WASHINGTON D.C. (11-22-24) Three days ago a Texas federal judge struck down a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary required to be paid to the majority of employees classified as 'exempt' from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The news sent shockwaves [...]The post

NEW YORK (AP) Tre Johnson scored 17 points to help Texas hold off Saint Josephs 67-58 in the championship game of the UKG Legends Classic at the Barclays Center. Johnson made 7 of 18 shots from the floor 1 of 5 from beyond the 3-point line and both his free throws for the Longhorns (5-1). Arthur Kaluma finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots f...

HOUSTON (AP) Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter.The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating without air conditioning, water or lights after Beryl knocked out power to the...

Nick Rathod, former senior political adviser for presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former campaign manager for Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, discussed with NTD’s Steve Lance the failures of the Democratic Party in the Nov. 5 election, how President-elect Donald Trump reached younger voters, and the shifts of demographics toward Trump.  

The Austin Bruins beat the Watertown Shamrocks 4-1 in Riverside Arena Friday. Ashton Bynum scored his third and fourth goals of the season in the win for Austin. Jack Solomon stopped 32 of 33 shots in net for the Bruins. SCORING SUMMARY Watertown 0 1 0 – 1 Austin 2 2 0 – 4 First […]The post

The Grand Meadow girls basketball team beat Houston (0-1 overall) 59-38 in a season opener in GM Friday. Gracie Foster poured in 29 points as she hit seven three-pointers for the Superlarks (1-0 overall). GM scoring:Gracie Foster, 29; Lauren Queensland, 15; Rylee Schauffler, 6; Paisley Kolling, 4; Aspen Kolling, 3; Naomi Warmka, 2The post

NEW YORK (AP) Outfielder Austin Hays, right-hander Kyle Finnegan and second baseman Brendan Rodgers were among 62 players who became free agents when their teams failed to offer 2025 contracts. Right-hander Jordan Romano, left-hander Patrick Sandoval and outfielder Michael Tauchman also were among the players cut loose, many of whom would have been eligible for salary arbitration. Washingto...

The No. 1 ranked Riverland Community College mens basketball team beat Minnesota North-Itasca 85-64 on the road Friday. The Blue Devils (8-0 overall) were led by Christian Campbells 21 points and Austin grad Buai Duop added 20. RCC scoring: Christian Campbell, 21; Buai Duop, 20; Nazih Chehade, 16; Jose Yepez, 11; Jency Davis, 8; Lubab […]The post

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Brice Williams and Juwan Gary each scored 16 points, and Nebraska never trailed in a 74-63 victory over No. 14 Creighton. The Cornhuskers held preseason All-American Ryan Kalkbrenner to four points all on free throws while winning on their in-state rivals home court for the second time in the past three seasons. Texas Tech transfer Pop Isaacs scored 25 points for...

Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and led the Houston Rockets to a 116-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

When Mitch Henderson signed Princeton up for the Myrtle Beach Invitational, he knew he was going to get a tournament that could challenge a team he had such high hopes for. What he didn’t expect was needing a victory in the last of three games to avoid a winless week. But that’s where the Tigers […]

HOUSTON (AP) Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and led the Houston Rockets to a 116-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.Brooks matched a career-high with six 3-pointers on eight attempts, and the Rockets made 15 of 39 (38.5%) from beyond the arc.Tari Eason scored 22 points off the bench, Jalen Green had 17 and Alperen Sengun added 14 as the R...

HOUSTON (AP) Joseph Tugler had 17 points off the bench, Emanuel Sharp added 16 points and No. 7 Houston beat Hofstra 80-44. Tugler finished 6 of 6 from the floor, and Sharp was 5 of 5 on 3-pointers as Houston (3-1) shot 47%, including 12 of 24 from 3. Terrance Arceneaux had 12 points off the bench as well for Houston, which won its 25th straight at home. Cruz Davis had 18 points to lead Hof...

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on new contracts for right-handed pitchers Dane Dunning and Josh Sborz. The deals came ahead of Friday nights tender deadline. That leaves the Rangers with three players still eligible for salary arbitration. They are first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, switch-hitting catcher Jonah Heim and center fielder Leody Taveras. The Rangers t...

Matthew McConaughey may be a king of rom-coms, but all was not all right, all right, all right at one point in his acting career. While speaking with Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios on his Good Trouble podcast, the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star recalled a time in his professional life […]

The Giants announced on Friday that they've agreed to one-year deals with Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Warren, as well as tendered contracts to Tyler Rogers, Camilo Doval and LaMonte Wade Jr

President-elect Trump nominated former NFL cornerback Scott Turner and Texas state representative as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Turner, a former NFL player and House representative for Texas from 2013 to 2017, as secretary of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). "I am pleased to nominate Scott Turner, from the Great State of Texas, as the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and...