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Bucks try to make sure they're ready whenever season resumes

The NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks remain confident the coronavirus pandemic won’t put a permanent halt to the season and that ...

Nets GM unsure if Durant, Irving could play if NBA resumes

With so much uncertainty around the NBA season, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks is no longer ruling out Kevin Durant ...

The Latest: Becher defends Sharks' games amid county caution

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ San Jose Sharks President Jonathan ...

'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19

The documentary looking at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is set for release nearly two ...

Georgetown's Mac McClung to test NBA waters, could return

Georgetown sophomore guard Mac McClung announced Sunday that he is declaring for the NBA draft but will maintain his ...

Knicks owner, MSG chairman James Dolan has coronavirus

James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the New York Knicks, has tested positive ...

NCAA's greatest hits: Austin Carr's record 61 points in 1970

Austin Carr played for Notre Dame in an era when prolific scorers dominated college basketball. LSU's Pete Maravich was ...

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 ...

Timeline of key events in the spread of the new coronavirus

JAN. 3: The number of cases of a new type of viral pneumonia in central China rises to 44 in an outbreak that awakens fearful ...

MLB uniform maker switches to producing medical masks, gowns

The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Philadelphia Phillies fan is now a ...

Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77

Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, ...

AP Source: 20% base salary reductions for top NBA executives

Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the ...

Basketball star Curry talks coronavirus with Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci told Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry on Thursday that the United States will not be able to get ...

WNBA draft will be virtual event this season due to pandemic

The WNBA draft will be a virtual event this year. The league announced Thursday that its draft will still be held April 17 ...

Dayton's Obi Toppin -- AP player of year -- heading to NBA

Dayton's Obi Toppin is headed to the NBA after leading the Flyers to a 29-2 record and No. 3 ranking as a redshirt sophomore.

Duke sophomore point guard Tre Jones declares for NBA draft

Duke sophomore Tre Jones says he will enter the NBA draft. The point guard was named to the third team of The Associated ...

NBA's Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest ...

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 ...