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USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 15 - Bill Bunting (1970-71)
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 15 - Bill Bunting (1970-71) The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the "New Jersey Americans". Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today. To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 17th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 15 which has has had a total of 14 players wear the number in the history of the team. The first of those players wearing No. 16 played in the (then) New York (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, forward alum Bill Bunting. After ending his college career at UNC, Bunting was picked up with the 26th overall selection of the 1969 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. The New Bern, North Carolina native would play the first # seasons of his pro career with the ABA's (defunct) Carolina Cougars instead. That ended with a trade to New York in 1970, his stay with the team spanning just 39 games of one season before he was dealt to the (also defunct) Virginia Squires. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Bunting wore only jersey Nos. 15 and 3, and put up 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
CBS News
14-03-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Severe weather storms forecast throughout South, Midwest
A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry, gusty conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose a high risk of wildfires. The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the U.S. with a population exceeding 100 million people. Powerful winds gusting up to 80 mph were forecast from the Canadian border to Texas. The storm system is expected to bring rain to California's central coast Friday, a day after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in East Los Angeles as a large, strong storm system caused flooding in the area. Forecasters say the severe storm threat will continue into the weekend, with a high chance of tornadoes and damaging winds Saturday in Mississippi and Alabama. Heavy rain could bring flash flooding to some parts of the East Coast on Sunday. Experts say it's not unusual to see such weather extremes in March, with storm systems producing heavy snow and blizzards on the cold side and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on the warm side. "What's unique about this one is its large size and intensity," Bill Bunting of the weather service's Storm Prediction Center told the Associated Press. "And so what that is doing is producing really substantial impacts over a very large area." Tornadoes likely amid storm outbreak The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could spawn tornadoes and hail up to baseball-sized on Friday. But the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with some gusts possibly reaching 100 mph (160 kph). Forecasters said areas most at risk were in eastern Missouri, much of Illinois and portions of Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. About 47 million people faced an enhanced to moderate severe storm threat from Madison, Wisconsin, to Birmingham, Alabama. Forecasters grew increasingly worried that intense thunderstorms further south would likely bring an even greater tornado threat. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued a level 5 risk, the highest, for severe storms for the Gulf states on Saturday and into Sunday, predicting a tornado outbreak across the central Gulf Coast states and Deep South into the Tennessee Valley. "We fear we could see intense, destructive tornadoes over the South tomorrow," Bunting told the Associated Press. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared a preemptive state of emergency Friday, urging people across the state to be vigilant overnight and into the weekend. Blizzards expected in Northern Plains Forecasters warned that heavy snow whipped by powerful winds are likely to make travel treacherous in parts of the Rockies and Northern Plains. Blizzard conditions were possible in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Winter storm warnings issued Thursday lingered into Friday morning in mountainous regions of Arizona and Utah, where more than a foot of snowfall was possible. Forecasters warned of poor visibility and icy road conditions. Snow in northern Arizona shut down some stretches of Interstate 40. The winter blast continued after snowfall of up to 3 feet blanketed the Sierra Nevada earlier in the week. Dry, gusty conditions bring "extreme" threat of wildfires Warm, dry weather and sustained winds of up to 45 mph brought what the weather service called "near historic" conditions for sparking wildfires Friday to the Southern Plains and parts of the Southwest. Wind gusts exceeding 80 mph (128 kph) were possible. Forecasters also warned about an extreme risk of fires in parts of northern Texas, much of Oklahoma and southeast Kansas. A broader area where the fire threat was designated as critical stretched from eastern New Mexico into Texas and north to a portion of southern Iowa. The weather service said a potential for dry thunderstorms in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas carry the added risk of fires being started by lightning with minimal rainfall to impede them. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency Friday in anticipation of the severe weather expected to hit the state, urging residents "to stay alert, monitor weather forecasts, and follow official warnings." More than half of Texas' 245 counties had burn bans in place because of the dangerous fire conditions. The weather service in Lubbock posted a video Friday morning on X of wind whipping thick dust across the road as one of its employees drove to work. "This is likely to be the worst dust storm so far this year," said Randall Hergert, a lead forecaster with the weather service in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Washington Post
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes
ATLANTA — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck the Midwest and dry, windy weather fanned wildfires in Texas. Meanwhile, forecasters warned that a Pacific storm was expected to bring widespread rain and mountain snow across California and other parts of the West from Wednesday into Friday. Tornado warnings were issued in the Carolinas, Florida and Virginia on Wednesday. Officials in Union County, North Carolina, said in a social media post that they were assessing storm damage in the Unionville area and the weather service was expected to investigate whether a tornado touched down. No injuries were reported, officials said. In Texas, high winds and dry vegetation fueled wildfires in several areas of the state. One burned at least 20 homes and structures in coastal San Patricio County near Corpus Christi, County Judge David Krebs said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The National Weather Service said critical fire weather conditions were still expected across south central Texas on Wednesday. Severe weather threats persisted a day after stormy winds forced changes to Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, which moved up and shortened its two biggest parades. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday blamed severe weather for three deaths. WAPT-TV reported that in Madison County one person died from a falling power line and another was killed by a tree falling on his car. A woman in Clarke County died when a tree limb fell on her outside her home, WLBT-TV reported. At least seven confirmed tornadoes touched down Tuesday in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, according to preliminary information from the weather service. That number could increase Wednesday, with potential for severe storms stretching from Florida to New York state, said Bill Bunting, deputy director of the agency's Storm Prediction Center. 'These storm systems not only have a warm side with severe thunderstorms, but a cold side that can have all forms of winter weather,' Bunting said. 'And looking at the forecast maps, this is not the last storm that we'll see in March.' Blizzard conditions hit eastern Nebraska overnight into Wednesday, bringing around 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) of snow and winds up to 65 mph (105 kph), limiting visibility and closing numerous snowy roads. Parts of Minnesota and much of Iowa were on the waning side of a powerful winter storm. The storm brought the heaviest snow of the season to Minneapolis, where the weather service reported 7.4 inches (18.8 centimeters) at the airport. Other nearby communities reported a foot of snow or more. 'I wouldn't want to say it's unheard of or unusual but it's still pretty remarkable to see the power of nature with these storms,' said National Weather Service meteorologist Jacob Beitlich. The slippery roads led to at least 70 crashes, the Minnesota State Patrol reported. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the National Guard to provide support and help rescue stranded drivers. The Iowa State Patrol blamed whiteout conditions for 68 crashes from Tuesday night into Wednesday. They included a pileup on Interstate 35 outside Des Moines and numerous wrecks on Interstate 80. 'There's this series of a whole bunch of small crashes, but it's closing the interstate,' said State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla. 'Our officers are literally going car to car and then cars are getting stuck on the roadway. They can't move.' In a South Carolina community near Myrtle Beach, where firefighters have been battling wildfires since the weekend, Horry County Fire Rescue said in a social media post that heavy winds would keep firefighters from responding to flare-ups and spot fires by air and from entering woods where damaged trees could fall. The storms have left thousands of people without electricity Wednesday across the central and southeastern United States, including more than 69,000 homes and businesses in Texas, about 30,000 in Tennessee and about 24,000 in Alabama, according to . Gusts in the northeast U.S. could also lead to ground stops or delays at major airports in that region, the Federal Aviation Administration said in its operational plan for the day. Nearly 600 flights scheduled to fly into or out of U.S. airports on Wednesday were canceled, according to , which tracks cancellations and delays nationwide. ___ Associated Press journalists from across the country contributed.
