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The Boston Celtics look to extend their road winning streak to five games when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday to start a stretch in which they play nine of 12 contests away from home. The Celtics have won six of nine overall after outlasting Sacramento 97-92 on...

The Latest: Jazz guard Raul Neto staying in UtahBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NBA free agency (all times EDT):5:35 p.m.Utah has kept another of its internal targets, with restricted free agent Raul Neto agreeing to a two-year extension.Neto's decision was confirmed Tuesday by a person who spoke to...

NEW YORK (AP) -Michele Roberts has the team she wants in place at the NBA Players Association.On Monday, she accompanied some of them to deliver holiday gifts at a couple of sites in Harlem. In two years, the job might be much tougher: taking on the NBA in the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The streaking Clippers are down another All-Star. Chris Paul will undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. The team said Tuesday its veteran point guard will continue to undergo treatment and evaluation by...

76ers All-Star C Embiid returns from sore left kneePHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid is starting for the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday after missing the last eight games with a sore left knee.Embiid was declared good to go against the Indiana Pacers and was playing for the first time since...

AP Sports WriterGeorge, Mitchell uncertain for Game 2 of Thunder-JazzBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder forward Paul George and Utah guard Donovan Mitchell, the leading scorers for their respective teams in their first-round playoff series, are uncertain for Game 2 on Wednesday because of injuries.George scored 36 points...

AP Sports WriterGrizzlies eager to speed up rebuilding with West's 8th seedBy TERESA M. WALKERThe young Memphis Grizzlies want to finish what they started, and that's accelerating the rebuilding process by earning the franchise's first playoff berth since 2017.The NBA started its hiatus March 11 with Memphis close to...

Pelicans' Davis scratched vs. James-less LakersNEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been scratched from the lineup Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.Davis has been listed on the Pelicans' injury report with lower back spasms and also has missed the previous two games.His third...

After a 25-day, nine-game road trip, the San Antonio Spurs were glad to be back in their own building, relaxed and ready to add to their 18-game home winning streak. Maybe too relaxed. Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wesley Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation...

WASHINGTON (76)Pierce 3-7 1-2 7, Nene 3-9 1-2 7, Gortat 2-7 0-0 4, Wall 4-16 3-3 11, Beal 4-11 2-3 12, Webster 1-4 4-5 6, Sessions 4-7 3-3 12, Gooden 1-3 1-2 3, Seraphin 4-10 4-6 12, Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Porter 0-3 0-0 0, Murry...

AP Basketball WriterNBA adding challenge-the-call option to summer league gamesBy TIM REYNOLDSMissed calls may see the light this summer.The NBA will experiment with a coaches' challenge for summer league games, one where teams will have the ability to seek a review of certain calls in the final 2 minutes...

Associated PressLeBron James' group touts sports venues as mega-voting sitesBy BILL BARROWATLANTA (AP) If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election.James and his voting rights group, formed this spring...