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Foster strives to be known as more than a running back

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Since Arian Foster considers himself, among other things, to be a dedicated follower of football fashion, his flights of fancy can throw some unexpected twists into the Texans’ orderly, structured routine. Foster, for example, announced at midweek it wa…

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Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, Thaddeus Young had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 107-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Inside linebacker is a good example of what the personnel department means to the Texans. Because of injuries, five different inside linebackers have started games this season. Since the start of last season, the Texans’ motto has …

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Jeremy Lin fakes, spins to his left and elevates for the jumper in tonight’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers.

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The Texans are one step away from hosting the AFC Championship Game. Granted, it’s one very big step. Former University of Texas kicker Justin Tucker kicked a game-winning field goal in the second overtime as the Baltimore Ravens upset top-seeded Denver…

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1. How are the Texans going to keep from getting embarrassed like they did in the 42-14 loss at New England last month? In that game, they made every mental and physical mistake possible. Penalties at the worst time killed them. On the first drive, they…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

The Denver Broncos would very much like to thank the Houston Texans for waiving return man Trindon Holliday after Week 5 of the 2012 NFL season. The Broncos picked up the third-year man from LSU, and they haven't lost a game since. In fact, Holliday was…

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The King isn’t always right. I’m just so rarely wrong that people think that’s the case. My preseason pick of a Texans-Packers Super Bowl might be up against it this week, but I’m not bailing on it just yet. Yes, that means I am picking the Texans…

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Three Texans received All-Pro votes, but did not make the first or second team. Running back Arian Foster received three votes, center Chris Myers received seven votes and guard Wade Smith received one vote. Myers’ votes were the third most among center…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

When the Associated Press announced its All-Pro Team on Saturday morning, just two players received 50 of a possible 50 votes: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, and Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt. No surprise in either case, as…

Brian McTaggart, MLB.com

Geoff Blum, who played five years with the Astros in two separate stints with the club, has reached an agreement to join the team's television broadcast team, a source has told MLB.com.

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Paul Pierce scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Kevin Garnett added 17 points and four blocks as the Boston Celtics nearly blew a 17-point lead before pulling away late in a 103-91 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.