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Thunder beat Rockets 103-94 to advance
The Oklahoma City Thunder were unhappy about coming back to Houston for Game 6. They left town in a much better mood. Kevin Durant scored 27 points ...
NRA's new president has penchant for bold words
The incoming leader of the National Rifle Association has a long history with the powerful gun rights lobby and a penchant for bold statements that ...
NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that ...
Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just ...
Man killed after firing shot at Houston airport
A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during ...
Rockets extend series with Game 4 win over Thunder
The Houston Rockets know the odds are stacked against them in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Still, they believe momentum is on ...
Rockets survive with 105-103 win over OKC
The Houston Rockets finally found a way to close out a game in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it allowed them to escape ...
Man accused in Texas rampage denies killing woman
A Houston man accused in a shooting rampage outside a courthouse admitted Monday that he opened fire on his daughter for testifying against him in a ...
Horschel celebrates first PGA win in New Orleans
Billy Horschel arrived in New Orleans riding a streak of strong performances that made him one of the best players on the PGA Tour never to win a ...
Horschel takes first PGA win at Zurich Classic
Billy Horschel sensed the time had come for him to win his first PGA Tour event. This could explain the composure he displayed in the face of two ...
Thunder take 3-0 series lead with 104-101 win
Kevin Durant was in uncharted territory on Saturday night, playing in his first game without friend and teammate Russell Westbrook. Durant knew it ...
Rockets' Lin day to day for Game 3 vs Thunder
Houston point guard Jeremy Lin is listed as day to day with a bruised right chest muscle he sustained in a Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Predicting the 1st round of NFL draft
Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply ...
Search ends for fishermen missing off Texas coast
John Reynolds and the four others aboard the Nite Owl weren't worried when the thunderstorms made it impossible for the commercial fishing boat to ...
Correction: Fishermen Missing-Texas story
In a story April 20 about the missing fisherman off the Texas Gulf Coast, The Associated Press misidentified the crew member who was rescued.
West braces for tough postseason matchups
The West has been the better conference during the regular season, and now teams are looking for the payoff during the NBA postseason. The conference ...
Lakers hold off Rockets, take West's 7th seed
Dwight Howard had a simple message for the Lakers after Chandler Parsons' 34-foot, line-drive 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer added five more ...
Perry remembered as titan of political spending
Once in a rare interview, the Texas tycoon who gave at least $75 million in political contributions over his lifetime argued that writing big checks ...
Rihanna cancels Houston show because of illness
Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill. Live Nation says the Grammy-winning singer is unable to perform at Monday's ...
GOP mega-donor Bob Perry of Texas dead at 80
Republican mega-donor Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling GOP candidates and becoming a ...
Warrant: Texas suspect interested in cannibalism
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college told investigators that he had fantasized about cannibalism and ...
Lefty's nervous heading into Masters
One of the last golfers you'd expect to feel anxious heading into the Masters is three-time champion Phil Mickelson. Yet, the creature of habit is ...
Student charged in Texas college stabbing attack
A student who told police he'd fantasized for years about stabbing people to death was charged Tuesday with carrying out a building-to-building attack ...
Pitino leads class of 7 into Naismith Hall of Fame
Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time. Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith ...