Titus Young recently boasted he’s better than MegatronMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Texans have learned the hard way that they shouldn’t have cut receiver Jacoby Jones. The Lions surely hope that they won’t have the same experience with receiver Titus Young. But it has become increasingly clear that the 2011 second-round pick h… |
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Brian McTaggart, MLB.com The Astros will once again play host to the Urban Invitational, a college baseball tournament at Minute Maid Park that features four historically black colleges and universities -- Alabama State, Southern, Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern. |
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Brian McTaggart, MLB.com The Astros acquired power-hitting first baseman Chris Carter, starter Brad Peacock and catching prospect Max Stassi from the A's on Monday in exchange for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez. |
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The Astros shipped off one of their few recognizable names in a five-player trade with the Oakland A’s. Do you think the Astros got the best of the deal or did they get fleeced? |
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Mike Oz, yahoo.com The Oakland Athletics are still dealing and the Houston Astros are still rebuilding. The teams agreed on a trade on Monday that could prove beneficial for both organizations. The A's are the new owners of shortstop Jed Lowrie and pitcher Fernando Rodrig… |
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Harvey: I’ll take Flacco over Schaub but with an asterisk You don’t have to be Tom Brady or Peyton Manning to win the Super Bowl, but do you have to play for teams good enough to beat Tom Brady and Peyton Manning en route, which the Ravens did in back… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com During Super Bowl week, "Shutdown Corner" posted a few updates regarding players who had earned base salary escalators in their current contracts. The largest increase belong to Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, whose 2013 salary wil… |
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In the AFC South, only the Houston Texans faced the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in 2012. On Oct. 21, 2012, the Texans crushed the Ravens 43-13 at Reliant Stadium. It qualifies as ancient history in a league where things can change dram… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, Texans G.M. Rick Smith boasted of his emotional detachment when it came to parting ways with veteran players. Now, some folks in Houston could be feeling emotional about the decision to detach receiver Jacoby Jones from the roster. Lost in t… |
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We haven’t read the coverage since Friday, so while some of this is pre-Super Bowl, I’ve still judged it worth a look… How the Ravens and 49ers built their rosters, from Tom Gower of Football Outsiders. Houston Texans Five former players, coaches an… |
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Brian, Dan and Chip are completing their position-by-position look at the 2013 Astros this week. • •• ••• •• • January 23: First Base (Chip Bailey). January 24: Second Base (Brian Todd). January 25: Shortstop (Dan Peschong). January 28: … |
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NEW ORLEANS — After the Ravens lost to the Texans 43-13 on Oct. 21 at Reliant Stadium, Baltimore fans and media blasted quarterback Joe Flacco and ripped the team for considering giving him a multiyear contract. After he threw three touchdown passes to … |
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