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August 01, 2021

Durant, Stewart, members of hoops Achilles Comeback Club

Kevin Durant and Breanna Stewart have more than a little in common. They’re two-time champions, Durant in the NBA and Stewart ...

Celtics get Richardson in trade as Mavs make salary cap move

The Boston Celtics acquired guard Josh Richardson from Dallas on Saturday, a move that gives the Mavericks salary cap ...

US women's Olympic hoops team adjusting to styles of play

The U.S. women’s team isn’t clicking at the Tokyo Games the way the Americans would like and one reason is the different ...

Durant sets record, example for US Olympic men's hoops team

Kevin Durant had been just ordinary so far in these Olympics. That's probably not good enough for gold. Not on this U.S.

US uses dominant inside presence to beat Japan 86-69

The U.S. women's basketball team has not looked sharp in its first two wins at the Tokyo Games. Five-time Olympian Sue Bird ...

AP sources: Lakers acquiring All-Star Westbrook from Wizards

The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards for three players and ...

NBA's Jaxson Hayes arrested in Los Angeles police struggle

New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested in Los Angeles after a struggle with officers who responded to a report ...

Quintet of US post players may be best group ever assembled

The U.S. has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talented post players, possibly the best ever assembled. No team in ...

US trio puts NBA Finals behind, turns focus to Olympic gold

There was plenty of time to talk about it, had they wanted to. Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton were together ...

Dolson's Diary: Olympics end with gold medal, meeting Yao

I woke up this morning and looked over to the table and saw my gold medal and I just smiled. As a young girl I watched and ...

U.S. women's hoops team captures 3-on-3 Olympic gold

Their scrapbooks and trophy cases are filled with memories from Final Fours, national titles, All-America honors and even ...

US bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, routs Iran 120-66

It wasn't just that the U.S. had been losing. It was that the level of play was practically un-American. Playing passively ...

The play-in tournament officially returning to NBA in 2022

The NBA’s play-in tournament is back for at least one more season. As expected, the league’s board of governors gave approval ...

New Pac-12 boss Kliavkoff doesn't see expansion as a must

George Kliavkoff had a lot on his plate in his first couple of months as Pac-12 commissioner — visiting campuses, discussing ...

US men's basketball seeking some ways to click on offense

Kevin Durant was the leading scorer for Brooklyn this past season. Same goes for Damian Lillard in Portland, Devin Booker in ...

US women win 50th straight Olympic game, beat Nigeria 81-72

The U.S. women won, as usual. It just wasn't in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to. The winning streak ...

After fall, Lillard, Adebayo try to help US get up again

Damian Lillard was nearly flat on his back, trying to save a possession the U.S. couldn't afford to lose. He not only ...

AP Source: Pelicans, Grizzlies, agree to multi-player trade

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade center Jonas Valanciunas to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for center Steven ...

Packers' CEO 'hopeful' about sorting things out with Rodgers

Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy remains hopeful quarterback Aaron Rodgers the three-time MVP will play for them ...

Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for Staley

The Gillom sisters are part of a small group that made big strides in the role of Black female coaches with USA Basketball.

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