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International sports events including qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics are being affected by the spread of a new virus outbreak in China By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer January 29, 2020, 8:19 AM 4 min read GENEVA — Amid growing concern at the spread of a new virus outbreak in China, international sports have been […]

CALGARY, Alberta — For David Perron, Calgary has become his home away from home. Up against a team he’s always thrived against and in a building he enjoys playing in, Perron had a goal and an assist in regulation and added a shootout goal to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 5-4

Isaac Okoro converted a big three-point play with 1:41 left in the second overtime, and No. 17 Auburn topped Mississippi 83-82 By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press January 29, 2020, 6:20 AM 3 min read OXFORD, Miss. — It was so wild Auburn coach Bruce Pearl called it the craziest game he had seen in a

Kamar Baldwin scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half to help No. 16-ranked Butler come back to beat Georgetown 69-64 By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer January 29, 2020, 5:16 AM 4 min read WASHINGTON — Kamar Baldwin found some more second-half magic and another way to lead a comeback. He scored

Gordon Hayward scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 25 and the Boston Celtics led virtually the entire way to beat the Miami Heat 109-101 on Tuesday night By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer January 29, 2020, 4:19 AM 5 min read MIAMI — The Eastern Conference standings are not difficult to

Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 11 assists while becoming Toronto’s career assist leader and the Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-114 for their season-best eighth straight win By IAN HARRISON Associated Press January 29, 2020, 3:17 AM 4 min read TORONTO — Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 11 assists while becoming Toronto’s career

Reggie Perry scored a career-high 27 points, Robert Woodard added 16 and Mississippi State beat Florida 78-71  for its fourth straight victory in Southeastern Conference play By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer January 29, 2020, 2:16 AM 4 min read GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Reggie Perry scored a career-high 27 points, Robert Woodard added 16 and

Shaquille O’Neal tearfully said he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant’s death, remembering his former teammate a great player whose kids called him “Uncle Shaq By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer January 29, 2020, 1:02 AM 3 min read Shaquille O’Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant’s

A famed basketball court in Metro Manila, Philippines, is honoring the lives and legacies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a mural. Artists and local residents this week painted the public court located at The Tenement housing complex in the city of Taguig with the likenesses of the NBA legend and his 13-year-old

The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to pivot from a stunning late-game collapse By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer January 28, 2020, 10:40 PM 4 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders was eager to work after a restless night, a lack of sleep that was not attributable to the nocturnal habits of his