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Anthony Davis has played in All-Star Games before, but nothing like this one By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer February 15, 2020, 7:09 AM 4 min read CHICAGO — Anthony Davis knows smooth. He has been making basketball look easy for years, from his early days in his native Chicago all the way through to […]

Miles Bridges scored 20 points and took MVP honors, Eric Paschall added 23 more and the U.S. beat the World 151-131 in the Rising Stars Challenge By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer February 15, 2020, 5:32 AM 4 min read CHICAGO — Miles Bridges soared like his boss in Chicago. Zion Williamson delivered his share

Lexie Hull scored 24 and Kiana Williams added 19 to lift No. 8 Stanford to a 97-64 win over Utah on Friday night By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press February 15, 2020, 4:42 AM 4 min read SALT LAKE CITY — If you play for Stanford, you get out and run or you sit down. “We

Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the New York Rangers topped the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer February 15, 2020, 4:04 AM 4 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — The New York Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with more late heroics.

Newly-acquired Jason Zucker scored his first two goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins during a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens By DAN SCIFO Associated Press February 15, 2020, 3:08 AM 3 min read PITTSBURGH — Newly-acquired Jason Zucker scored his first two goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins during a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens

Keturah Orji set the women’s U.S. indoor triple jump record Friday at the USA Track and Field Indoor championships February 15, 2020, 1:47 AM 1 min read ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Keturah Orji set the women’s U.S. indoor triple jump record Friday at the USA Track and Field Indoor championships. She jumped 47-feet, 10¾-inches on her

CHICAGO (AP) — The list of finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame is considerably shorter than usual. The voters really didn’t need more this year. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett — 48 All-Star nods between them — headlined the class of eight finalists announced Friday by the Hall of Fame. Each will

The Overwatch League is relocating scheduled esports matches from three cities in China to Seoul due to the outbreak of a virus which has killed nearly 1,400 people February 14, 2020, 11:22 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — The Overwatch League is relocating scheduled esports matches from three cities in China to Seoul due

Kobe Bryant was one of eight finalists announced as candidates for enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, a decision that came as absolutely no surprise in his first year of eligibility By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer February 14, 2020, 10:58 PM 2 min read CHICAGO — Kobe Bryant was one

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is raising the minimum salary for minor league players in 2021, according to a memo sent Friday from the commissioner’s office to all 30 teams and obtained by The Associated Press. Two years after successfully lobbying Congress to exempt minor leaguers from federal minimum wage laws, MLB opted to