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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges’ future with the Charlotte Hornets remains uncertain as the team opens training camp on Tuesday. Bridges, the team’s leading scorer last season, was charged in June with three counts of felony domestic violence. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, Bridges

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic will have his supporting cast back this season with the return of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. Murray is rounding back into form after missing last season as he recovered from an ACL injury. Porter was limited to nine games

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NFL are discussing contingency plans for practice, as well as the possible relocation of next weekend’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the event Hurricane Ian makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Coach Todd Bowles said Monday that the situation is being monitored, but

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett remains under hospital care after being involved in a one-car accident following practice. The team says Garrett did not suffer life-threatening injuries but provided no further details on his condition. His agent said Garrett has remained alert and responsive while

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks are easing Luka Doncic into training camp two weeks after he played for Sloveni in the EuroBasket tournament. The Mavericks are looking for another deep playoff run after losing in the Western Conference finals to Golden State. It’s the first time Dallas has

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — It is a new day for the New York Knicks. That was the collective message by the Knicks on Monday during media day at the team’s training center. Coming off a 2020-21 season in which New York compiled a 41-31 record and qualified for the

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant borrowed a professional camera for photos of his teammates and even turned the lens on reporters covering the Memphis Grizzlies’ media day Monday. Safe to say the young Memphis Grizzlies remain just as confident and hungry as ever. And yes, the Grizzlies

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham packed on about 10 pounds of muscle in his first NBA offseason, hoping the added weight will help him lift his game and the Detroit Pistons to another level. The 6-foot-6 guard validated Detroit’s decision to draft him No. 1 overall last year. He

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have the youngest roster in franchise history going into their 50th season. They are so young that 19-year-old Josh Primo has become a mentor to Jeremy Sochan, Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley. All three of those first-round draft picks are also 19.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Italy advanced to next year’s finals tournament in the Nations League by winning at Hungary 2-0 thanks to goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco. The Italians have been looking to regain respect after failing to qualify for a second straight World Cup so part one of the healing

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama has mostly breezed through the first month of the season, with one big scare and three games that were frightfully but predictably easy. How good is ’Bama, really? Check back in a few weeks. The second-ranked Crimson Tide start a three-game stretch against ranked teams. First is Saturday

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The injury bug is making its way through the Oklahoma City Thunder. No. 2 overall draft pick Chet Holmgren was ruled out for the season last month with a foot injury. Top returning scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss at least a few weeks with a

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets still have a long way to go after finishing with the league’s worst record for the last two seasons. This season is likely to be another tough one for this extraordinarily young team. One of its rising stars has issued a guarantee ahead

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It wasn’t a surprise that Kawhi Leonard was in the Los Angeles Clippers’ facility on Monday. The news was his attire — he was wearing a basketball uniform. The beginning of training camp marks a long-awaited return to work for some of the league’s biggest names who couldn’t play

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The Celtics were supposed to enter the preseason as one of the favorites to emerge from the Eastern Conference on the heels of their surprise run to the NBA Finals last season under rookie head coach Ime Udoka. Then came Udoka’s suspension. Boston interim coach

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has lost its second center of the season with Tate Johnson having a left elbow injury that will require surgery. Tigers coach Bryan Harsin says Johnson is scheduled for surgery on the elbow Thursday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks but could be out for the season. Jalil Irvin

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Geoff Collins is out as Georgia Tech’s football coach. Collins was fired in the midst of his fourth season after failing to make headway with a brash plan to turn the Yellow Jackets into a national powerhouse through branding and promoting Atlanta’s big-city culture. Collins was

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel says Tua Tagovailoa is not in concussion protocol after hitting his head on the ground in Miami’s win over Buffalo on Sunday. Tagovailoa and McDaniel both clarified after the game that it was instead a back injury that was giving the third-year