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Sweet Lou: Williams shines filling in for injured Trae Young

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ATLANTA — Lou Williams was on the training table when his coach walked up to deliver some rather startling news. ...

Maine’s minor league hockey team to affiliate with Bruins

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PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine-based minor league hockey team is close to announcing a new affiliation with the Boston Bruins. ...

Maryland adding transfer Pavlo Dziuba from Arizona State

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ukrainian forward Pavlo Dziuba is transferring from Arizona State to Maryland. ...

Serbia pulls away late to win Olympic qualifying opener

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Serbia’s quest to return to the Olympics got off to a good start. ...

Blazers introduce Billups, ‘stand by’ hire amid criticism

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers went into damage-control mode while introducing Chauncey Billups as their new coach Tuesday, amid questions about how...

Clippers’ cool-hand Lue is NBA’s best in elimination games

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers have been unflappable amid high stakes throughout these playoffs. They recovered from 0-2 deficits against Dallas and...

Martyl Reinsdorf, wife of Bulls, White Sox chairman, dies

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CHICAGO — Martyl Reinsdorf, the wife of Chicago Bulls and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, died Monday following a lengthy illness, the teams announced....

Ben Simmons withdraws from Australia’s Olympic squad

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SYDNEY — Ben Simmons has withdrawn from Australia’s Olympic squad in order to spend time working on his individual skill development following a disappointing...

Gritty Clippers stave off elimination, beat Suns 116-102

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PHOENIX — Paul George scored 41 points, Reggie Jackson added 23 and the resilient Los Angeles Clippers staved off elimination by beating the Phoenix...

West Virginia signs forward Jamel King

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia has signed forward Jamel King for the 2021-22 season. ...