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• Michigan makes case for No. 1 ranking

  January 28, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Men’s basketball: Trey Burke scored 19 points and No. 2 Michigan (19-1, 6-1 Big Ten) never trailed after the opening minutes of a 74-60 win over Illinois (15-6, 2-5) in …

• Westbrook, Durant key Thunder win

  January 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 NBA: Russell Westbrook scored 23 points, Kevin Durant had 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Raptors 104-92 in Toronto on Sunday. Serge Ibaka had 19 points and eight …

• Heat close within one victory of NBA championship

  June 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – LeBron James could hardly stand, certainly couldn’t run. Good thing all he needed to do was shoot. Better get well fast, James. You’re one win away from the …

• James gets Miami even with Oklahoma City in NBA Finals

  June 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 OKLAHOMA CITY – This was Eastern Conference toughness. This was Pat Riley hammer-and-anvil basketball. This was LeBron James finally asserting his brutish and ridiculously unstoppable toughness. Stealing the momentum of …

• Blanchette: No clap for Thunder

  June 10, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Finished watching the three-part series “Hatfields & McCoys” the other night – a monumental television event in that the History Channel found time to put some history on its channel … 2

• Thunder end Spurs’ winning streak

  June 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 OKLAHOMA CITY – The streak is over. The series may only be beginning. Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career bests with 19 points and six steals, …

• Durant sparks Thunder

  December 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Thunder come into the new season with lofty goals. They looked very much like a contender in their opener. Kevin Durant scored 30 points …

• Young Thunder come up short in Western finals

  May 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 DALLAS – The young Oklahoma City Thunder keep getting better. They just are not ready to take that next step yet. Despite leading on the road for much of Game …

• Durant leads Thunder into West finals

  May 15, 2011 in Sports OKLAHOMA CITY — Coming off his worst performance in the playoffs, Kevin Durant couldn’t get his shots to fall again. Then he caught a glimpse of his mother dancing around …

• In brief: Durant guides way as Oklahoma City shuts down Miami

  March 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 NHL: Kevin Durant scored 29 points on 12-for-21 shooting, Russell Westbrook added 18 and Oklahoma City frustrated Miami’s offense all night on the way to a 96-85 victory over the …