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No. 4 Houston returns four starters from last year's team that reached Sweet 16
Houston Cougars (32-5, 15-3 Big 12) Houston is ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll for its third straight top-10 preseason ranking under coach Kelvin Sampson. The Cougars return four starters and nine lettermen from last season’s team that won the Big 12 Conference...
Prosperity Bancshares: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (PB) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $127.3 million. The Houston-based bank said it had earnings of $1.34 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine...
KBR: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — KBR Inc. (KBR) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $100 million. The Houston-based company said it had profit of 75 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 84 cents per share. The results...
Baker Hughes: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $766 million. On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of 77 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 67 cents per share. ...
Weatherford: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Weatherford International Inc. (WFRD) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $157 million. The Houston-based company said it had net income of $2.06 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...
Big 12 defenders lead FBS in interceptions with some hitting paydirt
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Big 12 defenders are getting interceptions in bunches, with many getting the ultimate thrill of making it to the end zone. League players grabbed 21 interceptions over the weekend, and the Big 12's 114 picks this season are the most in the Bowl Subdivision....
Helicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4
HOUSTON (AP) — Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said. The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown after taking off from Ellington Field, about 15...
Texans look to fix struggling passing attack after close loss to Packers
HOUSTON (AP) — C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans are looking for answers after their passing game couldn’t get going in a loss to the Green Bay Packers. Houston’s passing attack had been a strength all season, and the Texans ranked fifth in yards passing per game through their...
Passing problems cause Texans to waste an impressive performance from their injury-riddled defense
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — C.J. Stroud and Houston’s passing attack didn’t provide nearly enough help for the Texans’ injury-riddled defense. That defense produced an inspired performance, but finally wore down in the final minute of a 24-22 loss at Green Bay that snapped the...
Brandon McManus' field goal on the final play gives Packers a 24-22 victory over Texans
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brandon McManus insisted he hadn't planned to do a “Lambeau leap” if he made a winning field goal in his Green Bay Packers debut. But when he kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired to give Green Bay a 24-22 victory over Houston on Sunday, McManus...
