANDO listed...

AP Sports WriterDerrick Rose leaves Cavaliers to handle "personal matter"By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Derrick Rose's injuries may have pushed him to a breaking point.The former league MVP, who has been trying to revive his career with the Cavaliers, left the team earlier this week to handle a personal...

Talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers about a trade involving Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum have stalled. The deal is not dead, but it is no longer progressing. The Cavs, who have until Jan. 7 to trade Bynum before his contract becomes guaranteed and loses its instant...

Associated PressInfluential Mormons push for church-owned BYU in Big 12By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Some of Utah's most influential Mormons, including Mitt Romney, Gov. Gary Herbert and the president of the Utah Jazz, are lobbying to get the private, Mormon church-owned Brigham Young...

The BOSTON and the PORTLAND will both be gunning for a victory on 11/11/2018 at 9:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BOSTON CELTICS vs PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS When: 9:00 PM  ET, Sunday, November 11, 2018 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU ML 509 BOSTON -2 (-110) 213.5 (-110) 105 -125 510 PORTLAND TV: 9:05 PM LINE: -2 PREDICTION: PORTLAND , BOSTON Oddsmakers currently have the PORTLAND...

The Dallas Mavericks and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on 3/17/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers When: 7:00 PM  ET, Friday, March 17, 2017 Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU ML 801 Dallas Mavericks 4.5 (-110) 204 (-110) -200 170 802 Philadelphia 76ers TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) David West has undergone four surgeries in his long NBA career: left knee, right elbow and right foot twice to fix a couple of toes. ''I don't even like saying all that,'' he said. So, yes, West knows real pain. Draymond Green has never needed an operation -...

AP Basketball WriterWarriors, Cavaliers say they're not going to White HouseBy TIM REYNOLDSCLEVELAND (AP) Stephen Curry and LeBron James spoke their minds last year. They have not changed their minds this year.No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime...

AP Basketball WritersLeBron: Union prioritizes help for retired players in talksBy JON KRAWCZYNSKI and TIM REYNOLDSNBA players are pushing for more money in the next collective bargaining agreement - for the players who came before them.Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, vice president of the NBPA's executive committee, told The...

Knicks sign former Stanford guard Chasson RandleNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks have signed former Stanford guard Chasson Randle.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Thursday.The 6-foot-2 Randle played for CEZ Nymburk in the Czech Republic last season, averaging 12.8 points and 20.6 minutes. He appeared in three...

Doncic returns to Mavericks' lineup after missing 4 gamesDALLAS (AP) Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic returned to the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup on Thursday night against the San Antonio Spurs after missing four games because of a sprained right ankle.Doncic leads the league this season with...