Great Plains News Digest
The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan.
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKL–WNBA-BETTING ODDS
DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are attracting lots of betting action. The Fever are among the favorites to win the WNBA championship and Clark is a leading candidate for league MVP. By Mark Anderson. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos, by 3 p.m. EDT.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 2:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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BBO–TWINS-ORIOLES
DESCRIPTION: BALTIMORE — Minnesota tries for a three-game sweep of the Orioles. UPCOMING: 300 words.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 3:35 p.m. CDT, Text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–EXECUTIONS-GLANCE
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
SUMMARY: Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in eight states during the remainder of 2025. Glen Rogers is set to die by lethal injection in Florida on Thursday, followed by scheduled executions in Texas and Indiana on May 20 and Tennessee on May 22. The other states with scheduled executions this year are Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, and Oklahoma, though Ohio’s governor has been routinely postponing the actions as their dates near. So far this year, executions have been carried out in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.
WORDS: 979 – MOVED: 05/15/2025 6:19 a.m. CDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:18805a290e5f7822c854ab0305a09a1b&mediaType=text
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE
FORMATS: Photo, Text
1. WITH: BKN–TIPOFF
2. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics were down when they left Madison Square Garden after losing Jayson Tatum to injury in Game 4, but they’re definitely not out. The defending NBA champions come back to New York on Friday for Game 6, hoping for a second straight victory that would set up a deciding game on their home floor. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
3. UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 4:00 p.m. CDT
4. WITH: BKN–THUNDER-NUGGETS
5. DESCRIPTION: DENVER — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets try to stave off elimination Thursday night against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of their semifinal series. By Arnie Stapleton. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos, sidebars on merits. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. EDT.
6. UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 10:30 p.m. CDT
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SOF–NCAA SOFTBALL PREVIEW
DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — A preview of the NCAA Division I softball tournament, where No. 2 seed Oklahoma seeks its fifth straight national title. With SOF–Players to Watch. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 600 words, with photos. Story by 5 p.m. Central.
UPCOMING: By 05/15/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT, Text
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