The Astros won their second straight against Chicago, as Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz both hit solo shots to support Framber on the mound. HOUSTON — Framber Valdez threw seven sharp innings for his eighth straight win and Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homered to help the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the … Read more
Fans have wondered if Keldon will give up his No. 3 jersey for Chris Paul. It appears he will not. SAN ANTONIO — Before entering the NBA, San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson wore jersey number three at Kentucky and Oak Hills Academy in Virginia. He picked that jersey number for two reasons: He is the … Read more
The defense picked off Giants starter Daniel Jones twice, including one returned for a TD and recovered three fumbles in Houston’s win Saturday. HOUSTON — New York’s Daniel Jones threw two interceptions, one which was returned for a touchdown in his first action since a season-ending knee injury last year and the Houston Texans beat … Read more
While Pressly goes on the injured list, the team called up Seth Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land. HOUSTON — The injury bug continues to bite the Astros pitching staff. On Saturday, the Astros placed reliever Ryan Pressly on the 15-day injured list. The team placed Pressly on the injured list retroactive to August 14 with … Read more
Before Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, former Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was honored. The team announced a bronze statue will be made of him. ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers announced that they will immortalize former third baseman and recently-inducted hall of famer Adrian Beltre with a bronze statue outside of Globe Life … Read more
The Astros have been on fire lately, but the streaking ‘Stros may be without their slugging third baseman for a few games. HOUSTON — The Astros Alex Bregman has been on a tear lately, but a bad sleep will keep him out of the lineup. On Friday, Bregman said he slept on his arm wrong … Read more
The Olympic bronze medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked over a scoring controversy. BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded … Read more