Harden, Westbrook help Rockets down Heat 117-108
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 34 points, Russell Westbrook had 27 and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game skid with a 117-108 victory over the Mi...
Ex-Houston officer to remain jailed in deadly drug raid case
HOUSTON — A judge has denied bond for a former Houston police officer charged with murder in a January drug raid that killed a couple in their home an...
College Football Picks: Rivalry week wraps conference races
There is much to sort out this rivalry weekend and lots of football spread out over three days. All you need is a comfortable chair, a few screens and...
Texas inmate freed while innocence claims investigated
HOUSTON — A Houston man serving a life sentence for a 2010 fatal stabbing was freed on bond Tuesday while authorities reinvestigate his case, includin...
Doncic, Hardaway Jr. lead Mavs to 137-123 rout of Rockets
HOUSTON — Luka Doncic scored 41 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added a season-high 31 and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 137-123 victory over the H...
Texas fugitive accused in son’s 2004 death extradited
HOUSTON — A Texas fugitive accused of starving his 2-month-old son to death 15 years ago has been extradited from Mexico to face charges.
Carmelo Anthony takes a new outlook to his new team
NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony had accepted the possibility that his NBA career might be over.
Starting over: Anthony set with Blazers and jersey No. 00
PORTLAND, Ore. — Carmelo Anthony is now set with the Portland Trail Blazers and starting over with jersey No. 00.
Carmelo aims to knock off rust, knock down shots for Blazers
Plenty has changed since Carmelo Anthony last played an NBA game.
Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis ‘excellent’ after his surgery
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tua Tagovailoa and Alabama coach Nick Saban got some news Monday about the quarterback’s devastating season-ending hip injury that ...
The Latest: Afternoon of routs followed by close calls
The Latest on Week 11 in the NFL (all times EST):
Harden scores 49 points, Rockets beat Timberwolves 125-105
MINNEAPOLIS — James Harden scored 49 points on a whopping 41 shots from the field and the undermanned Houston Rockets won their seventh straight gamer...
No. 2 Baylor women top Houston Baptist 112-42 without Cox
WACO, Texas — Te’a Cooper scored 23 points, Queen Egbo had a career-high 21 points starting in place of injured preseason AP All-America post Lauren C...
Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers 102-93
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 47 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Clippers 102-93 in a wild game that saw Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers eje...
Texans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duels
This is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jac...
LA’s Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops
BALTIMORE — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U.S....
James Harden scores 36 points, Rockets rout Warriors 129-112
HOUSTON — James Harden had 36 points and 13 assists and the Houston Rockets routed Golden State 129-112 on Wednesday night, sending the short-handed W...
Lawyer: Accused Texas school shooter found incompetent
HOUSTON — The trial for a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school will be delayed while he receives mental health treatm...
The Latest: Allen’s a winning QB, times 3
The Latest on Week 9 in the NFL (all times Eastern):
No looking back: Watson on point as Texans top Jags 26-3
LONDON — Deshaun Watson's most impressive throw Sunday went backward — a flip under pressure to running back Carlos Hyde, whose 7-yard gain set up Hou...
Houston mayor’s race: crime, flooding, Trump are all issues
HOUSTON — As Houston's mayor seeks a second term, he's hoping to use residents' antipathy toward President Donald Trump to help him beat his biggest c...
Harden scores 59 points, Rockets outlast Wizards 159-158
WASHINGTON — James Harden scored 59 points and made one of two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play to give the Houston Rockets a 159-158 victory over...
NFL teams did their wheeling and dealing early this year
Trent Williams stayed put, as did Josh Norman, Chris Harris Jr. and Le'Veon Bell. Jamal Adams, Melvin Gordon and Patrick Peterson aren't going anywher...
Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit
HOUSTON — Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas' most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed...
Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China's record on trade and huma...
Manfred discounts drop in home runs during postseason
HOUSTON — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred discounts the drop in home runs during the postseason and expects to receive a new report from scientists ...
Ballistics database helps bring Houston gang war into focus
HOUSTON — Kenneth Roberson's lyrics chronicled the gang violence he saw in his hometown of Houston.