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Astros Sends Early Message To American League Champions
The Astros got a small piece of revenge on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Although it was just a regular season game, Houston may have still had the feelings they felt the last time the two teams met in Game 7 of the 2020 American League Championship Series.
Rockets Are Learning Quickly That The NBA Does Not Count Moral Victories
If they ever added a third column for moral victories, the Houston Rockets would have the best record in the league. On Saturday, the Rockets lost to the New York Knicks 106-99, and as it has been for most games throughout their season-high 14 games losing streak, they were close but couldn’t finish the deal.
Texans Offense Fails Them Again In Loss To Colts
“We don’t have the consistency,” Texans head coach David Culley said. “We’re still having some breakdowns. “Basically, those things put us behind the chains.”
Brian Gaine Out As Texans GM
Friday's are usually slow days for the media as no one really expects anything to break going into the weekend news cycle. I guess no one mentioned that to the Texans franchise. Houston fired their General Manager Brian Gaine after less than two years of service with the organization.
The Houston Rockets Announce That They Have Re-signed Guard Danté Exum.
On Saturday, the Houston Rockets announced that they have re-signed Danté Exum who they acquired in a four-team trade from Cleveland last season. He was originally the fifth overall pick by Utah in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Astros winning streak stopped at eight-games after loss to Padres
The old cliché goes, “All good things must come to an end.” The Houston Astros (15-11) learned that on Friday night as the San Diego Padres (16-12) broke their eight-game winning streak defeating them 4-3 at Petco Park.
Closure
Astros get help from a friendly foe to secure final A.L. playoff spot.
As a young man my grandmother always taught me to do everything on my own and never depend on anyone to do anything for me.
Headed Towards the Home Stretch
Astros hope that coming home can get them ready for a playoff run
For the Houston Astros, Monday can’t come fast enough. They finally get a rest day after playing a grueling 11-games on the West Coast that left them with a 2-9 record on the road and brings their away record to 7-18 on the season with seven more road games left. Three of those games will be against the Seattle Mariners who currently trail them in the standings for second place in the A.L. West by 1 ½ games.
Astros Defeat Oakland To Take Over Sole Possession Of First Place In A.L. West
On Thursday Houston defeated the Oakland A’s 8-4 to complete game number 10 out of 13 against interdivisional opponents in which they have won eight of those games and now lead the division by .05 games with a 26-18 record.
Rockets rally comes up short in Philadelphia
I am a firm believer that most individuals believe that there are no such things as moral victories in professional sports. Many have the mindset like the majority of the athletes that only wins, and losses are the only thing that shows up in the standings.
Calm Down, The Astros Will Be Just Fine
The Houston Astros split their four-game season-opening series with the Chicago White Sox after losing on Sunday 6-3 at Minute Maid Park. Ok, everyone. Calm down; they still have 158 more games to play this season. They will be just fine.
Repeat Performance
Texans drop season opener to the Chiefs
For at least four hours on Thursday night, America felt normal again because the NFL was back. In spite of everything this country has been through with the COVID-19 global pandemic, football is something that can help mentally take away all of the disastrous events that has happened this year. Unfortunately for the Houston Texans their woes continued as their 2020 NFL season began the same way their 2019 season ended with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Rockets must dig deep to stave off elimination in Game 5 against the Lakers
The Houston Rockets will be in a familiar place in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Saturday inside the bubble at Disney Orlando as they face the Los Angeles Lakers down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. They faced elimination late last month against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round and was able to come away victorious in Game 7 thanks to a huge defensive effort by superstar James Harden.
They Can’t Keep Getting Away
Astros drop second close game to Tampa to fall behind 2-0 in the 2020 ALCS
The Houston Astros find themselves in a very bad situation going into Tuesday’s Game 3 of the ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays. Although this is a seven-game series, this is a “Must Win” game for Houston as they trail in the series 2-0.
Repeat Performance
Javier dominates Diamondbacks to get his first Major League win
On Tuesday night the Houston Astros (6-4) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-8) by a score of 8-2. Some will look at the score and think it was a blowout victory by the Astros, but there was a lot of details and improvements by Houston that is starting to show. They are getting that three consecutive 100-plus win seasons glow about them again.
Texans Add Notch to Victory Belt
Houston defeats Cleveland and records 9th victory in a row
For all Houston fans, that phrase should have become very familiar to you over the last nine weeks. This past Sunday, the Texans defeated the Cleveland Browns 29 – 13 to extend their winning streak to 9 games and improve their lead in the AFC South to 3 games.
Getting the Band Back Together: Houston Welcomes Back Center Clint Capela to the Starting Lineup
In 2014, one of the best hip-hop duos known to date, Outkast, reunited to play dozens of venues around the United States including Coachella, which is the biggest summer music festival around. It had been nearly 10 years since Big Boi and Andre 3000 had been on stage, but once they hit that stage it was like they never had a layoff.
The Trifecta
Three Houston Texans selected for the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl
After it was all said and done, and the votes were tallied up. Three Houston Texans offensive weapons were selected to the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl. Quarterback Deshaun Watson, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, and left tackle Laremy Tunsil will represent the Texans in Orlando, Florida. This is the 16th-consecutive season that Houston has had at least one player selected.
In the Blink of An Eye
Houston Astros go on a 12- game-winning streak to set up for a great season
When I was in school, we learned what a reflex blink was. It occurs in response to an external stimulus when objects appear rapidly in front of the eye. Older individuals use to say, “In the blink of an eye, your whole life can change.” Well, if you have blinked your eyes in the last two weeks, and I know you have because it’s an involuntary reflex, you can’t help but to notice how hot your World Champion Houston Astros have gotten. The Astros went on a 12-game winning streak (ended in a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the week) to remind the rest of Major League baseball that last year was not a fluke.
The Stars at Night: Texans Defeat the Cowboys In Overtime of the “Battle for Texas”
Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good song. I sing loud and off key all the time. And when I can’t sing, I hum off key just to keep the melody in my head. Some will tell you that music can calm the savage beast. Well on Sunday night in Houston, Texas, there was a song that caused all Texans in attendance to sing very loud and definitely not on the right note or key. “The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas,” blared through the speakers at NRG park and the sold-out crowd could not have been happier.
