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Associated PressCops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeBy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.An unidentified person spray painted the...

Associated PressCops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeBy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.An unidentified person spray painted the...

Cops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.It happened Wednesday morning in Brentwood.Capt. Patricia Sandoval, a...

Cops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles homeLOS ANGELES (AP) Police are investigating after someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James' home in Los Angeles on the eve of the NBA Finals.It happened Wednesday morning in the Brentwood neighborhood.Capt. Patricia...

AP Sports WriterFinals pick up where they left off with Cavs-Warriors IIIBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) After a summer highlighted by Kevin Durant's decision to leave Oklahoma City for the star-laden Golden State Warriors, a six-month regular season and three rounds of playoffs, the NBA Finals are right...

AP Sports WriterLeBron James' Los Angeles home vandalized with slurBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) LeBron James wanted to be with his family, to hug his wife and three kids back in Ohio.Visibly shaken by an event he couldn't control, Cleveland's star struggled Wednesday to focus on his seventh...

AP Sports WriterFinals pick up where they left off with Cavs-Warriors IIIBy JOSH DUBOWOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) After a summer highlighted by Kevin Durant's decision to leave Oklahoma City for the star-laden Golden State Warriors, a six-month regular season and three rounds of playoffs, the NBA Finals are right...

AP Sports WriterLeBron's focus shifted from Finals to racism after vandalismBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A day before the start of his seventh straight NBA Finals, LeBron James' mind was far from focused on basketball and the Golden State Warriors.He wanted to hug his children and wife back...

AP Sports Writer49ers' Bowman remembers urging KD to shoot in middle schoolBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Imagine Kevin Durant as a skinny, timid teen being told to shoot by his middle school point guard who saw so much potential all those years ago.He needed a little urging back...

AP Sports WriterHigher power: LeBron soaring into 7th straight NBA FinalsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James will one day take his final bow, the brightest spotlight moving on to someone else.There will come a time when his legs lose some explosiveness and those vicious dunks will be rendered...

John Stockton's father passes away in Washington stateSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The father of basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton has died.John H. ''Jack'' Stockton died Saturday at age 89 in Spokane, where he was raised and spent his entire life.Jack Stockton was a co-founder of Jack and Dan's...

AP Sports WriterIowa Energy change name to Iowa WolvesBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The Iowa Energy has changed their name to the Iowa Wolves, reflecting Minnesota's recent purchase of the D-League franchise.The Timberwolves made the announcement Tuesday at Wells Fargo Arena, the 14,000-seat arena where the franchise...