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Stephen Curry

August 20, 2019

NBA's Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf team

What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between NBA star Stephen ...

Mike Pompeo

August 16, 2019

Republicans still waiting on Pompeo in Kansas Senate race

Even though U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has declared a Senate run to be "off the table" next year, many fellow ...

Barack Obama

August 16, 2019

Bidders vie for Obama's high school basketball jersey

Bidding was drawing to a close Friday for a basketball jersey believed to have been worn by President Barack Obama.

Joe Tsai

August 16, 2019

AP sources: Alibaba exec to buy Nets, arena for $3.4 billion

In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the ...

DeMarcus Cousins

August 16, 2019

Lakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery

DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem ...

August 15, 2019

King's court: LeBron dedicates court at his hometown school

LeBron James went back to school and back in time on Wednesday. Joined by four high school teammates, the NBA superstar ...

August 15, 2019

As World Cup gets closer, USA Basketball working on bonding

USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich doesn't have many rules for his World Cup team. They're more like suggestions, such as ...

August 14, 2019

WNBA suspends Griner 3 games for fight; 4 others punished

Mercury center Brittney Griner will miss the next three games after the WNBA suspended her Tuesday for her role in a fight ...

August 13, 2019

Ollie wins ruling on union protection in fight over firing

The arbitrator in the dispute between UConn and Kevin Ollie has ruled that the former basketball coach is protected by a ...

August 13, 2019

Lowry (thumb) withdraws from USA Basketball's World Cup team

Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has withdrawn from the pool of candidates USA Basketball is considering to ...

August 12, 2019

NCAA amends agent rules to no longer require college degree

The NCAA has backtracked on new certification standards and will no longer require a bachelor's degree for a sports agent to ...

August 11, 2019

Griner, 5 others ejected in Dallas' 80-77 win over Phoenix

Brittney Griner and five other players were ejected after a fight broke out midway through the fourth quarter of Dallas' ...

August 10, 2019

USA Basketball plays first scrimmage in advance of World Cup

The first order of business for USA Basketball on Friday night was thanking its fans, so Donovan Mitchell grabbed a ...

August 08, 2019

Clemson football flagged for 8 secondary NCAA violations

Clemson's national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period ...

August 08, 2019

Special guest: Krzyzewski stops by USA Basketball practice

Gregg Popovich somehow only met Mike Krzyzewski for the first time about four years ago, when the two coaching greats saw ...

August 07, 2019

For Popovich, finding a team quickly will be a challenge

USA Basketball coach Gregg Popovich typically has a month of NBA training camp and a half-dozen or so preseason games before ...

August 06, 2019

Raiders in spotlight as NFL preseason begins

The players stayed at camp in California, but owner Mark Davis and other top Raiders executives were on hand for the ...

August 06, 2019

Ben Simmons says he was 'singled out' trying to enter casino

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has explained a social media post that seemed to imply he'd been racially profiled by ...

August 06, 2019

Washington tops Vegas in earthquake-delayed game, 99-70

It took two arenas, four weeks, four referees and one earthquake before the Washington Mystics finally could take down the ...

August 06, 2019

AP source: Carter returning to Hawks for 22nd NBA season

Vince Carter is putting off retirement for at least one more season. With that, he'll claim the longest career in NBA history ...

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