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FORT WORTH — Kelvin Sampson and his players are barely in their seats in the Goodnight Room of Dickies Arena when Houston is flashing on the screen as a fifth seed in the South Region. There isn’t much reaction from a group that just came up from…
Read MoreFORT WORTH — Marcus Sasser breaks into a grin when asked if he’s still pushing to try and come back this season. The injured star guard’s been quietly doing that behind the scenes for months — even before he ever got his walking boot off. A…
Read MoreFORT WORTH — By the second half, Quannas White knows it’s on. Kyler Edwards is locked in and teams have something else to fear from this rebuilt-on-the-fly University of Houston basketball team. No one works more closely with Edwards than White o…
Read MoreFORT WORTH — Kendric Davis heads down a largely empty back hallway of Dickies Arena, one lone SMU official in a sports coat at his side. The games are over for the night — and one of the best college basketball players in the country is heading to the …
Read MoreFORT WORTH — These first conference tournament games for the big favorites can be just as much of a sludge as trying to watch that Sex and the City sequel series or cleaning out your gutters. Some things are a little torturous by their very nature. Vil…
Read MoreA 15-year-old Jamal Shead made an immediate impression on University of Houston assistant coach Kellen Sampson. Shead hadn’t had his relatively modest growth spurt yet, but it still became hard to keep your eyes off him. “Little kid, little…
Read MoreAlong with his Houston Astros’ World Series ring and his two Houston Rockets’ NBA Championship rings, internist Dr. James E. Muntz now adds an NFL trophy to his cache of honors. After working with the Houston Texans for more than two decad…
Read MoreAs Fabian White Jr. went through warmups, his dad could tell. A parent can always tell. Especially when the family is as close as the Whites. Fabian White Sr. knew what Cincinnati was in for even if the Bearcats didn’t quite realize it yet. ̶…
Read MoreFabian White Jr., J’Wan Roberts and Josh Carlton just keep going to the offensive glass, chasing every shot, showing the crazed persistence of Kanye West (without any of the creepiness). White, Roberts and Carlton are not just refusing to lose. T…
Read MoreEvery time J’Wan Roberts stepped outside his house, he could see the beach from his porch, feel the sea breezes and register the call of the water. Growing up in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands is a very different experience. One that Roberts tr…
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