Basketball

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo leaves game with apparent knee injury

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ATLANTA — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered an apparent knee injury and was forced to leave the Milwaukee Bucks' Eastern Conference finals game against...

Darius Days returning to LSU basketball for senior season

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Forward Darius Days is returning to LSU for his senior season after initially exploring his opportunity to turn pro. ...

Taurasi will stand alone in 9,000-point club for some time

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NEW YORK — It may be a long time before anyone joins Diana Taurasi in the 9,000-point club. ...

Maine’s minor league hockey team to affiliate with Bruins

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PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine-based minor league hockey team is close to announcing a new affiliation with the Boston Bruins. ...

Maryland adding transfer Pavlo Dziuba from Arizona State

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ukrainian forward Pavlo Dziuba is transferring from Arizona State to Maryland. ...

Serbia pulls away late to win Olympic qualifying opener

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Serbia’s quest to return to the Olympics got off to a good start. ...

Blazers introduce Billups, ‘stand by’ hire amid criticism

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers went into damage-control mode while introducing Chauncey Billups as their new coach Tuesday, amid questions about how...

Clippers’ cool-hand Lue is NBA’s best in elimination games

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers have been unflappable amid high stakes throughout these playoffs. They recovered from 0-2 deficits against Dallas and...

Martyl Reinsdorf, wife of Bulls, White Sox chairman, dies

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CHICAGO — Martyl Reinsdorf, the wife of Chicago Bulls and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, died Monday following a lengthy illness, the teams announced....

Ben Simmons withdraws from Australia’s Olympic squad

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SYDNEY — Ben Simmons has withdrawn from Australia’s Olympic squad in order to spend time working on his individual skill development following a disappointing...