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WVU’s Derek Culver signs with agent, will enter NBA draft

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — All-Big 12 forward Derek Culver has decided to skip his senior season at West Virginia to enter the NBA draft. ...

Suns snap Knicks’ nine-game win streak with 118-110 victory

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NEW YORK — Devin Booker scored 33 points and the Phoenix Suns capped a grueling road trip with a 118-110 victory Monday night that...

Seton Hall’s Mamukelashvili voted NYC area’s top player

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NEW YORK — Sandro Mamukelashvili of Seton Hall has won the Haggerty Award, presented annually since 1936 to the New York metropolitan area’s Division...

Spurs outlast Wizards in OT, end Washington’s streak at 8

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WASHINGTON — DeMar DeRozan had 37 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Wizards 146-143 in overtime on Monday night,...

Ex-UNC coach allowed to still drive after fatal crash

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DURHAM, N.C. — After killing an 89-year-old pedestrian last year, former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has...

Bulls hold off Heat late, win 110-102 in Miami

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MIAMI — Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points, Daniel Theis added 23 and the Chicago Bulls moved closer to the last play-in spot in the...

Connecticut Sun’s Rizzotti to continue as Olympic assistant

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — New Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti plans to keep her second job this summer as an assistant coach on the United...

Timberwolves beat Jazz for 3rd time this season, 105-104

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MINNEAPOLIS — D’Angelo Russell had a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the...

NHL could adjust playoffs for travel restrictions in Canada

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The NHL is preparing contingency plans if virus restrictions in Canada prevent travel between provinces or back and forth to the U.S. during the...

Williamson scores 23, leads Pelicans past Clippers, 120-103

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NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson scored 23 points on an array of power moves, spinning dribbles and even a 3-pointer, and the New Orleans...