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The INDIANA and the ORLANDO will both be gunning for a victory on 12/7/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. INDIANA PACERS vs ORLANDO MAGIC When: 7:00 PM  ET, Friday, December 7, 2018 Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 503 INDIANA -2 (-110) 206.5 (-110) 105 -125 504 ORLANDO TV: 7:05 PM LINE: -2 PREDICTION: ORLANDO , INDIANA Oddsmakers currently have the ORLANDO listed...

AP Basketball WriterCharles Barkley has something to say about race in AmericaBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Charles Barkley calls it friendly fire.When he talks about racial issues, it isn't only whites he risks angering. Some of the biggest complaints come from fellow blacks, who figure he's too rich,...

Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett downplayed any talk that he's pondering retirement after the season, suggesting comments earlier this week about this being his last All-Star Game were simply his nod to young talent in the league. In an interview with ESPN Radio on Friday from All-Star festivities in Houston,...

Associated PressKings support protesters marching over man shot by policeBy MICHAEL WAGAMANSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The struggling Sacramento Kings find themselves in the national spotlight and it has nothing to do with another disappointing NBA season in their sparkling new two-year-old arena.Instead of looking ahead to the draft lottery...

AP Sports WriterCzech Republic, US complete World Cup quarterfinal fieldBy STEPHEN WADEThe Czech Republic and the United States completed the field on Monday for the quarterfinals of the basketball World Cup.The Czech's did it the hard way.Despite losing to Greece 84-77 in the second-round group game, the Czech Republic...

76ers' Embiid sidelined by soreness in right anklePHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia center Joel Embiid sat out the 76ers' game Wednesday night against Miami because of soreness in his right ankle.Scheduled to start for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star game this weekend, Embiid had 17 points in a victory...

The INDIANA and the CLEVELAND will both be gunning for a victory on 10/27/2018 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. INDIANA PACERS vs CLEVELAND CAVALIERS When: 7:30 PM  ET, Saturday, October 27, 2018 Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio ROT TEAM PS OU ML 709 INDIANA (-110) (-110)   710 CLEVELAND TV: 7:35 PM LINE: PREDICTION: CLEVELAND , INDIANA Oddsmakers currently have the CLEVELAND listed...

AP Sports WriterThomas says hip is mended and he's nearing Nuggets debutBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Isaiah Thomas says his surgically repaired hip has mended enough to allow him to soon make his Denver Nuggets debut.The point guard's first appearance in a Nuggets jersey could be Wednesday night against...

AP Auto Racing WriterHamlin, Michael Jordan partner on NASCAR team for WallaceBy JENNA FRYERCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only...

NBA fines Knicks' O'Quinn $25K for foul on Pelicans' DavisNEW YORK (AP) The NBA has fined Knicks center Kyle O'Quinn $25,000 for a flagrant foul that left Pelicans star Anthony Davis with a bruised left hip.The league said Wednesday that O'Quinn struck and pushed Davis from behind with...

Wizards F CJ Miles out indefinitely after left wrist surgeryWASHINGTON (AP) Washington Wizards forward C.J. Miles is out indefinitely after having surgery on his left wrist.Miles had an operation Wednesday to repair ligament damage. He was hurt in Washington's 117-104 loss at the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 26.The...

AP Sports WriterCavs sign Drew to new coaching contract for rest of seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Larry Drew's awkward impasse with the Cleveland Cavaliers is over.The team relented to Drew's requests by restructuring his contract and signing him to be their coach for the remainder of this season...