
Durant fined $25,000 by NBA for 'menacing gesture'
The NBA fined Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant $25,000 on Friday for making a "menacing gesture," when he pretended to slice his throat after throwing ...
Double-A Portland Sea Dogs: Too cold to play ball
A minor league team in Maine has postponed a game because of cold weather and a frozen field. With the temperature at 36 degrees, and gusty winds ...
Correction: Zumba-Prostitution story
In a story March 29 about a Zumba instructor pleading guilty to prostitution and other charges, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the deputy ...

Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case
An insurance agent who helped run a prostitution operation out of his mistress's Zumba studio and watched sex videos made with a hidden camera will ...

Splitter helps Spurs beat Thunder 105-93
The San Antonio Spurs rebounded from their worst loss of the season with a balanced performance against one of the NBA's best teams. This was one ...

Thunder grind out 91-79 win over Celtics
In a reunion with his former Boston teammates, Kendrick Perkins and the Oklahoma City Thunder got just the kind of victory he enjoys most.
Thunder hold off Lakers' charge, 122-105
There are times when coach Scott Brooks figures the best way to get his Oklahoma City Thunder to stop turning the ball over is to simply stop talking ...

Lawson's jumper lifts Nuggets over Thunder 105-103
Wilson Chandler tied his career high with 35 points and gladly watched Ty Lawson take the game-winning jumper. "We've got a lot of guys who can ...
Maine man can whistle, but he must keep moving
A man charged with disorderly conduct for his loud whistling in downtown Portland has reached a deal with the city — he can whistle, but he can't ...

Ross beats Evans in dunk contest
Terrence Ross had to settle his nerves at the start of the All-Star dunk contest. By the end, he was calming down a ball boy he needed as a prop for ...

Portland's Lillard wins Skills competition
Portland rookie Damian Lillard beat Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday in the final round to win the Skills Competition during All-Star Saturday night.

The whopper of a storm didn't rank high in history
The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad, federal statistics say. Two National ...

New England begins the big dig-out after epic snow
New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of snow Saturday and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach ...

Duncan gets 14th NBA All-Star nod; 2 Bulls chosen
Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen ...

Durant scores 41, Thunder beats Suns for 30th win
When Kevin Durant takes over a game, it's quite a show. This time, it was at the expense of Marcin Gortat and the rest of the Phoenix Suns.
Maine man, 74, held in deaths of teenage tenants
A 74-year-old Maine man was charged in the shooting deaths of two tenants inside an apartment he rented out at his home, possibly over a dispute about ...

Maine same-sex couples marry in first hours of law
Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a ...

Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings
After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city didn't have to wait a moment ...

Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine
Chris Kast and Byron Bartlett already consider themselves married after a 2010 ceremony overlooking Portland Harbor, but now they're doing it all over ...

Year later, Maine's Ayla Reynolds case is mystery
More than 1,000 children are reported missing each year in Maine. The vast majority are quickly reunited with loved ones, often within hours. Over 40 ...
Maine mall sacks Santa after rudeness complaints
A mall in Maine has sacked Santa Claus after children and parents complained he was rude, grumpy and wouldn't even let one child sit on his lap.
Study: Like a tree, growth rings show lobster age
For the first time, scientists have figured out how to determine the age of a lobster — by counting its rings, like a tree. Nobody knows how old ...

Thunder dominate first half, rout Bobcats 114-69
Russell Westbrook tipped away a pass, got into the open court all by himself and then braced for a big take-off and a signature throwdown dunk.