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No. 4 Blue Devils need big man Patrick Ngongba II to avoid foul trouble
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Ngongba II provides No. 4 Duke with a space-eating presence…
Heat’s Keshad Johnson soars to a slam dunk title, edging Carter Bryant who had a perfect score
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest…
Adam Silver urges WNBA, players’ union to work faster on CBA negotiations to avoid a work stoppage
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called on the WNBA and its…
It’s the US (and the US) against the world as the NBA All-Star Game tries yet another format
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The NBA is trying its fourth All-Star Game format in four…
Kentucky guard Denzel Aberdeen gets dubbed ‘Gator traitor’ during his return game to Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen helped Florida win a national championship last April. In…
NBA’s Adam Silver to consider changing draft lottery, revoking picks to stop teams from tanking
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this…
Xaivian Lee, Urban Klavzar deliver from outside as No. 14 Florida beats 25th-ranked Kentucky 92-83
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Xaivian Lee scored 22 points, Urban Klavzar added 19 and No.…
Chris Paul, the ‘Point God,’ retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
Chris Paul, the “Point God” who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold…
Rome Flynn repeats as NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP; Team Giannis wins
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn earned MVP honours for the second straight year in…
North Carolina A&T beats Hampton 71-70 on Trent Middleton Jr.’s free throw in HBCU Classic
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Trent Middleton Jr. scored on a driving layup, got fouled and…
Philly special: V.J. Edgecombe leads Team Vince to victory at NBA All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — V.J. Edgecombe seems quietly confident he’ll be at an NBA All-Star…
Unrivaled to play semifinals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Unrivaled is heading back on the road. This time to play a set of playoff…
Nikola Jokic finally gets a Nuggets teammate at All-Star weekend in Jamal Murray
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic will finally see a very familiar face at the NBA…
12-time All-Star and 2-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Paul announces retirement from NBA after 21 seasons
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — 12-time All-Star and 2-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Paul announces retirement…
Could a trade deadline enliven the NASCAR season? Plenty of moving parts work against driver swaps
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Imagine a scenario in the NASCAR world — say, around…
LeBron James becomes the oldest player to have a triple-double in NBA history
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deep in the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA…
Tankers beware: Jazz fined $500,000, Pacers $100,000 by NBA for player participation policy breach
Utah appeared to find a loophole in the NBA’s player participation policy, but the league…
LeBron James breaks Karl Malone mark: Oldest NBA triple-double in Lakers win over Mavs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a…
LeBron James becomes oldest player with triple-double in Lakers’ 124-104 win over Mavericks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a…
Holiday and Clingan boost Trail Blazers to 135-119 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan…
Nikola Topic makes his NBA debut for the Thunder after testicular cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Topic made his NBA debut Thursday night for the Oklahoma…
Thunder’s Jalen Williams reaggravates hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated after All-Star break
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams sat out his team’s loss to the…
Former Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng powers Bucks past Oklahoma City, 110-93
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng had 19 points, 11 rebounds, six…
Miami University embracing the pressure as Division I’s last unbeaten
Travis Steele and his Miami University squad haven’t wilted under the pressure of being ranked…