BOSTON — Jose Altuve hit a two-run home run over the Green Monster in the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night to become just the ninth Houston Astros player to hit for the cycle. Altuve is the first Houston player to do it since Brandon Barnes against Seattle on July 19, … Read more
One week into the regular season, Texas got an early indication of which high school teams are worth watching. SAN ANTONIO — The first week of the Texas football season is in the books, bringing dominating performances, a few thrillers and a lot of offensive prowess to high school gridirons in the region. Every week … Read more
The Spanish soccer federation president is under fire for kissing a player during the recent Women’s World Cup awards ceremony. MADRID, Spain — The mother of the Spanish soccer federation president under fire for kissing a Women’s World Cup champion on the lips started a hunger strike Monday in defense of her son as calls … Read more
Derrick Langford admitted he used email to steal credit card information from more than 75 victims all over the United States. He then created fake identities to buy tickets for sporting events, concerts and other entertainment venues and then re-sold them online. One of the events was the Aggie football game against Clemson on Sept. … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes Two Shots Podcast’s Joe Garcia to discuss if the San Antonio Spurs can make it to the NBA playoffs next season. Also, some Silver and Black news. All this and more on this new episode of Locked On Spurs. [embedded content] … Read more
Veteran running back Mike Boone put Houston in front 17-10 with a spinning, tackle-slipping 11-yard run in the third quarter. NEW ORLEANS — Houston rookie C.J. Stroud threw his first touchdown as a pro before being named the Houston Texans’ starting quarterback to open the regular season. Meanwhile, Jimmy Graham looked determined not to let … Read more
Veteran running back Mike Boone put Houston in front 17-10 with a spinning, tackle-slipping 11-yard run in the third quarter. NEW ORLEANS — Houston rookie C.J. Stroud threw his first touchdown pass as a pro and the Texans defeated New Orleans 17-13 on Sunday night in a preseason finale that was also marked by a … Read more