NEW YORK (AFP) -- Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was fined $35,000 and Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday, Dec. 19, for directing inappropriate language at a game referee. Ime Udoka head coach of the Houston Rockets confers with Dillon Brooks (AFP) The...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Orlando Magic dealt the Boston Celtics' NBA in-season tournament hopes a blow on Friday, Nov. 24, as the Houston Rockets knocked reigning champions Denver out of the new competition. Jalen Green of the Houston Rockets dunks the ball during the fourth quarter of an NBA...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The resurgent Houston Rockets powered to a sixth straight NBA victory on Sunday, Nov. 12, withstanding a 36-point triple-double from Denver's Nikola Jokic in a 107-104 win over the Nuggets. Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots a lay up past Bennedict Mathurin of...
PHILADELPHIA (AFP) -- The Texas Rangers booked their place in the World Series with a stunning 11-4 thrashing of the defending champion Houston Astros in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Monday, Oct. 23. Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers hits an RBI single to score Evan Carter #32 against...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Adolis Garcia smashed a grand slam home run and the Texas Rangers beat defending champion Houston, 9-2, on Sunday, Oct. 22, to force a winner-take-all showdown in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers hits a grand slam home run against Ryne...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jose Altuve smashed a three-run home run in the ninth inning to deliver defending champion Houston a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory over Texas on Friday, Oct. 20, in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros bunts against the Texas Rangers during the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jose Altuve smashed a homer and Yordan Alvarez drove in two runs to lead the defending champion Houston Astros over the Texas Rangers, 8-5, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Kyle Tucker and Mauricio Dubon of the Houston Astros celebrate with Jose...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Texas Rangers held off a ferocious late rally from the defending champion Houston Astros to claim a 5-4 victory and snatch a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Major League Baseball playoffs on Monday, Oct. 16. The Texas Rangers celebrate after defeating the Houston Astros...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Houston Rockets swingman Dillon Brooks was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday, Oct. 12, for striking Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis in the groin in a home pre-season victory last Tuesday. Dillon Brooks of Houston Rockets (AFP) The league said Brooks "recklessly making...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested on Monday, Sept. 11, on charges of assault and strangulation of a woman in an early morning hotel room incident, according to multiple reports. Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (AFP) Police sources told ABC News, ESPN, the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- New Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka reiterated his apology and said on Wednesday, April 26, that he'd learned from the scandal that cost him his job as head coach of the Boston Celtics. *Ime Udoka (AFP)* "I released a statement months ago when everything happened and apologized...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka has agreed on a deal to be hired as coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, according to multiple media reports on Monday, April 24. *Former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to be hired as coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets,...
