Texas Sports

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Lawyers fighting sexual assault allegations against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson face a predicament: Defending their client means working to discredit the claims of 22 women who are more likely to be believed four years into the #MeToo movement. Watson’s legal team has sought to balance

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Starling Marte hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday night. Tony Kemp made the last out of the 10th and began the 11th at second base. After Mark Canha was

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mitch Garver homered early and Josh Donaldson’s RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. Donaldson laced a ball to right field off Rafael Montero with no outs in the 11th to score

By The Associated Press Even with a pandemic forcing empty stadiums in most franchise cities, NFL team values increased by 14% in the past year. And according to Forbes they are now worth an average of nearly $3.5 billion. How can that be? New media rights deals that brought in nearly $112 billion and led

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Derrick Lewis fights for his first UFC title against France’s Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 265. The show is in Houston, which is Lewis’ hometown. The popular heavyweight will be a huge crowd favorite as he attempts to claim the interim belt. Gane is fighting for

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Minnesota Twins got a solid start from rookie Griffin Jax, and Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs as they built a big lead early and held on for a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Jax (2-1) allowed three hits and one

CANTON, Ohio — If you’re looking for stars during Hall of Fame enshrinement week, concentrate on the museum itself and the inductions this weekend. You won’t find many, if any, stars playing Thursday evening when the NFL preseason begins with Dallas playing Pittsburgh. Indeed, with the number of preseason games reduced from four to three,

HOUSTON (AP) — J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, has died. He was 71. The team announced his death on Thursday but did not provide any further details. The 6-foot-8 Richard intimidated hitters with an effectively wild delivery,

OXNARD, California — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was listed Thursday as day-to-day because of a right shoulder strain after leaving training camp practice on Wednesday with a sore throwing arm. Prescott had an MRI that revealed the muscle strain but said he “didn’t see this as any kind of serious setback.” The 2016 NFL