Rockets top Jazz 88 80 in preseason clash
Yao Ming and David Wesley each scored 19 points to lift the Houston Rockets past the Utah Jazz 88-80 in a preseason game. Tracy McGrady sat out with tendinitis, targeting a return for Thursday's finale against New Orleans. Deron Williams led Utah with 16 points as Yao added eight in the fourth quarter.
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Cotton Bowl to stay on Fox Sports through 2010
Dallas news says the SBC Cotton Bowl Classic will be aired on Fox Sports for four more years, keeping the game on New Year’s Day. Fox Sports president Ed Goren called the extension a thrill to spend New Year’s Day in Dallas. The Associated Press
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Week's games high school football and cross country
Freshman B and A teams play at Spring and Kingwood at 4 30 and 6 30 p m Sterling freshmen B and A face Kingwood while Kingwood sophs and JV meet Sterling at 4 30 and 6 30 Spring JV runs at Lee at 5 p m Junior high volleyball actions include Baytown Cedar Bayou and Gentry hosts with 4 30 and 6 30 starts plus 5 00 and 6 00 times Highlands Woodland Acres andHorace Mann matchups. District 22 5A cross country meet features Lee and Sterling at Kingwood starting 9 30 a m.
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Sports schedule and Bayou Bowl update
Pro baseball Chicago White Sox at Astros on FOX at 7 p.m. Pro basketball Miami at Orlando TNT Rockets vs. New Orleans FSNH 7 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix TNT 9 p.m. Golf Volvo Masters 8:30 a.m. Chrysler Championship 3 p.m. Charles Schwab Cup 4 p.m. Next Bayou Bowl game set for June 2006. contact Sports Editor Doyle Barlow at 281-425-8031 or sports baytownsun.com.
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Crosby Cougars eye first playoff berth in 19-4A run
Crosby volleyball with an 18-12 season and 8-2 district record earned a playoff bid after strong showings at Aldine and Tarkington tournaments. The Lady Cougars, led by head coach Stephanie Cone, face Beaumont Ozen in Anahuac in the first playoff appearance for this group.
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White Sox win World Series 1-0 over Astros
Jermaine Dye drove in the lone run with a single in the eighth as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 1-0 to claim the World Series title, ending an 88-year championship drought.
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Robertson Aims to Reclaim Big Play Year For Texans
Houston cornerback Dunta Robinson finished a standout rookie season with 85 tackles six interceptions and three forced fumbles. Now opposite him is Demarcus Faggins after Aaron Glenn's release as Houston struggles with a winless start. Robinson has 27 tackles a forced fumble a sack and an interception this season. He helped set up a late first-half score in a loss to the Colts. The defense has only three takeaways this year.
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Neely Sets the Table for San Jacinto Basketball
Kari Neely, Sterling graduate and San Jacinto College sophomore setter, may return next year. She ranks second in the NJCAA in assists per game at 13.36 and has helped lead San Jacinto to a 21-4 overall record and 9-0 in Region 14. Head coach Sharon Nelson calls her a stable floor leader.
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Rockets face new mix as young core grows
The Rockets push to advance further in the Western Conference is aided by Stromile Swift joining a veteran group that carried Dallas to a seventh game. The club emphasizes keeping the nucleus while adding youth to stay competitive. Deja Blue water ad on the roster underscored the ironic branding moment observed by Pineda.
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