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SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Rockets are still perfect. Alperen Sengun piled up 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists Monday night at Toyota Center as Houston beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-110 to improve to 4-0 and finish a sweep of a home-and-home set with Atlanta.…
SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Rockets are 3-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season, and they get a chance to make it four straight on Monday night in Houston, Texas, when the Atlanta Hawks come to town to wrap up a home-and-home set.…
SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Texans clawed back to force overtime on Sunday in Houston, Texas, but never touched the ball with a chance to win it, and the New York Giants walked off with a 27-21 victory. Houston received the first possession of the…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s home game against Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia SC will kick off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, and will be shown on national television. The Southeastern Conference released the start time on Monday, Oct. 26. It…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
Education
HOUSTON, Texas — Two Houston-area universities are making it easier for local high school seniors to know where they stand before they ever finish an application. Houston Christian University said this week that Houston ISD seniors with a 3.0 grade point average can be admitted for next fall without filing…
Business
HOUSTON, Texas — Riders in Houston can now hail a driverless Tesla across a much larger slice of the city. The company widened its Robotaxi coverage on Monday, pushing well past its original northwest footprint and into a big share of the area inside the 610 Loop. Since launch, the…
Politics
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston and the rest of Harris County are voting in the Nov. 3 midterm election faster than in any midterm the county has on record. County figures show voters turned in more than 624,000 ballots over the opening week of early voting. That works out to roughly…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — No more trees can come down at East Potomac Golf Links while a court fight over the public course plays out, a federal judge in the capital ruled Monday in a setback for President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild it as a championship venue. U.S. District Judge Ana…
From the HERE City National Desk
JERUSALEM — Israelis streamed to polling places Tuesday in the country's first national election since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, with early turnout running at its strongest level in more than four decades. The vote is widely viewed as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, who…
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