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AP Sports WriterPhoenix Suns accelerate rebuilding process with 2016 draftBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Marquese Chriss wanted to play in Phoenix but figured his chance had passed when the Suns used the No. 4 overall pick of the NBA draft on Dragan Bender.Chriss' agent told him the next few...

AP Basketball WriterNo shortage of points scored inside the NBA's bubbleBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The last time there was a slate of five or more NBA games on the same day, with every team scoring at least 110 points, was more than 32 years ago.That...

AP Basketball WriterNBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justiceBy TIM REYNOLDSPope Francis met with NBA players at the Vatican on Monday, lauding them as ''champions'' and saying he supported their work on social justice.The five players - Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver and...

The Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be gunning for a victory on 4/4/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans When: 8:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 713 Denver Nuggets (-110) (-110)   714 New Orleans Pelicans TV:...

GOLDEN STATE (110)H.Barnes 0-7 1-2 1, Lee 8-12 1-2 17, Bogut 3-5 0-1 6, Curry 8-15 7-7 27, Thompson 8-21 6-7 25, Iguodala 0-3 6-9 6, Ezeli 3-3 0-0 6, Livingston 0-3 2-2 2, Barbosa 3-6 0-0 7, Speights 5-9 3-4 13, McAdoo 0-1 0-0 0....

Associated PressBryant's chopper crashed in fog that grounded other aircraftBy STEFANIE DAZIOCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed in the rugged hills outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers.The aircraft...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Beilein leaving Michigan for Cavaliers' jobBy LARRY LAGETwo people familiar with the decision say Michigan's John Beilein has agreed to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced...

AP Sports WriterCavs' All-Star Love sidelined with left knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cavaliers forward Kevin Love's sore left knee will sideline him for at least one game and could keep him out of the All-Star game.Love complained of soreness in his knee following Saturday's win over Denver....

The Latest: NBA says 8 more positive tests among playersBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:---The NBA says eight more players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total so far this season to 56.Of those, the first 48...

AP Sports WriterWolves seek establishment of stability, return to playoffsBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Rarely has a pro sports team experienced such a difference in drama levels from the start to finish of one season that these Minnesota Timberwolves did.As the Timberwolves wound down the second half of their...

Blazers coach Stotts signs extension through 2021-22 seasonPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.The extension was first revealed the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by the Golden State...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is feeling better and is on track to return for the NBA Finals next week after taking a knee to his head from Trevor Ariza that caused ''concussion-like symptoms.''That's according to Thompson's father, former NBA player Mychal Thompson. He...