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Houston moves on to Big 12 final with dominating win over Kansas
Freshmen Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. as well as a stifling defensive performance helped No. 5 Houston run away with a 69-47 win over No. 14 Kansas in the Big 12 tournament semifinal nightcap Friday in Kansas City.,The No. 2 seed Cougars (28-5) will face top-seeded Arizona (31-2) in Saturda...
No. 5 Houston rides late surge into clash vs. No. 14 Kansas
No. 5 Houston and No. 14 Kansas each showed their mettle in their respective Big 12 tournament openers on Thursday.,Neither finished the regular season how they wanted -- both lost three of their last six games -- and both found themselves locked into late battles before escaping with victories on T...
No. 5 Houston fends off AJ Dybantsa, BYU in Big 12 tourney
Kingston Flemings led four players in double figures to help No. 5 Houston pull away from BYU for a 73-66 win in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals Thursday in Kansas City.,Emanuel Sharp added 13 points, Joseph Tugler tallied 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds and Chris Cenac Jr. notched 10 p...
No. 5 Houston begins defense of Big 12 tournament title vs. BYU
No. 5 Houston made a quick Big 12 impact last season, winning the conference tournament in its second year in the league.,Now, the second seed begins its run at a repeat Thursday against 10th-seeded BYU in a battle of the Cougars in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City, Mo.,The victor ...
Reports: Texans make Ka'imi Fairbairn NFL's highest-paid kicker
The Houston Texans are making nine-year veteran Ka'imi Fairbairn the NFL's highest-paid kicker with a two-year, $13 million contract extension, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,Fairbairn, 32, would average $6.5 million annually in the new terms through 2028, pushing him ahead of the Kansas ...
Chase McCarty's career day helps No. 7 Houston sneak past Oklahoma State
Freshman reserve Chase McCarty scored a season-high 20 points, and seventh-ranked Houston rallied to an 82-75 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon to close out Big 12 regular-season play in Stillwater, Okla.,McCarty made 7 of 10 from the field, including a career-best 6 of 9 from deep -...
Short-handed Warriors outlast Rockets in OT
De'Anthony Melton converted a second-chance basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors held on for a 115-113 overtime victory over the host Houston Rockets on Thursday.,Melton corralled a missed tip shot by Gui Santos and scored to give the Warriors a 115-112 lead....
Astros SS Jeremy Pena fractures finger playing for Dominican Republic
Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena fractured the tip of his right ring finger during an exhibition game between his host Dominican Republic team and the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.,Pena, 28, traveled from Santo Domingo to see a hand specialist on Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Ast...
Dash sign former Georgia standout D Cate Hardin
The Houston Dash signed former University of Georgia standout defender Cate Hardin to a one-year contract on Thursday.,Hardin, 22, was a non-roster invitee and made the initial preseason roster on Jan. 26.,As a senior at Georgia in 2025, Hardin was second-team All-Southeastern Conference after leadi...
Emanuel Sharp, No. 7 Houston overtake Baylor in second half
Sharpshooting Emanuel Sharp hit 5 of 10 3-point attempts in a 19-point outing as No. 7 Houston closed its home schedule with a 77-64 comeback win over pesky Baylor on Wednesday.,Maintaining their one-game conference margin over third-place Texas Tech, the second-place Cougars (25-5, 13-4 Big 12) too...
Rockets look to clean up mistakes against Warriors
With the final weeks of the regular season at hand and the Houston Rockets locked in a tight race for the third seed in the West, the mistakes that have plagued them all season must be mitigated if the Rockets are to fend off the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets.,The Rockets claimed a 123-1...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State shoots out the lights vs. Cincinnati
Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women's tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in th...
'Centered' Milos Uzan, No. 7 Houston set sights on Baylor
Seventh-ranked Houston no longer can clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title, but it has a good chance of finishing in second place.,Coach Kelvin Sampson's club will play its home finale Wednesday night against Baylor in the second meeting of the season between the Texas programs. ,The Cou...
LAFC capitalize on red cards, blank Dynamo 2-0
Mark Delgado scored and had an assist after halftime, Stephen Eustaquio also struck from long range and visiting LAFC defeated the nine-man Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Saturday night.,Son Heung-Min had secondary assists on both goals and also drew both red card fouls from his opponents as LAFC (2-0-0, 6 p...
Milos Uzan’s 26 points lead No. 5 Houston to definitive win over Colorado
Milos Uzan poured in 26 points while hitting on five of his seven 3-point shots as host No. 5 Houston got back on the winning track with a 102-62 win over Colorado on Saturday afternoon in a late-season Big 12 Conference dustup.,The Cougars (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) shrugged off a ragged start to build a ...
No. 5 Houston looks to get back on track against Colorado
No. 5 Houston will look to get back on the winning track and to build momentum for the NCAA Tournament when it hosts Colorado on Saturday afternoon in a late-season Big 12 Conference dustup.,The Cougars (23-5, 11-4 Big 12) have lost three consecutive games over eight days, with two on the road and a...
Texans GM: QB C.J. Stroud 'isn't going anywhere'
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio is committed to C.J. Stroud and finds trade speculation online to be "moronic" going into the quarterback's fourth season.,"He's our quarterback. He isn't going anywhere. We have a lot of confidence, a lot of belief," Caserio said at the NFL Scouting Combi...
No. 5 Houston drops third straight as No. 14 Kansas bounces back
Tre White scored 23 points and No. 14 Kansas rebounded from a brutal setback to deliver a solid 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston on Monday night in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan., ,Darryn Peterson added 14 points as the Jayhawks (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) looked like a different team than the one that was r...
No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas each seek bounce backs in marquee matchup
Houston has dropped consecutive games but coach Kelvin Sampson isn't the least bit worried.,The No. 2 Cougars - who will drop in the rankings Monday afternoon - look to end their short slide when they face No. 8 Kansas in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan. on Monday evening. ,Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) ...
Guilherme nets pair as Dynamo rally past Fire
Guilherme scored twice in his MLS debut, and the Houston Dynamo rallied for a 2-1 win against the visiting Chicago Fire in the season opener for both clubs on Saturday.,The Brazilian, signed as a designated player, was one of several key additions for the Dynamo (1-0-0, 3 points) in the offseason.,H...