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Knicks favorite Charles Oakley arraigned on assault chargeNEW YORK (AP) New York Knicks favorite Charles Oakley made his first court appearance on Tuesday since his arrest and ejection while attending at game at Madison Square Garden.Oakley, 53, was arraigned in criminal court in Manhattan on misdemeanor assault and...

Pacers re-sign Justin Holiday, keeping brother duo in tactINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Justin Holiday will continue playing for the Indiana Pacers next season after agreeing to a new deal Sunday.Terms of the deal were not immediately announced but the decision means Holiday and one of his two NBA-playing brothers, Aaron,...

AP Sports WriterMilwaukee Bucks fire coach Jason KiddBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd on Monday amid a midseason slide that has left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.It was a surprising end to Kidd's three-plus season tenure in...

LeBron James a no-show at pizza party celebrating LA arrivalLOS ANGELES (AP) Hundreds of fans hoping to see new Los Angeles Laker LeBron James had to make do with free pizza instead.James was a no-show Tuesday at the Blaze Pizza outlet in Culver City. James tweeted a day...

DeMarcus Cousins injures left quadriceps early in Game 2OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Starting Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins injured his left quadriceps muscle in the first quarter of Monday night's Game 2 in the first round of the playoffs against the Clippers and was done for the night.Golden State said...

The Detroit Pistons and the Portland Trail will both be trying to pick up a win on 1/7/2017 at 10:05 PM when they battle in a NBA Matchup. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2017 Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 715 DETROIT -3 (-110) 213 (-110) 145 -165 716 PORTLAND TV: 10 p.m....

AP Sports WriterFoot injury could keep Warren out of Pacers season openerBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers could open this season without forward T.J. Warren, their top scorer from last season.The team said Thursday that Warren has plantar fascitis in his right foot and will be listed...

Man pleads not guilty to killing former NBA player WrightMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A man charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright more than seven years ago in Tennessee has pleaded not guilty.Attorney John Keith Perry entered the plea during an arraignment hearing Tuesday for 46-year-old Billy Turner...

AP Sports WriterJazz G Mitchell has left foot bruise, uncertain for Game 2By CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has a left foot bruise and his status is uncertain for Game 2 of the Western Conference playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Mitchell left Oklahoma...

AP Basketball WriterOn Basketball: Injuries taketh away, and injuries givethBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA playoffs never go according to plan. The Golden State Warriors are proof of that.Again.They have been the league's best team over the last four seasons, without question. But even the great teams need injury luck on...

AP Basketball WriterRose hoping for 'something special' after trade to New YorkBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Derrick Rose isn't just leaving his team. He's leaving home.He was born and raised in Chicago, so it hurt when the Bulls traded him to New York. He will miss his friends...

AP Sports WriterKings hope youth movement pays off in near futureBy JOSH DUBOWSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Coach Dave Joerger strongly believes Sacramento's commitment to youth this season will pay off down the line in helping develop the Kings into a playoff contender.How soon that happens remains an open question.''It...