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Saturday’s Scoreboard
Saturday’s Games
Former NBA star McGrady pitches just 1 2-3 innings in baseball debut for Sugar Land Skeeters
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Former NBA star Tracy McGrady allowed two hits and two runs in 1 2-3 innings in his debut for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday night.
Nets cool off Heat, hand Miami first post-season loss with 104-90 Game 3 victory
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Joe Johnson scored 19 points, Andray Blatche had career playoff highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets handed the Miami Heat their first loss this post-season, 104-90 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Parker scores and the Spurs go up 3-0 over Portland with a 118-103 victory
PORTLAND, Ore. – Tony Parker scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs pulled into a commanding 3-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series against Portland with a 118-103 victory over the Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Selected by Rams, Sam has chance to become NFL’s first openly gay player
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Michael Sam waited and waited. Hours passed, rounds came and went, and eventually, there were only eight more picks left on the third and final day of the NFL draft.
James says NBA players feel no members of Sterling’s family should own Clippers
NEW YORK, N.Y. – LeBron James says NBA players believe nobody in Donald Sterling’s family should be able to own the Los Angeles Clippers.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Games
In first comments since ban, Clippers owner Sterling says not a racist, made terrible mistake
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In his first public comments since being banned for life from the NBA, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a “terrible mistake.”
NBA says Shelly Sterling’s ownership of Clippers would be terminated if Donald Sterling’s is
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA says if Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers is terminated, so is Shelly Sterling’s.
Cavaliers fire coach Mike Brown for second time after team fails to make playoffs
CLEVELAND – Mike Brown’s second shot with the Cavaliers lasted one season.
Clippers interim CEO Dick Parsons is confident NBA will succeed in forcing sale of team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The interim CEO hand-picked by the NBA to run the Los Angeles Clippers said Monday he’s confident the league will succeed in forcing a sale of the team owned by Donald Sterling since 1981.
Amid racism apology, Clippers’ owner Sterling disparages Magic Johnson, invokes HIV status
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In an interview aired Monday where he expressed sorrow for recorded racist remarks that earned him a lifetime NBA ban, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was anything but apologetic toward Magic Johnson, one of the men mentioned in the recording, repeatedly disparaging Johnson’s HIV-positive status, dismissing his work in charity and business and saying he’s not a proper role model for children.
Blazers stave off elimination by beating Spurs 103-92 to send the series back to San Antonio
PORTLAND, Ore. – Damian Lillard scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games
Sorry I’m not sorry: Some classic non-apologies, including Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling only dug himself in deeper after slamming Magic Johnson when he was supposed to be atoning for his own racist remarks. But he’s not the first celebrity to learn the perils of making a non-apology apology.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Games
Person with knowledge of details tells AP that Pistons hire Stan Van Gundy as coach/president
DETROIT – A person with knowledge of the details says Stan Van Gundy has agreed to a $35-million, five-year contract to be the Detroit Pistons’ coach and president of basketball operations.
Stauskas part of growing crop of Canadian stars set to make mark at combine
Nik Stauskas was nine years old and already thoroughly smitten with basketball when a chance meeting with Vince Carter sealed his fate.
Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Games
Spurs beat Trail Blazers 104-82 to return to Western Conference finals
SAN ANTONIO – Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard each scored 22 points, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame an injury to Tony Parker to close out the Western Conference semifinals with a 104-82 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
Experts: NBA likely to prevail if Sterlings fight Clippers forced sale in court
A cadre of attorneys and a flurry of lawsuits could certainly slow down the NBA’s plan to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers over his recent racist comments, but legal experts say the league would likely prevail in the end.
Canada’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams take aim at world championship spots
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Gavin Schmitt boasts one of the most lethal spikes in volleyball — so huge, it has been compared to Michael Jordan’s famous dunk from the free-throw line.
West scores 29; Pacers rally after blowing lead, clinch series with 93-80 win over Wizards
WASHINGTON – For all their mysterious slumps and chemistry curiosities, the Indiana Pacers are back where they were last season — in the Eastern Conference finals.
Kevin Durant scores 39 as Oklahoma City rallies late to eliminate Clippers 104-98 in Game 6
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Kevin Durant had 39 points and 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 104-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 on Thursday night.