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Durant returns with 22 and a 125-99 Nets rout of Warriors
NEW YORK – Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust in a matter of…
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
HOUSTON – The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a cancelled season…
Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments
Sarah Fuller was a goalie on the Vanderbilt women’s soccer team when a chance at…
Spoelstra stays perfect on Christmas, Heat beat Pels 111-98
MIAMI – Erik Spoelstra remained perfect on Christmas, and a record-tying show from Duncan Robinson…
Middleton scores 31 as Bucks trounce Warriors 138-99
MILWAUKEE – Khris Middleton scored 31 points and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Golden State…
LeBron becomes No. 2 Xmas scorer, Lakers top Mavs 138-115
LOS ANGELES – Anthony Davis scored 28 points and LeBron James had 22 while becoming…
Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many…
Gilgeous-Alexander jumper lifts Thunder past Hornets 109-107
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a tiebreaking jumper with 1.4 seconds left and finished…
Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year
With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Florida’s 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – No one knows how the coronavirus arrived in Florida as 2020…
Mitchell makes layup with 7 seconds left, Jazz beat Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY – Donovan Mitchell hit a go-ahead layup with 7 seconds left and finished…
Arizona men’s basketball self-imposes 1-year post-season ban
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona men’s basketball program has self-imposed a one-year post-season ban related…
Scoreboard for Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Tuesday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round at Edmonton United States 7, Czech Republic…
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed…
‘How could you create a better story?’: World junior squad voted CP team of the year
Akil Thomas felt like he was living in a movie. The script seemed predetermined and,…
Scores and Schedule for December 30, 2020
Wednesday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round at Edmonton Finland 6, Slovakia 0 Germany…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil…
Hammon’s head coaching night caps memorable year for women in sport
TORONTO – There was no celebration when Becky Hammon took over as San Antonio Spurs…
Cellphones offer look back at most personal moments of 2020
A year like no other: Americans shambled through it, doing the best they could under…
Year in review: A look at news events in August 2020
A look at news events in August 2020: 01 – The recipient of the first…
VanVleet, Lowry combine for 45 points to earn Raptors first win of season
TAMPA, Fla. – It took four games, and the benching of Pascal Siakam to reinforce…
Bledsoe, Ingram lead Pelicans past Raptors, Raptors falls to 1-4 on the season
NEW ORLEANS – Eric Bledsoe capped a 19-point, 10-assist performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer in…
If 2020 was a watershed year for athlete activism, will the momentum continue in ’21?
TORONTO – An athlete with a megaphone, fist raised in furious protest. Teammates kneeling, heads…
Beleaguered Toronto Raptors head west looking for answers after dismal 1-5 start
Mired in 29th place in the NBA overall standings, the 1-5 Raptors travel west for…