Tag: NBA basketball
AP Sportlight
June 28
1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring...
Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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Ayton’s emergence has Suns a win from the NBA Finals
PHOENIX — Deandre Ayton is rapidly become the player the Phoenix Suns imagined when the ping-pong balls bounced their way for the 2018 NBA...
Bucks trounce Hawks 125-91 to tie East finals at 1-1
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 on Friday night...
Commitment to Olympics not a distraction for Bucks’ guards
Khris Middleton ordinarily wouldn’t be thinking about anything right now other than what the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to accomplish in the NBA playoffs.
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Young Hawks try to regroup at home in Game 3 against Bucks
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks' path to the Eastern Conference finals provides reason to remain optimistic after a humbling Game 2 loss to the...
George leads Clippers over Paul and Suns, 106-92 in Game 3
LOS ANGELES — Paul George scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in a dominant third quarter, beating newly returned Chris...
Holcomb honors James Morris with Indiana’s top award
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb awarded 78-year-old civic leader James Morris on Friday with the 2021 Sachem Award, the state’s highest honor.
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Belgium forward Lukaku says he draws motivation like Jordan
SEVILLE, Spain — Romelu Lukaku was watching the documentary “The Last Dance” when he realized he had something in common with basketball great Michael...
Refs facing new pressure to keep count on Giannis at FT line
Giannis Antetokounmpo's lengthy free-throw routine might be too long to be legal.
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