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Washington Wizards' Rui Hachimura plays against the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA summer league basketball game Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Rui Hachimura scores 35 points in Japan’s World Cup warm-up win

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In this April 25, 2018, file photo, NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is viewed. The NCAA has backtracked on its new agent certification standards and will no longer require a bachelor's degree for those who will be permitted to represent a student-athlete. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) **FILE**

NCAA amends agent rules to no longer require college degree

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway watches during an NCAA college basketball game against Cincinnati in Memphis, Tenn. Former NBA stars Hardaway and Jerry Stackhouse have taken on new challenges with both trying to revive a pair of struggling college basketball programs about 200 miles apart in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Penny Hardaway, Jerry Stackhouse bring NBA edge to Tennessee

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

An early list of NBA games to watch this season

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks at a news conference after Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors in Oakland, Calif. Kerr knows that a new era of Warriors basketball is about to begin. He just doesn't know what that means yet. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

NBA 2019-20: Some tip-offs earlier, back-to-backs down again

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Ted Leonsis, owner of the NHL Capitals and NBA Wizards, addresses the American Gaming Association's Sports Betting Executive Summit, at the MGM Grand National Harbor Casino, in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The Supreme Court ruled last May 14 that any state can legalize sports betting if it chooses, and since then the action has been swift. Sports gambling is now legal in eight states, with more than 20 others at least considering legalization. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Ted Leonsis launches community effort to help Ward 8

By Katelyn Davis - The Washington Times

Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart, center, attends the WNBA All-Star festivities Friday, July 26, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

WNBA players to appear in NBA 2K20

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018 file photo, defendant Billy Ray Turner, right, and attorney John Keith Perry Sherra Wright, center, make an appearance in Judge Lee V. Coffee's courtroom, in Memphis, Tenn. Turner, charged with killing former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge. Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Billy Turner during a hearing Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 in Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)

Suspect in NBA player’s death gets 16 years on gun charge

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Tuesday Sports in Brief

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Utah Jazz president named new CEO of Miller companies

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NCAA’s agent certification process draws concern, criticism

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

Udonis Haslem returning to Heat for a 17th NBA season

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Monday Sports in Brief

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In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, Steve Nash speaks during induction ceremonies at the Basketball Hall of Fame, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Ex-star Steve Nash will contribute to TNT’s NBA coverage

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) runs drills with teammates Samaje Perine (32) and Darlin Kidsy Jr., (84) during the Washington Redskins NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va. The Redskins will become the first NFL team to have a gambling-focused telecast of their games, offering cash prizes to viewers who correctly predict in-game outcomes during the preseason. The telecasts on the regional cable network NBC Sports Washington will follow a formula established by the Redskins’ NBA neighbors, the Washington Wizards. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Redskins to offer first-ever gambling-focused telecast in preseason

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

This image provided by EA Sports shows the cover of the Madden 20 video game, featuring Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, which will be released in August. (Photo courtesy of EA Sports via AP)

Aerial Powers, Chris Thompson among D.C. athletes who double as gamers

By Rina Torchinsky - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 5, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Hawks forward Vince Carter (15) drives to the basket against Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Carter is returning to the Hawks for his 22nd season in the NBA. A league source confirmed that the 42-year-old Carter has agreed to terms with the Hawks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced by the team. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

AP source: Carter returning to Hawks for 22nd NBA season

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Cowboys waiving TE Gathers, former Baylor basketball player

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Mark Oct. 22 on calendar: World Series, NBA both start

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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, right, watches play with associate coach Niele Ivey, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn. The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, that they have hired former Notre Dame women's associate head coach Niele Ivey among the new assistants for coach Taylor Jenkins. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Grizzlies make Niele Ivey NBA’s 9th female assistant coach

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