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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, talks with his team during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in San Antonio, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Kawhi and Popovich reunited? Leonard wants to go to Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 07, 2021 02:52 PM EST

Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas calls a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Depleted Raptors hand Rockets 10th straight loss

By Dick Scanlon Feb. 26, 2021 10:16 PM EST

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks with head coach Eric Nurse during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Virus sidelines Raptors coaches, Siakam for Rockets game

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 26, 2021 06:39 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 27 1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST
Feb. 27 1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:51 PM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:47 PM EST
Feb. 20 1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 01:22 PM EST
Feb 10 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. ...

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

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic goes up for a shot in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Dallas, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NBA studying ways to bring games back overseas in future

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 22, 2020 06:01 PM EST

Hornets acquire Gordon Hayward, 2 draft picks from Celtics

Nov. 29, 2020 05:28 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have acquired forward Gordon Hayward and unprotected 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks from the Boston...

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2006, file photo, Australia's head coach Brian Goorjian, center, and players watch early action against USA Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the world basketball championship in Saitama, Japan. Goorjian will take the Australians men's basketball team to a third Olympics after he was named new head coach of the Boomers on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)
3rd-time lucky? Goorjian returns to Boomers for Tokyo Games

By Dennis Passa Nov. 12, 2020 09:52 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) drops to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in an empty CenturyLink Field due to the coronavirus during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 04:35 PM EST

Brown quits as coach of Australian men's team for Olympics

Oct. 13, 2020 08:36 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown won’t be guiding the Boomers at the Tokyo Olympics after informing Basketball Australia he can no...

FILE - In this July 1, 2019, file photo, Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson passes the ball at the team's training facility in Boston. A person familiar with the situation says Duke is in talks with Boston Celtics assistant coach and former WNBA All-Star Lawson to lead the Blue Devils women’s basketball program. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday, July 10, 2020, because the school has not commented publicly on its search. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Duke hires Celtics' Lawson to lead women's basketball team

By Aaron Beard Jul. 11, 2020 04:07 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2020 11:20 AM EDT
June 13 1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-3 as a jockey, sets the record for most number of Belmont...

FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, the elite men break from the start of the 123rd Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass. The Boston Marathon is offering refunds for the first time because of the new coronavirus pandemic. Race organizers say anyone who was entered in the 124th edition of the race this month can still run on the rescheduled date, Sept. 14. But if they can’t make it, they can have their money back. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
The Latest: Union player tests positive, first in MLS

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2020 11:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in Boston. Celtics guard Marcus Smart says he has been cleared by medical officials after testing positive for the new coronavirus earlier this month. In a message posted late Sunday, March 29, 2020, on Twitter, Smart says he was informed of the news Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Health. He thanked everyone for their support. “Stay safe and stay together _ apart!” Smart wrote.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
The Latest: US Open tennis site to house temporary hospital

Mar. 30, 2020 09:06 AM EDT

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: The coronavirus sweeps curling world

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2020 02:21 PM EDT