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Bregman, Keuchel, Maldonado Named Gold Glove Award Finalists
Winners to be announced on Sunday, Nov. 4
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. announced today that Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel and catcher Martín Maldonado have been named finalists for American League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.
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How Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday
As questions swirled over whether or not he can hold onto his administration post, embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared calm on Tuesday as he touted the agency's decision to revise greenhouse gas emissions standards for automobiles.
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Woman Spends $19K On Kidney Transplant For 17-Year-Old Cat
What would you do with $19,000? Buy a car or a new house? Pay off overdue bills? A University of Baltimore professor used the money to save the life of her senior cat, and she says every penny was worth it.
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#MeToo: Social Media Flooded with Personal Stories of Assault
Two simple words became a rallying cry on Twitter to stand against sexual harassment and assault. "Me too."
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#TBT: Bill Gates faced Congress almost exactly 20 years before Zuckerberg
One major tech CEO testifying before Congress isn't cool. You know what's cool? Two major tech CEOs testifying before Congress.
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Second Wind: Houston Rockets Prepare for the 2018 NBA Playoffs
Ask any distance runner what sets them apart from any other athlete and they will give you the same answer over and over. “I knew I could complete the race when my second wind kicked in,” most would reiterate. Second wind is defined as a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort.
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Eric Garner’s Death Avenged in New Comic Book Series
Nubian Man Avenges Deaths of the Nubian People
Created by Jersey-born writer, Zinc Nguvu, and illustrator Terry Brown of Lexington, Kentucky in response to the unjust killings of African-Americans by police and racists across the country, the Nubian Man series (www.TheNubianMan.com) promises to take the comic book universe by storm but online first.
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Ready for Relaunch
Rockets prepare for the NBA season to resume
The NBA is preparing to resume its 2019-20 season at the end of this month with 22-teams playing eight games for seeding purposes for the playoffs. Those games are scheduled to take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney Resort in Florida.
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Bob Marley's 'One Love' reimagined in support of UNICEF's Covid-19 efforts
Let's get together and feel all right. According to a UNICEF press release, members of Bob Marley's family will reimagine the late singer's iconic anthem "One Love" to support UNICEF's work "to reimagine a fairer, more just world for children whose lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic."
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Eminem slams people who refuse to wear masks in new song with Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi and Eminem released their first collaboration on Friday titled "The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady." The song touches on a number of topics, from people refusing to wear masks to police brutality.
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Coming Together
Astros hold another scrimmage in preparation for exhibition games next week
The Houston Astros are putting the right pieces into place and are once again coming together like that cohesive unit that we have seen win the American League Pennant for the last three years. For the second time in three days, the Astros held a Team Bagwell vs Team Biggio inter-squad scrimmage that ended in a 3-3 tie game.
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Member of National African American Reparations Commission Assaulted by Racist Mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma
On Wednesday, July 15, Rev. Robert Turner, a commissioner from the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) [https://ibw21.org/naarc] was assaulted, both physically and verbally, by an angry white mob outside of City Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incident was caught on cell phone video.
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Amped Up and Ready
J.J. Watt holds press conference to talk to the about the 2020 NFL season
As sports fans in Houston and surrounding areas cling to the possibility of sports returning soon, one of the biggest superstars in “The H” held a press conference via Zoom to reassure fans that he is ready for the season. He also gave a little insight on what he has been doing since being quarantined during this global pandemic (COVID-19).
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Two Prairie View A&M Panthers Sign UDFA Deals With The Green Bay Packers
The end of the 2020 NFL Draft did not stop two players from Prairie View A&M University from fulfilling their dreams of making it to next level. Quarterback Jalen Morton and tight end Jordan Jones signed with the Green Bay Packers as undrafted free agents.
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US, South Korean presidents likely to meet before Trump-Kim summit
US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, will likely hold their own summit ahead of Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Ivan Duque projected to win Colombia's presidency
Ivan Duque is projected to win Colombia's presidency, according to Colombia's National Registry of Civil Status. More than 99% of votes have been counted.
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Candidate for the U.S. Senate Beto O’Rourke Returns to Harris and Fort Bend Counties For Pre-Fourth of July Town Halls in Pasadena and Rosenberg
El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke will continue his campaign for the U.S. Senate with a return to Harris County and Fort Bend County on Tuesday. He will host town halls in Pasadena and Rosenberg. These two forums were recently rescheduled when the El Paso Congressman returned home to lead a Father’s Day March to Tornillo, an effort to highlight the Trump Administration’s policy of inhumanely separating children from their parents. Since then, O’Rourke has continued to travel the state and hold open dialogues with Democrats, Republicans, independents and non-voters alike.
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Judge tells Manafort jury to keep deliberating after it asks about impact of not reaching verdict on one count
The judge in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort urged the jury Tuesday to keep deliberating after it asked what happens if it can't reach consensus on one of 18 counts.
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Rand Paul, in Moscow, invites Russian lawmakers to Washington
Sen. Rand Paul on Monday invited Russian lawmakers to Washington after meeting Russian members of parliament in Moscow.
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Jay-Z and Will Smith Will Help Tell the Story of Emmett Till's Mother as She Seeks Justice for Her Son
A new ABC series will tell stories of the civil rights movement through the black women behind it and will start with Mamie Till, who has been fighting for justice since her 14-year-old son's brutal killing more than 60 years ago. "Women of the Movement" will be executive produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith among others, the network announced.
