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MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Milwaukee Bucks spent more money lobbying the Wisconsin Legislature than any other organization during the first half of the year, as the NBA team was pushing for approval of a new basketball arena.A report released Friday by the state elections board, which oversees lobbying,...

AP Sports WriterWarriors unveil Chase Center Experience, preview of arenaBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Imagine an ice skating rink with a Rockefeller Center-like feel, farmers markets in a sparkling new waterfront park, fireworks over San Francisco Bay among picturesque views during the summer, big-name concerts in between and...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A lawsuit has been dropped that alleged former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen assaulted a man at a sushi restaurant in 2013.Pippen's attorney, Mark Geragos, said Saturday that a countersuit Pippen filed against Camran Shafighi is also being dropped.Geragos says he and Pippen are delighted...

All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan re-signs with RaptorsTORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan knew he was never going to leave Toronto, his home away from home.The All-Star shooting guard re-signed with the Raptors, agreeing to a reported $139 million, five-year deal Thursday without really testing the free-agent market.''I am Toronto,'' DeRozan...

NBA urges its teams to avoid Twitter warsNEW YORK (AP) The NBA wants its teams to avoid Twitter wars.The reminder was issued in a memo from the league to all 30 teams on Tuesday. It comes about two weeks after Portland's Twitter account mocked Dallas' Chandler Parsons for...

Hawks forward Mike Scott out 4 week with sore left kneeATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks say backup forward Mike Scott will be out about four weeks because of a sore left knee.Scott has yet to play this season. He will undergo a series of procedures that do not...

AP Sports WriterIrving, LeBron pace Cavs over OKC as Love's back flares upBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) LeBron James sang and danced while dressing at his locker to New Edition's ''Can You Stand The Rain'' following Sunday's win.Although the song's theme of weathering a storm was fitting for the...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Police have evacuated a mall near Boston after a large crowd gathered for an event featuring a rapper and a pro basketball player. Cambridge police say a crowd of more than 1,000 people became unruly at the CambridgeSide Galleria mall after arriving for a Monday event with...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - LeBron James casually swished a jumper from the corner, an otherwise ordinary shot with a higher degree of difficulty given the backpack hanging over his shoulders.In the NBA Finals, James might have to carry something much heavier than a backpack.He might have to put the...

Lakers' Mozgov missing game against Hawks with eye contusionATLANTA (AP) The Los Angeles Lakers are without injured center Timofey Mozgov for Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.Mozgov suffered a left eye contusion Tuesday night in a loss at Indiana.Rookie Ivica Zubac of Croatia will make his NBA...

AP Basketball WriterDwyane Wade mourns cousin, urges tougher gun laws in ChicagoBy TIM REYNOLDSDwyane Wade has lashed out against Chicago's gun laws, calling them weak and saying he's urged officials in his hometown to enact changes to make the city safer.The Chicago Bulls star, whose cousin was shot dead...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Andre Iguodala was more than just a key player on a team that beat LeBron James and Cleveland.Turns out he used to beat up on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.''We beat the first unit more times than they beat us, and I think it was by...