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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to…
76ers hope new coach Nick Nurse can lead team to NBA title
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have named Nick Nurse as their new head…
NFL expanding The Smart Heart Sports Coalition
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has expanded The Smart Heart Sports Coalition to 26…
Pistons reach agreement to hire former Suns coach Monty Williams, AP sources say
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons made a bold move in their latest attempt to…
Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline; Kentucky’s Tshiebwe stays in
Toronto’s Zach Edey decided it was the right call to return to Purdue instead of…
Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for…
From formative days in Kitchener to the NBA Finals, Canada’s Murray in spotlight
KITCHENER, Ont. – When Canadian NBA star Jamal Murray was a teenager at the Orangeville…
Veteran character actor John Beasley, who appeared in the TV drama ‘Everwood,’ dies at 79
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school…
2 teams, 2 chances at titles: Heat, Panthers ready for their finals tests
DENVER (AP) — They were No. 8 seeds. They barely got into the playoffs after…
Butler helps Heat beat Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 to net spot in NBA Finals
BOSTON (AP) — No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is…
76ers hire former Raptors coach Nick Nurse, AP source says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers went all-in with their NBA championship pursuit on Monday,…
Sports scores for Saturday, May 27, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Dallas 4 Vegas 2 (Vegas leads…
White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination.…
Bucks finalizing deal to make Raptors’ Adrian Griffin their head coach, AP source says
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their…
From Italy to B.C.: Jevoni Robinson has taken an unusual route to the CFL
It was an assistant basketball coach who first spotted Jevoni Robinson and started his unlikely…
Celtics thrive on 3s, beat Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend East finals
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have looked elimination in the face four times this…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6…
Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Calvin Coolidge wasn’t as big a baseball fan as his wife,…
Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
BEIJING (AP) — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of…
Tributes for Tina Turner, the global music superstar, after her death at 83
A collection of tributes that poured in Wednesday from musicians, actors and athletes following the…
Ja Morant is ‘fine,’ taking a social media break, police say after welfare check due to cryptic post
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check Wednesday on suspended Memphis…
Tatum scores 33, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4
MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series,…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans’ health disparities From…
Big Smoked: Unsettled and disappointing time across Toronto’s pro sports scene
TORONTO – Hey Toronto sports fans: don’t let the disappointment, underperformance and unsettling times with…