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Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener
The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who've been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies ...
Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat ...
Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson
Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left. The bogeys on the ...
Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson
Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear ...
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious ...
Bradley has 3-stroke lead after 2 rounds at Nelson
The last thing Keegan Bradley wanted to do at the 18th hole with a cozy lead was flirt with the water on the left. Bradley's drive on his final hole ...
Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery
Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start ...
Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan
The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project ...
DA to retry Central Texas man in deadly '86 fire
Prosecutors plan to retry a Central Texas man whose 25-year-old conviction for setting a fire that killed his two young stepsons was set aside due to ...
Nolan Ryan's oldest son named Astros president
Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame ...
Travis sues to block DWI patrol car video release
Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas.
Correction: Texas Storms story
In a story May 16 about tornadoes that swept through North Texas, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the executive director for Trinity ...
After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the ...
Spurs hold off Warriors, advance to West finals
Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs wore out the Golden State Warriors the way they have so many other ...
Keegan Bradley shoots course-record 60 at Nelson
Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the ...
American will favor passengers without roller bags
In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. The airline said Thursday ...
Texas senior, 18, bags 800-pound record alligator
A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator — the heaviest ever certified in Texas — on his first alligator hunt.
At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury. Hood County Sheriff Roger ...
Owners reject Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many. The former ...
NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle
The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. As for the ownership question that has kept the Kings ...
Ex-EMT in Texas pleads not guilty to charges
A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he ...
Verlander, Darvish set for showdown in Texas
Justin Verlander says it's May. Yu Darvish says it's not the first great opposing pitcher he's faced, and won't be his last. True on all counts.
TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season
TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team ...
Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby ...