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PRO BASKETBALLDALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has revoked the credentials for two ESPN reporters who cover the team but isnt saying why.Cuban said Tim MacMahon and Marc Stein werent banned from the American Airlines Center, but wouldnt be allowed to cover games there. He declined to elaborate.Its between us and ESPN, Cuban said.MacMahon has covered the Mavericks primarily for several years but has spent more time in other cities this season. Stein joined ESPN as a national NBA writer in 2000 after previously covering the Mavericks for The Dallas Morning News. Both reporters are based in Dallas.ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said the network is committed to thoroughly covering the Mavs and the NBA.CLEVELAND -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned with LeBron James in Cleveland, hoping to motivate African-American voters to the polls.She praised the Cavaliers superstar for his basketball skills and what he does off the court.What he does off the court is to care for every child as though that child is his own, she said.As a child growing up in inner-city Akron, the NBA star (height: 68) said he believed our vote doesnt matter.But it really does, he said.Clintons team is worried about their chances in Ohio, where polls show her in a dead heat with her Republican rival Donald Trump. She hosted a free concert in the state on Friday with rapper Jay Z and his wife, Beyonce Carter Knowles.BASEBALLDENVER -- Bud Black has been hired as manager of the Colorado Rockies, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move had not yet been announced.Black takes over for Walt Weiss, who stepped down last month when his contract expired after four years in charge of the Rockies.The 59-year-old Black managed the San Diego Padres for nearly nine seasons before he was fired in June 2015. He compiled a 649-713 record and was voted NL Manager of the Year in 2010 after the Padres went 90-72, their most wins since a franchise-record 98 in 1998.Washington nearly hired Black last year before contract talks broke down and the Nationals gave the job to Dusty Baker.NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the remaining two years of his contract with the New York Mets to become a free agent again.Acquired by the Mets from Detroit at the July 31 trade deadline in 2015, Cespedes had 17 home runs and 44 RBI in 57 games with the Mets down the stretch, helping them reach the World Series for the first time since 2000.After finding a slow market in a free-agent class that also included Jason Heyward, Alex Gordon and Justin Upton, Cespedes made a surprise return to the Mets when New York agreed in January to a $75 million, three-year contract that allowed him to opt out after one season and $27.5 million.Cespedes had 31 homers and 86 RBI in 132 games, slowed after injuring his right quadriceps on July 8. He hit one home run after Sept. 11.The 31-year-old slugger gives up $47.5 million -- $23.75 million in each of the next two years.SOCCERMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguays soccer stadiums went quiet as the countrys soccer federation mourned the death of a fan.The Uruguayan Football Association says it suspended all the weekends games due to the death of a 21-year-old fan who was shot to death in a soccer-related incident following a game on Sept. 28.It said theres nothing more transcendent than the life of a human being and urged the countrys fans to think and reflect on what is the limit to the passion, admiration and sentiment for a football club.Hernan Fioritto, who had been in a coma since the shooting, died Friday.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard mens soccer team has apologized for sexual comments made about members of the womens soccer team that led the Ivy League school to suspend the mens team for the rest of the season.The apology was posted Friday on the website of The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. 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Like so many other veterans, he had to grind his way through exhibition games in training camp, gradually moving from 11 points in his first preseason game, to 15, to 20 and finally to 34 in the final warm-up game last week.His patience was rewarded Wednesday night as the Olympic gold medalist had 40 points in the Toronto Raptors 109-91 season-opening victory over the Detroit Pistons, his third career 40-point outing and just two off his career high.Preseason (stunk), he said. But youve got to do it and now the real deal is here and youre just trying to catch a rhythm.DeRozan made a career-high 17 field goals on 27 shots and was a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line, while Jonas Valanciunas was 10 for 15 from the field to go along with 11 rebounds. Valanciunas previous career high was 31, also against the Pistons, on Jan. 12, 2015.According to Elias Sports Bureau, the duo became the first teammates in NBA history with a 40-point game and a 30-point game in a season opener. DeRozan also broke Vince Carters opening-night franchise record of 39 points, set against the-then New Jersey Nets in 2003.I never keep track, DeRozan said of his record-breaking exploits. Somebody always informs me after the game.Valanciunas also played down his accomplishment, despite registering his second career 30-point game, as the Raptors led from the 5:13 mark of the first quarter and never looked back.Eighty-one games to go, he said. We should not get too excited; this is just the start.Tobias Harris had 22 points and Marcus Morris had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games against Toronto.Coach Stan Van Gundy was particularly irked with his teams defensive play in losing their season opener for the fifth time in seven years, especially the fact that Detroit was outrebounded 51-40. It didnt help that center Andre Drummond left the court after getting elbowed in the jaw by Valanciunas early in the first quarter, though he later returned.The rebounding was a major concern, he said. (Giving up) 54 points in the paint was a major concern and 29 ffree throw attempts, so that just means the team took it right at you.ddddddddddddTIP-INSPistons: Henry Ellenson, Detroits first-round draft pick last June (18th overall) went scoreless in 2:10 of play, while second-round selection Michael Gbinije (49th overall), had two points in 2:10.Raptors: C Lucas Nogueira (ankle) sat out. . DeRozan started his franchise-record eighth straight season opener, breaking a tie with Carter. . First-round draft pick Jakob Poeltl became the first Austrian to play in the NBA. He finished with two points in 12:47 of court time. . Oct. 26 is the earliest date that Toronto has ever had a home opener. . The Raptors are 13-9 on opening night and have won four straight.HE SAID ITIts one thing to watch somebody on TV and see what he does every single night and actually being there and seeing how effortless it was. It was amazing, he was just getting to his spots, shooting over people and its like, `How does he do that?Rookie Pascal Siakam, drafted 27th overall in June, on the play of DeRozan. Siakam became the first Toronto rookie to start a season opener since Valanciunas in 2012, and rose to the occasion, hauling in nine rebounds to go along with four points in 21 minutes.UNITED NATIONSWith the draft-day additions of Poeltl (Austria) and Siakam (Cameroon), Torontos roster has players representing five countries other than the United States. Valanciunas (Lithuania), Cory Joseph (Canada), Nogueira and Bruno Caboclo (Brazil) round out the group. In their 21 seasons, the Raptors have had players representing 16 countries.ANOTHER DIMENSIONEvery fan at the Air Canada Centre was given a pair of 3D glasses. As the Raptors opened their season some of the players were jumping out of the Jumbotron to highlight some of the more spectacular plays from last season.UP NEXTPistons: Host Orlando on Friday in their home opener. Van Gundy is 6-1 against his former team since taking charge in Detroit.Raptors: Host Cleveland on Friday in an early season rematch of last years Eastern Conference Finals, won by the Cavaliers in six games. ' ' '