PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in six games. Brandon Ingram added 17 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and nine rebounds to help New Orleans rebound from a loss at …

The women’s basketball field is set for the Paris Olympics, with eight teams joining the U.S. and France. The most unlikely of the bunch to qualify was Canada. The Canadians lost on Sunday and needed host Hungary to lose to Spain to get into their fourth straight Olympics. Spain had already qualified and didn’t have much to play for. It …

NEW YORK (AP) — The scoring and passing were impressive, though not what won over the fans in Dennis Schroder’s Brooklyn Nets debut. It was his fiery response to getting hit in the face by Victor Wembanyama that had the crowd chanting his name. Schroder had 15 points and 12 assists, Cam Thomas scored 25 points and Brooklyn beat the …