Alan Truex: Altuve & Co. will keep Astros bashing, but will the ‘pen hold up?
HOUSTON — Over the past four decades the Astros have had the occasional uberseason, though nothing comparable to 2017 when
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Alan Truex: Houston hits the sweet spot with Honey Badger, but still has problems
HOUSTON — Very much under the radar – and under a new general manager — the Houston Texans have made
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Beckett Frappier: When the Madness is over, Villanova will have the last dance
Guest View Beckett Frappier March Madness, the best time of the year for even the most marginal of basketball
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Alan Truex: Harden is ruthless, brash, disrespectful — the ideal MVP
James Harden shook the basketball world last week with swagger of the sort the Houston Rockets’ guard has not shown
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Alan Truex: Case lost? The quarterback Zimmer has, needs and doesn’t want
HOUSTON — Awaiting the baseball season, we can celebrate – or not – the courtship season in football. Several teams
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Alan Truex: Can Goodell prove Mark Cuban wrong on NFL ‘implosion’?
Four years ago, Mark Cuban, owner of a basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks, said the National Football League was “hoggy,”
Read moreAlan Truex: Cubs sign Darvish to return to World Series, forget the last one
Last time anyone saw Yu Darvish on a baseball mound, he was serving high-velocity batting practice to the Houston Astros
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Alan Truex: Patriots’ defense is no longer Super, as Belichick loses his touch
The Super Bowl collapse of the New England Patriots’ defense was unprecedented: 41 points, 538 yards allowed and five touchdowns,
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Alan Truex: Super Bowl and NFL’s future may depend on Gronk and concussion
For all the hype and hyperbole of Belichick/Brady chasing a sixth Lombardi Trophy, the main news story heading into Sunday
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Alan Truex: Belichick and Brady put their egos aside, embrace for another ring
Just in case millions of Americans were wondering if Bill Belichick and Tom Brady still liked each other, they were
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