Teams battle for playoff positioning in WNBA’s final week
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be…
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH PISANI and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Amazon is looking to offer an average starting wage of more than $18 per hour to fill some…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A Texas-based company is buying Massachusetts-based Prime Automotive Group and its 30 dealerships. Group 1 Automotive Inc. of Houston…
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas has weakened to a tropical depression as it slowed to a…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall in Texas, bringing a threat of up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Siri homered twice and added a two-run single in his first big league start,…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will star Casey Thompson at quarterback against Rice this weekend. The move comes after an inconsistent performance by…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — National Hurricane Center says Nicholas strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward Texas…
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston Astros starter Jake Odorizzi left his start in Texas with right foot soreness in the second inning. The…
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have activated right guard Zack Martin off the COVID-19 reserve list Monday, but they are starting the week…
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The president of Southwest is retiring three months after being passed over for the CEO’s job. Southwest said Monday that…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 coaches feel the league is solidified for the long haul after the conference’s swift action to…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 26 of her 30 points in the second half, A’ja Wilson had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces beat…
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Arkansas $100,000 after Razorbacks fans rushed the field following the win over…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Haynes King is out indefinitely after having surgery to…
Continue ReadingPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Will Zalatoris is the PGA Tour rookie of the year. Zalatoris was on the ballot with Garrick Higgo of South Africa.…
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — With new coach Urban Meyer’s championship college resume and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and two RBIs, Taylor Hearn won his fourth straight…
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two men were shot dead over the weekend by San Antonio officers. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says deputies were making a…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Three Republican presidential prospects have sharply condemned President Joe…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. threw six strong innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1. McCullers…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrod Taylor threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns filling in for Deshaun Watson to lead the…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Oregon and Iowa are the big movers in The Associated Press college football poll after road wins over top-10…
Continue ReadingCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry…
Continue ReadingST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — A 61-year-old Texas man drowned last week in a private lake about an hour southwest of St. Louis. The Missouri Highway Patrol…
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Deshaun Watson was inactive as expected for Houston’s opener against the…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas is expected to strengthen as it heads for the Gulf Coast. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in…
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters: Tropical Storm Nicholas forms in Gulf of Mexico; storm warnings issued for Texas and NE coast of…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief…
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