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Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS -- I t's a game the French wanted. It's a game the Americans probably expected. It's a game the world most certainly will [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS -- They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LeBron James wasn't totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS S\outh Sudan is the 33rd-ranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of any of the 12 countries that will be [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jontay Porter, who has been banned from the NBA after admitting that he helped bettors by intentionally underperforming in games, asked a U.S. federal [...]

The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth US$76-billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that [...]

Byline: Tim Reynolds; ASSOCIATED PRESS Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian. Antetokounmpo is heading to the Olympics for the first time, after he scored 23 points and Greece held off [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LeBron James is making it official: He's coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one where the league's alltime scoring leader [...]

Byline: SCHUYLER DIXON, TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS -- Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS, STEPHEN WHYNO; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It's officially summer, and the best two teams in hockey during the winter months of the 2023-24 NHL season are still playing. [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS -- It's over. That's what the numbers say. There will be a recordsetting 18th championship for the Boston Celtics to celebrate soon, maybe [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS -- There have been two versions of Jayson Tatum so far in these NBA Finals. Version 1 is shooting a dismal 12 for [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Matthew Tkachuk's basic offensive numbers for the Florida Panthers are all down this season. Goals, down. Assists, down. Points, down. [...]

Byline: TIM REYNOLDS; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNRISE, FLA. -- The 2023 Stanley Cup final had just ended, the Vegas Golden Knights were celebrating their championship and a heartbroken bunch of [...]

Boston will get its championship rings on Oct. 22, and the rival New York Knicks will be there for the celebration. The NBA schedule was released Thursday for the coming [...]

PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry had only five 3-pointers in his first four games of the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games combined. The shot just wasn't falling. And then came the medal round. The [...]

PARIS (AP) — The first practice for the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team after arriving in Paris was one of those workouts that those who were there, watching behind closed [...]

PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. The only thing left for him to [...]

PARIS (AP) — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. [...]

PARIS (AP) — LeBron James knows there aren’t many moments like this left. He’s 39. He’s entering his 22nd professional season. It’s logical to expect that the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games will be [...]

PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. [...]

PARIS (AP) — Blood stained the neckline of Victor Wembanyama's jersey after France clinched a spot in the gold-medal game at the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games courtesy of a fresh cut on the [...]

PARIS (AP) — All the favored teams in the first three men's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to [...]

PARIS (AP) — Kevin Durant stands alone in U.S. Olympic basketball scoring history. Durant is now the career leader in points for the U.S. in Olympic competition, passing Lisa Leslie [...]

Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement on Tuesday with international recording artist, Grammy winner and [...]

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was walking around a French neighborhood with his family earlier this week while visiting for the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games and NBA jerseys were being [...]

PARIS (AP) — True to their word, the https://apnews.com/article/simone-biles-usa-basketball-paris-olympics-d2f3f7ac44e73b2bb3680f5f65a4e38f showed up to see Simone Biles at the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games Several members of the Olympic squad — Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Devin […]

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday. So were the last five minutes. Everything else was a grind. Grabbing at his lower […]

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation […]

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — No team has reached the quarterfinals yet in the men’s basketball tournament at the https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games No team has been eliminated, either. That said, Tuesday and Wednesday [...]

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic [...]

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Olympic career of Victor Wembanyama has officially begun. The 7-foot-4 French phenom won the tipoff against Brazil's Bruno Caboclo on Saturday, marking his Olympic debut. [...]

PARIS (AP) — The U.S. men's basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with fellow Olympians before the https://apnews.com/article/olympics-how-to-watch-opening-ceremony-e2836f814931a0cdfe9745edfce860f3. Next week, the group wants to [...]

Takeaways from the https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-usa-basketball-paris-olympics-c82d07445a8d43040915f300258c22a6 over South Sudan in an exhibition game Saturday in London: LeBron James' layup with 8 seconds left was the game-winner, and the win marked the 40th [...]

LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. https://x.com/NBA/status/1814769596077121649 was the go-ahead basket Saturday, and the U.S. Olympic team that'll soon head to the Paris [...]

https://x.com/usabasketball/status/1814287228392165574 with the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Friday, a major step toward getting him back on track for the Paris Games that open next week. It was Durant’s first [...]

Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team [...]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA's Board of Governors approved the league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting Tuesday, moving the league [...]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is how the U.S. Olympic https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-mens-basketball-d540f12df1f5f91edcd53ca04ecbb991 took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi: Stephen Curry opened with a layup, followed [...]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James has gotten the message from his father and his coach: His transition to the Los Angeles Lakers is going to take some time and [...]

There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for https://apnews.com/article/usa-basketball-paris-olympics-d30c8e337a81526100de07be4f3e2d30. The only acceptable result from these Paris Olympics is another gold medal. And the most recent gold was [...]

The Detroit Pistons fired coach Monty Williams on Wednesday after just one season that ended with an NBA-worst 14-68 record. “Decisions like these are difficult to make, and I want [...]

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk took off at full speed from basically center ice, chasing a puck that had sailed over his head and was heading directly toward an [...]

For the Dallas Mavericks and the Edmonton Oilers, the comeback efforts are just beginning and still have very long ways to go. That said, they're off to unprecedented starts. Dallas' [...]