HOUSTON, Texas — Shaqir O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal’s youngest son, is committed to Texas Southern, he announced on Instagram on Friday. During an interview with Overtime, O’Neal, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, said he committed to the Tigers to “change the narrative” on historically Black colleges and universities. “You can expect a lot of buckets,” he said in the interview. “I’m trying …

SWEENY, Texas (KTRK) — Residents in Sweeny have begun reporting damage nearly a day and a half after downpours first started to impact their area. Early Saturday morning, ABC13 crews checked out parts of the city for street flooding and damaged homes. This is the worst flooding we have seen, so far, in Sweeny, TX. The rain has been non …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been a wet morning on the roadways, thanks to the widespread and slow moving storm that covered the Houston area. As always, keep an eye on high-water locations on Houston-area roads and other trouble spots for drivers, as heavy storms bring flooding rains. Remember, if you come across high water, don’t attempt to drive through …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our Flash Flood Watch has been canceled as rain bands gradually clear from west to east. The highest rain chances this morning will be north and east of Houston, and because locations east of I-45 have seen the lower-end of rainfall totals thus far, I don’t expect any significant flooding with what remains. As we head …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A crash involving at least four vehicles has resulted in at least one death Sunday and has forced the closure of all northbound main lanes. It happened near Gulf Bank Road in north Houston around 5:30 a.m. It wasn’t clear what led to the crash or the conditions of those involved, but authorities did say there …

PORTIMAO: Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix and denied Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton a record-extending 100th Formula One pole on Saturday. Bottas clinched the 17th of his career and a much-needed one after he crashed in the last race and scored no points. He was .007 seconds ahead of Hamilton and .34 ahead of Red Bull’s …

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a ‘prolonged, agonising period’ before he died last year, an expert medical panel concluded on Friday. In a 70-page document, the panel stated that Maradona, who succumbed to a heart attack on Nov 25 at the age of 60, ‘started to die …

LONDON: Manchester City moved to the brink of a third Premier League title in four seasons as a piece of magic by Sergio Aguero set them on the way to a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were totally dominant but missing a cutting edge until Aguero’s stunning half-volley finish just before the hour mark broke …

PALLEKELE: Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama took six wickets on debut to dismiss Bangladesh for 251 and give Sri Lanka a commanding lead on Saturday on day three of the second Test. The 22-year-old Jayawickrama’s 6-92 bettered Upul Chandana’s record of 6-179 in 1999 when he won his first cap against Pakistan in Dhaka. Jayawickrama, a replacement for the injured Lasith …