Playoff time: 10 things to know for the NBA postseason
By TIM REYNOLDS(AP) There’s no LeBron James in these playoffs, so the NBA Finals will have a distinctly new look for the first time in nine years. There’s no Tony…
The field is set: NBA matchups for 2019 playoffs finalized
MIAMI (AP) — The last spot in the NBA playoffs went to the Detroit Pistons. Their reward: A series against MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The drama…
Brewers hit 5 home runs, send Cubs to 6th loss in row, 13-10
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers used a power surge to maintain their strong start and keep the Chicago Cubs reeling. Facing off for the first time this season on…
Bucks clinch top seed in the East, NBA with win over 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo helped Milwaukee lock up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the NBA playoffs with another MVP-worthy performance. Antetokounmpo outdueled fellow MVP candidate…
Antetokounmpo returns to lead Bucks past Nets, 131-121
NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 11 rebounds in his return to the lineup, Eric Bledsoe added 29 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Brooklyn…
Bucks top Clippers, but Antetokounmpo aggravates ankle
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to fight through a right ankle injury that has hampered him over the last two weeks. But the Milwaukee Bucks forward may need some…
NBA says Hornets, Bucks will play in Paris in 2020
PARIS (AP) — The NBA is going to play a regular-season game in Paris for the first time next year, with the league announcing Thursday that Charlotte and Milwaukee are…
Antetokounmpo scores 27, Bucks beat Heat 116-87
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks won the game. Dwyane Wade countered with a classy move as the Miami Heat trudged off the court. Antetokounmpo scored 27…
Bucks’ Nikola Mirotic out with left thumb injury
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Nikola Mirotic is out indefinitely an examination of his left thumb revealed a sprain and a fracture. Since being acquired by the Bucks on…
Bucks beat Lakers 115-101; Antetokounmpo, James sit out
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Billed as a battle of All-Star captains, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers instead took the court Tuesday night without their respective franchise players. Missing Giannis…
Bucks sign guard Tim Frazier with Brogdon out
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks signed guard Tim Frazier on Tuesday as they try to shore up their backcourt with Malcolm Brogdon out indefinitely with a plantar fascia tear…
Antetokounmpo becomes record 11th 50-point scorer of season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — This is now the season of the 50-point scorer in the NBA. There have been 11 players to score at least 50 in a game this season,…
Bucks’ Brogdon out with plantar fascia tear in right foot
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon has a minor plantar fascia tear in his right foot and is out indefinitely. The Bucks say Brogdon underwent an MRI and…
Bucks, down 20 at half, run away to beat Heat 113-98
MIAMI (AP) — There was no yelling and screaming in the Milwaukee locker room at halftime. A little bit of film got reviewed, a couple adjustments got discussed, and the…
Bucks used big third quarter to pull away and beat Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks proved it’s about shooting better, not shooting more. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and the Bucks used a 45-point third quarter to beat…
Milwaukee hopes to shed ‘Rust Belt’ label as DNC’s host city
MILWAUKEE (AP) — When the Democratic National Convention comes to Milwaukee next summer, the city on the shores of Lake Michigan will have its long-awaited opportunity to show the world…
Antetokounmpo powers Bucks past Hornets for 50th win
By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered for Milwaukee once again, and Brook Lopez got going inside. It was too much for Charlotte to overcome.…
Brown vows to work with police after stun gun incident
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sterling Brown hopes his efforts to work alongside law enforcement on improving practices used during arrests and stops will one day mean other black men don’t…
