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REPORTS: DENVER NUGGETS 1ST-ROUND PICK DARON HOLMES II TEARS ACHILLES IN NBA SUMMER LEAGUE OPENER LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denver first-round pick DaRon Holmes II is expected to miss the season after tearing his right Achilles on Friday night in the Nuggets’ NBA Summer League...
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NBA’S UPCOMING 11-YEAR, $76 BILLION MEDIA RIGHTS DEAL The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. However, its new media rights deals nearly put the two leagues in the same...
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USA TOPS CANADA IN EXHIBITION OPENER AHEAD OF PARIS LAS VEGAS (AP) — For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win. Anthony Davis scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and the United States opened its tune-up schedule for the Paris Games...
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KLAY THOMPSON BELIEVES HE COULD BE THE MISSING PIECE FOR THE MAVS AFTER LEAVING THE WARRIORS DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson remembers telling Luka Doncic he thought the Dallas superstar was on a path to greatness after Golden State beat the Mavericks in the Western...
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UCONN, COACH DAN HURLEY AGREE TO 6-YEAR, $50 MILLION DEAL A MONTH AFTER HE SPURNED OFFER FROM LAKERS STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season, nearly a month after he...
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KEVIN DURANT HAS CALF STRAIN, USA BASKETBALL CONSIDERS HIM DAY-TO-DAY AT OLYMPIC CAMP LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has...