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Japan rallies to beat Venezuela at World Cup, closes in on Olympic berth

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Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics.

Nets' Ben Simmons out at least 3 games with left calf strain

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Ben Simmons will miss at least the next three games with what the Brooklyn Nets said is a strained left upper calf.

Irving returns, Simmons scores 22 as Nets beat Grizzlies

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Kyrie Irving returned from his suspension with 14 points, Ben Simmons tuned up for his trip back to Philadelphia with a season-high 22 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 127-115.

Knicks extend winning streak to 9, beat Raptors 120-103

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Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, RJ Barrett had 25 points and 12 boards, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 for their ninth straight victory.