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As the Houston Rockets continue to flounder at the bottom of the Western Conference, general manager Rafael Stone has two pieces in particular to point to as signs of progress within the organization. Yes, the Rockets sport two promising potential All-Stars in Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. , though it's hard to give Stone major plaudits for bringing them to Houston given they were both top-three picks in the last two NBA drafts. Instead, Stone's best work can be attributed to the selections he's made outside the lottery. The Rockets appear to have hit the jackpot with the No. 16 pick in the 2021 draft, center Alperen Şengün . The Turkish big man is one of the game's most precocious talents, a true offensive fulcrum at the five with vision that elicits not-so-outrageous comparisons to Nikola Jokic. And while Stone's most recent post-lottery addition may not sport the same ceiling, he is making an instant impact during his first professional season. Tari Eason's … [Read more...] about Tari Eason makes latest case to be key Houston Rockets building block

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 DETROIT (AP) — Kenyon Martin Jr. had a four-point possession with 31 seconds left to help the Houston Rockets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-114 on Saturday night in a matchup of the NBA's worst teams. Eric Gordon led the Rockets (12-38) with 24 points. Martin had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Tari Eason added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alec Burks had 21 points for the Pistons (13-38). They have lost five of six. With the Pistons leading 112-109, Martin was fouled as his layup bounced twice off the rim before dropping in. He missed the free throw, but Jae'Sean Tate kept the ball alive and Martin's putback gave the Rockets a 113-112 lead. Jabari Smith Jr. then tied up Burks, and the Rockets won the jump ball. Gordon hit two free throws to make it 115-112, but Jalen Ivey's layup spun in to make it a one-point game with 10 … [Read more...] about Rockets beat Pistons in matchup of NBA’s worst teams

The Houston Texans ' head coaching search continues to roll on as we enter late January, but it appears progress has been made with one candidate that's particularly popular in the Bayou City. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans —a former Defensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl linebacker with the Texans during the early days of the franchise—interviewed with Houston on Friday. It seems the conversation was productive, with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reporting on SportsCenter that the meeting "went pretty late into the evening." Fowler went on to add that "people around the league believe [Ryans] has traction in Houston", while noting that Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon "has some traction there as well." Gannon, who was one of the front-runners in the Texans' head coaching search last offseason, has also interviewed with the team. . @SportsCenter updates on DeMeco Ryans’ busy 72 hours; what people around league are saying on … [Read more...] about Report: DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans have ‘traction’ after interview

(Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp. said it has moved its headquarters to Texas, from its home state of California to give employees more flexibility on where they do their jobs. The move to Austin from Redwood City “means that many of our employees can choose their office location as well as continue to work from home part time or all of the time,” Oracle said Friday in a regulatory filing. The company will continue “to support” its other U.S. office locations in Santa Monica, California, Seattle, Denver, Orlando and Burlington, Massachusetts, according to the filing. BILLIONS SAVED: What moving to Texas could mean for Elon Musk The spread of the coronavirus has prompted many companies to give staffers flexible arrangements, including the ability to work from home. The software maker said it had 135,000 employees as of the end of May. Some companies, executives and employees are ditching California because of concerns over the state’s tax rates and high cost of living, as well as … [Read more...] about Oracle moves headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin

DENVER (AP) — A judge is scheduled to hold a hearing Friday to discuss whether a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket nearly two years ago is mentally competent to stand trial. Court proceedings against Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 23, have been paused for more than a year after Judge Ingrid Bakke found him to be mentally incompetent in December 2021 and sent him to the state mental hospital for treatment. Brief hearings are held periodically to check whether doctors believe Alissa is competent, meaning he is able to understand legal proceedings and work with his lawyers to defend himself. Alissa is accused of opening fire outside and inside a King Soopers store in the college town of Boulder in March 2021, killing customers, workers and a police officer who rushed in to try to stop the attack. Alissa, who lived in the nearby suburb of Arvada, surrendered after another officer shot and wounded him, authorities said. Investigators have not revealed a … [Read more...] about Hearing set on competency of Colorado store shooting suspect

Five years ago, Nate Anderson was a relative nobody living in a small Manhattan apartment he could barely afford. But he had an unusual talent: sniffing out corporate fraud, which this week landed him in a showdown with one of the world's richest men. Anderson made waves this week when his firm, Hindenburg Research, announced that it was betting against stocks linked to the Adani Group - an Indian energy and infrastructure conglomerate headed by Gautam Adani, a man whose estimated net worth at the start of this year exceeded that of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Hindenburg published a report that accused the Adani Group of, among other things, artificially boosting the share prices of its firms over several decades by using a network of overseas shell companies linked to Adani's family members. Hindenburg argued that Adani's companies were collectively overvalued on India's stock market by more than 80 percent. The allegations leveled by Hindenburg hit the Adani … [Read more...] about This trader bets against companies. Now he’s targeting one of the biggest.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 Cirque du Soleil's "Kooza" has returned to the Big Top at Sam Houston Race Park more than 10 years after the show had its first acclaimed run in the Bayou City. With this return engagement of "Kooza," Cirque du Soleil returns to its origins, paying tribute to the clowning and acrobatic stunts that have made the company a phenomenon, staging shows everywhere from cruise ships to casinos to theaters worldwide. Houston audiences who saw the first iteration of "Kooza" in 2012 will be pleasantly surprised at the production's updates, which include a redesigned and more eco-friendly Big Top, completely reimagined clown acts featuring updated jokes but keeping their famed slapstick humor. The kid-friendly show, which broke attendance records during a 2022 run in Montreal, also integrated a new aerial silks act and two new costume concepts giving long-time Cirque du Soleil fans fresh … [Read more...] about Backstage with Houston’s Cirque du Soleil ‘Kooza’ is a circus all itself

KPRC 2 Houston reporter Cathy Hernandez is back on TV after being off the air for nearly three months on maternity leave. Hernandez returned for her first newscasts last week, officially announcing her comeback in a Facebook video on Saturday. "It's been about three months since I left, had a baby, and now I am back on channel 2," Hernandez said in the short clip. "Today is the last day of my first week back so it's been a lot of fun. Everyone's been welcoming and today was my first day back on the desk." Now a mother of two , Hernandez gave birth to her second daughter , Olivia Jane, back on Oct. 21, 2022 and had remained off TV since that time. While away, her daughter Andrea turned three, she said. Since getting back, Hernandez is now adjusting to a new sleep and work schedule. "It was just an awesome three months to be home with the babies," she said in her video. "It was the perfect time too, not for the station, but for me. I was off all of the holidays." … [Read more...] about Cathy Hernandez makes KPRC 2 return after 3-month maternity leave

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines and American Airlines canceled dozens of flights Monday in north Texas, which is expected to get cold, wet weather most of the week, including a chance of freezing rain. About 30% of all flights at Dallas Love Field Airport, home to Southwest, were canceled by early afternoon, according to tracking service FlightAware. At nearby Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which is dominated by American, nearly 15% of flights had been scrubbed. Dozens more flights were canceled in Denver and in Austin, Texas. Nearly 800 flights had been canceled nationwide and more than 2,000 others delayed. Southwest scrubbed more than 330 flights, or about 8% of its entire schedule, while American had dropped nearly 180 flights, 5% of its schedule, according to FlightAware. The National Weather Service issued the winter storm warning for parts of north Texas starting on Monday afternoon. High temperatures are expected to stay in the 30s (-1.1 Celsius) until … [Read more...] about Winter weather leads to scrubbed flights in Texas, beyond