Knicks get Ewing Jr. from Houston in exchange for rights to Frederic Weis
The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday.
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Rockets’ Hayes Has Successful Surgery On Nose
Houston Rockets forward Chuck Hayes broke his nose during a workout session on Thursday and underwent successful surgery later that afternoon.
24 NBA professional players won medals
A total of 24 current and previous basketball players of the US professional league of the National Basketball Association received medal during the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008, NBA said yesterday.
NBA Game Summary - LA Clippers At Houston
Tracy McGrady posted 21 points and nine assists, as the Houston Rockets downed the slumping Los Angeles Clippers, 109-105, at the Toyota Center.
Are Rockets now ‘elite?’ Depends on what they were before
Ron Artest makes the same point with every interview. The Rockets were a top team, he insists, before he was added to the mix.
Suns Acquire Singletary from Rockets
The Phoenix Suns announced today that the club has acquired rookie guard Sean Singletary from the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard D.J. Strawberry.
Rise in Treating Sports Injuries Leads to Sports and Trauma Imaging Fellowship
Have a foot injury and want to have your images read by the same radiologists who examined Houston Rocket Yao Ming’s foot? That access to expert imaging is driving people from professional athletes to Baby …
Clips acquire F Novak from Rockets
In return, Houston will have the option to exchange second round picks with the Clippers in 2011.
Rockets post preseason schedule
The Houston Rockets will open their seven-game 2008 preseason schedule with a pair of home games against Southwest Division opponents.
Purdy: U.S. men waltz into basketball final
Amid all the Olympic controversies, here’s an extremely bright piece of news: The natural order of things has been restored.
Texans FB Cook gets busted for pot, just another Houston embarrassment
Texans fullback Jameel Cook was pulled over in Fort Bend County on Wednesday for driving his Mercedes without a front license plate and an out-of-date registration sticker.
U.S. men top Argentina, get shot at Beijing gold
Unless there is a family of penguins with some big hops and slick moves down there on an ice floe in Antarctica, it would seem that Team USA has reconquered the basketball world.
Gunning Departs Villanova for NBA’s Houston Rockets
Villanova associate head coach Brett Gunning is departing the university to accept the position of director of player development with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association, it was …
Killion: China’s exit can’t obscure the giant mark Yao has left
Yao Ming limped out of the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. His size-18 left foot was swollen, red and marked on top with a surgical scar.
Addition of Artest has moved Rockets up ladder
Houston traded for Ron Artest, New Orleans inked swingman James Posey and Golden State has had to re-shuffle its roster.
Lithuania downs China 94-68 in Olympic basketball
Lithuania ousted the Olympic hosts from the men’s basketball quarterfinals Wednesday, beating China 94-68. Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 23 points to lead Lithuania, while Houston Rockets center Yao Ming put in …
Olympic athletes bolt to Silk Street
AS China celebrates an Olympics winning streak that boasts the most gold medals ever, Silk Street, a famous bazaar, is seeing a boom of its own.
Will endorsements go away after Liu Xiang’s injury?
BEIJING : When China’s star hurdler, Liu Xiang, limped off the field late Monday morning, pulling out of the Beijing Olympics, his foot injury not only sapped the hopes and aspirations of a nation - it also …
Unhappy Yao, China fall to Greece 91-77 at Olympics
After two critical wins that already made their host Olympic experience a success, the question was whether Yao Ming and Team China were prepared to take the next step by beating one of the traditional powers …
Singletary Traded to Rockets
After weeks of speculation, Sean Singletary has been traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Houston Rockets today as part of a multi-player deal.
Chinese media hail victory of men’s basketball team
Chinese media gave credits to the national men’s basketball team, which entered the quarterfinals after seeing off Germany 59-55 on Saturday, with Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian received the most praises.
Spain charges back, beats China in OT
Pau Gasol scored 29 points as reigning world champion Spain rallied for an 85-75 overtime victory Tuesday against Yao Ming and Olympic host China.
Houston Rocket Arrested On DWI Charge
A Houston Rockets player has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.
The view from the Houston perspective, and Artest himself
TrackBack URL : http://www.sacbee.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/927 The Rockets did a conference call with owner Les Alexander, general manager Daryl Morey and Ron Artest to announce that the trade had become …
US Dream Team rains threes on Spain
“Listen Dwight, in any language, this means get me the ball.” BEIJING — The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball beat reigning world champions Spain 119-82 Saturday to remain unbeaten and clinch first place in its …
Singletary Traded to Houston Rockets
Former University of Virginia basketball player Sean Singletary has been packaged in a trade to the Houston Rockets.
Alston’s arraignment postponed in DWI case
Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston’s arraignment on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge has been rescheduled for September 10th.
Yao’s 30 keeps China alive
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming scored 30 points to lead China to an 85-68 win against Angola Thursday, giving the Olympic hosts their first victory of the Summer Games in men’s basketball.
Artest deal official
Ron Artest, in a Kings uniform at a 2007 game, is now a Houston Rocket. Hector Amezcua / Sacramento Bee file photo, 2007 The Ron Artest trade became official this afternoon.
Rockets guard Alston apologizes for DWI arrest
Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston appeared in court this morning and issued an apology through his attorney for the incident that led to a drunken-driving charge last week.