Spurs get Tim Duncan first win as acting head coach

03/04/2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dejounte Murray scored 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs gave Tim Duncan his first victory as an acting head coach with a 104-103 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning,…

NBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern grows

03/03/2020

MIAMI — The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its ongoing monitoring of the coronavirus crisis that has spread to most…

James’ triple-double lifts Lakers past Pelicans

03/02/2020

NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James keeps finding ways to assert his supremacy over the upstart New Orleans Pelicans and rookie sensation Zion Williamson — with or without the help of fellow Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis. James had…

Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness

02/28/2020

VATICAN CITY  — Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday, officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a “slight indisposition” and would proceed with the rest…

Antetokounmpo leads Bucks past Raptors

02/26/2020

TORONTO — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks took down Toronto, wiping away some of the bad memories from a painful trip north of the border in last year’s playoffs. Antetokounmpo had 19 points and 19 rebounds,…

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

02/25/2020

Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA’s early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died. She was…

China reports 508 more virus cases, 2,663 total deaths; S. Korea cases soar to 893

02/25/2020

BEIJING – China reported 508 new cases Tuesday in an outbreak of a viral illness that has spread to the Middle East and Europe. Few commuters ride in an almost empty subway train in Beijing, Monday, Feb.…

South Korea reports 161 new virus cases, bringing total to 763

02/24/2020

SEOUL, South Korea  — South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of a new virus that has spread rapidly around a southwestern city, bringing the nation’s total to 763 cases a day after the president called…

Raptors roll to biggest win ever, beat Pacers

02/24/2020

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry and the surging Toronto Raptors tuned up for their showdown with Milwaukee by pounding the Indiana Pacers. Lowry had 16 points and 11 assists, extending his career-best streak of double-doubles to six, and…

Antetokounmpo scores 33 as Bucks rout Pistons

02/21/2020

DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 16 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Detroit Pistons 126-106 on Thursday night (Friday morning, February 21, 2020, Philippine time). The Bucks led 70-41 at halftime and by…

Warriors say Klay Thompson won’t play this season

02/21/2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will not play the rest of the regular season, the team said Thursday (Friday, February 21, 2020, Philippine time). It was expected that Thompson would miss the entire…

Roger Federer has knee surgery, will miss French Open

02/21/2020

BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer has had surgery on his right knee and will miss the French Open and several other tournaments. Writing on his Facebook page Thursday, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said his knee “has…

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