AP Basketball Writer

Tim Reynolds

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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86

June 12, 2024 at 9:02 p.m.

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the...

Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has died. The league announced that Walton died Monday after a prolonged fight with cancer. He was 71. Walton was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national player of the year.

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Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71

May 27, 2024 at 8:43 p.m.

Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has...

The final day of the NBA’s regular season should be wild. Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Denver all have a shot at No. 1 in the Western Conference.

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The last day of the NBA regular season is Sunday. Expect chaos and lots of it.

April 13, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

The final day of the NBA’s regular season should be wild. Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Denver all have a shot at No. 1 in the Western Conference.

The AP poll has had a simple mandate over its 75 years of existence: pick the best teams in the country each week. But in the poll’s earliest days — especially before most historically Black colleges and universities were considered NCAA members — the lines were a bit more blurred.

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In AP poll’s earliest days, some Black schools weren’t on the radar and many teams missed out

January 4, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

The AP poll has had a simple mandate over its 75 years of existence: pick the best teams in the country each week. But in the poll’s earliest days —...

The Cavaliers nearly pulled off a second straight huge victory as an 18.5-point underdog after knocking off North Carolina last Saturday, but a field goal wasn't enough in the extra period.

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Mark Fletcher’s 11-yard TD run in overtime helps Miami hold off UVA

October 28, 2023 at 8:13 p.m.

The Cavaliers nearly pulled off a second straight huge victory as an 18.5-point underdog after knocking off North Carolina last Saturday, but a field goal wasn't enough in the extra...

Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization, the team announced Friday.

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Michael Jordan selling majority ownership stake in Charlotte Hornets

June 16, 2023 at 3:10 p.m.

Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization, the team announced Friday.

Barnes sets 36-hole U.S. Open scoring record

July 28, 2019 at 3:13 a.m.

With a record-setting show, Ricky Barnes became the leader at the halfway point of the rain-plagued U.S. Open. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, remained well off the leaderboard at soggy Bethpage Black....

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