Can Kelvin Sampson Turn the Coogs Around?
Houston Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson takes over the University of Houston basketball program & this could mean the end of their 30 year winless tourney drought. In this Mike DeCourcy Sporting News article, he goes over the head coaching caree…
Crazy MLB Contracts, Not So Crazy
SI’s Tom Verducci has an in-depth article on why these mega-million long-term contracts may not be as insane as we think upon first glance. With baseball’s booming revenues, MLB owners view them as more of an asset than an albatross….
5 Big Questions for ’14 Astros
With the big league season underway with the Houston Astros hosting the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park, here are 5 questions to discuss involving the Astros. How much of an improvement can the Astros make in 2014? For a team coming off a record…
Astros Miss Out on Jeter
How does it feel to whiff on Derek Jeter? Probably like the publishing companies that passed on JK Rowling’s “Harry Potter”. The Astros are reminded all too often of their decision to pass over the Hall of Famer, as Bob Nightengale…
Dynamo Vet Brad Davis’ World Cup Dreams
Here’s a Vancouver Sun article profile of Dynamo 32 year old veteran Brad Davis. He thought his World Cup dreams were over until new U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann came along. Since Klinsmann called up Davis for World Cup qualifying, he’s m…
Rice Introduces New Basketball Coach [Video]
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Virginia’s WTVR-TV has an article with video of Rice’s press conference introducing new head basketball coach Mike Rhoades. The Owls’ new coach spent the last 4 years as an assistant for VCU’s much desired young head coach Sha…
Pearland Plays for Lost Brother [Video]
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The Pearland Oilers baseball team is one of the best teams in Texas right now. Their inspiration is Trevor Cole. I made a trip to Pearland & reported on this story for Fox Sports Southwest’s High School Spotlight. -Robert Land…
Atascocita Softball Feature [Video]
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The Atascocita Eagles are ranked in the top 25 nationally & are one of the best teams in Texas. I caught up with them & did this feature story for Fox Sports Southwest’s High School Spotlight. -Robert Land…
Johnny Manziel Dunks [Video]
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Texas A & M’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel put on a slam dunk highlight reel. Check out this Bleacher Report Video with all the visual evidence. Maybe he’ll be Johnny Basketball next….
Astros New Wave Thinking
Everybody is wondering when all the Astros revolutionary changes take place. Will this all work? In this CBS Sports article by Jon Heyman, he explores the change in thinking by the Astros & wanders aloud when we’ll finally see results from…
Kyle Lowry Regrets Mistakes in Houston
Kyle Lowry now regrets how handled things in Houston with Kevin McHale & the Rockets coaching staff. Daryl Morey, Shane Battier & Chauncey Billups are huge influences in his career & in this fantastic Adrian Wojnarowski article in Yahoo s…
Nolan Ryan’s New Role with Astros
Nolan Ryan is finding a comfortable spot fitting in with the Astros, according to this Jerry Crasnick ESPN article. Nolan, his son Reid, and GM Jeff Luhnow discuss Nolan’s new role. Matt Albers tells how Nolan’s early advice affected his …
Brian Cushing’s Houston Dash Connection
This Jeff Kassouf article in The Equalizer tells how Brian Cushing’s sister-in-law Kealia Ohai dreamt of joining her family & playing pro soccer in Houston. Months later the Dash were born & Kealia was apart of the Dash. One Houston Tex…
Rudy T Coaching at Stucci’s Ice Cream [Video]
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Here’s a video flashback when Rudy T owned Stucci’s, his ice cream place on Richmond. Jeff Hagedorn paid a visit for his Reel-Time Rockets halftime feature. They had a little fun with Rudy coaching up Jeff on his ice cream skills. I was t…
Fiction: The NCAA Tournament Cinderella
As unpredictable as the NCAA basketball tourney is every year, the facts tell us that talent wins out. Midnight strikes for Cinderella. There’s rarely that actual storybook finish. What exactly do I mean? Every year since 1979, except for one, there&…
Astros Rebuilding: Behind the Analytics
Here’s a great article by the Houston Chronicle’s Evan Drellich about how the Houston Astros have tried to rebuild using databases & analytics. Maybe the biggest breaking news in the article is GM Jeff Luhnow’s affection for Dav…
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