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Tenn., Texas, stay unbeaten at Little League WS
After his home run sailed over the left-field fence, Brock Myers raced around the basepaths as if he was running a 40-yard dash. The soft-spoken, ...
Astros lose to Arizona in DeFrancesco's debut
First-year owner Jim Crane believes firing manager Brad Mills and replacing him with interim manager Tony DeFrancesco will help the hapless Houston ...
DeFrancesco named interim manager of Astros
Tony DeFrancesco helped Houston's Triple-A affiliate find success. The Astros hope he can do the same for their young, struggling major league club.
Astros fire manager Brad Mills and 2 coaches
After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there. Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired ...
Schaub, Holliday lead Texans over 49ers
Gary Kubiak said Trindon Holliday had to do something spectacular in the preseason to make the Houston Texans' final roster. How is this, Coach? ...
Slain Texas constable remembered as humble, caring
Compassionate. Humble. A good friend. A dedicated public servant. Those were some of the words that family and friends used during a funeral service ...
Man arrested in parking lot shooting at Texas mall
Authorities say a 24-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in a Texas mall parking lot left one person dead and two injured. Police in ...
Panama spoils Uganda's debut at LLWS with 9-3 win
Win or lose, the Little League World Series team from Uganda has become a hometown favorite. The first team from Africa to advance to South ...
Gunman in Texas shootout fired more than 65 rounds
A gunman who was among three people killed in a shootout near Texas A&M University earlier this week fired more than 65 rounds and also took an ...
Ex-teacher gets 5-year prison term for student sex
A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at ...
Butler sentenced to 20 years in Conn. extortion
A former butler insisted on his innocence and said he's scared to go to jail as he was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for trying to extort ...
297-lb Texas boy too big to play peewee football
A suburban Dallas boy has been barred from playing peewee football because the league says he is just too big at nearly 300 pounds. Mesquite Pee Wee ...
To fight West Nile, Dallas launches aerial defense
The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas' Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston ...
Drought could be a factor in US anthrax cases
Anthrax has killed more than 100 animals on ranches in Colorado and Texas within the past two weeks, and experts say the risk of infection may be ...
Rangers avoid 4-game sweep, beating Yankees 10-6
These romps around the bases fit the Texas Rangers just fine. Craig Gentry turned a spot start into a tiebreaking hit and the Rangers avoided a ...
Big-name no-shows for the GOP, Dem conventions
Sarah Palin and George W. Bush won't be in Tampa, Fla. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore won't make the trip to Charlotte, N.C. And scores of other ...
Fort Hood suspect's trial on hold over beard
For the past two months, the military judge presiding over the high-profile case of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood ...
17th century shipwreck to be freeze-dried, rebuilt
More than three centuries ago, a French explorer's ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico, taking with it France's hopes of colonizing a vast piece of the ...
Family: Texas shootout gunman had mental illness
In the months leading up to Monday's shootout near Texas A&M University that killed three, gunman Thomas Alton Caffall III had cut off contact with ...
'Dog' Chapman denied UK visa because of conviction
Duane "Dog" Chapman has his bags packed for London, but a murder conviction from the late 1970s is keeping him out of the United Kingdom. The reality ...
Some below poverty line don't qualify for Medicaid
Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough. She makes about $15,000 a year, supporting her daughter and unemployed husband. She thought she'd be able ...
Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk
Here's another reason to know your blood type — it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease. People who have blood types A, B, or AB have a ...
Baylor trying to prove it can win without RG3
Nick Florence was impressive filling in for eventual Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III last season. The Baylor Bears now need Florence for more ...
Astros look to future as team sinks to new low
The Houston Astros knew they weren't going to win much this season, so with an eye toward the future they cast off their few pricey veterans before ...