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Yu Darvish loses perfect game with 2 outs in 9th

Last updated Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 9:50pm

HOUSTON -- Yu Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher’s legs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night.

The celebrated right-hander from Japan struck out 14 and appeared to be in complete control before Gonzalez smacked the first pitch up the middle. Darvish was unable to get his glove down in time and the ball skittered into center field well beyond a desperate dive by shortstop Elvis Andrus.

Darvish put up his hands — almost like, “Oh well, it happens.” Texas’ infielders immediately came to the mound, and manager Ron Washington joined them.

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Houston Rockets’ Chandler Parsons (left) tries to block a pass from Utah Jazz’s Gordon Hayward with his foot as Rockets’ Donatas Motiejunas looks on in the first half Wednesday in Houston.

Pat Sullivan
The Associated Press

Jazz continue to slide in standings

Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 11:01pm

HOUSTON — Before Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, Houston coach Kevin McHale got his team together and explained the possible implications for the postseason.

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Rare Barry Sanders card could help Houston couple have a child

Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 9:19pm

HOUSTON -- Barry Sanders knows that his trading cards are bought and sold every day.

When the Hall of Fame running back learned that a Houston couple desperate to have a baby was auctioning off one of his most rare cards to fund one last attempt at in vitro fertilization, he was stunned.

Now the former Detroit Lions star is helping spread the word about the sale of the card signed by both he and Walter Payton so Todd and Ula Nelkin can raise $20,000. It’s hard for Sanders to imagine one of his cards helping bring a child into the world.

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Roger Clemens back on the mound at age 50

Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 11:05pm

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Roger Clemens raved about all the fun he had pitching at age 50 and putting smiles on the faces of Sugar Land baseball fans.

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Clemens isn’t 1st older athlete to compete

Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 3:15pm

HOUSTON — When 50-year-old Roger Clemens pitches for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday night, he’ll join a line of athletes who competed when they were closer to their getting their AARP cards than being in their physical prime.

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Texas A&M plans to leave Big 12 by July 2012

Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 2:44pm

HOUSTON -- Texas A&M dealt a blow to the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday, saying it plans to leave by July 2012 if it is accepted by the SEC or another league.

The move, which had been expected, may set off another round of conference realignment in college sports. The Aggies have made it clear they want to join the 12-member Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 said again after the announcement that it will move swiftly to find at least one replacement for the Aggies.

University President R. Bowen Loftin notified the Big 12 in a letter and said departing the league "is in the best interest of Texas A&M." He said he hopes the move can be amicable and presumably hopes to negotiate a reasonable exit fee.

Texas A&M, which has been in the Big 12 since its founding in 1996, said it will submit an application to join another, unspecified conference. If it is accepted, Texas A&M will leave the Big 12, effective June 30, 2012.

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