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AP Sports WriterWary of rust, Cavs sweat in gym while awaiting next roundBy TOM WITHERSINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) Even coach Tyronn Lue came off the floor sweating on Saturday.Don't think for a second the unbeaten Cavaliers have been lounging around the past week as they've waited for their next...

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...

PHILADELPHIA (86)Covington 4-13 0-0 10, Sims 9-13 1-2 19, Noel 3-13 2-3 8, Carter-Williams 1-7 2-4 4, Sampson 2-7 2-3 7, McDaniels 2-4 3-4 7, Grant 2-8 1-4 7, Aldemir 2-2 0-0 4, Wroten 4-13 1-1 10, Thomas 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 33-86 14-23 86.GOLDEN STATE...

Wizards' Beal is latest to decline Rio Olympics inviteWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has declined an invitation to play for the United States in the Rio Olympics.Beal said on Twitter that he has decided to dedicate his summer to getting into shape for next season. He...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - Cavaliers starting forward Kevin Love will return to the floor after missing two straight games to rest his body.Love sat out games in Orlando and Miami. He maintains the time off had nothing to do with a back injury.Love took part in the team's morning...

Ex-Knick Sprewell returns to MSG, 2 days after Oakley's banNEW YORK (AP) Former Knicks star Latrell Sprewell has returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years, just two days after Charles Oakley was banned from the building.Sprewell sat behind the baseline Sunday next to...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Off-color jokes. Criticizing officiating. Lamenting a tough portion of the schedule. The Golden State Warriors have rarely dealt with adversity over the last three regular seasons. Now that it has arrived, there are signs of tension and frustration with a team trying to find a groove without Kevin...

The LA LAKERS and the SAN ANTONIO will both be gunning for a victory on 4/5/2017 at 8:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. LA LAKERS vs SAN ANTONIO When: 4/5/2017 8:35 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 511 LA LAKERS -10 (-110) 205.5 (-110) 375 -550 512 SAN ANTONIO TV: 8:35 PM LINE: -10 PREDICTION: SAN ANTONIO , LA LAKERS Oddsmakers currently have the SAN...

On Friday, after gifts are given and dinner is digested, somebody might watch an NBA game for the first time this season.Christmas, with five nationally televised games, is when the NBA pops onto the radar for some sports fans.If so, they missed Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kent Amos sat in his Washington, D.C., living room 36 years ago, three lost boys standing before him.Amos and his wife Carmen were embarking on a new mentoring program for wayward children, and 14-year-old Milt Newton was among the first three candidates to receive the family's...

AP Basketball WriterBulls' Wade, Butler, Mirotic, Zipser all out vs. WolvesBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Chicago Bulls have scratched Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser for their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the final one of a long road trip.Wade sat out with a swollen...

The Orlando Magic and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Barclays Center. When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014 Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Orlando), YES (Brooklyn) PREDICTION: Magic 105, Nets 100 Join BetOnline and...