On January 25, 2024, a bronze statue of famed baseball player and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from League 42, a nonprofit baseball league for youth in Wichita, Kansas.

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round ... the world heavyweight title. 1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime. The Portland Trail Blazers ...

Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the professional tennis rankings by a man or woman, beginning his 378th week in the ATP’s top spot on Monday to surpass Steffi ...

The Houston Rockets are one of the biggest surprises of the 2024-25 NBA season, boasting the No. 2 ranking in the entire Western Conference, mostly due to its talented young core. And with so many ...

The Houston Rockets come into Martin Luther King Day at No. 2 in the Western Conference. Something most people people at the start of the season would not have thought possible. At 28-13, the ...

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason sat out a sixth consecutive game Sunday due to injury management, but coach Ime Udoka said that Eason's health is "going in the right direction" despite his ...

In the first half of Sunday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers, the gulf between the Western Conference’s third-place and fourth-place teams appeared wider than the two ...

The Houston Rockets are reportedly interested in acquiring Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, signaling their intent to transform from a surprise contender into a legitimate powerhouse in the Western ...

With less than one minute remaining Sunday in the Houston Rockets' 104-100 loss to the Miami Heat at Toyota Center, Amen Thompson decided to turn the clock back a couple decades. After triggering ...

There are six games scheduled for Sunday, including the LA Lakers vs Houston Rockets matchup. It's the first meeting of the season between the teams, with the Lakers and Rockets splitting last ...