Petition to legalize recreational marijuana withdrawn; Rockets guard Russell Westbrook expected to play in Game 5 against Thunder; and more

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 28 Aug, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. Are you a subscriber? View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Petition to legalize recreational marijuana withdrawn]( AUG 28, 2020 - Proponents of an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana and implement sweeping criminal justice reforms say they have withdrawn the measure. Latest News/Sports [Coronavirus in Oklahoma update: 710 new cases; 8 new deaths]( AUG 28, 2020 - The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Friday there have been 56,260 total coronavirus cases in Oklahoma. [Rockets guard Russell Westbrook expected to play in Game 5 against Thunder]( AUG 28, 2020 - Rockets guard Russell Westbrook is likely to make his series debut in Game 5 against the Thunder. [OKC Thunder: NBA playoffs to resume Saturday]( Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, and Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, issued a joint statement Friday morning. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [AP Source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football]( AUG 28, 2020 - Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season - including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving weekend. Business [US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.9% in July]( U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.9% last month, a dose of support for an economy struggling to emerge from the grip of a pandemic that has held back a recovery and kept roughly 27 million people jobless. And finally ... [Interview and video: Oklahoma drummer John Humphrey celebrating new music with Seether and The Nixons]( AUG 28, 2020 - The Moore High School graduate is in his 17th year as drummer for multiplatinum-selling rock band Seether, which is releasing its eighth studio album, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" (which translates to "If you want peace, prepare for war") Friday on Fantasy Records. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.