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September 29, 2016

Watt has back surgery, expected to miss rest of season

A person familiar with J.J. Watt's condition said the Houston Texans' star defensive lineman had back surgery Thursday and ...

September 29, 2016

Ward has big game, No. 6 Houston beats UConn 42-14

The sixth-ranked Houston Cougars were determined to take care of business this year after Connecticut detailed their perfect ...

September 28, 2016

Texans place star DE JJ Watt on injured reserve

J.J. Watt is out until at least December and could miss the rest of the season with an injured back, leaving the Texans ...

September 27, 2016

Houston's Watt re-injures back, could miss entire season

J.J. Watt has re-injured his back, according to a person familiar with his condition, and the Houston Texans expect the star ...

September 27, 2016

Houston transit police officer accused in beating resigns

A Houston transit police officer resigned this week following the release of a surveillance video that shows him using a ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Investigators still at Houston shooting scene

The Latest on a shooting at in Houston neighborhood (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Houston police and state and federal agents ...

September 26, 2016

Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene

A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ...

September 24, 2016

Keystone Konfrontation: Unbeaten Steelers at unbeaten Eagles

Here come the unbeaten Steelers from Western Pennsylvania, crossing the Keystone State to meet the unbeaten Eagles. They only ...

September 23, 2016

Harden focused on helping Rockets improve after tough season

James Harden was second in the NBA with 29 points per game last season and his 7.5 rebounds were a career high. Still, it was ...

September 22, 2016

Supplier: No listeria in product before going to Blue Bell

A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream ...

September 20, 2016

Sprained thumb could leave struggling Bears without Cutler

The struggling Chicago Bears might have to get by without quarterback Jay Cutler. Coach John Fox said Cutler has a sprained ...

September 20, 2016

Tougher tests to come for Wentz, high-flying Eagles

Carson Wentz took some hard hits, showed poise in the pocket and led the Philadelphia Eagles to another victory.

September 19, 2016

Wentz comes through again as Eagles beat Bears 29-14

Carson Wentz followed up an impressive NFL debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and ...

September 18, 2016

The Latest: Adrian Peterson ruled out with knee injury

The Latest on Week 2 of the NFL season (all times Eastern): ___ 10:59 p.m. Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian ...

September 17, 2016

Top 25 Takeaways: Action Jackson and The Ville on the rise

Week three of the college football season set the tone for the College Football Playoff race and will rearrange the AP Top ...

September 17, 2016

Trump says 'open borders' cost lives and 'this will end'

Donald Trump, who has made a hard-line stance on immigration a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, asserted Saturday ...

September 17, 2016

The Latest: Clinton and Trump weigh in on NYC explosion

The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 11:55 p.m. Hillary Clinton says she has been briefed about ...

September 16, 2016

NASA astronaut wears spacesuit painted by kids with cancer

Some childhood cancer patients will chat Friday with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station wearing a ...

Chance Allen, Na'Ty Rodgers, Grant Coleman

September 15, 2016

Ward's TDs rally No. 6 Houston to 40-16 win over Cincinnati

Greg Ward Jr. threw an interception in the end zone. Cincinnati responded by going down the field, getting a touchdown and ...