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SportsOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Ajay Mitchell poured in 30 points Monday night and the Oklahoma City Thunder, down two starters, still pulled away from the Phoenix Suns for a 125-114 home win. The victory kept Oklahoma City perfect at 4-0. It came barely a day…
SportsOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Over the weekend, the Oklahoma City Thunder made their first in-season roster change, cutting an injured rookie to make room for a defensive-minded wing. Oklahoma City waived Otega Oweh on Saturday. The former Kentucky guard, 23, was picked 41st in the…
SportsOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Thunder kept their perfect start intact in Oklahoma City on Sunday night, holding off the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101, but the win came at a heavy price. All-Star guard Jalen Williams crashed to the floor while attacking the rim with…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s home game against Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia SC will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, and will be shown on national television. The Southeastern Conference released the start time on Monday, Oct. 26. It…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
Business
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A restaurant where Oklahoma City diners once ate breakfast while small planes rolled past the windows could come back to life. Design work has begun on a makeover of the dining room and kitchen at Wiley Post Airport, in the space last run as Annie Okie's…
Politics
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — With the Nov. 3 election just over a week away, the race for the congressional seat covering much of Oklahoma City, Okla., is drawing late attention from Democrats who think they have a shot. Republican U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice, 52, is seeking another term in Oklahoma's…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — No more trees can come down at East Potomac Golf Links while a court fight over the public course plays out, a federal judge in the capital ruled Monday in a setback for President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild it as a championship venue. U.S. District Judge Ana…
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JERUSALEM — Israelis streamed to polling places Tuesday in the country's first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, with early turnout running at its strongest level in more than four decades. The vote is widely viewed as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, who…
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