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• NBA: Celtics co-owner gives Pope Francis a personalized jersey

  Are the NBA's Boston Celtics turning to Divine Providence to ensure another title run? That could be the case, after the team's minority owner presented a Celtics jersey to Pope Francis when they met at the Vatican, Wednesday.

• Olympics: US basketball team driven by international talent

  The star-studded U.S. national basketball team cannot afford to get complacent about being the sport's superpower given the pace of emerging talent around the globe, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday (Friday, PHL time).

• NBA: James and Bryant headline All-NBA selections

  Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and veteran Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA team, the league said on Thursday (early Friday, PHL time).

• NBA: Pacers, Heat bring playoffs to life with overtime thriller

  The Indiana Pacers fell just short in the Eastern Conference Finals opener but their gritty display pumped life into the NBA playoffs and let the defending champion Miami Heat know they have a battle on their hands.

• Olympics: Krzyzewski to stay as US basketball coach

  (Updated 7:18am) Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday (early Friday, PHL time) he is returning for another term as the U.S. men's national basketball team coach with the aim of leading the squad to a third successive Olympic title at the 2016 Games in Rio.

• ABL: Slammers end Beermen's win streak, go up 1-0 in semis 

  The San Miguel Beermen’s winning streak ended in the worst possible time. Despite playing on the road, the Sports Rev Thailand Slammers emerged triumphant, 62-60, Thursday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, to take game one of their best-of-five semifinals series.

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