No. 8 Alabama mounts comeback, beats No. 1 Houston 71-65
HOUSTON (AP) — No. 8 Alabama could have called it a day when it was trailing by double-figures early in the second half. The Crimson Tide didn’t,…
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Stars win in OT again, 3-2 over Detroit on Lundkvist winner
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars got another late overtime goal, this one from rookie defenseman Nils Lundkvist…
Continue Reading Man killed by troopers was hauling suspected cocaine
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state trooper shot and killed a man who was reportedly transporting drugs after what started as a high-speed…
Continue Reading House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and…
Continue Reading Scott sets record, leads Incarnate Word over Sac State 66-63
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes to break a Football Championship Subdivision record and ran for two scores…
Continue Reading Rangers sign LHP Andrew Heaney to $25 million, 2-year deal
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Heaney and the Rangers finalized their $25 million, two-year contract Friday, the latest move by Texas to upgrade…
Continue Reading Lopez layup, Mavs FT woes save Bucks after Giannis fouls out
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out before the Milwaukee Bucks hung on and beat Luka Doncic and the…
Continue Reading Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case
By BRIAN MELLEY, COLLEEN SLEVIN and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A California woman who warned a judge last year about the danger…
Continue Reading Georgia QB Bennett is old-school Heisman Trophy contender
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when Heisman Trophy winners are usually on their way to being first-round…
Continue Reading Rioter who assaulted cops at Capitol gets 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man who authorities say came to Washington ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot prepared for violence in a car full of…
Continue Reading Griner’s home, but WNBA players still competing overseas
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner is back in the United States after an arduous 10-month saga in Russia. Yet nearly half of her…
Continue Reading American, JetBlue expand deal that US is trying to kill
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are pushing ahead with an expansion of their partnership in the Northeast, even as a…
Continue Reading Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history
By JOHN HANNA, RYAN J. FOLEY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a…
Continue Reading Lawsuit against doctor who defied Texas abortion law tossed
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lawyers for a doctor who intentionally defied a Texas abortion law that the lawyers called a “bounty-hunting scheme” say a…
Continue Reading TCU dominates AP Big 12 honors, led by QB Duggan and Dykes
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the…
Continue Reading More breast cancer patients can choose smaller surgery
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole…
Continue Reading Griner in ‘good spirits’ in US after Russian prisoner swap
By LEKAN OYEKANMI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with…
Continue Reading Plane believed to be carrying basketball star Brittney Griner lands in US after high-profile Russian prisoner swap
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Plane believed to be carrying basketball star Brittney Griner lands in US after high-profile Russian prisoner…
Continue Reading Seguin nets OT winner for Stars in 4-3 victory over Senators
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa…
Continue Reading Reports: Many security lapses led to Texas inmate’s escape
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A multitude of security lapses such as inadequate strip searches, poorly applied restraints, a…
Continue Reading Johnson’s hot start helps Spurs beat Rockets, end skid at 11
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped an 11-game losing streak by…
Continue Reading Poffenbarger helps No. 21 Arkansas hold off Lamar 63-50
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Chrissy Carr scored 18 points, Saylor Poffenbarger had her second-straight double-double and No. 21 Arkansas pulled away…
Continue Reading Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
By JOHN HANNA, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, and JOSH FUNK Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a…
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Warrant: Texas FedEx driver says he strangled girl in van
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he…
Continue Reading White supremacy gang members sentenced to decades in prison
A top leader and another member of the white supremacy prison gang “Aryan Circle” have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in…
Continue Reading Jacob deGrom sees Rangers’ vision for future, not past
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom sees the vision of what the Texas Rangers…
Continue Reading Steel company opening $450M ‘micro mill’ in W.Va. in 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A company that recycles scrap metal and turns it into sustainable steel plans to open a $450 million “micro mill” in…
Continue Reading Memorial held for Navy seaman killed in Pearl Harbor attack
BOGALUSA, La. (AP) — On the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, family and friends gathered to pay their respects to a Navy veteran…
Continue Reading WNBA star Brittney Griner a generational talent on the court
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 10-month imprisonment in Russia on drug charges came to an end…
Continue Reading Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home
By ERIC TUCKER, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night,…
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