Parents become rescuers at flattened elementary school

A child calls to his father after being pulled from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School after a tornado Monday in Moore, Okla.

Parents become rescuers at flattened elementary school

A tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

Parents become rescuers at flattened elementary school

Teachers carry children from Briarwood Elementary School after a tornado with winds of up to 200 mph damaged the school in south Oklahoma City.

Parents become rescuers at flattened elementary school

An aerial photo of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., after a tornado destroyed the school, which had kindergarten through fourth grade.

Parents become rescuers at flattened elementary school

Darkness fell on an Oklahoma City suburb gripped by a frantic search for pupils, teachers and staff members in an elementary school flattened by a tornado.

UA screens long-lost silent film today; grad scores soundtrack

Composer David Yeagly in town tonight for free screening of "Daughter of Dawn."

This week on TV

"The Dust Bowl" airs tonight on PBS, with photos showing the devastation and contemporaries' firsthand accounts.

No. 5 Notre dame at No. 8 Oklahoma: Testing championship mettle

NORMAN, Okla. - The words "Play Like a Champion Today" are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 8 Oklahoma, a rich piece of tradition the storied schools happen to share.

All-American Rejects coming to Tucson's AVA

All-American Rejects will play a show Aug. 9 at Casino del Sol's AVA.

Arizona softball: First time since '80s Cats miss back-to-back WCWS

NORMAN, Okla. — About 23 miles separate the University of Oklahoma campus from the home of the Women’s College World Series.

Arizona softball: Seen and heard in Norman, Okla.

Precelebration party

Six Wildcats in new positions

NORMAN, Okla. - UA coach Mike Candrea started the same nine hitters Saturday as he did Friday.

Wildcats season ends with 7-1 loss to Sooners

NORMAN, Okla. — The Arizona Wildcats' softball season came to a stark and dominant conclusion today, when the UA lost 7-1 to the Oklahoma Sooners in the NCAA tournament super regional round.

Arizona Wildcats softball: Dominant Sooner Ricketts offers toughest test yet

NORMAN, Okla. — The most likely answer to the Arizona Wildcats’ hypothetical question stands 6-foot-2 and throws more than 70 mph from the left side.

Arizona Wildcats softball: Taming familiar opponent's bats the task this time around

Before their 48-8 season began, the Oklahoma Sooners had a running joke: It’s time to book hotel rooms in Tucson for the super regional round of the playoffs.

Arizona softball: Spigner rediscovers power at right time

UA's Jessica Spigner, being mobbed after hitting a tying homer against Oregon State on May 12, says "my teammates have never given up on me."

Arizona softball: Spigner rediscovers power at right time

Arizona senior first baseman Jessica Spigner suffered a power drought after hitting this two-run homer at Arizona State on March 24.

Arizona softball notebook: Trip to Norman will be a first for Candrea

In coaching 1,606 career games for the Arizona Wildcats, Mike Candrea has traveled the West, and after the sport grew nationally, the country. Heading the U.S. Olympic team, he coached softball across the globe.

Arizona softball: Spigner rediscovers power at right time

It felt as though the pressure mounted with every pitch. Jessica Spigner, who transferred from Tennessee for her senior season, was trying to prove she belonged as the Arizona Wildcats' starting first baseman.

Shelby Babcock

Shelby Babcock, second from right, was discharged from a Tucson hospital today and may not pitch in this week's NCAA Regionals in College Station, Texas.