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AP Sports WriterGiannis, surging Bucks end 2018 with NBA's best recordBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Dynamic offense jump-started the Milwaukee Bucks' season. Tighter defense has propelled them to the best record in the NBA.The Bucks are 15 games over .500, an impressive beginning for Mike Budenholzer's tenure as...

AP Auto Racing WriterHamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for WallaceBy JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denny Hamlin has partnered with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the...

AP Sports WriterNBA restart likely to provide TV audience new sights, soundsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERDuring a normal NBA season, the sights and sounds of arenas serve as both a showy backdrop and home court advantage for its teams.But with no fans allowed in the stands for the upcoming restart because...

Hawks' Bembry has surgery on wrist, to miss 4 to 6 weeksATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks guard/forward DeAndre' Bembry is expected to miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair his fractured right wrist.The Hawks say the surgery was performed on Tuesday at the Emory Orthopaedics &...

AP Basketball WriterNBA Finals are set: reigning Warriors vs newcomer RaptorsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe first NBA game was in Toronto.And now, the NBA Finals are headed there.Finally.The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and earned the right to play the...

Detroit's Jackson cleared for light runningDETROIT (AP) Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson still has no timeframe for a return to practice, nearly two months after spraining his right ankle.The team announced Wednesday that Jackson was entering the next stage of his rehab and has been ''cleared to begin...

Rockets' general manager's Hong Kong comments anger ChinaBEIJING (AP) China's official basketball association says it will suspend cooperation with the Houston Rockets following a tweet by the team's general manager in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.The Chinese Basketball Association said Sunday on its official Twitter-like Weibo...

Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tankingCHICAGO (AP) Bulls executive vice president John Paxson says the team will no longer rest Robin Lopez or Justin Holliday after receiving a reminder from the league office about player rest and tanking.Paxson says the league communicated with the...

AP Sports WriterOsman joins Cavs' list of injured players, will miss gameBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cavaliers' injury list continues to grow with starting forward Cedi Osman the latest addition.Osman will miss Saturday's game at Chicago with back spasms that forced him to leave Wednesday's loss to Orlando....

Holiday out with illness vs. Mavs, Hill startingNEW ORLEANS (AP) Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry says Jrue Holiday has the flu and is not in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against Dallas.The resulting lineup shuffle means small forward Solomon Hill, who had played in only one game this...

The LA CLIPPERS and the MINNESOTA will both be gunning for a victory on 12/3/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA CLIPPERS vs MINNESOTA When: 7:00 PM  ET, Sunday, December 3, 2017 Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 LA CLIPPERS -12.5 (-110) 212.5 (-110) 600 -950 706 MINNESOTA TV: 7 p.m. ET, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles), FSN North (Minnesota) LINE: -12.5 PREDICTION: Timberwolves...

Cardinals WR Fitzgerald purchases minority stake in SunsPHOENIX (AP) Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has purchased a minority stake in the NBA's Phoenix Suns.Fitzgerald just finished his 16th season with the Cardinals and is among the most productive receivers in NFL history. He recently signed a one-year...