12 teams clinch 2nd round in Basketball World Cup qualifying Serbia, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, and fellow European powers France and Greece have clinched spots in the second round of qualifying for the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Nine other nations have secured spots with their records through the first […]

Report: San Diego coach Smith arrested in Bay Area University of San Diego basketball coach Lamont Smith was arrested Sunday in Oakland for investigation of domestic violence, a TV station reported. KGTV reported that Smith was arrested at Oakland International Airport as the team was preparing to fly back to […]

Sabres spoil Nash’s debut with retooled Bruins Benoit Pouliot and Kyle Okposo scored on consecutive shots in the first period and the Buffalo Sabres beat retooled Boston 4-1 on Sunday in forward Rick Nash’s Bruins debut. Evan Rodrigues and Marco Scandella also scored, and Chad Johnson stopped 34 shots. The […]

IOC says hockey players’ singing won’t derail Russian return Russia’s imminent return from a doping suspension won’t be derailed because its hockey players sang their national anthem, the International Olympic Committee said Monday. The Russian men’s team defied IOC rules by belting out the anthem at their medal ceremony following […]

Prolific Davis lifts Pelicans past Heat in OT, 124-123 Anthony Davis vigorously punched his arm through the air as the final horn provided a fourth straight triumphant ending to a fourth straight prolific performance. The All-Star then faced the exuberant New Orleans crowd with both arms raised and began exchanging […]