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Since their first World Series run in 2017, the Astros have produced, traded for, and developed a huge amount of pitching talent. From Cy Young winners like Dallas Keuchel and Gerrit Cole, to future Hall of Famers like Zack Greinke and Justin Verlander, the Astros have had no shortage of pitching excellence in their domination […]
The Houston Rockets continued with their sloppy and ugly offensive basketball, turning the ball over 22 times and falling apart down the stretch for a 100-92 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets scored four points in about a seven-minute stretch of the fourth quarter, as the Lakers went on a […]
When the Lakers and Rockets last met on Christmas Day, it was a very revealing game for LA. The Lakers were run off the floor and forced to really begin searching for answers to questions that it took them some time to solve. Quite a bit has changed for the Lakers since that blowout loss, […]
The Lakers survived an ugly, ugly fourth quarter of basketball to come away with a sixth straight win, knocking off the Rockets on the road, 100-92. An absolute rock fight broke out between the two teams in the fourth as they combined for just 12 points in the first eight minutes of the period. The […]
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers March 16, 2026 Location: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas TV: Peacock Radio: KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 830pm Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr., Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun Lakers: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Lebron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the San Francisco 49ers are signing veteran wide receiver Christian Kirk to a one-year deal for $6 million. Kirk, 29, spent 2025 with the Houston Texans. The former second-round pick caught 28 passes for 239 yards and a touchdown. Looking at Kirk’s injury history, he missed two games during the […]
The latest updates on the Houston Astros from Spring Training: Cristian Javier continues to strengthen his arm and get ready for the regular season. His velocity, while still not as high as it was pre-injury, has improved from his last outing: Manager Joe Espada liked what he saw from Javier: Astros #1 prospect OF Kevin […]
As the calendar moves deeper into March, many baseball fans have found a welcome distraction in the World Baseball Classic. For Astros fans like me, it has been exactly that, a high-level brand of baseball played with passion and intensity at a time of year when we’re usually stuck parsing spring training box scores and […]
The Astros seem like they’re reaching the end of their decade-long contention window. They missed the playoffs last year for the first time since 2016, ending a run of dominance that included seven division titles, four AL pennants, and two World Series championships. Instead of restocking their roster with a bunch of high profile moves, […]
In our most recent Rangers Reacts survey, we asked you wish team in the American League West you disliked the most. I didn’t think this would be particularly close — that said, I was still surprised by how lopsided the results were, with almost 90% of you picking the Houston Astros as your most disliked […]
The Texans signed, traded, cut, and extended their way through the first week of free agency. General Manager Nick Caserio improved the roster on both sides of the ball and still has salary cap room to spare. The fallout from the first week of free agency had a significant impact, both positive and negative, on […]
The AL West is an intriguing division to unpack. Last year was a bit of a turnaround, as the Astros failed to win it in a full season for the first time since 2016, and actually missed the playoffs for the first time since that season. The Mariners project to be the crema of the […]
Sometimes when we go over numbers things get missed. In this case, there were a few arms that got left out of the conversation and I would be remiss if I didn’t at least address them as camp is coming to a close. Some of the names are names you are familiar with, but they […]
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. This week’s question asked you about Ime Udoka. There’s no debating that the Rockets have underachieved this season. […]
After winning every matchup during their five-game homestand, the Lakers (42-25) are back on the road, where they will play two crucial games against the Houston Rockets (41-25). This will be the final matchups between both teams this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Mar 16 Where: […]
Astros manager Joe Espada was happy with what he saw from SP Ryan Weiss, as well as Isaac Paredes play at 2B: Yordan Alvarez hit his first HR of spring. He’s been heating up. Ryan Weiss would prefer to be a starter. He’s certainly pitched well enough to earn a shot. The Astros may not […]
The Houston Astros (8-10-3) host the Miami Marlins (8-10-2) in Grapefruit League play. RHP Cristian Javier is set to make his second start of the Grapefruit League. RHP Eury Perez will be on the mound for the Marlins. TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Cristian Javier is making his second start of the Grapefruit League this season. In […]
Depends on who you talk to, when Evan Brown was a starting guard with the Arizona Cardinals, he was either really good at his job, or he was horrible at what he did. The front office might have given Brown a final statement when they released him late this week. And now, he wasn’t unemployed […]
The Mets fell to the Astros 8-2 at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches. The loss dropped New York to 10-8 in Grapefruit League action, with one tie.
The Houston Texans aren’t done filling in their 2026 roster quite yet: Ian Rapoport has reported that the Texans are signing LG Evan Brown to a 1-year deal worth up to $3.5 million. Brown had just been released by the Arizona Cardinals on March 12th. Brown, 29, was an undrafted center out of SMU that […]
Mets lineup SP: Freddy Peralta (RHP) Astros lineup lineup to follow Broadcast info First pitch: 6:05 PM EDTTV: MLBN, Space City Home Network (Astros)Radio: KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2 (Astros)
The Houston Astros (7-10-3) take on the New York Mets (10-7) in West Palm Beach in Grapefruit League play. RHP Ryan Weiss gets his first start of the Spring for Houston, opposed by RHP Freddy Peralta of New York. TONIGHT’S STARTER: Weiss is making his first start and third appearance of the Grapefruit League this season. In […]
In a recent post by MLB Pipeline, they made predictions for every farm system heading into the 2026 season, and their outlook for the Houston Astros system was fairly bullish. The Astros enter the 2026 season without a Top 100 prospect on Pipeline’s list for the third time in the last five years, but that doesn’t mean the […]
The Houston Rockets were without Alperen Sengun, but Kevin Durant hit a jumper with seven seconds left, then two free throws a few seconds later to close the game out and give the Rockets a 107-105 victory that somehow has them in third place in the jam-packed Western Conference. Durant went for 32 points, 6 […]
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Indianapolis Colts have signed Chicago Bears free agent safety and key special teamer Jonathan Owens to bolster their depleted positional depth: Originally signed as an undrafted free agent of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018, the 5,‘11”, 204 pound safety has played for the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, […]