Basketball

Mitchell, Cavs go into offseason disappointed by showing in playoffs after 64 wins in regular season

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games during the regular season, captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and had two winning streaks of at least 15 games.

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Bailey and Harper look toward an NBA future, but face questions about what went wrong at Rutgers

CHICAGO (AP) — Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper have some explaining to do. Though the dynamic duo from Rutgers could be the next two players selected assuming the lottery-winning Dallas Mavericks grab Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No.

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Murray 'very confident' Nuggets can force Game 7, Thunder on verge of 1st West finals since 2016

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray didn't quite guarantee a Game 7. He alluded to it, though, in between sips of his blueberry-colored postgame recovery smoothie. “Very confident,” the Denver Nuggets guard said of a return to Oklahoma City.

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Phil Knight says he's no longer interested in buying the Portland Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight said Wednesday he is not interested in buying the Portland Trail Blazers, who are up for sale. Paul Allen’s estate said Tuesday it has begun the process of finding a new owner for the team.

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NBA fines Draymond Green $50,000 for questioning the 'integrity' of officials

NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for making an “inappropriate comment" to the officials during Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against Minnesota.

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Cooper Flagg is still just a kid from Maine. And he's out to silence all doubters

CHICAGO (AP) — The town of Newport, Maine, has a population of about 3,200 people. There's a bowling alley, a popular local diner that serves breakfast all day, a hunting club and it costs only $6 to license your dog.

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As WNBA popularity soars, player salaries remain a big hurdle for the league to address

Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and WNBA champ has been around the league long enough to watch her peers fight for visibility.

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After last year's surprise trip to East finals, Pacers showing more confidence after beating Cavs

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers were just happy to make the Eastern Conference Finals last year.

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Jokic's 44 points, 15 rebounds not enough as Thunder top Nuggets to go up 3-2 in West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic was nearly unstoppable against Oklahoma City’s gritty, aggressive defense. The Thunder made a valiant effort to disrupt him, as they have all series.

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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Nuggets 112-105 and take 3-2 lead in West semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series.

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