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Associated PressVanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photosBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter...

Associated PressVanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photosBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter...

Associated PressVanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photosBy STEFANIE DAZIOLOS ANGELES (AP) Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter...

AP Auto Racing WriterHamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for WallaceBy JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denny Hamlin has partnered with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the...

AP Auto Racing WriterHamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for WallaceBy JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denny Hamlin is starting his own race car team in partnership with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Bubba Wallace as the driver.Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner and top contender...

AP Basketball WriterBack to work: Celtics, Heat start getting ready for Game 4By TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Getting angry worked wonders for the Boston Celtics.Their first win in these Eastern Conference finals just happened to come two nights after Marcus Smart sparked a loud and emotional...

AP Auto Racing WriterHamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for WallaceBy JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only...

AP Basketball WriterHayward returns to Celtics for Game 3 of East finalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Gordon Hayward has been part of Boston teams that have made the Eastern Conference finals twice in the past three seasons.He's finally gotten to play in that playoff round.Hayward returned...

AP Basketball WriterLakers vow not to let up against resilient NuggetsBy BRIAN MAHONEYWith one comeback after another in the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets showed themselves to be a team that falls down but doesn't stay down.The Los Angeles Lakers noticed.They watched the Nuggets repeatedly rally from big deficits against...

AP Basketball WriterHistoric year: Antetokounmpo wins 2nd straight NBA MVP awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo's historic year earned him a historic awards sweep.The Milwaukee forward is the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, receiving that award Friday. He got the Defensive...

AP Basketball WriterHayward returns to Celtics for Game 3 of East finalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Gordon Hayward has been part of Boston teams that have made the Eastern Conference finals twice in the past three seasons.He's finally gotten to play in that playoff round.Hayward returned...

AP Basketball WriterHayward set to return to Celtics' rotation for East finalsBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Gordon Hayward has been part of Boston teams that have made the Eastern Conference finals twice in the past three seasons.He's about to finally find out what those games are...