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...

The Captains will face No. 12 Washington and Lee on Saturday night for an Elite Eight berth.

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...

HUD is bracing for possible budget cuts, something the first Trump administration proposed but was unable to get through Congress. Other changes could restrict who gets rental aid.

Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new elementary school curriculum with reading materials containing biblical stories. Eight of the 15 members of the Texas State Board of Education on Friday voted to give final approval to Bluebonnet Learning, placing it on the menu of curricula schools can choose from for […]

The attorney general of Texas is investigating an effort by advertising firms to demonetize X and other platforms and coerce the platform into censoring its own users.AG Ken PaxtonannouncedThursday that hes launching an investigation into an alleged conspiracy by advertising firms using boycotts to pressure companies like X into censoring users. "It is completely unacceptable and un-Ameri...

Jeremiah Keith Billings, 36, Faribault, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for felony harassment: restraining order-violate within 10 years of two previous domestic violence convictions. Patricia Jane Boonreuang, 29, Austin, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for felony third degree drugs possession 10 grams or more a narcotic drug other than […]The post

The Cedars of Austin is inviting the public to join them for a fun afternoon at the Cedars Tour of Trees Open House, from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. People will be able to explore their holiday trees throughout the community, vote for their favorite tree, enjoy holiday treats and refreshments, shop for holiday […]The post

The governor of Texas ordered state agencies to stop investing in China and sell assets there as soon as possible, citing financial and security risks, a sign of rising U.S.China tensions starting to impact global capital flows. In a letter to state agencies dated Nov. 21 and posted to his website, Republican Greg Abbott said […]

A new ruling today has indefinitely postponed sentencing in the so-called hush money casea development the president-elects spokesperson has described as a “decisive win.” This comes as updates unfold regarding Trumps transition team. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to halt any new investments in China and divest from current Chinese assets, citing [R...