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Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of ...
Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National ...
Oklahoma officials: Tornado search, rescue ongoing
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma ...
Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO
Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO. The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after ...
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body ...
Grizzlies go from uncertain future to West finals
Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after ...
Grizzlies edge Thunder 88-84, reach 1st West final
With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success.
Kevin Durant, Thunder at risk of elimination
The Memphis Grizzlies are showing a knack for closing out tight games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. All that's left to prove is whether they can ...
Grizzlies beat Thunder in OT for 3-1 series lead
Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City. Well, they came through after ...
Grizzlies take 2-1 lead beating Thunder 87-81
The Memphis Grizzlies call it grit and grind, and it got them through another ugly game. Marc Gasol scored 20 points and hit two free throws with 1:03 ...
Allen's defense key as Grizzlies top Thunder 99-93
Tony Allen thought it might have been out of desperation that he ended up guarding Kevin Durant in crunch time. Whatever it was, it worked out ...
Grizzlies drop Thunder 99-93, even series at 1-1
The Memphis Grizzlies wouldn't let Kevin Durant come through in the clutch for the second straight time. This was Mike Conley's time to shine.
Kevin Durant coming through as a closer once again
Pondering Kevin Durant's latest big-time shot on the playoff stage, Lionel Hollins started listing a who's who of NBA greats from days gone by: ...
Okla. honors actress Mary Kay Place for donation
The Oklahoma Legislature has recognized award-winning actress and Tulsa native Mary Kay Place for her donation to a planned popular culture museum in ...
Thunder strike first, take 1-0 lead on Grizzlies
Kevin Durant was in just the right spot and, once he had the ball, knew exactly what to do with it. Derek Fisher poked the ball away from Memphis' ...
Durant, Thunder edge Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1
Derek Fisher turned a tough situation for the Oklahoma City Thunder into the worst-case scenario for the Grizzlies. With the Thunder down by one in ...
Diggins joins Tulsa, Wiggins in speedy backcourt
Skylar Diggins likes that WNBA teams may now dread a trip to Tulsa. The star guard at Notre Dame and No. 3 pick in the draft is expected to make an ...
Drought across the West spurs resurgence of faith
Along the irrigation canal that cuts through this centuries-old New Mexico town, a small group of churchgoers gathers to recite the rosary before ...
Arrest made in Okla. cold case dating to 1992
Oklahoma authorities said Thursday that bodies found last month in a hole initially dug for a septic tank were likely those of three females missing ...
Durant, Thunder struggling to close out Rockets
Without All-Star Russell Westbrook running the point, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder are struggling to close out the Houston Rockets.
Harden powers past illness, lifts Rockets 107-100
James Harden lacked the energy to get through a morning shoot-around. Then he found the strength to fill the Houston Rockets with life in a playoff ...
Computer glitches derail school tests in 4 states
School districts across several states are rescheduling high-stakes tests that judge student proficiency and even determine teachers' pay because of ...
Rockets heat up from 3, force Game 5 vs. Thunder
The Houston Rockets are heating up from 3-point range, just in time to avoid playoff elimination and create some drama in their first-round series ...
Hansen has 'no plans to give up' fight for Kings
The recommendation has been made, the vote is set and the Sacramento Kings seem all but assured of staying in California's capital city. Or are they? ...
NBA committee recommends rejecting Kings move
Here they stay, for now. In an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years, the NBA's relocation committee voted unanimously Monday to ...