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Yao Ming is too tall an order - 1 hour ago - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets goes up to block a shot by Clippers forward Al Thornton during the first quarter Wednesday. Ming and Thornton each scored 24 points. Rockets' 7-foot-6 center has 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers 0133 : Los Angeles Times

Ring lost in Texas lake turns up in fish - 2 hours ago - BUNA, Texas A class ring lost for decades in an East Texas lake is back with its owner after turning up in a fish caught the day after Thanksgiving. Joe Richardson of Buna told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he wishes he knew 0133 : KHOU

Palestine man sentenced to life for murder - 1 hour ago - CROCKETT A 22-year-old Palestine man was sentenced to life in prison last week by a Houston County jury for the murder of a 30-year-old Grapeland woman shot to death at her residence this past summer. Eric Lamond Davis, 22, of Palestine 0133 : Palestine Herald-Press

Percentage of animals killed hard to pin down - 1 hour ago - What percentage of the animals entering the steely confines of Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care don't make it out alive? It's a simple question that should be answerable by any BARC employee willing to take a peek at the 0133 : Houston Chronicle

Express selects Bombard as its new manager - 1 hour ago - ROUND ROCK The Round Rock Express introduced Marc Bombard, who spent the past two seasons leading the Triple-A team of the Chicago White Sox, as its new manager on Wednesday. The 59-year-old Bombard has a 1,709-1,543 record in 24 seasons 0133 : Austin American-Statesman

The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring - 4 hours ago - BUNA, Texas -The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam 0133 : AOL

8-pound bass yields ring lost 21 years ago - 2 hours ago - The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn in Texas. My first reaction was - you gotta be kidding, he said yesterday. 0133 : Concord Monitor

Clemson, Rice, Southern Miss get bowl bids - 1 hour ago - COLUMBIA, S.C. In four days, Clemson went from wondering if it would reach the postseason to playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day. An invitation to the Jacksonville, Fla., game was extended Wednesday to the Tigers 7-5 , who 0133 : ESPN.com