Mutombo trying to put group together to buy the Rockets

Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, who played the final five years of his career with the Houston Rockets and retired in 2009, said he is working on putting a group together that he hopes will try and buy the Rockets franchise.

101-year-old runner sets age group record

A 101-year-old runner from Louisiana who took up sprinting a year ago set a senior woman's record in the 100-yard dash for her age group last weekend. 

OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him after serving more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

Texans RB D'Onta Foreman arrested in Austin

Texans rookie running back D'Onta Foreman, the third-round pick from Texas, was arrested in Austin early Sunday morning and charged with possession of marijuana and an unlawful weapon.

American League beats National League 2-1 in All-Star Game

Robinson Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning and the American League beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday night in an All-Star Game dominated by this era's flame-throwers, rather than its standout sluggers.

Rockets sign James Harden to huge contract extension

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander announced in a statement released by the team that All-Star guard James Harden signed a four-year contract extension that ties him to the franchise through the 2022-23 season.