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At least 15 are dead after tornadoes rip through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

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May 26, 2024

At least 15 are dead after tornadoes rip through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

Updated May 26, 2024 at 18:41 PM ET

Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms ripped through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas late Saturday evening and Sunday morning, leaving at least 15 people dead and causing widespread damage.

Around midday Sunday, some rescue crews in those states were still searching for missing people and digging out from the rubble, while residents in other states such as Kentucky and Tennessee were facing severe weather from the eastward-moving storms.

More than 400,000 residents throughout the region had lost power as of Sunday afternoon, according to the website poweroutage.us.

In north central Texas, Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington told the Associated Press that at least seven people were killed there, including two children ages 5 and 2.

In Arkansas, at least five people were reportedly killed in the storm. Benton County Judge Barry Moehring said one person had died there and multiple others were injured. “It’s been a difficult night for Benton County,” Moehring said.

Two people were killed in Marion County, one person died in Baxter County, and one person was killed in Boone County, local officials said.

“Bryan and I are praying for the communities impacted by last night’s storm and the families of the Arkansans we lost,” said Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said two fatalities had been confirmed in the town of Pryor in Mayes County.

In Louisville, Ky., Mayor Craig Greenberg confirmed one death.

Severe thunderstorms spawned destructive tornadoes in several states

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas throughout the Memorial Day weekend. The NWS office in Fort Worth said one of the storms was expected to contain “golf ball sized hail!”

Multiple tweets from the meteorological agency Saturday night urged residents to seek shelter immediately to protect themselves from the imminent threat of tornadoes.

By Sunday morning, images of the destruction were beginning to emerge, and public officials were sharing assessments of the casualties and damage.

Denton County, Texas, said in a Facebook post that a tornado there overturned vehicles, damaged homes, felled trees and downed power lines, and that a “number of individuals with injuries” were taken to local hospitals.

Photos from Benton County, Ark., showed heaps of rubble strewn across a road and battered buildings, including a Dollar Tree.

The Cooke County Office of Emergency Management said the storm “caused significant damage to numerous homes and businesses, including the Gateway AP Travel Center, which received major damage.” The office added that there were “numerous injuries of varying degrees.”

Other states are preparing for more bad weather

On Sunday afternoon, a major swath of the U.S was facing an “enhanced risk” of severe weather, including large parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe thunderstorm watches were in effect Sunday for parts of Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia — with tornadoes and hail also possible.

“Additionally, heavy rain may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding with this initial burst of thunderstorms,” the weather service added. “By the afternoon hours another round of showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop along a cold front and impact similar regions, with the severe threat shifting further east across the Ohio Valley overnight.”

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South Carolina women's basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA – Week 6

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June 17, 2024

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South Carolina women's basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA – Week 6

South Carolina WBB: News • Schedule • Roster • Stats • SEC • Polls • WNBA • Scholarship Chart

Last week in the WNBA saw another record for A’ja Wilson and another battle between Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso. Catch up on their weeks and all the other Gamecocks.

Atlanta Dream (6-6)
Laeticia Amihere (6 games, 2.8 minutes, 0.3 pts, 1.0 rebs)
Once again, Amihere’s only appearance of the week was in a blowout loss.

Last week:
Vs Washington (87-68 loss): 3 minutes, no stats
At Indiana (91-84 loss): DNP-CD
Vs Los Angeles (87-74 win): DNP-CD

Allisha Gray (12 games (12 starts), 32.2 mpg, 15.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.2 spg)
Gray got off to a little bit of a shaley start to the season, but she is once again playing at an All-Star level.

Last week:
Vs Washington (87-68 loss): 28 minutes*, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, block
At Indiana (91-84 loss): 34 minutes*, 12 points, 5 rebounds, assist, block
Vs Los Angeles (87-74 win): 34 minutes*, 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists

This week’s schedule:
Wednesday, June 18 at Minnesota (8:00 ET, League Pass)
Friday, June 21 vs Indiana (7:30 ET, Ion)
Sunday, June 23 vs New York (3:00 ET, League Pass)

Chicago Sky (4-9)
Kamilla Cardoso (7 games (4 starts), 22.3 mpg, 8.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg)
Cardoso registered the first double-double of her career against Indiana, but she was held without a rebound in the second half as Aliyah Boston wore her down. It’s the difference between being a rookie and a second-year player.

Last week:
Vs Connecticut (83-75 loss): 30 minutes*, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks
At Washington (83-81 loss): 24 minutes*, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
At Indiana (91-83 loss): 35 minutes*, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, block

This week’s schedule:
Thursday, June 20 vs Dallas (Noon ET, League Pass)
Sunday, June 23 vs Indiana (4:00 ET, ESPN)

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Connecticut Sun (12-1)
Ty Harris (13 games (13 starts), 30.8 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.8 rpg)
As the (nominal) point guard on the league’s best team, Harris has put together a dark horse All-Star candidacy. She distributes the ball, hits key shots, and plays tough defense. It’s hard to believe Dallas couldn’t find any use for Harris.

Last week:
Vs Indiana (89-72 win): 29 minutes*, 11 points, 4 assists
At Chicago (83-75 win): 32 minutes*, 13 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
At Dallas (85-67 win): 26 minutes*, 10 points, 4 assists, rebound

Tiffany Mitchell (13 games, 16.2 mpg, 4.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg)
Mitchell isn’t scoring a lot, but she’s playing big minutes off the bench because of her defense. Connecticut currently has the WNBA’s best defense, so Mitchell is appreciated.

Last week:
Vs Indiana (89-72 win): 22 minutes, 10 points, assist
At Chicago (83-75 win): 22 minutes, 3 points, 3 assists, steal
At Dallas (85-67 win): 20 minutes, 4 points, 3 rebounds

This week’s schedule:
Tuesday, June 18 vs Los Angeles (7:00 ET, League Pass)
Friday, June 21 at Las Vegas (10:00 ET, Ion)
Sunday, June 23 at Seattle (3:00 ET, League Pass)

Indiana Fever (5-10)
Aliyah Boston (15 games (15 starts), 29.6 mpg, 12.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.2 bpg)
Finally, Indiana is involving Boston in the offense with more than three seconds left on the shot clock. The result is three straight double-doubles, including 27 points to tie her career-high. Boston is also second on the team in assists and the screen game with Caitlin Clark is finally taking off.

Last week:
At Connecticut (89-72 loss): 33 minutes*, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists
Vs Atlanta (91-84 win): 34 minutes*, 27 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists
Vs Chicago (91-83 win): 37 minutes*, 19 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists

Victaria Saxton (5 games, 2.4 mpg, 0.6 ppg, 0.2 rpg)
Saxton appeared in the blowout loss to Connecticut and got her third point of the season.

Last week:
At Connecticut (89-72 loss): 3 minutes, 1 point
Vs Atlanta (91-84 win): DNP-CD
Vs Chicago (91-83 win): DNP-CD

This week’s schedule:
Wednesday, June 19 vs Washington (7:00 ET, League Pass)
Friday, June 21 at Atlanta (7:30 ET, Ion)
Sunday, June 23 at Chicago (4:00 ET, ESPN)

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Las Vegas Aces (6-6)
A’ja Wilson (12 games (12 starts), 33.9 mpg, 28.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.5 bpg, 1.7 spg)
Record of the week: Wilson set the WNBA record with eight consecutive games with 25 or more points. She leads the league in scoring and rebounding and is second in blocks. Her scoring average is nearly 3 points higher than the single-season record, so naturally Rebecca Lobo isn’t sure Wilson should be the MVP.

Last week:
Vs Minnesota (100-86 loss): 33 minutes*, 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
At Phoenix (103-99 win): 34 minutes*, 32 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, steal
Vs New York (90-82 loss): 36 minutes*, 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, block

This week’s schedule:
Wednesday, June 18 vs Seattle (10:00 ET, League Pass)
Friday, June 21 vs Connecticut (10:00 ET, Ion)

Los Angeles Sparks (4-10)
Zia Cooke (11 games, 7.6 mpg, 2.1 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.7 apg)
Cooke has fallen out of the Sparks’ rotation.

Last week:
At Seattle (95-79 loss): 1 minutes, assist
At Minnesota (81-76 loss): DNP-CD
At Atlanta (87-74 loss): DNP-CD

This week’s schedule:
Tuesday, June 18 at Connecticut (7:00 ET, League Pass)
Thursday, June 20 at New York (7:00 ET, Amazon Prime)
Saturday, June 22 at New York (3:00 ET, ESPN)

Phoenix Mercury (7-7)
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (10 games, 8.7 mpg, 2.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.5 bpg)
Herbert Harrigan has not played since Brittney Griner returned from injury.

Last week:
Vs Las Vegas (103-99 loss): DNP-CD
Vs Seattle (87-78 win): DNP-CD

This week’s schedule:
Tuesday, June 18 vs New York (10:00 ET, CBS Sports Network)
Saturday, June 22 at Minnesota (8:00 ET, League Pass)

Unsigned

Brea Beal
Las Vegas cut Beal early in training camp.

Alaina Coates (Preseason stats with Seattle: 2 games, 8.0 minutes, 3.0 pts, 1.0 reb, 1.0 block)
Coates got a long look in Seattle but didn’t fit in with the Storm’s rebuild. She’s got lots of experience, though, and will probably be one of the first calls for any team that needs post depth once the season starts.

Kaela Davis (Preseason stats with Seattle: 2 games, 14.0 minutes, 1.5 points, 3.5 rebs)
Davis was hoping to show she was fully recovered from an Achilles injury, but she didn’t do enough to convince Seattle.

Destanni Henderson (Preseason stats with Atlanta: 2 games, 19.0 minutes, 3.5 pts, 6.0 assists, 2.0 rebs, 1.0 steal)
Henderson was signed after training camp started and put up nice numbers in Atlanta’s two preseason games. Whenever Henny gets a shot, she contributes, but she can’t seem to stick anywhere.

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Paul Mainieri addresses biggest challenge South Carolina is facing in the SEC

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June 17, 2024

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Paul Mainieri addresses biggest challenge South Carolina is facing in the SEC

Many were surprised when Hall of Fame coach Paul Mainieri came out of retirement to become the next head baseball coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Returning to the SEC for the first time since 2021 after spending 15 years with LSU and leading the Tigers to a national championship.

In Columbia, South Carolina they’re hoping that Mainieri can bring the program similar success. Which never comes easy in the SEC and will only get more difficult next season with Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference.

At his introductory press conference, Mainieri was asked what he thinks the biggest barrier will be between the Gamecocks and championship success.

“Well I think the league is getting tougher every year, there’s a lot of great teams out there,” Mainieri said. “And let me tell you something, one year I went as a coach our team went, at LSU, our team went 13-17. We make the SEC Tournament, there was only eight teams that went that year. I think that was 2011.”

“Two years later we went 17-13. We were national seed. Four game difference, 36-21 year to 40-16 the next. Four game difference in conference, four game difference overall. Went from not making the tournament to national seed, so the difference is razor thin,” Mainieri explained.

There isn’t a coach in college baseball that can speak from experience more than Mainieri, who rejoins the game with 1,501 career wins and 39 years of head coaching experience. Also understanding that playing the best when it matters the most in college baseball over any metric.

“You win a few one run games and you’re having a good year. that’s the key. You gotta win the close ones,” Mainieri said. “And the only way to win the close ones is with clutch hitting, poise on the mound and on defense late in the game, and a belief that they’re that you’re going to finish the game off. That’s one of the things that quite frankly we’ve been proud about in our career, as we’ve won a lot of close games, and I think it’ll make the difference in the season.”

South Carolina is an NCAA Tournament regular, but have not been able to break through to the College World Series and SEC Championship heights they were able to achieve a little over a decade ago. But with Mainieri now at the helm for the Gamecocks, it will be fascinating to see if the program can return to those heights.

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Tony Awards 2024: The complete list of winners

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June 16, 2024

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Tony Awards 2024: The complete list of winners

Updated June 16, 2024 at 19:31 PM ET

The 77th Tony Awards air Sunday night on CBS. Below is the full list of 2024 Tony Award nominees, with winners marked in bold.

Best Sound Design of a Play

WINNER: Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

WINNER: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants

Best Choreography

WINNER: Justin Peck, Illinoise
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Best Orchestrations

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play

WINNER: Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People

Best Book of a Musical