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Florida gas prices continue to fall after hitting a 2023 high a couple weeks ago.

Star slugger Bryce Harper could return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup as early as Tuesday if an exam on his surgically repaired right elbow goes well.

Law enforcement officers say they have no idea where a Texas man is who police say shot and killed five neighbors on Friday after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.

The Texans got two of the best players in the NFL draft in the first three picks.

The Philadelphia Phillies are finally getting hot as they head to Houston for a World Series rematch with the Astros.

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Houston man for allegedly calling the office of California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters several times last year and leaving voice mails threatening to harm the Democratic congresswoman.

A SpaceX cargo craft successfully splashed down off of the Florida coast after a resupply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday.

It was a hands-on, up-close, in-depth look at the next spacesuits that astronauts will wear when they walk on the moon for the Artemis III mission.

Police say a Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged with murder.

The attorneys who beat the NCAA in the Supreme Court have filed a new class-action antitrust lawsuit against the association and the five wealthiest college sports conferences.

There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season started.

The Cinderellas certainly had their moments in this March Madness.

UConn had its way with San Diego State in a dominating first half, threatening to turn the national championship game into a monumental rout.

San Diego State was done in by a terrible shooting drought in the first half of Monday night's national title game against UConn.

Connecticut guard Jordan Hawkins says he had no doubt he was going to play in Saturday night's 72-59 win against Miami in the Final Four despite battling a stomach illness.

Miami earned its way to the Final Four in part by having one of the nation’s best offenses with multiple options for hitting big shots.

Lamont Butler hit the biggest shot in San Diego State history, putting the Aztecs in the national championship game for the first time.

UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title.

FAU’s debut at the Final Four ended in the most excruciating manner imaginable.

Lamont Butler made a jumper at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four.

For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s national semifinal against Miami won’t be possible.

Shaka Smart was voted the AP men's basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles.

The college basketball season started with familiar faces and ended up with an unexpected Final Four.

Everyone’s heard of UConn.

Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wants to know how much money athletes at other schools are making through name, image and likeness deals.

March has gone from madness to unprecedented.

Houston was the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament for about 30 minutes on Friday night, until its own run ended with an 89-75 loss to Miami in the Sweet 16.

Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time since seeding began in 1979.

A competency hearing gets underway in Orange County for a man accused of using an AR-15 to perpetrate four shootings throughout Orlando's resort-heavy tourism district.

For top-seeded Houston, any hope of winning a national title may come down to Marcus Sasser’s ailing groin.

With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.

Texas officials have announced a takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student school district.

The members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission discussed their 156 days aboard the International Space Station during a news conference on Wednesday at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA and Axiom Space on Wednesday demonstrated a prototype of the spacesuit that Artemis III astronauts will eventually use to explore the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Alabama is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll of the season Houston is No. 2 and Big Ten champion Purdue was third.

Alabama rolls in as the top overall seed in an NCAA Tournament that feels both familiar and foreign this season.

Picking the NCAA Tournament bracket comes with plenty of potential pitfalls.

March Madness is here!

Houston has received the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament.

Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case.

Kendric Davis scored 31 points and Memphis held on to beat No. 1 Houston 75-65 in the American Athletic Conference tournament championship game.

The Orlando Guardians were blown out at home on Saturday evening by the Houston Roughnecks 44-16.

Jamal Shead had 16 points and nine assists as top-ranked Houston advanced to its fifth American Athletic Conference championship game in a row with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati.

Houston is bracing for a decision on whether the state will seize control of its nearly 200,000-student school district.

Marcus Sasser scored 30 points and top-ranked Houston got its 30th win of the season with a 60-46 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Houston podcaster Nathan Reeves caught video of the startling moment that an SUV crashed into the cafe where he was recording.

UCLA has climbed to No. 2 behind Houston in the latest Associated Press men's college basketball poll.

Jamal Shead scored 16 points, including the winning basket as time ran out, and top-ranked Houston escaped a second-half rally by Memphis for a 67-65 win in the regular-season finale.

Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 win over the Houston Rockets.

The final week of the regular season is here, the calendar rounding toward March Madness.

The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same.

Marcus Sasser scored 22 points to help top-ranked Houston beat East Carolina 76-57 and clinching outright possession of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title.

The NCAA Tournament has reached Sweet 16 weekend in the battle for the national championship in men’s basketball.

Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week.

James Harden isn’t surprised Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving wanted out of Brooklyn, having tired quickly of the “dysfunction” he saw in his brief time with the Nets and asking out.

Florida gas prices climbed 17 cents over the last week, though it is now on the slight decline.

Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 3 Houston rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Cincinnati 75-69.

After being held in detention in Texas for months during his legal fight to remain in the U.S., Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi is now a free man as he works to secure asylum in America.

A group of Texas death row inmates have filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution.

An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was arrested while trying to cross the Mexico border has been freed and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention.

Heavy, wet snow — part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the Houston area — has covered roads, vehicles, houses and buildings from central and northern Indiana into much of southeastern Michigan.

A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston.

New video shows a fiery scene of a plane crash along a busy highway.

Houston and Kansas remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll after a record weekend of Top 25 losses.

Texas has executed a former suburban Houston police officer for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago.

Houston is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second time this season.

Travis Etienne ran for 108 yards and a touchdown before halftime, Tyson Campbell returned a fumble for a score and the Jacksonville Jaguars snapped a nine-game skid against Houston by routing the Texans 31-3 for their fourth straight victory overall.

The NBA went into Christmas with a night like none other.

Luka Doncic scored a season-high 50 points , including 17 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-106.

Franz Wagner scored 25 points, rookie Paolo Banchero had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 116-110.

Jerick McKinnon had a 26-yard touchdown run in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs got three touchdowns from Patrick Mahomes in a 30-24 win over the Houston Texans that clinched their seventh straight AFC West title.

Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61.

An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022.

A 19-year-old Georgia man who was in the Orlando area to enroll in college opened fire with an AR-15 at two Orlando-area resorts, where he struck two women, an apartment complex and at cars and a Mears bus, according to deputies.

Prosecutors in Texas say the man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month tried to flee the country, and sought information on using fake plane tickets to obtain an expedited passport.

The holiday break is usually a quiet time in college basketball, many of the top teams playing small-conference schools at home or taking extra time off before conference schedules start in full.

Purdue has climbed to No. 1 in men's basketball AP Top 25 for the second straight season.

Ezekiel Elliott scored the go-ahead touchdown with 41 seconds remaining, and the Dallas Cowboys avoided a major upset with a 27-23 victory over the hapless Houston Texans.

No. 8 Alabama rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to stun No. 1 Houston 71-65.

A person familiar with the negotiations says Justin Verlander has agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets.

An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month says her client maintains that he’s innocent of the crime.

Houston and Texas remain firmly entrenched atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

Deshaun Watson struggled in a sloppy performance in his first game in 700 days, but a punt return for a touchdown by Donovan Peoples-Jones and two defensive TDs were plenty enough to give the Cleveland Browns a 27-14 win over the lowly Houston Texans Sunday.

Deshaun Watson signed autographs, posed for selfies, ignored the boos and earned a sloppy win.

Police in Texas have announced an arrest in last month’s shooting death of the performer Takeoff.

Marcus Sasser scored 25 points, Tramon Mark added 16 points and No. 1 Houston routed Norfolk State 100-52 in the Cougars’ first game as the top-ranked team in nearly 40 years Tuesday night.

José Abreu and the World Series champion Astros have agreed to a three-year contract, adding another powerful bat to Houston’s lineup.

At the halfway point in NASA's Artemis 1 mission, the unpiloted Orion moonship is chalking up a near-flawless flight, mission managers said Monday, beaming back spectacular images of Earth disappearing from view as it was eclipsed by the moon.

Houston is the No. 1 team in the AP men's college basketball poll.

Tua Tagovailoa threw for 299 yards and the Miami Dolphins raced to a 30-point lead before holding on for their fifth straight win, a 30-15 victory over the one-win Houston Texans.

The Houston Texans have benched Davis Mills and will start Kyle Allen at quarterback Sunday against the Dolphins.

The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run has gone up for auction.

A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday that the Texas Rangers will host the 2024 All-Star Game.

Tony Finau thinks he got the good end of the draw in the Houston Open and he did his best to take advantage.

A Houston-based nonprofit aimed at highlighting Black-owned businesses is bringing its campaign to the Sunshine State.

The No. 12 Texas Longhorns honored slain Houston Christian star Darius Lee before the teams played Thursday night, a tribute planned by the players.

Houston's Dusty Baker and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts are the only Black managers in Major League Baseball.

Oz Ocampo already sees a similarity between the Miami Marlins and the two teams that just played in the World Series.