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AP source: Bulls tab Nuggets' Karnisovas to lead operations

The Chicago Bulls came into the season thinking they were poised to contend for a playoff spot. The plan did not unfold the ...

LeBron: Closure not likely unless Lakers can finish season

Instead of preparing for a playoff run, LeBron James is mostly spending the spring playing hoops with his teenage sons and ...

Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class

Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer. And he’s got ...

The Latest: The coronavirus sweeps curling world

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ USA Curling says additional ...

The Latest: Pro Motocross Championship delays season start

The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Pro Motocross Championship has pushed ...

Bogut: players "used like pawns" amid Aussie finals dramas

NBA veteran Andrew Bogut says players were “used like pawns" in the process that led to his Sydney Kings refusing to fly ...

Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequality

Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for ...

NBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive tests

The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics ...

Perth declared NBL champions 2 days after finals canceled

The Perth Wildcards have been declared National Basketball League champions two days after the last two games of the finals ...

Brady the latest star to leave his longtime home

Tom Brady’s departure from the New England Patriots brings an end to one of the NFL’s most memorable eras. It also means fans ...

Kerr says USA Basketball still planning for Tokyo 2020

The USA Basketball coaching staff for the Tokyo Olympics is still preparing as if there will be a gold medal to try and ...

Durant among 4 Nets to test positive for new coronavirus

Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven ...

Donovan Mitchell says he still doesn't even feel sick

All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz says he showed no symptoms of being sick before testing positive for the ...

The Latest: T-Wolves' Towns donating $100K to Mayo Clinic

The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times local): 10:55 p.m.

AP Source: Pistons' Christian Wood tests positive for virus

Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons has tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the ...

Negative test for Mitchell's dad `a sigh of relief' to Mets

When the father of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tested negative for the coronavirus, it was “a sigh of relief” to the New ...

Oklahoma City marks bombing anniversary with artistic events

Oklahoma City honors victims of the 1995 bombing that shocked the nation in what remains the deadliest act of domestic ...

Trump scrambles to broaden coronavirus testing options

The Trump administration scrambled Friday to broaden testing for the coronavirus with a flurry of new measures, and public ...

NBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a month

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely ...

Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports

The world's sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the ...