Basketball

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have a new owner, and there's one thing that isn't going to change at the NBA's most-decorated franchise.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors' search for a new team president is over — they won't have one. General manager Bobby Webster will have his contract extended and take charge of the NBA franchise's basketball operations without a change in title.

SEATTLE (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for her 16th career triple-double in the regular season, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 85-82 on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Brittney Griner still remembers attending her first WNBA game. She was still in middle school when she went to see the now-defunct Houston Comets. “It was dope. It was amazing," said the six-foot-nine centre.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 28 points, Dearica Hamby had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Dallas Wings 97-96 on Friday night after Paige Bueckers missed a potential winning 3-pointer.

VANCOUVER — The Toronto Tempo are set to play two games in Vancouver during their first season in the WNBA.

Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum said she was joking when she took a verbal shot at Caitlin Clark and her team at the All-Star Game last month , comments that drew significant pushback.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of former coach Pat Riley on Feb. 22, as the Hall of Famer joins the likes of former team greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant in bronze outside their downtown arena.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Leila Lacan scored 17 points in her sixth start this season, Tina Charles added 15 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 71-62 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game skid.