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Toronto Raptors give Freddie Gillespie another 10-day contract
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will keep forward Freddie Gillespie around longer. Toronto signed Gillespie…
Raptors sign Japanese forward Yuta Watanabe to standard NBA contract
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Yuta Watanabe to a standard NBA contract.…
Canadian basketball star Nurse is carving out space in sports broadcasting at just 25
Kia Nurse isn’t just one of Canada’s finest female basketball players, she’s becoming a popular…
Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Clarke died Thursday following a car accident in…
Canada’s proposed sports betting law could generate taxes, protect consumers: experts
Canadians should soon be able to place a wager on the outcome of an NHL…
Carmelo Anthony memoir coming out in September
NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony’s life story includes a great deal besides basketball. The 10-time…
Canada’s top Olympic doctor expects entire team to be vaccinated before Tokyo
Canada’s Olympic team doctor is confident that with the pace of the country’s vaccine rollout,…
Welcome to Top 10, Melo: Anthony joins elite scoring list
ATLANTA – Carmelo Anthony looked like he was all done just a couple of seasons…
Inside Arizona’s election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on
PHOENIX – On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where NBA stars like Charles Barkley…
Siakam surprises mom with new house; says tough season put things in perspective
Pascal Siakam is a private person, and questioned whether broadcasting his grand Mother’s Day gesture…
NLL’s Toronto Rock returning to Hamilton, where they started back in 1998
HAMILTON – The Toronto Rock are returning to their original home. The National Lacrosse League…
Towns, Edwards lead Timberwolves past undermanned Pistons
DETROIT (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and Anthony Edwards added 22 as the…
Therapy bunny Alex back as lucky rabbit’s foot for Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex the therapy bunny, a floppy-eared golden rabbit that gained social…
Puck luck? Hockey’s secrecy makes betting on NHL a gamble
When the Washington Capitals took the ice needing to win in regulation to keep their…
LaVine, Markkanen lead Bulls past Raptors, 114-102
CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 24 points, Lauri Markkanen added 20 and the Chicago…
Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points,…
Pacers take on the Hornets for play-in game
Charlotte Hornets (33-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Indiana Pacers…
Yes: Marv Albert, NBA’s ‘soundtrack,’ retiring before Finals
NEW YORK (AP) — From Michael Jordan soaring through the air to Willis Reed simply…
LeBron vs. Steph: A play-in game will be a superstar tussle
LeBron vs. Steph. Oh, what a way to get into NBA playoff mode. The matchups…
Oprah and CNN: AT&T is merging media business with Discovery
NEW YORK (AP) — The merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia operations, marrying the likes…
Divergent paths lead Celtics, Wizards into play-in matchup
BOSTON (AP) — The Eastern Conference play-in tournament game between the No. 7 seed Celtics…
Raptors Uprising GC looks to go one better in 2021, targeting NBA 2K League title
TORONTO – After running the table in the NBA 2K League regular season last year,…
Grizzlies get another chance to play into NBA postseason
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies entered the season hoping to speed up the…
James, Curry renew rivalry in West play-in tournament game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Steph Curry are used to meeting in the…