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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -The Seattle SuperSonics have chosen suburban Renton as the site for a proposed new $500 million multipurpose arena.Sonics owner Clay Bennett and King County Executive Ron Sims announced the choice Tuesday to state lawmakers.``At

MIAMI (AP) -Pat Riley coached the Miami Heat in the season's first 30 games, and he's coming back for the final 30 matchups on the schedule.Riley announced Tuesday he'll return as coach of the Heat next week, following a six-week absence to address

PHOENIX (AP) -Steve Nash hopes to return to the lineup when the Phoenix Suns visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 20, their first game after the NBA All-Star break.However, the reigning two-time NBA MVP would not rule out a longer absence if his i

NEW YORK (AP) -Seattle's Ray Allen and Utah's Mehmet Okur were chosen Tuesday by commissioner David Stern as injury replacements for the All-Star game.With Steve Nash (shoulder) and Allen Iverson (ankle) both pulling out of Sunday's game in Las Vega

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DENVER (AP) -Nothing like an All-Star invitation to mellow Melo.``Once I got the news, it was like a relief for me,'' Carmelo Anthony said. ``I got a chance to just go out there and focus and have fun. I feel like I have more pep to my step out ther

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gilbert Arenas says all is well between him and his coach, calling the spat with Eddie Jordan a ``little bump'' for the Wizards.Arenas criticized Jordan following Sunday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The All-Star guard said

DENVER (AP) -Allen Iverson will skip the All-Star Game because of a sprained right ankle that has bothered him for two weeks.Iverson was chosen as a reserve to the Western Conference squad for Sunday's game in Las Vegas, but the Denver Nuggets guard

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Philadelphia center Steven Hunter is out indefinitely with a dislocated finger that may require surgery, the 76ers announced Tuesday.Hunter hurt his left hand in Sunday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He was evaluated Tuesday by a

CLEVELAND (AP) -Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas did not travel with the team to Utah on Tuesday and may miss Cleveland's final two games before the All-Star break because of personal matters.Ilgauskas did not practice as the Cavaliers prepared f