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After nearly three months of agonizingly slow negotiations, the Rockets needed just 24 hours to fly from no deal to done deal with second-year forward Carl Landry .

"I was worried," said Dorsey, who signed a contract that could be worth as much as $3.5 million over four years if the Rockets pick up each of the last two seasons of the contract.

The Rockets have seven days in which they may match the offer to Landry, worth roughly $9 million over three seasons.

The cars kept pouring through the parking lot like an endless layup line, and to the Rockets, who were loading trunks and backseats with food, ice and other necessities, lending a helping hand was a slam-dunk ...

North Americans everywhere watched last week as Hurricane Ike ripped through the city of Houston and much of coastal Texas; the category three tempest leveled nearly everything in its wake and left destruction ...

He would not say how much the loads cost. The Rockets and Feed the Children worked together three years ago during hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Dikembe Mutombo is the Bono of the NBA. His infectious humanitarian spirit has rubbed off on some of the greatest, including Houston Rocket teammate Tracy McGrady.

Ask the Expert Question: In terms of talent, athleticism and effectiveness as a player, how do you compare Karl Malone, in his prime, with today's Carlos Boozer? And do you think Carlos has reached his ...

The Rockets on Friday trimmed a second player acquired in the Ron Artest deal from the roster, sending Patrick Ewing Jr.

Ron Artest makes the same point with every interview. The Rockets were a top team, he insists, before he was added to the mix.

A few songs into her set Saturday night at the Cobb Energy Centre, country legend Loretta Lynn confessed to the capacity crowd: "I don't know if I did all of that song or not! It's my age." In the back of the ...

Atlanta resident and NBA Center Dikembe Mutombo is just back from Beijing where he spent time with his Houston Rockets teammate Yao Ming and members of USA's Redeem Team.

AS China celebrates an Olympics winning streak that boasts the most gold medals ever, Silk Street, a famous bazaar, is seeing a boom of its own.

Did you know that...? Yao Ming is an Chinese professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA .

You'd think that a 20-year-old kid coming off a three-game stretch during which he shot 31% from the field by missing 35 of his last 51 heaves would walk away with a bit of humility.

You'd think that a 20-year-old kid coming off a three-game stretch during which he shot 31% from the field by missing 35 of his last 51 heaves would walk away with a bit of humility.

There is a reason Mark Blount has started 127 of 151 appearances over the past two seasons: NBA centers are in desperately short supply.

Joey Dorsey ached to play, but sat, trapped on the Rockets' bench where he nagged himself with constant reminders of all he had to learn but could not while he was sitting out.

While one Rockets career ended on Monday, another began. The Rockets agreed to release center Loren Woods from his contract on Monday, then signed this season's first-round pick Dont Greene before their first ...

There has been no movement in talks with Dikembe Mutombo. The Rockets used their bi-annual exception to land Brent Barry and are reserving their mid-level exception to match any offer Carl Landry might receive.