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Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin expected at U.S. Olympic minicamp

Jun. 25, 2009
Kevin Durant, rookie of the year Derrick Rose and college player of the year Blake Griffin are among the 25 players who have accepted invitations to participate in the USA Basketball national team minicamp.
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NBA: Chicago 103, Oklahoma City 96

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 18 (UPI) -- Derrick Rose scored 25 points Wednesday and Chicago, which went without a field goal for the final 4:47, held on to defeat Oklahoma City 103-96.

NBA: Oklahoma City 116, Sacramento 113

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant scored 39 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday in a 116-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

NBA: Sacramento 122, Okla. City 118 (OT)

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Kevin Martin scored 37 points Sunday, leading the Sacramento Kings past the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-118 in overtime.

NBA: Oklahoma City 88, Minnesota 85

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant's 18 points led Oklahoma City over Minnesota 88-85 Sunday, the Thunder's first win since the club relocated from Seattle.

USA Select basketball team named

COLORADO SPRINGS, July 16 (UPI) -- Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, the NBA's top rookie last season, was among the 10 players chosen Wednesday for the 2008 USA Basketball Men's Select Team.

Kevin Durant named top NBA rookie

NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- Seattle SuperSonics forward Kevin Durant has been named NBA rookie of the year by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada.

NBA: Seattle 111, Minnesota 108 (OT)

MINNEAPOLIS, March 2 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant scored 25 points and sank two free throws with 17.1 seconds to go in overtime Sunday, helping the Seattle SuperSonics top Minnesota 111-108.

NBA: Houston 109, Seattle 107

SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Chuck Hayes blocked a layup attempt by Kevin Durant with two seconds left Wednesday, preserving Houston's 109-107 win over Seattle.

Durant suffers left-ankle sprain

SEATTLE, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Rookie forward Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics will be slowed at least a week by a left-ankle sprain.

Durant named writers' player of the year

ST. LOUIS, March 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Basketball Writers Association voted Texas's Kevin Durant the college player of the year and Washington State's Tony Bennett coach of the year. Durant is the first freshman to win the Oscar Robertson Trophy, as the player of the year award is cal
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler