Articles filed under Basketball
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Bucks counting on stability to produce more playoff successOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo has virtually the same set of teammates as last season. The Milwaukee Bucks' goal is also the same: a second NBA championship. Th...
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76ers counting on Maxey to form Big 3 with Harden, EmbiidOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tyrese Maxey spent his summer on a tour worthy of a rock band. He turned up at gyms, high schools, and in California and Texas and even at Phillies ...
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Pacers seek long-term success by building around young teamOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers open this season with a different goal. They're no longer satisfied with just making the playoffs or advancing beyond the first ro...
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With Zion Williamson back, Pelicans' aspirations soarOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Zion Williamson's return to a Pelicans squad that made a captivating postseason appearance without him last spring could transform New Orleans' long-b...
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Raptors keep building back toward championship contentionOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Masai Ujiri believes his Toronto Raptors are building toward something big. They're just not all the way there yet. The 2019 NBA champions haven't been pa...
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Celtics still eyeing return to Finals despite Udoka scandalOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The Celtics ended last season in the spotlight for all the right reasons. A team seemingly stuck in the mud for multiple years recovered from a slow start...
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Hornets awaiting MRI on LaMelo Ball's injured left ankleOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Hornets say All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball will have an MRI on Tuesday on his injured left ankle. Ball left Monday night's game wi...
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Doncic, Dinwiddie try to build on Mavs' deep playoff runOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic has a new sidekick - but not a co-star - as the Dallas Mavericks try to build on their first deep playoff run in a decade. Spencer Dinwiddie, a...
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Young Spurs eagerly await 'other pieces' in transition yearOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio is going to have a difficult time adding to the NBA-record career victories held by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. Take it from him. 'œTo be...
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Rockets far from contention, but excited about young talentOct 11, 2022 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - From the outside, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel for a Houston Rockets team that finished with the NBA's worst record for the past t...