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• An over the top finals

  June 2, 2014 in Sports on Page B3 MIAMI – Over the last 10 seasons, only one NBA player has been part of more wins than LeBron James. His name is Tim Duncan.

• James, Duncan square off again

  June 1, 2014 in Sports Over the last 10 seasons, only one NBA player has been part of more wins than LeBron James. His name is Tim Duncan.

• Extreme heat, cold felt around world in July

  Aug. 8, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 July was the driest in history at the Spokane International Airport as only a trace amount of moisture was recorded. The normal precipitation for July is 0.64 inches. The average …

• Washington heat to ease this weekend

  July 25, 2013 in City SPOKANE — More hot weather is forecast through Friday across Washington, but the National Weather Service says temperatures should ease back toward normal this weekend. 3

• Heat not excessive by historical standards

  July 25, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S9 July has certainly been very warm across the Inland Northwest. In addition to the heat, the Spokane International Airport has seen only traces of precipitation. However, just about 40 miles …

• Hot nights in Northwest becoming more common, study finds

  July 21, 2013 in City on Page B2 SEATTLE – Most Northwest heat waves are bearable, thanks to the cool breezes that blow in at night. But according to a new analysis from the University of Washington, hot …

• Weather: ‘Heat bursts’ radically change temperature in moments

  July 18, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V4 On June 11, there was a rare 26-degree “heat burst” at Grand Island, Neb. The temperature at 2:53 a.m. was 73 degrees, but skyrocketed to 99 degrees at 5:10 a.m., …

• Shaking off the heat

  July 2, 2013 in City on Page A1 As temperatures soared to near the century mark on Monday, people in and around Spokane turned to a time-honored tradition for beating the heat: They got all wet. Monday’s official … 1

• Twice as nice for the Heat

  June 20, 2013 in Sports MIAMI — LeBron James had 37 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat repeated as champions with a 95-88 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of …

• International approach pays off

  June 18, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 SAN ANTONIO – The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to …

• Heat struggled at quarters’ end

  June 17, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 SAN ANTONIO – Until Tuesday night, the Miami Heat will be lamenting 8 bad minutes. Eight very bad minutes, actually.

• Miami seeks modest win streak

  June 16, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 SAN ANTONIO – It was the compelling story of the NBA regular season, the Miami Heat making their run at the league-record mark of 33 consecutive victories. They fell six …

• Big Three deliver as Heat even series

  June 13, 2013 in Sports Riding big performances from LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the Heat tied the NBA Finals with a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in …

• James, Wade ready to lift Heat

  June 13, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 SAN ANTONIO – Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tell more about the Miami Heat than a 66-win regular season ever could. Any questions about LeBron James and the …

• Heat turn it up in Game 2

  June 9, 2013 in Sports Mario Chalmers led the charge, LeBron James broke out to finish it with a flurry and the Miami Heat used a 33-5 run to rout the San Antonio Spurs 103-84 …

• Spurs bank on Parker for Game 1 win

  June 6, 2013 in Sports Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to finish with 20 points and 14 rebounds, Tony Parker banked in a desperation jumper on a broken play with 5.2 seconds left and …

• Heat blow out Pacers, return to NBA Finals

  June 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – Their season, their legacy, their reign atop the NBA was all at stake, and the Miami Heat responded in a manner befitting defending champions – with a blowout. …

• Strategy pays off for Heat

  May 27, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 INDIANAPOLIS – Miami put LeBron James right in the middle of the action Sunday night, and this time, the Indiana Pacers didn’t have an answer for him or his Miami …

• Best bet on the Tube

  May 24, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 For as intense and down-to-the-wire as Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was, the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat shared the same thought on Thursday. In their minds, today’s …

• Heat, Pacers prepare for another battle

  May 20, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 MIAMI — A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and …

• Celtics’ Rondo out for season with torn ACL

  Jan. 28, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 BOSTON – Paul Pierce sank the big basket in the Celtics double-overtime win over the NBA champions. Then he learned that star point guard Rajon Rondo would miss the rest …

• Miami picked to win

  Oct. 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Never mind that the Los Angeles Lakers added Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in the offseason, the majority of NBA general managers still believe the Miami Heat will raise the …

• Extreme weather creating headaches throughout globe

  Aug. 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Last week I mentioned that evidence suggests that we’re in a global cycle of wide weather extremes that’s been the strongest such cycle in more than 1,000 years. Based on …

• Ouch! July in US was hottest ever on record

  Aug. 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON - This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust … 7

• NBA champion Heat make pitch to Allen

  July 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 MIAMI – Ray Allen seems to be taking a serious look at joining the NBA champion Miami Heat. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the …

• At least 22 dead after storms cut power in East

    July 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Millions of people in a swath of states along the East Coast and farther west went into a third sweltering day without power today after a round of … 1

• James leads Heat to Game 3 victory

  June 17, 2012 in Sports LeBron James scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 in Game 3 of …

• James scores 32 points at Heat tie Finals

  June 14, 2012 in Sports OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James asked for help, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh provided it. 2

• Durant delivers as Thunder win Game 1 of finals

  June 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant delivered the fourth quarter LeBron James never could last year. So forget those NBA finals jitters at the start. Durant and the young Thunder showed …

• Heat’s James needs assistance from other big two

  June 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 OKLAHOMA CITY – LeBron James put up the kind of point total he never had in the NBA finals before, and it still wasn’t enough. It will take more from …

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