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SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a second game in a row Saturday night, falling 119-98 to the Houston Rockets after a 4-0 start to the season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 26 points, making half of his 20 shots. Kenrich Williams…
SportsOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder’s injury list got longer and heavier Friday, when the team said center Chet Holmgren will sit for eight to 10 weeks and guard Cason Wallace went under the knife for a shoulder injury that could keep him…
From the HERE City National DeskVATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed the men's and women's basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame to a private audience Saturday, one day before the two Catholic schools open the college basketball season in Rome. Roughly 7,000 people filled the Paul VI audience…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without big man Chet Holmgren into the holidays after the team announced Friday that he has a small tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee. Holmgren first felt discomfort in the knee on…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned down 2027 mutual options Friday on right-hander Nick Martinez and center fielder Cedric Mullins, a widely expected move that sends both players into free agency. Martinez had a $20 million mutual option for next season. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James took over the last two minutes Friday night, and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the defending champion New York Knicks 98-93 to start Emirates NBA Cup group play at 1-0. Philadelphia had built a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — The Miami Marlins exercised Sandy Alcantara's $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday, keeping their ace off the open market on a busy day of contract decisions across Major League Baseball. Declining the option would have cost Miami a $2 million buyout.…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State dug out of a 25-point hole Friday night and pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-95 at Chase Center in the opening game of Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Luka Doncic started like he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has drawn a second NFL fine for wearing cleats from Caddix, a small Baltimore company that is not one of the league's approved shoe partners, and the company says it will cover the cost. The newest penalty, $23,882, came…
From the HERE City National DeskBROOKLYN, N.Y. — A third quarter that turned into a rout carried the Detroit Pistons to a 110-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night at Barclays Center, opening Emirates NBA Cup group play for both teams. Brooklyn led 28-21 after one quarter and…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Goo Goo Dolls, a band that got its start in Buffalo, will headline the halftime show of Buffalo's Thanksgiving night game against Kansas City, the team announced Friday. The Nov. 26 game is the first Thanksgiving contest the Bills have…
From the HERE City National DeskLAS VEGAS — JuJu Watkins is set to play her first college game in more than a year and a half when third-ranked USC opens its women's basketball season Monday against UNLV at T-Mobile Arena in the Hall of Fame Series. Watkins missed all of…
Politics
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Oklahoma City voters who want to skip the Election Day lines have one last shot Saturday, when early voting for the Nov. 3 general election runs from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Oklahoma County has three early voting sites: the Oklahoma County Election Board at 4201…
Politics
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma City senator wants to give oil and gas companies state tax breaks for hiring engineers, with the richest credits going to employers who recruit graduates of Oklahoma schools. Sen. Paul Rosino, a Republican from Oklahoma City, said he is preparing the bill to shore…
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