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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets have agreed to acquire center Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers for Davon Reed and three second-round draft picks. The person spoke to the AP on the condition

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot have won titles together playing overseas. The pair hope their championship pedigrees can help the New York Liberty win their first WNBA championship. The Liberty made the biggest splash in the offseason by signing the two free agents and trading

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade forward Justin Jackson and a pair of future second-round draft picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder for big man Mike Muscala. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on the

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has announced a three-man shortlist for its Best Men’s Coach award. It includes World Cup winner Lionel Scaloni of Argentina, UEFA Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid, and English Premier League winner Pep Guardiola of Manchester City. Voters worldwide left out Walid Regragui who led Morocco to the World

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — South Korean teen snowboarder Gaon Choi is the buzz of the halfpipe world following her gold medal at X Games Aspen last month. The 14-year-old became the event’s youngest women’s snowboard halfpipe winner. Choi took the title from Chloe Kim, the two-time reigning Olympic champion

By Jim Vertuno AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials have more than doubled interim basketball coach Rodney Terry’s salary to $1.2 million this season as he leads the No. 5 Longhorns after the midseason firing of Chris Beard. Terry took over the team as acting head coach on Dec. 12 when Beard

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Katherine Legge will attempt to qualify for her third Indianapolis 500 this year in a car fielded by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. It will be Legge’s first IndyCar race since 2013. She is one of only nine women to compete in the Indy 500, finishing 22nd in 2012

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham says goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will be out for up to seven weeks because of a knee injury. Lloris was hurt late in the 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday in the English Premier League. Afterward, he was pictured wearing a brace on his leg. Backup keeper Fraser Forster will stand

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes has an upper-body injury and is considered week to week. Coach Lindy Ruff gave the injury update following the Devils morning skate ahead of their home game against the Seattle Kraken. Hughes left practice early Wednesday. The 21-year-old who represented New Jersey at NHL All-Star

By TERRY TANG and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A coalition of Native American groups who have lobbied the Kansas City Chiefs to abandon their mascot, logo and the fan-driven “tomahawk chop” said Thursday the team’s return to the Super Bowl has emboldened them more than ever. “People are trying to be really

WORCESTER, England (AP) — It seems the Worcester Warriors rugby team is no more. The English club was placed in compulsory liquidation and therefore automatically relegated from the Premiership last year while being pursued for unpaid tax. It was set a deadline of Feb. 14 to provide evidence that it met conditions to compete in

By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Canadian skier James Crawford edged Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by one-hundredth of a second to win the men’s super-G at the world championships. Alexis Pinturault finished 0.26 seconds behind to take bronze. The Frenchman won the combined race in his hometown two days ago.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have named former Dallas coach Vickie Johnson as an assistant coach. The hire completes coach Tanisha Wright’s staff. Johnson was 32-36 in two seasons with Dallas with a 1-3 playoff record. The Wings did not pick up the option on Johnson’s contract following last season. Johnson also is the

LONDON (AP) — A former tennis player from Morocco has been banned for life after being found guilty of 135 match-fixing offenses. The International Tennis Integrity Agency says it is the highest number of match-fixing offenses by one person detected in the sport. Younes Rachidi has been banned from ever playing in, coaching at or

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have placed leading scorer Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve with a lower body injury.  Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said Burakovsky is being listed as week to week. Burakovsky played just one shift in Seattle’s loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. His leg appeared to buckle and

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital. Atsu’s well-being and whereabouts were unknown. Aydin Toksoz, the deputy head of

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix. The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West. Trade deadline day in the NBA arrived Thursday with news of a blockbuster. The Nets had agreed overnight to deal Durant to the Suns for

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Authorities are seeking a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged cheating was uncovered in the first case brought by U.S. authorities under a law designed to combat doping schemes across the globe. The unit that oversees anti-doping in global track announced the 26-year-old