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DALLAS (AP) - Rajon Rondo is ready to return for Dallas after missing the last six games before the All-Star break with a broken bone near the eye.Amare Stoudemire is a day closer to joining the Mavericks after the last-place Knicks turned him loose with a buyout.Let the latest...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg has enlisted NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and some of the basketball league's other top players to convince more men to join the fight for women's rights at home and at work.The players will deliver the message in public service...

AP Sports WriterDoc Rivers denies Lakers coaching rumorsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Doc Rivers is denying rumors that he's interested in leaving the Los Angeles Clippers to coach the Lakers.The LeBron James-led Lakers are 31-39 under coach Luke Walton, whose job status is widely believed to be in...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Cavaliers fire coach Tyronn Lue after 0-6 startBy TOM WITHERSTyronn Lue didn't make it through the season's first month without LeBron James.The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their coach on Sunday, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The Cavaliers are off to a...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks are taking care of business during the NBA playoffs - on and off the court.While the top-seeded Hawks were playing Brooklyn in an opening-round series Wednesday night, they announced a deal to sell the team for $850 million to a group led by...

AP Basketball WriterRay Allen, the top 3-point shooter in NBA history, retiresBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Ray Allen won championships in Boston and Miami, made one of the most memorable shots in NBA Finals history and has more 3-pointers than anyone who ever played in the league.More than two...

Associated PressKawhi Leonard expects mixed reception in return to TorontoBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Kawhi Leonard expects to hear a mix of cheers and boos when he faces the Toronto Raptors for the first time since helping them win the NBA Finals.Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers make their...

NEW YORK (AP) Lakers coach Byron Scott asked Kobe Bryant recently how he wants to handle his minutes this season.Bryant's response was about next season - there might not be one.Scott said Sunday that was when Bryant first told him this could be his last season in the...

AP Sports WriterPaul George committed to playing for Pacers in 2017-18By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Paul George says he's committed to playing for the Indiana Pacers next season.Beyond that, he's not sure.At a charity softball game Thursday night in, George made his feelings clear. The forward is under contract...

AP Sports Writer76ers apologize for canceling 'We Matter' anthem singerBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers apologized Friday for canceling the national anthem performance of a singer wearing a ''We Matter'' jersey.The 76ers backtracked from their original stance when they told R&B singer Sevyn Streeter she could not...

Associated PressBoston Celtics star Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribeBy BLAKE NICHOLSONFORT YATES, N.D. (AP) Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving and his older sister were officially welcomed into their mother's Standing Rock Sioux tribe on Thursday.The All-Star guard and his sister, model Asia Irving, visited the tribe's reservation...

AP Basketball WriterTake that for data: NBA preps for expanded betting on gamesBy TIM REYNOLDSLAS VEGAS (AP) Here's a scenario: LeBron James is four assists and three rebounds shy of a triple-double after three quarters. A bettor, who is watching at home and utilizing a mobile app, decides...