The Rockets pulled even in the series with two straight wins, but couldn’t stop the Warriors at Toyota Center Sunday night. HOUSTON — Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals … Read more
This will be the 12th time the Houston Rockets have been in a Game 7. Here’s a history of how they’ve done as a franchise in the past. HOUSTON — Sunday night’s game is for all the marbles. It’s the Houston Rockets hosting Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors. The winner advances to take … Read more
Metcalf won the IBF Bantamweight World Championship, inspiring her community by balancing both professional boxing and motherhood. DALLAS — It takes grit and grind to juggle multiple hats. “I grew up here in Oak Cliff, South Oak Cliff, and I just was a person who had a lot of different hustles about me,” said Shurretta … Read more
Aderian Adelabu is committed to play football for the Yale Bulldogs less than a year after first picking up the sport. ELK GROVE, Calif — Less than a year after strapping on football pads for the first time, Franklin High School’s Aderian Adelabu is headed to one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Adelabu … Read more
Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, has labeled the incident an accident. PITTSBURGH — The man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night is awake and alert. The organizer … Read more
It was a sloppy track due to rainy conditions but that didn’t stop Sovereignty from besting the morning-line favorite Journalism to capture the Garland of Roses. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty gave trainer Bill Mott a second Kentucky Derby victory. This time there was no doubt about it and no asterisk. The 3-year-old colt outdueled 3-1 … Read more
The Stars scored four unanswered goals in the third period to overtake the Avalanche. DALLAS — The Dallas Stars are moving on. Behind a clutch performance from Mikko Rantanen and steady goaltending by Jake Oettinger, the Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night at American Airlines … Read more