Basketball
FILE - Boston Celtics Larry Bird, right, passes off to teammate as Milwaukee Bucks Marques Johnson steps in to block his path during NBA action in Boston, Nov. 7, 1980. (AP Photo/John Martell, File)
Timeline of NBA in 1980s as league celebrates 75th season

By The Associated Press 18 hrs ago

Yao Ming, head of the Chinese Basketball Association and Ice Snow Sports Promotion Ambassador, left, reacts during a Linjia 7 Salon afternoon tea with journalists at Beijing International Club in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Former NBA great Yao Ming said Monday he and others had a pleasant talk when they met last month with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose disappearance after making a sexual assault allegation against a former government official raised international concern. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Former NBA great Yao Ming addresses Peng Shuai, Olympics

By Ken Moritsugu 22 hrs ago

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dribbles past Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. The Jazz won 120-105. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers 12/27/2021

Jan. 05, 2022 01:38 PM EST

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dribbles past Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. The Jazz won 120-105. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Blazers' Lillard out next 3 games with abdominal injury

Jan. 05, 2022 01:37 PM EST

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells after scoring against the Sacramento Kings during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors 12/20/2021

Dec. 23, 2021 12:26 PM EST

Tiger Woods fist bumps his son Charlie Woods on the 16th green during the second round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)
Ode to Sports: A year when games and fans came off the bench

By Fred Lief Dec. 23, 2021 12:24 PM EST

FILE - Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were not the first elite athletes to struggle with their own mental health, but their public admissions this year spotlighted a crisis not often addressed in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 22, 2021 09:56 AM EST

FILE -Russia forward Yevgeni Malkin seals off the puck from USA defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Column: NHL skips Olympics again, cites COVID-19 uncertainty

By Jim Litke Dec. 22, 2021 03:32 AM EST

Ginobili, Chambers, Whalen among 1st-time hoop hall nominees

Dec. 21, 2021 05:08 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili, SuperSonics and Suns forward Tom Chambers and Olympic and WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen are...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts to action on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers 12/13/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claps for this team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics 12/17/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Golden State Warriors at Philadelphia 76ers 12/11/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 12:20 PM EST

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
USA Basketball announces Kerr as next Olympic men's coach

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 20, 2021 12:18 PM EST

This Sept. 27, 2021, photo provided by U.S. Ski & Snowboard shows President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt posed outside the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah. The new President and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association has vivid memories of her first time clicking into boots on a mountain in Chamonix, France, during a school trip at age 12. Sophie Goldschmidt’s best sport was always tennis — that’s what brought her from London to Baylor University on a scholarship — but the affinity for skiing stuck.(Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski & Snowboard via AP)
New CEO of US skiing 'confident' of Olympic results, medals

By Pat Graham And Howard Fendrich Dec. 08, 2021 04:22 PM EST

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve poses with her ceremonial jersey during a press conference to announce she'd been named the head coach of women's USA Basketball, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
Cheryl Reeve named USA Basketball women's team coach

By Doug Feinberg Dec. 07, 2021 08:22 PM EST

A visitor to the Shougang Park walks past the a sculpture for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. China on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, threatened to take "firm countermeasures" if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Column: US dignitaries shun Olympics. What about sponsors?

By Jim Litke Dec. 07, 2021 03:57 AM EST

FILE - Las Vegas Aces' Liz Cambage, center, celebrates after a play against the Washington Mystics during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA playoff basketball series in Las Vegas on Sept. 24, 2019. Cambage announced her unavailability in a frank Instagram post and was not included Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 among Australia's preliminary squad for next year’s Women’s Basketball World Cup. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces 9/24/2019

Dec. 05, 2021 10:12 PM EST

FILE - Las Vegas Aces' Liz Cambage, center, celebrates after a play against the Washington Mystics during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA playoff basketball series in Las Vegas on Sept. 24, 2019. Cambage announced her unavailability in a frank Instagram post and was not included Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 among Australia's preliminary squad for next year’s Women’s Basketball World Cup. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
"Zero"-interested Liz Cambage to miss 2022 Women's World Cup

Dec. 05, 2021 10:11 PM EST

FILE - WTA CEO Steve Simon appears during a retirement ceremony for Martina Hingis in Singapore. The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault, could result in cancellations of those events beyond 2022, Simon told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)
Column: Women's tennis leads lonely fight for human rights

By Paul Newberry Dec. 02, 2021 06:11 PM EST

Marc Gasol to play for Spanish club he founded

Nov. 25, 2021 05:13 PM EST
MADRID (AP) — Former NBA player Marc Gasol will play for the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball, he announced Thursday. ...