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Wilson leads six in double figures as Aces beat Sparks 99-75

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LOS ANGELES — A'ja Wilson had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Liz Cambage scored 13 points and grabbed 11 boards and the Las Vegas...

Clippers await Leonard’s decision on contract option

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers’ season began in an empty arena with cardboard cutouts, COVID-19 tests, and protocols for everything. It ended...

Freshmen class for UConn men doesn’t lack confidence

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STORRS, Conn. — Incoming freshman guard Jordan Hawkins arrived at UConn's basketball training center in May, looked up at the banners of all the...

Williams hits go-ahead shot, Atlanta beats New York 73-69

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Courtney Williams scored 18 points, including a go-ahead basket with 58.2 seconds left, and the Atlanta Dream beat the New...

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SYDNEY — Ben Simmons has withdrawn from Australia’s Olympic squad in order to spend time working on his individual skill development following a disappointing...

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...

Otzelberger’s annual pay package at Iowa St is $1.5 million

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AMES, Iowa — New Iowa State men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger will be paid $1 million per year with an additional $500,000 in supplemental...

Cooper has career-high 26 points, Sparks beat Mystics 89-82

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LOS ANGELES — Te’a Cooper scored a career-high 26 points, Amanda Zahui B. added 17 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the short-handed Washington...

Kawhi Leonard is nowhere on court, everywhere else for LA

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers don’t have injured Kawhi Leonard on the court. He’s everywhere else, though. ...

76ers hoping Ben Simmons can fix his game in the offseason

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PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons clanked one free throw off the back of the rim, so he took a breather, fist-bumped Joel Embiid, paced, walked...