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  • July 2008

    • Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Jul 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

      The Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times . The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena lease, will give the city $45 million now and $30 million more if it has no new NBA team within five years. More »

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      NBA  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Howard Schultz  • Clay Bennett

  • May 2008

    • More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  May 25, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

      Some of Aubrey McClendon's emails to his fellow SuperSonics owners have been revealed in a transcript of his April deposition, and they don't appear to help his case. The inquiry into whether the Oklahoma City-based investment group made good-faith efforts to keep the team in Seattle turned up two relatively damaging messages, reports the Seattle Times. More »

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      NBA  • lawsuit  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

  • April 2008

    • Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid yesterday just before the close of the auction that drew six bidders. More »

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      California  • eBay  • Oklahoma City  • amusement parks  • Santa Monica

    • Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 23, 08 12:59 PM CDT

      Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle

      Howard Schultz filed a suit yesterday seeking to reverse the sale of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma-based investor Clay Bennett. The Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner cites email evidence that Bennett's ultimate goal was always to bring a basketball team to his hometown. The lawsuit asks the court to void the sale and help transfer the team to "an honest buyer," reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. More »

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      lawsuit  • fraud  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Howard Schultz  • Clay Bennett

    • Sonics Spat Heats Up

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Apr 18, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Sonics Spat Heats Up

      SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is now taking a swing at Seattle, accusing Mayor Greg Nickles of a "Machiavellian plan" to turn the basketball team back over to local ownership. The Oklahoma billionaire claims the city has misled the public and mischaracterized reasons for the lawsuit it filed to keep the Sonics at Key Arena, reports the Seattle Times . More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Seattle  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

    • At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Apr 14, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom

      Amid a playoff-type atmosphere, the Seattle SuperSonics rallied to win their final game of the season—and, USA Today reports, likely their final game in Seattle. If the NBA's board of governors gives owner Clay Bennett the go-ahead this week, the team will be on its way to Oklahoma City after Bennett was unable to solve stadium issues in the Emerald City. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • Dallas Mavericks  • Seattle SuperSonics  • Kevin Durant  • Oklahoma City  • Clay Bennett

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • 'Video Vigilante' Boasts Tar and Feathering 2.0

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 23, 08 11:29 AM CST

      'Video Vigilante' Boasts Tar and Feathering 2.0

      Brian Bates captures unsuspecting people on candid camera, but his subjects don’t have reason to smile: He’s the self-proclaimed Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City, capturing men consorting with prostitutes and then posting the videos online. “If you get caught by the cops, you pay a fine,” Bates said. “If you get caught by me, you get a life sentence.” More »

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      YouTube  • police  • prostitution  • Oklahoma City  • prosecutors

  • January 2008

    • This City Is Going on a Diet!

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 4, 08 7:15 PM CST

      This City Is Going on a Diet!

      Oklahoma City tipped the scales in 2007 as America's 15th fattest city—and Mayor Mike Cornett is bent on tackling his town's porkish propensities. He's challenged residents to lose a million pounds in '08, and includes shedding extra weight among his own New Year's resolutions. His program revolves around a website packed with recipes, a body mass index calculator and planned blogs. More »

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      health  • obesity  • exercise  • diet  • Oklahoma City  • New Year's resolutions

  • November 2007

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