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Canada ends pre-FIBA World Cup schedule with tough 84-68 loss to United States
SYDNEY, Australia – Canada men’s basketball coach Nick Nurse says his team needs to “flush”…
Third-party buys billboard to promote Bernier’s anti-mass immigration stance
OTTAWA – Billboards with Maxime Bernier’s face and a slogan advocating against mass immigration cropped…
Kings, NBA taking no action against Walton in assault case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento Kings and the NBA have announced they are taking no…
June retail sales flat as Raptors effect offsets auto and gas slump: StatCan
Canadian retail sales edged expectations in June with merchandise and sporting goods sales climbing as…
US-Australia basketball: Not all in crowd happy with seating
MELBOURNE, Australia – Not everyone was happy in the biggest crowd to watch a basketball…
AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EDT
Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot TASIILAQ, Greenland (AP) — From a helicopter,…
Trump awards Medal of Freedom to NBA star Bob Cousy
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump presented 91-year-old basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal…
Avenatti seeks trial delay amid effort to prove Nike claims
NEW YORK – California attorney Michael Avenatti hopes to show that charging Nike $25 million…
Trial in former NBA player’s slaying postponed by judge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A trial in the fatal shooting of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright…
Not a ‘tattooed guy’: Larry Bird mural will be changed
INDIANAPOLIS – Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tats. An artist says she’ll…
Canadian men’s basketball team completes pre-World Cup sweep of New Zealand
SYDNEY, Australia – Phil Scrubb scored 24 points as Canada’s men’s basketball team completed a…
Ex-Michigan State star Cleaves acquitted in sex assault case
FLINT, Mich. – A jury acquitted former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves on Tuesday…
The Latest: Jury acquits Michigan State’s Cleaves of assault
FLINT, Mich. – The Latest on the trial of Mateen Cleaves (all times local): 4:45…
Aaron Best scores 20 points in Canada’s 122-88 basketball rout of New Zealand
SYDNEY, Australia – Aaron Best scored 20 points while Andrew Nembhard added 17 as Canada’s…
NBA’s Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf team
WASHINGTON – What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into…
Canada loses 81-73 to Australia in second game of FIBA World Cup warmup series
PERTH, Australia – Canada’s men’s basketball team dropped a physical 81-73 decision to Australia in…
Disney World has discount for visitors who want to sleep in
ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World is offering discounted tickets to visitors who want to…
Canada beats Australia 90-70 in FIBA World Cup warmup game
PERTH, Australia – Canada never trailed and outscored Australia 23-13 in the final quarter for…
Rapper NBA YoungBoy freed from Louisiana jail
BATON ROUGE, La. – Rapper NBA YoungBoy has been released from a Louisiana jail where…
Lakers’ Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the…
Michael Avenatti blames arrest on ‘vindictive’ prosecutors
NEW YORK – Lawyer Michael Avenatti wants a judge to dismiss criminal charges that he…
New Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super Bowl
BATON ROUGE, La. – New Orleans’ iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and…
Group opposes museum for Pulse nightclub massacre
ORLANDO, Fla. – A group of survivors and family members of those killed in a…
Kentucky editorial roundup
Summary of recent Kentucky newspaper editorials: Aug. 11 The Commonwealth Journal on state law in…