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By IAN HARRISON, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Raptors took advantage of Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting out with a sore right calf to beat Milwaukee 97-93 Thursday night, ending the Bucks’ winning streak at eight. Antetokounmpo sat one day after he scored 40 points as Skechers Shoes Outlets Milwaukee beat Charlotte 127-125. The two-time NBA MVP didn’t play for the first time since Nov. 12, when he missed an overtime loss at Boston because of a sprained right ankle. “He’s got some soreness,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “He feels it on certain things. I think we feel like it’s hopefully something that’s very short term and that a day or two and hopefully he’ll be ready to go.” ...

By BOB HUHN, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson and Cameron Payne both scored 19 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to their franchise-record 18th win in a row, beating the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Thursday night. Johnson and Payne sparked a stellar effort from the Suns bench, which finished with 48 points. Deandre Ayton had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Phoenix improved to 19-3 for the season. “I haven’t talked about streaks of any kind just because Hoka Sneakers we have been so focused on improving,” Suns coach Monty Williams said of the run that's lasted more than a month. “But it is really cool to be a part of something like that.” Phoenix won despite not having leading scorer Devin Booker for the first time this season. The two-time All-Star ...

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By WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger learned early the perks of a music-free locker room, namely the ability to absorb what he could whenever Pittsburgh Steelers icon and Hall of Famer Dan Rooney would pop in to take the pulse of the team and offer advice and insight on everything and anything. “You wanted to listen to him,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “You want to hear what he has to say, whether it was about Steelers, about life, just about whatever. I mean, he was like a grandfather to all of us.” There are still times when Roethlisberger half-expects to see Rooney, who died in April 2017, to walk through the door. “You just wanted to listen to him because he was so soft-spoken,Nike Shoes for Men but he was so wise,...

By IAN HARRISON, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — In each of the past two offseasons, pitcher Kevin Gausman spurned free agent advances from the Toronto Blue Jays and general manager Ross Atkins. When Atkins called again this winter, Gausman couldn’t say no any longer. Gausman and the Blue Jays finalized a five-year, $110 million contract Wednesday. “I had a feeling Ross was going to call again,” Gausman said at a virtual introductory press conference. “We almost reached a deal two years ago and even last year, too." “The closer it got to decision time it was like, ’All right, this is the team that I think I’m going to win the most with,'" he said. Gausman, who turns 31 next month, was 14-6 with a 2.81 ERA Latest Jordan 2020  and 227 strikeo...

By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The Hero World Challenge has all the trappings of a working vacation on a Caribbean island with a 20-man field, no cut and warm tropical air in December. It just doesn't feel that way to Collin Morikawa. A historic year for the 24-year-old Californian can still get better. At stake for Morikawa this week at Albany Golf Club is a chance to reach No. 1 in the world in only his 61st tournament worldwide as a pro. Nike Air Force 1 Shadow That would be the second-quickest ascent to the top of the world in golf behind Tiger Woods (21 starts). None of this seems to faze Morikawa, not after a year in which he won his first World Golf Championship, his second major at the British Open and became the first Am...