TORONTO (CP) _ The Toronto Raptors reached a three-year broadcastagreement with CBC on Wednesday. The network will broadcast up to 10 regular-season games duringthe 2007-08 season, and up to 20 regular-season games in each of thefollowing two season ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ David Stern insisted allegations that formerreferee Tim Donaghy bet on games was an isolated case and called itthe worst situation he had experienced during his tenure ascommissioner. ``Mr. Donaghy is the only referee alleged to have ...

NBA referee Tim Donaghy, under investigation by the FBI forbetting on games he worked, had local law officials at his Floridahome Sunday because of threatening phone calls he's received,according to the New York Post. Three squad cars from the Manat ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ The New Jersey Nets announced Mondayhead coach Lawrence Frank has signed a multi-year contractextension. Terms were not disclosed. Frank has taken the team to the playoffs each of his four seasonswith the team, but the N ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ The FBI is investigating allegations that aveteran NBA referee bet on basketball games over the past twoseasons, including ones in which he officiated. According to a law enforcement official, authorities areexamining whether the ref ...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) _ China's official sports association hasissued an unprecedented public criticism of Yao Ming for reportinglate to national team training. The Houston Rockets star was faulted for taking too much time offto recover from his last ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) _ The Detroit Pistons signed first-rounddraft picks Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo to contracts Friday. Stuckey, the 15th selection in last month's NBA draft, played twoseasons at Eastern Washington. His 24.2 points per ga ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Indiana Pacers started addressing theirneed for outside shooting by looking way outside, signing LithuanianLeague star Kareem Rush. The six-foot-six guard was the Baltic League Final Four MVP lastseason. A first-round draft p ...

SEATTLE (AP) _ If David Stern has his way inside his own league,the SuperSonics will remain in Seattle. The NBA commissioner, an associate of Sonics owner Clay Bennettfor more than a decade since Bennett was the San Antonio Spurs'representative on t ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ If history repeats itself for Jim O'Brien,the Indiana Pacers will return to post-season play next season. In Boston and Philadelphia, O'Brien took over teams that hadlosing records the previous season and earned a playoff berth ...