Tag: NBA basketball
Major Payne: Suns guard rebuilds career in the desert
PHOENIX — Even in today's high-scoring NBA game, the dizzying pace of the Phoenix Suns point guard Cameron Payne stands out.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 18
1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 22
1918 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn...
Top seeds 76ers, Jazz facing elimination games in semifinals
ATLANTA — The NBA's top playoff seeds, Philadelphia and Utah, are on the brink of being eliminated.
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Durant’s sensational performance sends Nets to 3-2 lead
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in one of the most spectacular performances in postseason history, sending...
AP Sportlight
June 17
1954 — Rocky Marciano scores a 15-round unanimous decision...
Harden available, Irving out for Nets as they try to advance
MILWAUKEE — The Brooklyn Nets will continue to play without Kyrie Irving and don’t know exactly what kind of production they will get from...
Nets say Harden available to play in Game 5 vs Bucks
NEW YORK — James Harden will play for the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, his first action since leaving...
Jokic leads All-NBA team; MVP runner-up Embiid 2nd-team pick
Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection.
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Young leads Hawks’ rally past Sixers with Embiid hurting
ATLANTA — Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 remaining, and...
