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Tip-Off Timer: After 41 Years, Sonics Leave Seattle for Oklahoma

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Wednesday, there are 41 days remaining.When Clay Bennett trucked his Sonics off to Oklahoma City in the summer of 2008, it was unprecedented. That an NBA team moved wasn't new -- that happens, unfortunately. But no team had ever left behind...

The NBA May Be Dead in Seattle

While George Karl is on the verge of leading the Denver Nuggets to their biggest playoff victory since Dikembe Mutombo was seen clutching the ball on his back chanting "Yes! We win!" in leading Denver to a shocking first-round win over the Sonics in 1994, Karl's former NBA city may be without basketball for good. When...

Seattle Native Spencer Hawes Rocks Green and Gold in OKC

One of the few current players vocal and active during Clay Bennett's franchisal flight to Oklahoma City was Seattle native Spencer Hawes, a youngster who grew up watching Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton. Hawes spoke out against the relocation of the Sonics, and even showed up to a major "Save Our Sonics" rally wearing a Payton...

Don't Forget That Clay Bennett Is a Hero

As virulent the hate for Clay Bennett and his team of business ninjas has been in NBA fan circles (and in, um, Seattle), the man is a hero somewhere: Oklahoma. A familiar refrain from Sooner State fans and those sympathetic to the region has been "don't blame the fans, we deserve a franchise." The sentiment's honest, and...

Seattle Fans Crow About Troubles in OKC

Things aren't terrific in Oklahoma City. The Thunder had trouble selling out the Ford Center early this season, though the sales team managed to fill the building for Wednesday's epic matchup with the similarly terrible Clippers. (Mad daps; that's the upset of the year so far.) But more fans in the house meant there was a...

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05/24/12 Grantham & Melton Cricket Association scorecards Source: Grantham Journal - Grantham - Lincolnshire - UK R. Cocks 7, N. Law 70, P. Abeysekera 60, M. Law 15, M. Cocks 28no, T. Oates 15no, extras 16.
05/22/12 Dr. C. Joseph Bennett, American Cancer Society,... Source: Citrus County Chronicle - Crystal River FL While not all cancer patients experience pain, it is a common finding in many of our patients.
05/21/12 Time to move on despite moronic Thunder T-shirt Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Someone scanned the old Sonics logo on a T-shirt and placed the iconic image of the Seattle skyline (minus the Space Needle) and a basketball above the words OKC Thunder.
05/17/12 Thunder-Lakers: OKC victory gets to the heart of the... Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK After winning Game 1 in a rout, Oklahoma City willed its way to victory Wednesday night to take a 2-0 series lead.
05/15/12 Dr. C. Joseph Bennett, American Cancer Society,... Source: Citrus County Chronicle - Crystal River FL For those who have been treated for cancer, actions regarding lifestyle seem to be very important factors in how well patients will do long term.