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World News // 7 years ago

Top prosecutor, state officials assassinated in Mexican border town

A top Mexican prosecutor and two other officials are dead and another government official is wounded after an ambush in the street, officials said Thursday.

Reassessing the annual pelvic exam

Health News // 7 years ago

Reassessing the annual pelvic exam

A panel of U.S. medical experts has concluded there's no proof the dreaded annual checkup benefits healthy women who aren't pregnant.

Screen high-risk adults for tuberculosis, experts say

Health News // 8 years ago

Screen high-risk adults for tuberculosis, experts say

Adults at greater risk for latent tuberculosis infection should be screened for the condition, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends.

U.S. man stranded in Mexico by alleged identity theft

Odd News // 9 years ago

U.S. man stranded in Mexico by alleged identity theft

A Los Angeles man said he has been stranded in Mexico for weeks after an identity thief apparently altered his personal information.

U.S. News // 9 years ago

Army veteran shot in California after return from Afghanistan

A 21-year-old Army veteran was killed in his Los Angeles neighborhood Sunday after a confrontation on the street outside his girlfriend's home.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

NBA: Houston 114, Detroit 97

Dwight Howard poured in 35 points and hauled down 19 rebounds Saturday, hoisting the Houston Rockets over Detroit 114-97.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

NBA: Houston 113, Atlanta 84

Francisco Garcia and Aaron Brooks teamed to make half of Houston's 14 3-pointers Wednesday, sending the Rockets storming past Atlanta 113-84.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

NBA: Philadelphia 123, Houston 117 (OT)

A clutch steal by Thaddeus Young with 30 seconds remaining in overtime Wednesday ignited Philadelphia to a 123-117 victory over Houston.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

NBA: Los Angeles Clippers 137, Houston 118

J.J. Redick led a potent Clippers attack with 26 points Monday and Los Angeles scored 78 first-half points in its 137-118 rout of previously unbeaten Houston.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

NBA: Houston 96, Charlotte 83

James Harden scored 21 points and Dwight Howard had 25 rebounds in his Houston debut Wednesday to pace the Rockets past Charlotte 96-83.

Francisco García (born December 31, 1981, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He now plays a variety of positions for the Kings, and on September 25, 2008, signed a five-year extension with the Kings. It was worth $23 million.

As a college basketball player at Louisville under coach Rick Pitino he enjoyed great success along with future NBA player Reece Gaines. He averaged 15.7 points per game as a junior and, along with teammate and best friend Taquan Dean, led his 4th-seeded team to the 2005 Final Four in Saint Louis, Missouri. Forgoing his senior season, García decided to go professional and enter the ranks of the NBA. In his rookie season for the Kings, García appeared in 67 games (11 starts) and averaged 5.6 points per game.

3 Taylor | 5 Jeter | 8 Daniels | 9 Head | 10 Dalembert | 13 Evans | 15 Cousins | 18 Casspi | 19 Udrih | 20 Greene | 23 Thornton | 32 García | 33 Whiteside | 34 Thompson | 41 Jackson

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