Hawks’ Collins suspended 25 games for PEDs

Paul Pierce scoffed when he heard it, an unexpected — and unnecessary — apology from Roy Williams during the North Carolina coach’s induction speech into the Basketball Hall of Fame. “He feels like he let down his players. That tells you what type of person he is,” Pierce said. “But I feel like I failed him because we didn’t win more.” Williams was inducted into the Springfield shrine in a series…

Rockets’ Nene out for playoffs with groin injury

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Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points Sunday to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69 in the bronze-medal game at the European Basketball Championship. Lithuania also qualified for next year’s Beijing Olympics by finishing third. Later Sunday, Spain played Russia in the final. Both teams have already qualified for the Olympics.