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Touchdown Bucks! Packers' Rodgers buys into NBA teamMILWAUKEE (AP) Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has joined the ownership group of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks as a limited partner.The Bucks made the announcement Friday night between the first and second quarters of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference...

Associated PressMicrosoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65By PHUONG LESEATTLE (AP) Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.He died in Seattle from complications...

Oklahoma City Thunder waive forward Patrick PattersonOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder waived forward Patrick Patterson on Thursday.Patterson spent two seasons with Oklahoma City. He appeared in 145 games and averaged 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game.Patterson originally was expected to be Oklahoma...

AP Basketball WriterZion Williamson getting tested, but return to bubble unknownBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Zion Williamson could still make re-opening night of the NBA season.The New Orleans Pelicans said Wednesday that Williamson, who left the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World last week, is being...

AP Sports WriterLeBron flattered by Philly fans' free-agency fawningBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) LeBron James has Philadelphia's basketball pulse racing.The NBA superstar still hasn't seen three billboards urging him to join the 76ers, but he's flattered by the idea that a city would want him to play there.''That's...

AP Basketball WriterEmbiid misses Philadelphia scrimmage with calf tightnessBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Joel Embiid is hurting, and that's a cause for concern as the Philadelphia 76ers get set to restart their season this week.The All-Star starting center sat out Philadelphia's scrimmage against Oklahoma City on...

AP Basketball WriterUS men's basketball enters a new world - without its starsBy BRIAN MAHONEYThe jerseys say USA, though that's about all that will be recognizable.When the U.S. men's basketball team returns to action later this month, fans might be left wondering, ''the red, white and who?''The Americans are...

Westbrook debuts for Wizards in win over DetroitBy The Associated PressRussell Westbrook made his Washington Wizards debut. Nikola Vucevic pushed Orlando out to a fast start against the Charlotte Hornets.And, the Atlanta Hawks won a free-throw shooting contest against the Memphis Grizzlies in which 59 fouls were called.In the...

AP Sports WriterWarriors' Green not apologizing, he and Durant moving onBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Draymond Green isn't apologizing for his part in a dustup with Kevin Durant that led to a one-game suspension by the Golden State Warriors.But Green vowed Thursday that the Warriors are not imploding, regardless...

Cleveland Cavaliers to begin arena makeover in FebruaryCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Cavaliers officials say a $140 million renovation project for Quicken Loans Arena will begin next month.The Cavaliers said Wednesday that barriers defining construction zones will start going up on Feb. 5.Officials say the project's initial phase will focus...

The LA CLIPPERS and the PORTLAND will both be gunning for a victory on 11/8/2018 at 10:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA CLIPPERS vs PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS When: 10:00 PM  ET, Thursday, November 8, 2018 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 LA CLIPPERS -5 (-110) 225.5 (-110) 175 -210 706 PORTLAND TV: 10:05 PM LINE: -5 PREDICTION: PORTLAND , LA CLIPPERS Oddsmakers currently...

Associated PressKobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crashBy STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDONCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message...