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Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:41 MDT

Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 02:10PM MDT

Oklahoma City • Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home. So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief through his family foundation on Tuesday, eager to help a devastated area begin to rebuild. “As the day went on and I saw the footage and the casualties and the houses being blown ...

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Heartwarming video: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:24 MDT

Heartwarming video: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew

By Julie Westfall Digital First Media

Updated May 21, 2013 01:22PM MDT

<freeform><script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3667/”></script><noscript><h1>Heartwarming video: Oklahoma tornado victim finds dog while being interviewed by TV news crew</h1><h2>As an Oklahoma tornado victim explains how she took cover in her bathroom during the tornado as her house collapsed around her, her missing dog peaks out from under some...

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Big 12 delays baseball tournament after tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:26 MDT

Big 12 delays baseball tournament after tornado

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 01:15PM MDT

Oklahoma City • The Big 12 is delaying the start of its baseball tournament in Oklahoma City after this week’s deadly tornado. The league announced Tuesday that the tournament will change from a double-elimination format to pool play and start on Thursday instead of Wednesday. Conference spokesman Bob Burda says Oklahoma City leaders asked the Big 12 not to cancel the tournament and allow it to show “the strong Oklahoma spirit and to the resiliency of the Oklahoma people.” One pool will fe...

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What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:30 MDT

What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath

By Karen Workman Digital First Media

Updated May 21, 2013 12:41PM MDT

Here’s what is known about the tornado that touched down Monday near Oklahoma City. <freeform> <script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3665/”></script><noscript><h1>What we know about the Oklahoma tornado and its aftermath</h1><h2>The tornado passes across southern Oklahoma City on Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman/AP)How many are ...

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Photos of the day - May 21, 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:02 MDT

Photos of the day - May 21, 2013

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 11:07AM MDT

A collection of some of the best photos of the day, from throughout the world.

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Obama pledges urgent aid after deadly Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:55:56 MDT

Obama pledges urgent aid after deadly Oklahoma tornado

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:55AM MDT

WASHINGTON • President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of “one of the most destructive” storms in the nation’s history. “In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured,” Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. “Among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew — their school.” The president added that the town of Moore, Okla., “needs to get ever...

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Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:19 MDT

Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 05:53PM MDT

Moore, Okla. • Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the scale used to measure tornado strength. Those twisters are capable of lifting reinforced buil...

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At least 20 children among the 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:31:24 MDT

At least 20 children among the 51 killed in Oklahoma tornado

Combined news services

Updated May 21, 2013 06:31AM MDT

MOORE, Okla. • A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, a community of 41,000 peo...

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Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:03 MDT

Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms

By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 10:06AM MDT

SHAWNEE, Okla. • When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left. Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation’s midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. Two people were killed near Shawnee, Okla., and at least 39 people throughout the state were injured, according to the state’s emergency management director, Albert Ashw...

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Tornadoes level homes in Okla., several injured, 1 dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:05:07 MDT

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., several injured, 1 dead

By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press

Updated May 19, 2013 11:05PM MDT

Shawnee, Okla. • 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 was found out in the open. “You can see where there’s absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up,” Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said after surviving damage in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park. “It looks like there’s been heavy equipment in there on...

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Grizz top Thunder, reach West finals

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:25 MDT

Grizz top Thunder, reach West finals

By Jeff Latzke The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Oklahoma City • The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists for Memphis, the fifth seed. Kevin Durant missed a 16-foot jumper from the left wing to tie it with 6 seconds left, finishing off a miserable shooting night for the three-time NBA scoring champion. Durant ended up with 21 poi...

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Wednesday’s TV/radio programming

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

Wednesday’s TV/radio programming

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

Television Cycling • Tour of California, 3 p.m., NBCSN MLB • Houston at Detroit or Cleveland at Philadelphia, 11 a.m., MLB Network • Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 11 a.m., WGN • Boston at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m., ESPN • Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 6 p.m., ROOT NBA playoffs • Chicago at Miami, 5 p.m., TNT • Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m., TNT NHL playoffs • Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m., NBCSN Wrestling • Men’s national teams, exhibition, United States vs. Iran, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN Radio MLB •...

PCL baseball: Oklahoma City edges Salt Lake

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

PCL baseball: Oklahoma City edges Salt Lake

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

Austin Wates’ RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Oklahoma City RedHawks a 3-2 win over the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday afternoon. Salt Lake pitcher Mitch Stetter was pulled with two out and Brett Wallace, who had led off the ninth with a single, on first base. Out of the bullpen, Chad Cordero surrendered a single to Carlos Perez and hit Che-Husan Lin with a pitch to load the bases before Wates drilled a 2-1 pitch off of the warning track in right center to end the game and snap the Bee...

Monday’s TV/radio programming

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:53:28 MDT

Monday’s TV/radio programming

Updated May 12, 2013 11:53PM MDT

Television — Cycling • Tour of California stage 2, 3 p.m., NBCSN NBA playoffs • Miami at Chicago, 5 p.m., TNT • Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7:30 p.m., TNT MLB • N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 5 p.m., ESPN • Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 6 p.m., ROOT NHL playoffs • Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m., CNBC • N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6 p.m., NBCSN Radio — Minor league baseball • Salt Lake at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m., 1280 AM MLB • Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8 p.m., 97.5 FM The Big Show • Hosted by Tribune colu...

Bees hold off RedHawks’ rally

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:41:31 MDT

Bees hold off RedHawks’ rally

Updated May 11, 2013 11:41PM MDT

Despite the RedHawks’ threerun ninth inning, Salt Lake beat Oklahoma City on the road, 6-4. Matt Young knocked in a homer in his first game with the Bees to give Salt Lake a 1-0 lead, and Matt Young led with three RBIs. Billy Buckner, pitching in the longest outing by a Bees pitcher this season, allowed three earned runs in eight innings of work and had four strikeouts to pick up the win for Salt Lake. The bullpen took over in the ninth inning, and Fernando Cabrera gave up a three-run homer by ...

NBA playoffs: Gasol, Grizzlies take 2-1 lead vs. Thunder

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:36 MDT

NBA playoffs: Gasol, Grizzlies take 2-1 lead vs. Thunder

By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 06:08PM MDT

Memphis, Tenn. • 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 left to put Memphis ahead to stay, and the Grizzlies held off Oklahoma City 87-81 Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in this Western Conference semifinal. Gasol scored 16 in the second half as Memphis remained unbeaten at home in the postseason. The Grizzlies pulled out the win in a choppy performance for both teams following a three-da...

NBA playoffs: Grizzlies edge Thunder, even series

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:12 MDT

NBA playoffs: Grizzlies edge Thunder, even series

By Jeff Latzke The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

Oklahoma City • 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. Conley scored 26 points and fueled a late Memphis run as the Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 on Tuesday night to gain home-court advantage in the Western Conference semifinals. Conley hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:58 left to put the Grizzlies ahead to stay and spark a string of 10 straight Memphis points. The Gri...