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Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT while working on cohesionBy The Associated PressGolden State's Stephen Curry scored 22 points in 27 minutes and new addition Kevin Durant added 19 as the Warriors edged Denver 129-128 in overtime in their preseason game on Friday.Patrick McCaw hit the tying shot that...

Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT while working on cohesionBy The Associated PressGolden State's Stephen Curry scored 22 points in 27 minutes and new addition Kevin Durant added 19 as the Warriors edged Denver 129-128 in overtime in their preseason game on Friday.Patrick McCaw hit the tying shot that...

AP Sports WriterMike Brown joins Warriors after surviving May kitchen fireBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A foot-long dark burn scar going from Mike Brown's right quadriceps down his lower leg reminds him each day of his good fortune.There are also the dozen or so round burn blotches on...

Detroit assistant Hardaway receives 3-game suspensionAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Detroit Pistons assistant coach Tim Hardaway has been suspended for three games after pleading no contest last month to a drunken driving charge.The NBA announced the suspension Friday.The Detroit Free Press reported last month that Hardaway was sentenced to...

Pelicans: Davis expected back from sore ankle in 10-14 daysMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Pelicans say Anthony Davis is expected to return to basketball activities within 10 to 14 days after spraining his right ankle during an exhibition game against Houston in China on Wednesday.The update comes...

AP Sports WriterHanded the starting job, Schroder ready to shine for HawksBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Dennis Schroder was back in his native Germany this past summer, driving around with his best friend, when his cellphone began to buzz.Schroder couldn't check it out while behind the wheel. Even when...

AP Sports WriterHanded the starting job, Schroder ready to shine for HawksBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Dennis Schroder was back in his native Germany this past summer, driving around with his best friend, when his cellphone began to buzz.Schroder couldn't check it out while behind the wheel. Even when...

Wall's knees look just fine in explosive game against 76ersWASHINGTON (AP) Washington's John Wall threw down three one-handed dunks in the first half of the Wizards' 100-79 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday, demonstrating his full recuperation from knee surgery.Wall scored all of his nine points in the first...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: J.R. Smith, Cavs agree to 4-year, $57M contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James, Kevin Love and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers spent the last month lobbying for their friend and teammate J.R. Smith to get rewarded for his role in their championship run...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: J.R. Smith, Cavaliers agree to terms on contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations says free agent guard J.R. Smith has agreed to a contract offer to return to the defending NBA champion Cavaliers.Smith has been waiting out of...

AP Sports WriterLeBron hopes to take college classes in futureBy TOM WITHERSAKRON, Ohio (AP) LeBron James skipped college for the NBA. He wants to go back some day.James intends to take classes at the University of Akron, his business partner in helping get college educations for inner-city kids...

AP Basketball WritersLeBron: Union prioritizes help for retired players in talksBy JON KRAWCZYNSKI and TIM REYNOLDSNBA players are pushing for more money in the next collective bargaining agreement - for the players who came before them.Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, vice president of the NBPA's executive committee, told The...