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Dolly Parton arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Live Blog: 2016 ACM Awards

The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell will be live blogging the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. Follow updates below:
Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket between Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) and forward Clint Capela (15) during an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

Houston Rockets, 118; OKC Thunder, 110, final

Review the live updates of today's game from Thunder beat writer Anthony Slater and others from around the Web.
Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (24) is consoled by Christian James during the national semifinal between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Saturday, April 2, 2016. [Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman]

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (24) is consoled by Christian James during the national semifinal between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Saturday, April 2, 2016. [Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman]

OU basketball: This wasn't how it was supposed to end for the Sooners' Four Horsemen

Sports | Published: Sat, Apr 2, 2016 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

HOUSTON — Ryan Spangler jogged through first, focused on the NRG Stadium tunnel and the relief it would bring from the bright lights and the scoreboard that declared the awful news Saturday night. Next came Isaiah Cousins, who reached out to slap hands with dozens of OU students sitting on the floor who still wanted to connect with this team and these players who had resuscitated Sooner basketball.

East Central University students recall deadly Nepal earthquake

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In this April 29, file photo, Nepalese villagers salvage items from a house destroyed by the earthquake in Sakhu, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. [AP file photo]

ECU International Student Director Jessika Bailey, said, “The earthquakes and continued aftershocks were heartbreaking. Though, it has been almost a year since, the devastation is still just as prevalent in our students lives.

Houston travelblog: Bad game, bad seat

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The OU pep band, standing below the court's surface, plays during the Villanova game. (Photo by Nate Billings)

I didn’t have a good seat for the OU-Villanova game, which was OK. It was a game worth missing. The Wildcats won 95-51 in historic fashion. Jackie O. and...

86-year-old pharmacist proud to work in his field

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Don Self, 86, of Edmond, commutes to Guthrie every Friday and Saturday to work as pharmacist in charge at Mark's Drug. [PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN]

Don Self still commutes from his retirement community in Edmond to work at Mark’s Drug in downtown Guthrie.

Oklahoma History Center preserves and shares photos from The Oklahoman with digital Gateway, Mickey Mantle exhibit

Life | Published: Sun, Apr 3, 2016 | Comment on this article Leave a comment
Mickey Mantle, heir apparent to retired Joe Dimaggio's centerfield spot, initials his baseball contract with the New York Yankees as his bride looks on with apparent approval.  The Feb. 9, 1932, photo is included in the new exhibit

The Oklahoma History Center’s new exhibit “Mickey Mantle: Baseball Hero in Black and White” shows the Oklahoma native and late, great New York Yankee doing more than swinging for...

Book review: 'Beacon 23: The Complete Novel' by Hugh Howey

Life | Published: Sun, Apr 3, 2016 | Comment on this article Leave a comment
Book review: 'Beacon 23: The Complete Novel' by Hugh Howey

'Beacon 23' author Hugh Howey charts new course.

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket between Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) and forward Clint Capela (15) during an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

Live Coverage: Thunder at Rockets

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College baseball: OSU routs West Virginia, OU wins series vs. Texas

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oklahoma State received a couple of strong individual performances Sunday in its 8-1 Big 12 baseball rout of West Virgnina at Monongalia County Ballpark. Freshman pitcher Jensen...

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (24) walks off the court late in the second half of the national semifinal between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

OU basketball: What they're saying about the Sooners' record-setting Final Four loss

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When you lose by a big margin on a big stage as OU did in its 95-51 loss to Villanova in the first national semifinal game Saturday night in Houston,...

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Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (24) celebrates a 3-pointer during the national semifinal between the Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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An artist's rendering shows a proposed elementary school in Shawnee. District officials are asking residents to pass a $32.225 million bond issue that would fund construction of the new school, as well as other construction projects around the district. [Artist's rendering provided]

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Pictured is just some of the memorabilia that Don Self has collected over the 63 years he's worked as a pharmacist. [PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN]

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