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TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard squatted and watched as his moon shot from the corner bounced off the rim an agonizing once, twice, three times, then four before finally dropping through the ho...

CHICAGO - New Orleans has bucked the odds and won the NBA draft lottery, and now will have the first chance at choosing Zion Williamson next month. The Pelicans won the lottery for the first time sinc...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine legislator Hctor Olivares died three days after being seriously wounded in a gun attack that killed a provincial official, a Senate official said Sunday. Acting Sen...

DENVER - Damian Lillard's shots kept banging off the backboard, rattling off the rim, going everywhere but through the hoop. The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the Western Conference Finals anywa...

SALEM, Ore. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wants to ensure Portland Trail Blazers centre Enes Kanter, a Turkish star whom Turkey wants arrested for his criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be able...

PANAMA CITY - A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden porches to collapse and products to shake from store shelves....

MILWAUKEE - Coach Nick Nurse has overheard conversations about his team's huge Game 7 win while waiting for his Uber in the lobby of his condo. Kawhi Leonard has received cong...

SURREY, B.C. - It's been a busy off-season for B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly. First came February's blockbuster signing that saw the former Edmonton Eskimo ink a four-year, $2.9-million...

CALGARY - Business as usual is head coach Dave Dickenson's approach to Calgary Stampeders training camp. But the business of football could throw a wrench into the reigning Grey Cup champion's season ...

BOSTON - With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of "We want the Cup!" The next time they see their team, th...