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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 &...

Associated PressMichigan approves $16M for Detroit Pistons headquartersBy DAVID EGGERTLANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan approved $16 million in tax incentives Tuesday to aid the Detroit Pistons' construction of a practice facility and headquarters in downtown Detroit, money the team said is needed to defray expensive work removing contaminated soil.The...

Associated PressMichigan approves $16M for Detroit Pistons headquartersBy DAVID EGGERTLANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan approved $16 million in tax incentives Tuesday to aid the Detroit Pistons' construction of a practice facility and headquarters in downtown Detroit, money the team said is needed to defray expensive work removing contaminated soil.The...

Whiteside (knee) out for Monday's Heat-Hawks gameMIAMI (AP) Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is missing his second straight game, sitting out Monday's matchup with the Atlanta Hawks with a bruised left knee.Whiteside got hurt in Miami's season-opening loss at Orlando, a game where he finished with 26 points...

Whiteside (knee) out for Monday's Heat-Hawks gameMIAMI (AP) Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is missing his second straight game, sitting out Monday's matchup with the Atlanta Hawks with a bruised left knee.Whiteside got hurt in Miami's season-opening loss at Orlando, a game where he finished with 26 points...

Ex-Russian basketball boss given jail term for embezzlementMOSCOW (AP) The former president of the Russian Basketball Federation has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being accused of embezzlement, state news agencies reported on Monday.Yulia Anikeeva was alleged to have worked with two accountants...

AP Sports WriterEric Bledsoe leaves team after reeling Suns fire WatsonBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Phoenix point guard Eric Bledsoe was sent home Monday, a day after the Suns fired coach Earl Watson and replaced him on an interim basis with Jay Triano.Bledsoe sent a tweet that read ''Don't...

AP Sports WriterWade asks to come off bench for Cavs; Smith starting againBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Struggling through three games, Dwyane Wade asked the Cavaliers to take him out of the starting lineup.Wade is averaging just 5.7 points and shooting 28 percent in his first season with Cleveland....

AP Sports WriterWinless Suns fire Earl Watson after 3 games this seasonBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Earl Watson just three games in to the NBA season.The Suns announced the firing Sunday night after hours of meetings at the team's headquarters.Assistant coach Jay Triano,...

Clippers' Teodosic out indefinitely with left foot injuryLOS ANGELES (AP) Milos Teodosic has a plantar fascia injury in his left foot and the Los Angeles Clippers say he will be out indefinitely.The star guard of the Serbian national team was hurt during the second quarter of the Clippers'...

Suns guard Eric Bledsoe: "I Dont wanna be here."PHOENIX (AP) Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe vented his frustration with the struggling team on social media Sunday as the news of coach Earl Watson's firing surfaced.''I Dont wanna be here,'' Bledsoe tweeted.Hours later, the Suns announced the firing of...

AP Sports WriterWinless Suns fire Earl Watson after 3 games this seasonBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Earl Watson just three games in to the NBA season.The Suns announced the firing Sunday night after hours of meetings at the team's headquarters.Assistant coach Jay Triano,...