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Thunder beat Pelicans; teams mourn Ingrid Williams’ death (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 12, 2016 at 5:23 pm   /   Sports

Basketball didn’t matter much to Kevin Durant on Thursday night. Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams’ wife, Ingrid, was involved in a car crash Tuesday night in Oklahoma City and died Wednesday. Monty Williams coached the Pelicans last season before coming to Oklahoma City to help new coach Billy Donovan, so as his two most recent […]

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Thunder beat Pelicans; teams mourn Ingrid Williams’ death (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 12, 2016 at 5:22 am   /   Sports

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Playing with heavy hearts a night after Thunder assistant and former Pelicans coach Monty Williams’ wife died, Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma to a 121-95 victory over New Orleans on Thursday. Yahoo Sports – NBA News

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Combat sports leaders hope foresight with CTE research will help avoid NFL-type situation (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 11, 2016 at 5:36 am   /   Sports

Are boxing and MMA safer than football? The funded research may not provide a definitive answer, but any information can help all fighters better protect themselves. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News

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Combat sports leaders hope foresight with CTE research will help avoid NFL-type situation (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 10, 2016 at 5:23 pm   /   Sports

Are boxing and MMA safer than football? The funded research may not provide a definitive answer, but any information can help all fighters better protect themselves. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News

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Combat sports leaders hope foresight with CTE research will help avoid NFL-type situation (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 10, 2016 at 5:27 am   /   Sports

Are boxing and MMA safer than football? The funded research may not provide a definitive answer, but any information can help all fighters better protect themselves. Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News

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Knicks fire coach Derek Fisher; Rambis gets interim job (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 9, 2016 at 5:24 pm   /   Sports

Derek Fisher had just finished a long playing career when Phil Jackson picked him to coach the New York Knicks. Associate head coach Kurt Rambis was promoted to interim head coach at least through the rest of the season. Rambis, like Fisher an ex-Laker player and a former assistant under Jackson, went 56-145 in two […]

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Stephen Thompson stakes claim to UFC welterweight title shot with dominating win (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 9, 2016 at 5:27 am   /   Sports

‘Wonderboy’ picked former champ Johny Hendricks apart Saturday, but did he earn himself a shot at Robbie Lawler? Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News

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Stephen Thompson stakes claim to UFC welterweight title shot with dominating win (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 7, 2016 at 5:23 pm   /   Sports

‘Wonderboy’ picked former champ Johny Hendricks apart Saturday, but did he earn himself a shot at Robbie Lawler? Yahoo Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News

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Warriors win 41st straight home game, 116-108 over Thunder (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 7, 2016 at 5:41 am   /   Sports

Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Harrison Barnes added 19 and the Golden State Warriors won their 41st straight regular-season home game, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-108 on Saturday night. Klay Thompson added 18 and the Warriors (46-4) won their ninth straight game to match the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers for the best record ever after […]

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Nuggets rally for win after Bulls lose Butler to injury (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: February 6, 2016 at 5:36 pm   /   Sports

Chicago lost All-Star Jimmy Butler, and then the game. An impressive rally by Danilo Gallinari and the Denver Nuggets pushed aside the Bulls. Gallinari scored 33 points Friday night, and Denver stormed to a 115-110 victory after Butler left in the second quarter with a sprained left knee. Yahoo Sports – NBA News

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