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Jokic makes history with 5th consecutive top-2 finish in MVP voting

There was Bill Russell. There was Larry Bird. And now, there’s Nikola Jokic. By finishing second in this year’s MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic — the...

DATE: May 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If th...

DATE: May 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder roll into West finals with 125-93 rout of Nuggets in Game 7

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals,...

DATE: May 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Kelly: College basketball’s transfer portal is double-edged sword; look at FLC last season

Skyhawks men’s basketball had strong season while women struggled

DATE: May 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Former Skyhawks men’s basketball coach finds new home

Bob Pietrack was announced as men’s basketball coach at Ferris State

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

A sick Jamal Murray scores 25 points, Nuggets beat Thunder 119-107 to force Game 7

DENVER (AP) — A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. “Absolutely not,” Murray said when asked if the...

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder look to clinch series against Denver

Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunde...

DATE: May 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 as Thunder beat Nuggets 112-105 and take 3-2 lead in West semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifin...

DATE: May 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Jokic's 44 points, 15 rebounds not enough as Thunder top Nuggets to go up 3-2 in West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic was nearly unstoppable against Oklahoma City’s gritty, aggressive defense. The Thunder made a valiant effort to disrupt him, as they have all series. Denver...

DATE: May 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dallas Mavericks win the NBA draft lottery and the chance to pick Cooper Flagg No. 1 overall

CHICAGO (AP) — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to chee...

DATE: May 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Top-seeded Thunder and Cavaliers host critical Game 5s in conference semifinals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need o...

DATE: May 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 points and leads Thunder past Denver 92-87 to tie series 2-2

DENVER (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets at their own game Sunday. The NBA's youngest team made all the clutch plays in crunch time against an experienced squad teemi...

DATE: May 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports