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Baseball: Stripping Astros of 2017 crown 'futile' - MLB chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 09:41 AM

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred defended his decision not to strip the Houston Astros of their scandal-tainted 2017 World Series crown on Sunday, saying removing the title would have been a "futile" act.   Read more »

NBA: Harden pours in 42 as Rockets stop Celtics' win streak

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 03:08 PM

James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 78 points, and the host Houston Rockets snapped the Boston Celtics' seven-game win streak with a 116-105 victory Tuesday.   Read more »

NBA: Bogdanovic 3-pointer at buzzer lifts Jazz over Rockets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 12:19 PM

Bojan Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Utah Jazz to a 114-113 victory over the host Houston Rockets on Sunday. Read more »

NBA: Oubre carries Suns past Westbrook-less Rockets

Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 03:22 PM

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career high 39 points, Devin Booker added 33, and the Phoenix Suns ended a four-game losing streak with a 127-91 rout of the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Westbrook comes up big as Rockets go small, beat Lakers

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 07 03:05 PM

Russell Westbrook scored 41 points and Robert Covington added 14 as the Houston Rockets' small-ball lineup proved effective again in a 121-111 road victory Thursday over the Los Angeles Lakers. Read more »

NBA: Lakers' 'brotherhood' braces for visit from Rockets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 09:24 AM

The Los Angeles Lakers enter Thursday night's matchup against the visiting Houston Rockets looking like a team that has started to emerge from an emotional two weeks.   Read more »

NBA: Rockets ship Capela to Hawks in 4-team deal -- reports

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 03:41 PM

The Houston Rockets reportedly finally found a trade partner for center Clint Capela. Read more »

NBA: Harden puts up 40 as Rockets overtake Hornets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 12:30 PM

The Houston Rockets erased a 15-point deficit to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 125-110 on Tuesday. Read more »

NBA: Struggling Hornets face tall order against Rockets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 05:50 PM

The Houston Rockets have played just long enough without starting center Clint Capela that envisioning a long-term future without Capela contributing nightly double-doubles has started to crystallize.   Read more »

NBA: Rockets look to deal Swiss center Capela - reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 08:54 AM

NEW YORK - Swiss center Clint Capela, benched by a heel injury, has been the subject of transfer talks by the Houston Rockets as Thursday's NBA trade deadline approaches, according to multiple reports Monday. Read more »

NBA: Harden scores 40 as Rockets defeat Pelicans

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 09:35 AM

The Houston Rockets held on for a 117-109, back-and-forth win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

NBA: Rockets go small to hold off Mavericks

Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 03:22 PM

James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 67 points and the undersized Houston Rockets squared their season series against the visiting Dallas Mavericks with a 128-121 win Friday at Toyota Center. Read more »

NBA: Mavs' Doncic sidelined again with ankle injury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:39 AM

LOS ANGELES - Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic injured his right ankle again in practice Thursday and will miss the NBA team's Friday game against the Houston Rockets, coach Rick Carlisle said. Read more »

NBA: Lillard's triple-double carries Trail Blazers past Rockets

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 02:43 PM

Damian Lillard recorded 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 125-112 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Read more »

NBA: Gordon's 50-point outburst carries Rockets past Jazz

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 02:21 PM

The short-handed Houston Rockets pulled off a stunning 126-117 victory over the red-hot Utah Jazz on Monday in Salt Lake City. Read more »

NBA: Jokic triple-double leads Nuggets past short-handed Rockets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:12 AM

The host Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets, 117-110, on a sad day for the NBA on Sunday. Read more »

NBA: Westbrook pours in 45 as Rockets top Timberwolves

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 03:45 PM

Russell Westbrook paired a season-high 45 points with 10 assists, and he carried the Houston Rockets to a 131-124 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis. Read more »

NBA: Rockets too much for shorthanded Nuggets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 12:00 PM

The Houston Rockets snapped a four-game skid with a 121-105 win over the shorthanded visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Read more »

NBA: Thunder stun Rockets with fourth-quarter comeback

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 09:35 AM

Dennis Schroder scored 15 fourth-quarter points and teamed with Danilo Gallinari to rally the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-107 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Read more »

NBA: James, defense drive Lakers past Rockets

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 12:45 PM

The visiting Los Angeles Lakers turned a third-quarter defensive clinic into a 124-115 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Read more »