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AP Sports WriterDurant joins ownership group of MLS' Philadelphia UnionBy ANNE M. PETERSONBrooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, with an option for 5% more in the near future, the Union...

AP Sports WriterDurant joins ownership group of MLS' Philadelphia UnionBy ANNE M. PETERSONBrooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, with an option for 5% more in the near future, the Union...

AP Basketball WriterNBA gives teams, players more detailed schedule for restartBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA gave teams a more definitive timetable for the restart to the pandemic-interrupted season Friday, including required coronavirus testing that is set to begin this month and mandatory individual workouts in early July before training camps.The...

AP Sports WriterCavs' Love, Sexton not happy being part of NBA's 'Delete 8'By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) When Collin Sexton learned that the NBA - and not a pandemic - had prematurely ended his second season, the Cavaliers guard had a guttural reaction.''I was sick,'' he said.The league's decision...

AP Basketball WriterNBA gives teams, players more detailed schedule for restartBy TIM REYNOLDSThe NBA gave teams a more definitive timetable for the restart to the pandemic-interrupted season Friday, including required coronavirus testing that is set to begin this month and mandatory individual workouts in early July before training camps.The...

AP Sports WriterPistons slipped in 2019-20, then took steps toward a rebuildBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons finally broke up their trio of Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson.Only Griffin remains - and the 2019-20 season was yet another reminder of how fragile the star forward's...

AP Basketball WriterWilliamson attorney: allegations of ineligibility 'baseless'By AARON BEARDAttorneys for Zion Williamson’s former marketing agent are continuing their legal push to examine whether the former Duke All-American accepted improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils, allegations the NBA rookie's attorney said are “baseless.”Prime Sports Marketing and company...

AP Basketball WriterKerr, Nurse among NBA coaches wondering about Olympic plansBy TIM REYNOLDSGolden State coach Steve Kerr was supposed to be in Tokyo for the Olympics this summer. And now he’s supposed to be there for the rescheduled version next summer.Then again, Kerr isn't certain if he - or...

Portland Trail Blazers founder Harry Glickman dead at 96PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Harry Glickman, the founder of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the franchise's only NBA title-winning team in 1977, died Wednesday. He was 96.The team announced Glickman's death; no cause was given. In their tweet,...

Portland Trail Blazers founder Harry Glickman dead at 96PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Harry Glickman, the founder of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the franchise's only NBA title-winning team in 1977, died Wednesday. He was 96.The team announced Glickman's death; no cause was given. In their tweet,...

AP Sports WriterCavs among omitted 8, will use summer slight as motivationBy TOM WITHERSCleveland (AP) The Cleveland Cavaliers are missing from the NBA's Disney World summer bubble. They hope NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doesn't need to pop their plans again.One of eight teams whose COVID-19-interrupted season ended when...

AP Sports WriterPierce believes it is time for young Hawks to become winnersBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Lloyd Pierce sees improvement in each of the five players he calls the core of the rebuilding Atlanta Hawks.There is pressure for the coach to deliver proof of that growth. Pierce says...