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Associated PressFlint scholarship plan gets $2M from Pistons owner, utilityBy DAVID EGGERTLANSING, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and a major Michigan utility's foundation each committed $1 million Wednesday to covering college tuition for Flint high school graduates in the wake of the city's water crisis.The $2...

Flint scholarship plan gets $2M from Pistons owner, utilityFLINT, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and a Michigan utility's foundation are each committing $1 million to help fund college scholarships in Flint in the wake of the city's water crisis.The $2 million in combined pledges announced Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterBoston bound: Cavs trade Irving to Celtics for Thomas, moreBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving was tired of being teammates with LeBron James.Now he has to figure out how to beat him.Cleveland's All-Star guard, who asked owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this summer, was...

Martin Schiller named coach of Salt Lake City StarsSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Martin Schiller has been named coach of the Salt Lake City Stars, the Utah Jazz's NBA G League affiliate.Schiller previously served as an assistant coach of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany and replaces Dean Cooper. He...

AP Sports WriterUnderdog Isaiah Thomas facing biggest challenge of careerBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Isaiah Thomas' basketball journey is littered with decision-makers who have underestimated the diminutive guard.He was selected last in the 2011 NBA draft coming out of Washington, and when he arrived in Boston he looked only...

Spurs sign undrafted former Virginia guard London PerrantesSAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs have signed guard London Perrantes.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed WednesdayThe 22-year-old Perrantes wasn't drafted out of Virginia this year but made summer league appearances for the Miami Heat in Las Vegas and Orlando.The...

Irving will wear No. 11 with CelticsBOSTON (AP) Newly acquired guard Kyrie Irving will wear No. 11 in Boston because the Celtics already have retired the numbers he wore in college and with the Cleveland Cavaliers.Irving wore No. 11 at two New Jersey high schools before switching to...

AP Sports WriterBoston bound: Cavs trade Irving to Celtics for Thomas, moreBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving was tired of being teammates with LeBron James.Now he has to figure out how to beat him.Cleveland's All-Star guard, who asked owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this summer, was...

AP Sports WriterBoston bound: Cavs trade Irving to Celtics for Thomas, moreBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving was tired of being teammates with LeBron James.Now he has to figure out how to beat him.Cleveland's All-Star guard, who asked owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this summer, was...

Pacers sign former Kentucky player to 2-way contractINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers have signed forward Alex Poythress to a two-way contract.Poythress spent most of last season playing for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA's G-League, where he averaged 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds in 46 games.The...

Mavs sign former Utah center Jeff WitheyDALLAS (AP) The Dallas Mavericks have signed free-agent center Jeff Withey, who spent the past two seasons with the Utah Jazz.The 7-foot Withey averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 51 games last season. He made one start. He has career averages...

NBA investigating Lakers amid George tampering allegationNEW YORK (AP) The NBA says it has opened an investigation to see if the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with Paul George while he was under contract with the Indiana Pacers.The probe is being handled by the New York-based law firm of...