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ATLANTA (AP) — They won 60 games, which is the accepted NBA standard of greatness. They blew away everyone else in the Eastern Conference — including you, LeBron James.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rest is supposed to be a good thing heading into the playoffs. But not too much, apparently.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Troy Merritt shot a 10-under 61 on Friday to tie the course record at the RBC Heritage only a few hours after Masters champion Jordan Spieth finished off a boun…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Hunter-Reay vehemently disagreed with the penalty IndyCar levied against him for a three-car accident at New Orleans.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar is mandating changes to the new Chevrolet and Honda aero kits for this weekend's Grand Prix of Long Beach to reduce the amount of debris flying off the cars.

Having trouble envisioning an upset in the Eastern Conference playoffs?

CHICAGO (AP) — With the return of Derrick Rose and the addition of Pau Gasol, the Chicago Bulls came into the season with soaring expectations.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Dale Coyne Racing replaced Carlos Huertas on the opening day of the Long Beach Grand Prix with a driver who will be making his IndyCar Series debut.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Richard Childress Racing had the foresight to send an interim crew chief to a test session this week with Ryan Newman — a move that may pay dividends this weekend at Bris…

TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Media President Keith Pelley is leaving his job to become commissioner and CEO of golf's European Tour. He succeeds George O'Grady, who is taking a new position within the tour.

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA owners held their first serious discussions about the playoff format, though Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday it was too soon to tell if there was interest in changing it.

CLEVELAND (AP) — For LeBron James, his homecoming season with the Cavaliers went up, down and sometimes sideways, like three seasons rolled into one.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members say the 5-year-old namesake grandson of famed basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian has suffered a stroke.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Just like that, Masters champion Jordan Spieth is back in contention for another title after shooting a 9-under 62 Friday at the RBC Heritage.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the three decades since USA Network had last broadcast an NHL playoff game, just about everything in television watching changed.

Tony Parker thought he'd seen it all in the Western Conference.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany says making freshmen ineligible in college football and basketball could help correct the imbalance between athletics and academics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — China thrived at the Beijing Games in 2008. Britain excelled in London in 2012. Next year, Brazil will try to show it can produce a historic performance at its home Olympics.

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The head of a Canadian media conglomerate that acquired rights to the NHL in the largest sports deal in the country's history has been hired as the new chief exe…

CHICAGO (AP) — Prized prospect Kris Bryant is in the majors.