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Kubiak touts Dennison for head-coaching job

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

So far, Texans offensive coordinator Rick Dennison has landed on the interview list of only one NFL team — the Bears.  His current boss thinks the time has come for someone to give Dennison a chance to run a team of his own. “I think he’s been read…

chron.com

Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens is on the verge of taking an active role with the Astros.

CNNSI.com

Lance Berkman accepted the Texas Rangers this time, and is returning to his home state to be their designated hitter in what likely will be the last stop of his career.

chron.com

Photos: Texans’ recipe for a payback against the Patriots

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

If it's the NFL postseason, it's time for Patriots fans and columnists to ratchet their annoying tendencies up another few notches. Yes, they've reached many Super Bowls in recent years, and even won a few, and yes, we're all jealous of their success. B…

chron.com

Craig Biggio recorded 3,060 hits for one team, is one of the premier second basemen during the last 25 years and posted a 51-double, 50-steal season in 1998.

ESPN.com

What I think they should be thinking at the headquarters of the Houston Texans this evening… We’re presumed dead. It’s understandable. We know what we did in New England last time. We hardly provided a lot of reasons for people outside this locker r…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Players often say before big games that they’ve tuned out the media and are focused solely on the upcoming opponent. But as Texans running back Arian Foster prepares to face the Patriots on Sunday, he’s very much paying attention to what the media say…

chron.com

By Jimmy Golen The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — To hear Bill Belichick glumly address reporters on Monday, you’d think the Texans blew New England out in the regular season — and not the other way around. “There were several things in that…

chron.com

Well, the Texans have done it again. In a repeat match-up against the Dalton-led Bengals, the Texans again sent the Katy native home for the season. But not without a fight. In the waning moments of the game the outcome was still not secured. While I’m …

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As we get ready for Texans-Patriots Part 2 on Sunday in Foxborough, the Chronicle will take a daily look at some of the key matchups: Andre Johnson vs. Aqib Talib At first glance, Andre Johnson’s numbers in the regular-season meeting against the Patriot…

nba.com

The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and the Houston Rockets' James Harden today were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 6.

chron.com

If the Texans needed any more motivation for Sunday’s divisional round playoff matchup with the New England Patriots, they got it courtesy of Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. In his Sunday column, Shaughnessy called the Texans a fraud and predict…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

There's a good case to be made that the Patriots face an easy road to the AFC championship game. In recent weeks the Texans have looked less like the team that gored the league for the better part of the last two years and more like the reliably .500 te…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

In December, the Patriots destroyed the Texans, 42-14. Which is great news for the Patriots, who get to play the Texans again on Sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs. Except for one problem: The Patriots have been down this road before: Two ye…

Field Yates, ESPN.com

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn't resting on the fact that the first time his team played the Texans this season, they handily defeated them 42-14 on "Monday Night Football," when Houston was an AFC-best 11-1 at the time.

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

The situation of Houston Rockets rookie forward Royce White has been explained here and elsewhere enough times for it to be fairly familiar. White, who suffers from anxiety, missed the first few days of training camp, secured a bus to take him to severa…

ESPN.com

Reading the coverage ... Football Outsiders discussed Bengals-Texans and Colts-Ravens as they unfolded. Houston Texans The Patriots' rout of the Texans turned on five plays, says Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle. That regular-season game in New E…

chron.com

As the Texans keep hope alive — as well as the focus of the Houston sports world — the Astros inch closer to spring training. In case you’re still keeping up, mark it down. Pitchers and catchers start reporting as early as February 11. The Astros op…

grantland.com

When the Houston Rockets pried Omer Asik away from the Bulls with an aggressive offer sheet, the most pressing question (after "Who?" and "Him?") was ...