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Brooklyn Nets sign veteran Australian guard Patty Mills

Aug. 10, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran Australian guard Patty Mills. The NBA team did not disclose terms of the deal for the...

Australia players watch from the bench during men's basketball semifinal game between the United States and Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Australia's hopes for Olympic gold vanish against the US

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 05, 2021 03:42 AM EDT

United States' Margaret Steffens reaches for the ball during a preliminary round women's water polo match against South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Cherry and Norman face off in 400-meter final at Tokyo Games

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 04, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Australia's Patty Mills, left, and Matthew Dellavedova (8) celebrate a score against Argentina during a men's basketball quarterfinal round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
US, 3 unbeaten teams set for Olympic men's basketball semis

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 04, 2021 04:31 AM EDT

Nigeria's Olumiye Oni (13), right, tries to steal the ball by Italy's Simone Fontecchio (13), left, during men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Tokyo Games may send even more international players to NBA

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 04, 2021 12:40 AM EDT

France's Evan Fournier (10) shoots over United States' forward Kevin Durant (7) during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Gold and green: Olympic basketball, NBA business intersect

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 01, 2021 10:16 AM EDT

Australia's Patty Mills (5) celebrates a play with teammates Matisse Thybulle (10) and Dante Exum (11) during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
'I am who I am': Olympics seem to draw out Patty Mills' best

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 27, 2021 04:36 AM EDT

Nigeria's Caleb Agada (3) blocks a shot by Australia's Joe Ingles during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mills leads Australia past Nigeria, 84-67 in Olympic opener

By Brian Mahoney Jul. 25, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

United States' Bradley Beal dunks against Australia during an exhibition basketball game Monday, July 12, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
USA Basketball falls again, this time 91-83 to Australia

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 12, 2021 10:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 15, 2021 file photo, San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in San Antonio. San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday July 7, 2021, as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs 5/15/2021

Jul. 07, 2021 07:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 15, 2021 file photo, San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in San Antonio. San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday July 7, 2021, as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
NBA's Mills to be one of Australia's Olympic flag bearers

Jul. 07, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons (25) goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Simmons, Mills, Ingles in Australian Olympic basketball team

Feb. 02, 2021 07:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2000, file photo, Australia's Cathy Freeman celebrates winning the women's 400 meter race at the Summer Olympics at Olympic Stadium in Sydney. Freeman ignited the Olympic flame to open the Sydney 2000 Games and returned 10 nights later to win a gold medal in the 400 meters that had been a long time in waiting for country. She was the first Aboriginal person from Australia to win an individual Olympic gold. And she celebrated in a bare-foot victory lap with an Australian flag and the red, black and yellow Australian Aboriginal flag together in her hand. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)
Freeman's legacy endures long after Sydney's flame went out

By John Pye Aug. 14, 2020 06:15 PM EDT