Texas cities compete for professional sports teams, hoping for economic boost

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/6 5:03A Michael Lozano

Countless Texas cities are vying to add more sports teams to their area, hoping to inject an economic boost.

James scores 28, Bueckers 23 as Wings start 4 rookies in a 98-89 win over the Mercury

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/4 3:47A Associated Press

Aziaha James scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half; Paige Bueckers added 23.

NBA adjusts Gregg Popovich's career record, crediting Mitch Johnson with 77 Spurs games from '24-25

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:51A Associated Press

Popovich’s final record has been reset to 1,390-824, which is where it was entering a game on Nov. 2.

Semien and Seager homer to back Eovaldi as Rangers beat Orioles 6-0

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:36A Associated Press

The Rangers planned to limit Eovaldi (5-3) to five innings after his bout with elbow inflammation.

Mavs sign No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg to rookie contract; Exum is returning, AP source says

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:33A Associated Press

The total value of the contract for Flagg on the 2025-26 rookie wage scale is in the range of $62.7 million.

Gulutzan says the Stars were right not keeping him as coach 12 years ago, and now bringing him back

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:17A Associated Press

The Stars reintroduced Gulutzan as their coach Wednesday, with him and the franchise both in much different places than back then.

Altuve's go-ahead single helps Astros beat Rockies, moves him into 2nd on team career hits list

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/3 2:09A Associated Press

Altuve went 2 for 5 and gave the Astros a 4-2 lead with his 2,315th career hit, moving him past Jeff Bagwell.

Victor Caratini's 3rd career grand slam leads the Astros past the Rockies 6-5

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/2 2:46A Associated Press

The Rockies fell to a major league-worst 19-66.

No flirting with perfection for deGrom against O's this time. Just another solid start for Texas...

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/2 2:44A Associated Press

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom had another impressive start in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.

NBA free agency opens with Spurs, Rockets, Hawks, Magic and Mavs among those making early moves

Spectrum Local News Sports 7/1 2:40A Associated Press

The Spurs lured center Luke Kornet away from Boston with a four-year, $41 million deal.

Elvis Andrus inducted into Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame with assist from Adrian Beltré

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/30 2:39A Associated Press

The fun-loving skilled shortstop was inducted as the 27th member of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Jose Altuve homers and Framber Valdez tosses six shutout innings in Astros' 2-0 win over Cubs

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/30 2:39A Associated Press

Altuve’s 13th home run of the season broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning.

Caitlin Clark is out again with groin injury, will miss matchup with Paige Bueckers

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/27 9:06A Associated Press

The Indiana Fever star was ruled out of a second consecutive game with a left groin injury.

Cam Smith hits an RBI single in the 8th to give Astros 2-1 win over Phillies

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/27 2:19A Associated Press

The Astros completed the series sweep with wins of 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1.

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn signs a 1-year deal to stay with his only NHL team

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/26 7:58A Associated Press

The deal has a base salary of $1 million, plus an additional $3 million in potential performance bonuses.