Tag: National Basketball Association
Knight, Cara, HBCU bands among NBA All-Star Game performers
ATLANTA — Atlanta native Gladys Knight will be among the headline performers at the NBA All-Star Game on March 7, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner”...
‘We lied’: NY prosecutors face heat in botched sanction case
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors in New York acknowledged telling a “flat lie” to a criminal defendant's legal team while trying to downplay their mishandling...
Suns waive backup center Damian Jones
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have waived reserve center Damian Jones.
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Curry a late scratch vs. Charlotte because of illness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was a late scratch Saturday night against the Charlotte Hornets after he became ill before...
AP Sportlight
Feb. 21
1931 — In the first major league night game,...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 20
1887 — The International Association, the first minor league...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 24
1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United...
Knicks’ Robinson has surgery to repair broken right hand
NEW YORK — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will be out until after next month's All-Star break after having surgery Tuesday to repair...
T-wolves: Russell to have knee surgery, miss 4-6 weeks
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and be sidelined for four to six weeks,...
USA Basketball called Isaiah Thomas, who hopes NBA does next
There was a day last spring when Isaiah Thomas noticed he could lift his leg without any pain. That hadn’t happened in years.
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