Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta on pandemics, mass furloughs, and why he’s not selling his yachts.
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This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
The enigmatic NBA superstar isn’t long for Oklahoma City. How likely is he to head south down I-35?
Three-pointers can send you to the championship. All you have to do is make them.
Yes, the game was miraculous. But that defensive burst might have depleted the Rockets' tank.
The unlikely story of how, after years of bumpy starts, hometown hero Gerald Green made his way back to Houston.
…or he should, at least. The Houston Rockets star has soared ahead of the pack in the race for the top award in basketball.
It was $2.2 billion, actually. That’s how much billionaire restaurateur Tilman Fertitta offered to buy his beloved Houston Rockets. This is the inside story of how he pulled off the most expensive deal in American sports history.
With slick television ads promoting his signature Adidas, hip-hop songs dropping his name, a possible MVP award, and the most famous beard since ZZ Top, James Harden has arrived. In fact, he may just be the biggest name in Texas.
Somehow, the Mavericks and the Rockets join the Spurs in the NBA playoffs again this year—but we don’t like their odds.
The Rockets center isn't the first to be accused of being unhappy.
As Houston basketball fans mourn the end of the Rockets season, we remember the efforts of one of the team’s all-time greats.
The last Texas team standing has their work cut out for them in a series against the white-hot Golden State Warriors. But it just may be time for a relaunch of Clutch City.
All three Texas NBA teams had at least one game end with a massive three-point shot to steal the lead.
AWOL Houston Rockets rookie Royce White, who suffers from generalized anxiety disorder, is at odds with the team over how to best manage his illness.
A big concept and a big canvas for the former Rockets big man.
So what if they’re not cranking out hits and selling out concerts the way they used to? After nearly three decades, no one makes better blues rock than ZZ Top.
The basketball team's general manager plans to hire two statistical analysts to help build a winning team around Jeremy Lin.
Before "Linsanity" hit, the New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin played for the Houston Rockets for fifteen days. But does the team regret cutting basketball's latest sensation?
Fresh into his retirement from the Houston Rockets, Yao Ming has taken up viticulture and is hoping his cachet in China will help him sell wine in his home country.
“When I was playing in college and the pros, most of the articles called me a ‘future Hall of Famer.’ So you get that idea in your head. You feel secure and confident that you’ll be elected to the Hall of Fame, but it’s different when it actually happens.”