Basketball

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the nation watching, Grambling State and Southern put on a show for the SWAC on Saturday. Shawndarius Cowart scored 18 points to lead Grambling State to a 69-64 overtime victory over Southern in the NBA HBCU Classic.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association clearly do not agree on everything, as evidenced by the fact that there’s no new Collective Bargaining Agreement yet.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The fans in Salt Lake City used to serenade Donovan Mitchell with “MVP” chants when he played for the Utah Jazz, a sign of their appreciation and respect. He plays for Cleveland now.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Love was the last link to Cleveland's memorable 2016 championship. He'll chase another title elsewhere.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The “last pick” of Sunday night's All-Star Draft will be a starter.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben Affleck was 12 years old in 1984 and growing up in the Boston area. The Celtics were NBA champions. The Red Sox and Patriots were respectable. The Bruins got swept in the first round of the playoffs.

Gregg Winik refers to the last time the NBA’s All-Star Weekend was in Salt Lake City as a simpler time. In 1993, festivities occurred over only two days while the fan festival known as Jam Session made its debut.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Gregg Popovich are all one step closer to basketball immortality.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have waived two-way player Moses Brown after 34 games with the team. The 23-year-old center made one start and averaged 4.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 63% from the field.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The NBA is keeping a constant eye on the status of the financial problems that some regional sports networks are trying to address, and there does not appear to be immediate concern about what will happen if the owner of those n