Posted Rockets could face next season without Yao to Houstonist
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that there's a strong possibility that Yao Ming could be out for the year and maybe even longer. “It sounds like he’s missing most of next season, if not the entire 82 games,” one league executive who has had recent discussions with the Houston front office told Yahoo! Sports. “That’s all that [the Rockets] will concede quietly, but they know it’s probably much worse.” The Rockets did reveal last week that...
Posted Houston Hits Record High to Houstonist
Stay cool, Houston 108. We're not talking about a Nolan Ryan fastball or Mario Williams jetting down Interstate 40; we're talking about heat, Houston. The National Weather Service issued a heat warning in the Bayou City today after the heat index hit 108 for the second consecutive day and it looks like it will be a third day come Friday. The actual temperature today was 104, a new high for June in Houston. Do...
Posted Berkman Reaches Milestone to Houstonist
Lance Berkman Astros first baseman Lance Berkman belted his13th home run of the season today in the second inning against Kansas City Royals pitcher Brian Bannister to give him 1,001 career RBI. Berkman just becomes the third Astro in franchise history to surpass the 1,000 RBI plateau joining Jeff Bagwell (1,529) and Craig Biggio (1,175). This is the second milestone Berkman has reached within the past two weeks. On June 13, Berkman hit his...
Posted Houstonist Was There: Dynamo v. Chivas USA to Houstonist
After a brutal 0-2-2 start, the Houston Dynamo (7-2-3) won their fourth consecutive game and have run their unbeaten to streak to nine as they beat Chivas USA (8-3-3) 1-0 at Robertson Stadium on Wednesday night. The lone goal came from Stuart Holden as he punched it in stoppage time in the first half. With the win, the Dynamo pull within three points of first place Chivas USA....
Posted Former Astro Wins 300th to Houstonist
Former Astros pitcher Randy Johnson San Francisco Giants pitcher Randy Johnson added one more milestone to his future Hall of Fame career by becoming the 24th member of the elite 300 win club. Johnson pitched six innings while allowing only three hits and an earned run in a 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Johnson was the first pitcher to win on his first attempt at his 300th win since Tom Seaver...
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