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Let’s start off by being honest. Left field is a bit of a quagmire for the Astros as they aren’t sure if Yordan Alvarez will get a majority of the starts out there or if they can follow through with their plan to DH him. I should not that in the Hall of Fame Index […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Now that the season is starting to wind down, we wanted to swing back around about […]
The Astros will host Team Venezuela for an exhibition this evening at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches ahead of this year’s World Baseball Classic. RHP Cristian Javier is set to make his Spring debut while Team Venezuela will start SEA RHP Eduard Bazardo, who’s been scoreless through two appearances (1.1 IP) this Spring. Isaac Paredes will […]
Every NBA player has a role. That’s not to say that every NBA player has the right role. I worked at a law firm for five years. For the first year, I worked in the file room. I did well there because it would definitely be possible to train a primate to do the job. […]
With Houston playing good ball out of the All-Star break this a reminder that yes, you are still allowed to be mad at the Jared McCain trade. The Rockets seem to have gotten their act together since this blog started tracking their progress and the 2026 first-round pick they owe to the Sixers. They went […]
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic calls the current situation untenable. MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic believes the Astros must trade 3B Isaac Paredes and get a lefthanded hitting outfielder. It’s a great idea in theory, one Astros GM Dana Brown has been trying to execute for several months. There’s just one slight problem […]
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be rolling out a series of prospect previews for Spring Training. This week we are looking at an up and coming bat: Will Bush Bush took an unconventional path to professional baseball, spending a year at Tyler Junior College before the Astros selected him in the 16th round […]
Last night’s loss by the Washington Wizards — this time to the Houston Rockets — seems from the numbers like it was at least a somewhat entertaining game. They fell behind by as much as 19, then went ham in the fourth quarter to trim the final margin to just five. Now, it was one […]
It’s been a newsworthy week for the Detroit Lions, and that has set the stage for what could be a busy offseason for the team. On Monday alone, the Lions agreed to trade David Montgomery to the Houston Texans and officially cut 2025 starting center Graham Glasgow. On this week’s PODcast, we discuss the roster […]
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The Houston Rockets built up a big lead against the Washington Wizards, and then they had hold on towards the end and a fourth-quarter rally by the Wiz, finishing the game with a 123-118 victory. The Rockets were led by Alperen Sengun, who finished witgh 32 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and a […]
The Washington Wizards faced the Houston Rockets on Monday night at Capital One Arena. The Wizards made 19 of their 35 3-point attempts, but that hot shooting wasn’t enough as they lost to the Rockets, 123-118. Julian Reese, who signed a two-way contract with the Wizards on Saturday, started at center in his NBA debut […]
And you thought today’s news was over? Think again! ESPN’s Adam Schefter just reported that the Houston Texans have released S Jimmie Ward According to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, the Texans now void Ward’s base salary of $2.75 million. A veteran signing at the beginning of head coach DeMeco Ryans’ tenure, Ward would start 10 games […]
We’re about halfway through spring training, and if you’ve read anything I’ve written before, you know I’m not in the business of overreacting to one Grapefruit League box score. One game means nothing. Two games mean nothing. Even a week can be misleading. But at some point, the sample size stops whispering and starts talking. […]
Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards March 2, 2026 Location: Capital One Arena — Washington, DC TV: Space City Home Network Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 6:00 CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Reed Sheppard, Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun Wizards: Bub Carrington, Tre Johnson, Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibali, Anthony Gill
Browns News: Tytus Howard Added Through Trade with Texans The Cleveland Browns are wasting no time addressing the most glaring weakness on their roster. The Browns have agreed to acquire versatile offensive lineman Tytus Howard from the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Monday. As [...]
The Juice Scruggs era in Houston has come to an end. The embattled offensive lineman never quite gained traction in his three seasons in Houston as he played center and guard. Unfortunately for him, he was not able to crack the lineup last season even when the team was shuffling guards. Obviously, the bigger ticket […]
With the 2026 NFL combine in the books, the Cleveland Browns have started their revamp of their offense with a trade for Houston Texans OT Tytus Howard. A deal that many around the sports world are applauding for the Browns, and wondering why the Texans would make it, is just the first of what is […]
Yordan Alvarez makes his 2026 Grapefruit League debut today for the Astros. Houston Astros (1-6-2) host the Washington Nationals (5-3-2) today in Grapefruit League action. RHP Hunter Brown will make his second start of the Spring today. He hurled 2.0 scoreless innings in his first start on Feb. 25 at MIA. Brown, who will be the […]
The Houston Texans are not wasting anytime reshaping their roster for the 2026 NFL season. They have agreed to two trades today. The first sent Titans Howard to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round draft pick. Howard started all 16 games for the Texans last season. He graded out pretty well as a pass blocker […]
Sonic and Knuckles will not play together in 2026. The Detroit Lions are reportedly trading running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans, as first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. In return, the Lions will get: There was clearly some tension between Montgomery and the Lions after the 2025 season, in which Montgomery saw […]
The Mets had their first walk-off win of the spring, beating the Houston Astros 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a Yonatan Henriquez line drive single that scored John Bay. The Mets next game will be on Tuesday at 1:10 PM EST, against Team Nicaragua in a pre-World Baseball Classic exhibition game. […]
This year’s Houston Rockets team has been one of the most inconsistent iterations of the team seen in recent memory. More over, the Rockets have been one of the most inconsistent ball clubs in the entire league. They’re far from a lock to beat the league’s relatively easier opponents. In fact, I tend to get […]
Houston was already expected to target the offensive line in free agency, but things just got a whole lot more interesting. Dianna Russini of the The Athletic just reported the the Texans are trading starting RT/LG Tytus Howard to the Cleveland Browns for a 5th-round pick: This comes as another absolute stunner from Texans general […]
We are now five positions into the Astros offensive outlook on the season. We are reviewing five underlying statistics that impact what players produce. Over a long enough timeline, the underlying numbers will match the conventional ones. Occasionally, we see times where that does not happen. That is the case for the 2025 Astros. Obviously, […]