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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri in action during the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Dallas. While the AfroBasket tournament doesn’t boast the star power of an Olympics, it does showcase ever-competitive and improving quality of basketball on the continent. Mejri, a more slender 7-foot-2 center who played for the Dallas Mavericks from 2015-19, hopes to use his 3-point shooting to draw former NBA draft pick Walter “Edy” Tavares away from the basket. Ugandan players struggled in the paint, knowing Tavares was looming to swat away shots. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)
Tall task: Cape Verde aims high in AfroBasket semifinals

By Ken Maguire Sep. 03, 2021 02:18 PM EDT

Barcelona's Pau Gasol, left, and Istanbul's Tibor Pleiss in action during their Euroleague final four final basketball match in Cologne, Germany, Sunday May 30, 2021. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)
Spain includes Pau Gasol in preliminary squad for Olympics

Jun. 19, 2021 07:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12) holds the ball against the Toronto Raptors during the second half of Game 4 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. Bogut announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 that he is calling quits on his bid for an Olympic medal and has decided to retire after 15 years in professional basketball. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Bogut retires, ending his bid for an Olympic medal

Nov. 30, 2020 09:06 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 Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 file photo, The Golden State Warriors first round draft pick, Ike Diogu from Arizona State, poses for the team photographer at Media Day at their headquarters in downtown Oakland, Calif. USA. The 2005 NBA Draft had its share of international players, but Ike Diogu was the lone Nigerian-American, but now fifteen years later, Nigerians are setting records. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas, File)
Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming

By Ken Maguire Nov. 27, 2020 08:09 AM EST

Billy Evans, 88, member of 1956 gold medal U.S. team, dies

Nov. 23, 2020 09:04 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Billy Evans, a member of the 1956 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team and Kentucky Hall of Famer who helped the Wildcats go 25-0 in 1953...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2020 11:59 AM EDT
June 27 1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff. 1914 —...

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, Andrew Bogut of Australia puts up a shot over Amath M'Baye, left, and Evan Fournier of France during their third placing match for the FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing. NBA veteran Bogut says players were “used like pawns" in the process that led to his Sydney Kings refusing to fly across the country for Game 4 of the Australian league's finals series because of the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that ultimately handed the championship to Perth. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Former NBA top pick Bogut unsure about playing future

By Dennis Passa Apr. 19, 2020 12:47 AM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 03, 2020 03:45 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS British Open could be postponed UNDATED (AP) — British Open organizers say postponement is an...

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 02, 2020 04:20 PM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS British Open could be postponed UNDATED (AP) — British Open organizers say postponement is an...