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New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever

Nov. 21, 2024 17:26 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections. The study, released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice, looked at 21...

Johnson, Barnes help Spurs fend off hard-charging Thunder for first NBA Cup victory, 110-104

Nov. 20, 2024 00:26 AM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 22 points, Harrison Barnes added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 Tuesday night without Victor Wembanyama for their first victory in the Emirates NBA Cup. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and Jalen...

Luka Doncic returns from injury to score 26 points as Mavericks top the Pelicans 132-91

Nov. 19, 2024 23:12 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored a game-high 26 points, Klay Thompson added 19 and Kyrie Irving had 18 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Doncic, who missed his first game of the...

Washington's 27 points, 17 rebounds help Mavericks edge Thunder 121-119 without injured Luka Doncic

Nov. 17, 2024 22:13 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — P.J. Washington had 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 on Sunday night without star guard Luka Doncic. Washington averaged just over eight points and seven rebounds per game entering...

Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general

Nov. 16, 2024 15:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling, worried not only about their own jobs but the future of the agency that the Trump loyalist has railed against. The president-elect's pick of the Florida...

Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious department

Nov. 15, 2024 16:03 PM EST

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education. Ryan Walters, a...

Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren

Nov. 13, 2024 22:33 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88 on Wednesday night. The victory was the second straight for the Thunder without Chet Holmgren. Oklahoma City...

Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 45 as Thunder beat Clippers in first game without Holmgren

Nov. 11, 2024 23:11 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 on Monday night in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren. Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture...

Thunder's Holmgren to miss at least 8 weeks with a pelvic fracture

Nov. 11, 2024 01:44 AM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Monday that forward/center Chet Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture. Holmgren sustained a right iliac wing fracture during the first quarter of Sunday night's game against the Golden State Warriors....

Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren each score 29 points, Thunder rout Rockets 126-107

Nov. 08, 2024 22:42 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren each scored 29 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder rout the Houston Rockets 126-107 on Friday night. Oklahoma City opened a six-game homestand with a victory after losing at Denver on Wednesday night for its first...