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NEW YORK — NBA team owners and the players union will conduct separate meetings Thursday that are expected to produce a deal to start the 2020-21 campaign on December 22, according to multiple reports Wednesday. The National Basketball Players Association and the league are expected to agree upon a season reduced to 72 games per […]

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MIAMI – The Miami Heat’s chances of turning the tables on the Los Angeles Lakers took a hit with Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic officially listed as “doubtful” Saturday for Sunday’s game three of the NBA Finals. Star center Adebayo and high-scoring guard Dragic both missed game two on Friday with injuries suffered in the […]

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MIAMI – The Miami Heat confirmed Friday that Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic will miss game two of the NBA Finals as the Heat try to rebound from their opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Dragic tore his left plantar fascia in the game one defeat in the NBA’s quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida. […]

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WASHINGTON , United States – Doc Rivers has reached agreement to coach the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers just three days after parting ways with the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reported Thursday. Citing unnamed team sources, the US sports broadcaster reported Rivers had agreed to a five-year deal that will bring him back to the Atlantic Conference, […]

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TOKYO — Japan’s new prime minister said Saturday that he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.” The 2020 Games were postponed as the coronavirus spread worldwide, and there’s been widespread doubt about their future. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a prerecorded speech at […]

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Olympic Committee will hold its elections in an environment where everybody is a coronavirus (COVID-19) suspect. To avoid a disastrous wave of infection among sports officials, all voters during the polls will undergo testing before the scheduled Nov. 27 elections where the newly elected officials will serve a complete four-year […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s historic year earned him a historic awards sweep. The Milwaukee forward is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, receiving that award Friday. He got the Defensive Player of the Year award earlier in these NBA playoffs. The 25-year-old Antetokounmpo becomes just the third player […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  — Paul Millsap scored 14 of his 17 points in the third quarter, Michael Porter Jr. made a late 3-pointer and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 15-point, second-half deficit to stun the Los Angeles Clippers 111-105 on Friday night in Game 5. Denver — down 16 in the first half — […]

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NEW YORK  — When tennis resumed last month from a five-month hiatus prompted by the coronavirus outbreak, it was impossible to know exactly what to expect. Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two best women in the sport, which is why they will face each other Saturday in […]

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NEW YORK  — Steve Nash was a leader, a guy who loved to get the best out of his teammates on the court and build relationships with them off it. Those qualities helped him become a Hall of Fame player. Now he thinks they can make him a successful coach. Nash was introduced Wednesday by […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  — Pascal Siakam had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Kyle Lowry added 22 points and 11 boards and the Toronto Raptors evened the Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece, beating the Boston Celtics 100-93 on Saturday. Two days after winning Game 3 on OG Anunoby’s 3-pointer as time expired, the […]

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MANILA, Philippines– University of Santo Tomas’ embattled men’s basketball head coach Aldin Ayo has tendered his resignation, the Inquirer learned late Thursday. The development, which was shared by a person closely monitoring the situation, comes on the heels of University Athletic Association of the Philippines Board of Managing Directors’ (BMD) meeting that tackled the Growling […]

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BRISBANE, Australia  — Jeff Horn has been encouraged to retire after the former world champion was beaten by Tim Tszyu in a super-welterweight bout. Three years after beating Manny Pacquiao at a packed Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, the Australian said he felt relief Wednesday when the official stopped their bout ahead of the ninth round. […]

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This year's 20 Kilomètres de Paris race has been transformed into a virtual event, enabling runners wherever they are in the world to join.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kemba Walker scored 24 points and the Boston Celtics closed with a 10-0 run to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94 on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Jaylen Brown had 21 points and Jason Tatum added 15 for the Celtics. Joel Embiid had 30 points and […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  — For four long days, Mike Conley was confined to his hotel in quarantine. He wasn’t about to be contained on the court. Conley made a career playoff-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points in his return from quarantine, helping the Utah Jazz rout the Denver Nuggets 124-87 on Friday for […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA is into the postseason without having any confirmed coronavirus cases among players inside the bubble at Walt Disney World. The league and the National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday that none of the 341 players who had been tested since results were last released on Aug. 12 had […]

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There seem to be fewer players fishing at Walt Disney World these days. Getting a tee time or streaming video games might not be as much of a priority as it was a few weeks ago, either. Summer vacation is over. The restart gets real now. The NBA playoffs start Monday, the beginning of a […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Stanley Johnson scored 19 of his season-high 23 points in the second half, and the Toronto Raptors closed out their regular season with a 117-109 victory over the slipping Denver Nuggets on Friday. The seldom used Johnson, who came in averaging 1.5 points per game, hit three 3-pointers and a […]

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  — Jamal Murray scored 23 points in his first game of the NBA restart, including the tying and go-ahead baskets, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 134-132 in two overtimes Saturday. The Nuggets overcame Donovan Mitchell’s 35 points for Utah, including a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds remaining in the […]

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