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Astros Look Very Unfamiliar One Week Later Against the Orioles
“It was all good just a week ago,” hip hop legend Jay-Z bellowed on his song ‘A Week Ago’ off his Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life album. Those lyrics literally describes the Houston Astros who find themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak after losing to the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night.
Prairie View A&M Hires Bubba McDowell As Their New Head Coach
On Tuesday, Prairie View A&M University announced they had hired Leonard “Bubba” McDowell as its new head football coach.
One rookie is very excited on the eve of his regular season debut
As the Houston Rockets concluded practice on Tuesday. There was one player who wandered off and found a basketball to shoot on a side goal. You could tell that this young man was in his zone as he casually shot at the basket talking and singing to himself as if he was the only person in the gym at the time.
Prairie View A&M University Men’s Basketball Program Awarded With Postseason Awards
Tuesday was a happy day on “The Hill” as the Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2020-21 All-Conference team selections and Coach of The Year Award.
Houston Rockets Wins Third Pick In 2022 NBA Draft Lottery, But Will They Use The Selection In June?
For the second consecutive season, the Houston Rockets will select in the top five of the NBA Draft after the lottery drawing on Tuesday night. With general manager, Rafael Stone representing the Rockets organization, Houston secured the number three overall selection for the first time in team history since 1983.
Former Houston Comet Becomes the First African American Woman to Coach Men's College Basketball
Former WNBA star Becky Hammon made headlines back in August of 2014 when she became the first full time female coach in NBA history for the San Antonio Spurs. Some will say she blazed the trail for the female coaches behind her, as a record number 11 women are currently on staff with other NBA teams around the league.
Houston Texans And Amegy Bank Presents First Small Business Boost Winner Award Of 2021
The Houston Texans organization was back out in the community with partner Amegy Bank on Tuesday awarding their first of eight 2021 Small Business Boost program packages. DeMarco Howard, owner of The Artz Studio located in The Heights received a $2,500 donation, marketing and promotional support from the Texans and Amegy Bank and an award plaque.
Protect the Ball: Panthers 5 turnovers costs them the game against the Jaguars
Any football coach from Pop Warner to the NFL will tell you that your number one priority on offense is to protect the ball. Any time you turn the ball over, especially in the red-zone, you kill your offensive momentum and miss an opportunity to put points on the scoreboard. Prairie View A&M (3-4, 2-1) learned that lesson the hard way in a 38-0 blowout to SWAC rival, Southern Jaguars (3-3, 2-1).
The Rebound
Texans look to bounce back after tough loss on Monday night
The Houston Texans look to rebound after such a heartbreaking loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday night (30 -28) in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Houston will take on AFC South divisional rival, Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at NRG Stadium in their first home game of the 2019 NFL season. The Texans look to make it three- straight against the Jags after winning the last two meetings (20-7, 20-3).
Astros End Four-Game Losing Streak In Walk-Off Fashion
On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros looked as though they were still trying to get adjusted to playing a game on central standard time. After spending over a week on the west coast, Houston was finally back at Minute Maid Park in front of a crowd of 32, 297 fans.
Deshaun Watson Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL after Sunday’s victory of the New England Patriots. Watson has now earned his fifth Player of the Week award in his career which ranks him second in franchise history behind defensive end J.J. Watt who has seven.
Deshaun Watson Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL after Sunday’s victory of the New England Patriots. Watson has now earned his fifth Player of the Week award in his career which ranks him second in franchise history behind defensive end J.J. Watt who has seven.
Astros Need To Readjust As They Head To Colorado
As the Houston Astros prepare to take on the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, they have a lot of issues that have led up to their 1-7 record in the last eight games. In the 7-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday it was the issue with the bats again as the Astros were only able to muster up one hit which came on an error by left fielder Jose Marmolejos. It was also the lack of being able to get out of jams in certain innings.
Houston Rockets Land No. 2 Overall Pick In Upcoming NBA Draft
After a tumultuous season of dealing with injuries, players in and out of the NBA’s health and safety protocol system and two of the most valuable assets in Russell Westbrook (Washington Wizards) and James Harden (Brooklyn Nets) demanding trades, the Houston Rockets finally received some good news on Tuesday night as they received the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
Utility Player Aledmys Díaz Helps Astros Complete Sweep
The Houston Astros has baseball’s version of a “Swiss Army Knife” in utility player Aldemys Díaz who has played multiple positions for the Astros including all infield positions. He can also be used as an emergency outfielder if that is what is required from him.
Astros Put A “Stain” On The Mariners Record Behind Pitching Performance Of Javier
Houston defeated the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night by a score of 2-0 behind a brilliant pitching performance from starting pitcher Cristian Javier (3-0) who threw a career-high seven scoreless innings in the victory.
All Football Related Activities Halted At Prairie View A&M Due To COVID-19 Related Issues
PRAIRIE VIEW, Tx – The anticipated matchup between Prairie View A&M (2-0, 2-0 SWAC) and Alabama A&M (2-0, 2-0 SWAC) on Saturday March 20 has been postponed due to COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols being implemented inside of the PVAMU football program.
Astros split doubleheader with the Angels as Hurricane Laura makes its way towards Houston
Doubleheaders are rare in Minute Maid Park. So rare that the one played on Tuesday was just the second in stadium history. On September 2, 2017 the Astros faced the New York Mets in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey which caused major destruction to the city of Houston due to severe flooding in major parts of the city.
Astros Greeted With Hostility In Yankee Stadium
Well, the Houston Astros was that team who was involved in a cheating scandal back in 2017 when they defeated the Yankees in the ALCS and advanced to the World Series outlasting the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. On Tuesday, New York fans came out in full force to boo the five remaining players from the 2017 team and that energy helped fuel the Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Astros.
"All Eyes On Me" Rockets superstar James Harden returns to the court after a rough offseason.
It is safe to say that the Houston Rockets preseason game Tuesday versus the San Antonio Spurs will be more than just a tune up game for the Rockets and could be dubbed as “All Eyez on Me II” with the amount of on fans and sports media personalities around the world that will be tuned in.