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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

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

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

UH professor's wife deemed insane during fatal stabbing - 1 hour ago - Kristen Elaine Dewald will be moved to a mental health facility in the Texas prison system, where she will be evaluated annually for future dangerousness. James Dewald went to sleep on a fall night last year behind a locked door, his wife 0133 : Houston Chronicle

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

Two screws inserted in Duggins' ring finger - 1 hour ago - CENTERVILLE Wright State junior guard Vaughn Duggins woke up about an hour after surgery on his right ring finger early Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, at Miami Valley Hospital South Campus. I'm a little groggy right now, Duggins said. His 0133 : Dayton Daily News

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

Nationals going deep next spring in Florida - 1 hour ago - The Washington Nationals ' 2009 spring training schedule is set, stretching a week longer than usual and taking the team to parts of Florida it doesn't typically visit. The slate includes 33 games including an exhibition against Italy's 0133 : The Washington Times