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The Toronto Raptors and the Indiana Pacers will both be gunning for a victory on 4/4/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers When: 7:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 705 Toronto Raptors -2.5 (-110) 206 (-110) 120 -140 706 Indiana Pacers TV: 7 p.m. ET, Sportsnet One...

TORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Kyle Lowry added 19 as the Toronto Raptors ended the San Antonio Spurs' four-game winning streak with a 97-94 victory on Wednesday.Luis Scola had 16 points and Toronto never trailed in handing San Antonio just its third loss in the...

AP Basketball WriterRaptors still have decisions to make before NBA restartsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe Toronto Raptors have an NBA championship to defend, a very long stay at the Disney complex awaiting them and plenty of unanswered questions on how the restart of the season will work.As the NBA's lone Canadian...

Associated PressTrump awards Medal of Freedom to NBA star Bob CousyBy KALI ROBINSONWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump presented 91-year-old basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday, praising the Boston Celtics star as ''one of the all-time greats in the history of sports.''Cousy played...

AP Basketball WriterTacko Fall among 11 players picked for NBA draft combineBy TIM REYNOLDSCHICAGO (AP) The NBA has picked 11 players from the G League Elite Camp to stay for the NBA draft combine that starts Thursday.UCF's Tacko Fall, Florida State's Terance Mann, Miami's Dewan Hernandez, Syracuse's Oshae...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kyle Korver has not played through more than half Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans amid trade reports involving the Cleveland Cavaliers. Korver has averaged nearly 28 minutes of action per game this season and has shot nearly 43 percent from 3-point...

Ex-soccer star Holiday faces tumor with husband Jrue's helpNEW ORLEANS (AP) Former U.S. soccer star Lauren Holiday has been diagnosed with a brain tumor while pregnant, and her husband, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, is taking indefinite leave from the NBA club to care for his wife,...

Leonard out for Clippers against Hawks with knee contusionLOS ANGELES (AP) Kawhi Leonard sat out against the Atlanta Hawks because of a left knee contusion, delaying his first game with Los Angeles Clippers teammate Paul George.Coach Doc Rivers described Leonard as day-to-day Saturday night and didn't seem concerned...

AP Basketball WriterJohn Wall recovery continues with workout in MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Washington still doesn't know when John Wall will play again. The Wizards simply know that the All-Star is getting closer.Wall worked out on the floor in Miami about a half-hour before the Wizards visited the...

AP Sports WriterLeap of faith: Cavs sign Michigan's Beilein to 5-year dealBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) John Beilein has spent a coaching lifetime taking ordinary programs and turning them into consistent winning ones.All in college.He's getting his NBA shot.The Cavaliers ended a monthlong search Monday by hiring Beilein, a...

NBA offseason might start earlier than usual this yearCLEVELAND (AP) If the Golden State Warriors win the NBA championship on Friday night, it'll mark the earliest start to the offseason in more than three decades.The last time the NBA Finals ended on or before June 8 was back...

Embiid fined $25,000 for criticizing refereesNEW YORK (AP) Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for public criticism of referees that included profanity.The penalty was announced Wednesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations.Embiid's comments came at the end of his postgame...