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Rockets' Harden provides tips for All-Star visitors

CNNSI.com

HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden is ready. For the music, the weather, the restaurants.

Brian McTaggart, MLB.com

Astros manager Bo Porter hit Osceola County Stadium on Thursday, spending the morning getting things in order in his office and the clubhouse. Some players are already in Kissimmee, Fla., ahead of Monday's reporting date for pitchers and catchers, and P…

Matt Loede, texansgab.com

Texans linebacker Brian Cushing tore his ACL in the team’s Monday night win over the Jets in October. He had surgery shortly after. According to Nick Scurfield of Houstontexans.com, Texans owner Bob McNair said Cushing is “ahead of schedule” in his …

chron.com

Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is reportedly on the verge of signing a five-year, $175-million contract extension. The record-setting deal would make the 2012 perfect-game hurler the highest-paid pitcher in MLB and provide King Felix with a $25 mi…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Asking this question just a year ago would’ve incited laughter. James Harden was still only a sixth man in OKC, a good player, but someone who relied on the offensive openings provided by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. But once traded to Houston, H…

chron.com

Every year, I try and put my GM hat on and see things from the same vantage point that Rick Smith might be seeing things. Granted, Rick and I will probably have different opinions about things and he’ll certainly have more insight into certain aspect...…

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To all those football recruits who remain unsigned or who didn’t sign with a powerhouse Division I program on National Signing Day, Texans star running back Arian Foster has a message for you. There’s some kid out there that’s watching all these kid…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After he was abruptly and unceremoniously cut by the Texans on May 1, receiver/kick returner Jacoby Jones found a new home in Baltimore.  Now, after playing an indispensable role in the Ravens’ Super bowl win, Jones hopes it’s permanent. “I want to…

ESPN.com

chron.com

Big shout out to Brian and Dan for working through the position-by-position look at the Astros with Chip. Today is the final entry in the series. • •• ••• •• • January 23: First Base (Chip Bailey). January 24: Second Base (Brian Todd). …