SPORTS

Alperen Sengun had 20 points and nine rebounds for Houston, which has lost six of seven and played the last eight minutes with its starters on the bench. NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson had 27 points and nine assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the struggling Houston Rockets 127-105 on Thursday night for their … Read more

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 32 points, and Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and four blocks. SACRAMENTO, Calif — Domantas Sabonis had his NBA-leading 19th triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebound, De’Aaron Fox added 28 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio … Read more

The incident occurred during warmups prior to tipoff between the Mavericks and Suns’ Thursday, Feb. 22, game at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. DALLAS — Any more fuel needed to added to the heated, ongoing rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns — a feud that’s been going strong for at least two years … Read more

There should be no, or only a very small cost, to get measles vaccines at any community, or school clinic, or any pediatrician’s office. NEW ORLEANS — Two very young children remain hospitalized at Children’s Hospital, after getting measles when they were out of state. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed that they were not … Read more

It was supposed to be her first return to competition since the Rio Olympics in 2016. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas won’t compete in this weekend’s Winter Cup gymnastics competition after testing positive for COVID-19.  Douglas shared a post on Instagram explaining why she wouldn’t be competing. It was supposed to be … Read more

The contract makes Sarkisian among the top paid coaches in all of college football. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian got paid, y’all. Amid the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Texas reported last month it agreed to a four-year contract extension with Sarkisian to lock him in Austin, but didn’t release financial … Read more