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USA SMOKES SERBIA BEHIND STEPH CURRY, DOMINANT DEFENSE Team USA ran away from Serbia for a 105-79 exhibition game victory on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to improve to 3-0 on the team’s pre-Olympics tour. Bam Adebayo scored at will — inside and out — and helped Anthony...
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CHENNEDY CARTER, SKY STUN ACES IN VEGAS Chennedy Carter scored eight of her game-high 34 points in a 1:11 stretch late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night and the visiting Chicago Sky surprised the Las Vegas Aces 93-85. Marina Mabrey added 15 points for Chicago...
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JOE ‘JELLYBEAN’ BRYANT, THE FATHER OF KOBE BRYANT, DIES AT 69 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three...
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US WASTES MOST OF BIG LEAD, HOLDS ON TO BEAT AUSTRALIA 98-92 IN TUNEUP FOR PARIS OLYMPICS There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair...
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KELSEY MITCHELL PACES FEVER PAST LYNX Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and made a decisive block in the final minute, and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 81-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Caitlin Clark scored 17 points and dished a...