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AP Sports WriterMcMillan's new philosophy rekindles title hopes in IndianaBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nate McMillan learned a lot the last three seasons as an Indiana Pacers assistant.Working with a more mature team and established leaders, McMillan shed the drill-sergeant label he earned in Seattle and Portland. Working with...

AP Sports WriterHornets relish talk of underdog role after free agent lossesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kemba Walker keeps hearing from his friends around the league that the Charlotte Hornets won't be as good after losing Jeremy Lin, Courtney Lee and Al Jefferson to free agency in the...

76ers veteran Elton Brand announces retirementPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand has announced his retirement.Brand was the first overall pick out of Duke in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and was named rookie of the year. Brand played 17 seasons in the NBA and...

AP Sports WriterEven with healthy Embiid, 76ers face another lousy seasonBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Brett Brown sticks a depth chart on a sizable TV before every game that's patterned more like a traffic light than a simple in/out list scrawled on most NBA team chalkboards.Red. Can't go.Yellow. Can...

AP Sports WriterAntetokounmpo poised to handle ball, bigger load, for BucksBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo has a new contract extension and likely a lot more responsibility once the Milwaukee Bucks open the season.The athletic, 6-foot-11 matchup nightmare will start with a full season as a full-time...

Associated PressJury clears NBA's Derrick Rose in rape lawsuitBy BRIAN MELLEYLOS ANGELES (AP) Jurors cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends Wednesday in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.The jury reached the verdict in federal...

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Derrick Rose thankful for verdictLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local):1:50 p.m.NBA star Derrick Rose says he's thankful that a Los Angeles jury rejected a rape lawsuit against him and two friends.Rose says in a statement to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local): 1:35 p.m. Jurors have cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol. The jury reached the verdict Wednesday...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local): 1:05 p.m. A federal jury in Los Angeles has reached a verdict in a lawsuit claiming Derrick Rose and two friends raped the ex-girlfriend of the NBA star. The verdict will be read Wednesday in U.S. District...

Hornets lose F Williams for preseason to broken fingerCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets forward Marvin Williams will miss the remainder of the preseason with a non-displaced fracture of his left middle finger.The Hornets said Wednesday that Williams will be reevaluated next week.Hornets coach Steve Clifford says there is a...

The Latest: Jury weighing rape claims against Derrick RoseLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the Derrick Rose rape lawsuit trial (all times local):10:07 a.m.A Los Angeles federal jury has begun deliberating in the civil rape trial against NBA star Derrick Rose.Jurors deliberating Wednesday will determine whether Rose and...

The Latest: Closing arguments underway in Derrick Rose caseLOS ANGELES (AP) The Latest on the trial of a lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two others of gang rape (all times local):3 p.m.The lawyer for a woman suing NBA star Derrick Rose and two others for an...