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Apparently the Astros are immune to the Sports Illustrated curse. Three years before Houston won the AL pennant with a Game 7 win over the Yankees, SI predicted it would win the World Series in 2017. Sports Illustrated The cover story was on the Astros’ innovative front office, led by GM Jeff Luhnow, which had been stacking championship pieces like George Springer, Collin McHugh and Dallas Keuchel. At the time,…

Martin Truex Jr. scores his seventh win of the year | 2017 KANSAS 3 hours ago

Houston’s Carlos Correa doesn’t want to go to L.A. and lose a second time 20 hours ago

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has gone to great lengths in recent weeks to ensure his voice was heard publicly about his displeasure over any NFL player not standing for the national anthem, and while he slipped out of last week’s owner’s meetings in New York without speaking to the media, league sources said he was quite vocal during Wednesday’s session. Jones was the only owner to rail against the handful…

Houston’s Carlos Correa doesn’t want to go to L.A. and lose a second time 15 hours ago

With Week 8 in the books, it’s time to look back at the players who made the biggest differences in key games. Two of our selections this week had huge nights running the ball. Our national selection scored three touchdowns in a pivotal win to push his team into the playoff hunt, while our SEC selection had his best performance of the season. Meanwhile, our Freshman of the Week selection…

Houston’s Carlos Correa doesn’t want to go to L.A. and lose a second time 9 hours ago

There will be a celebration Friday night in Port Allen. It’s not for things present, but to remember the glory of days past, and to pray sprigs of hope grow into something resembling those grand memories of now long-ago days. That’s not too much to expect from Friday’s Quail Forever afternoon and evening at the newly refurbished and newly named Bridgeview Gun Club (the old Hunters’…

The Bills‘ efforts to reshape their roster around players they expect to be there for the long haul — which includes trading recent top picks like Sammy Watkins and Ronald Darby — also included attempts to move highly-paid defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, league sources said, to no avail. Dareus, who drew the ire (rightfully so) of the new regime of coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane for arriving late…

Houston’s Carlos Correa doesn’t want to go to L.A. and lose a second time 4 hours ago

There will be a celebration Friday night in Port Allen. It’s not for things present, but to remember the glory of days past, and to pray sprigs of hope grow into something resembling those grand memories of now long-ago days. That’s not too much to expect from Friday’s Quail Forever afternoon and evening at the newly refurbished and newly named Bridgeview Gun Club (the old Hunters’…

There will be a celebration Friday night in Port Allen. It’s not for things present, but to remember the glory of days past, and to pray sprigs of hope grow into something resembling those grand memories of now long-ago days. That’s not too much to expect from Friday’s Quail Forever afternoon and evening at the newly refurbished and newly named Bridgeview Gun Club (the old Hunters’…

Justin Verlander wins the ALCS MVP and talks about his love for Jose Altuve Just now

HOUSTON – Not long ago, when the Houston Astros were in the midst of losing more than 105 games in three consecutive seasons, when their local TV ratings were literally 0.0, when they were tanking to win before it was cool, they believed this day would arrive. Certainly they hoped the path would come easier than this, a seven-game torture rack of an American League Championship Series against the New…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…

If you have to attend a wedding this weekend, we really, really, really, really feel sorry for you. Buckle up for a huge weekend For those saddled with weddings this weekend, my thoughts are prayers are with you. Here are the highlights from a sports-filled weekend: Verlander dominated the Yankees in Game 6 to force a Game 7 on Saturday night … Notre Dame-USC and Penn State-Michigan are among the…

reader comments 35 Game Details Developer: Polyphony DigitalPublisher: SonyPlatform: PS4Release Date: October 17thPrice: $59.99Links: Official website  Gran Turismo Sport is a great racing game. What it’s not is a simple PS4 port of the last GT game. Almost everything about this latest release is different from every game that has come before it in the series. There are way fewer selectable cars than the competition (and previous GT games). There aren’t many tracks. You won’t spend hours…

Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel with teammates during the anthem, prior to the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on October 15, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. Michael Zagaris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Zagaris/Getty Images Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel with teammates during the anthem, prior to the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on October 15, 2017 in Landover, Maryland….

Jemele Hill’s political opinions have kept her in the news recently, as she first made headlines by calling Donald Trump a white supremacist before drawing a two-week suspension for suggesting a boycott of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ advertisers.  ESPN said the suspension was for a second violation of the network’s social media guidelines, and there were strong reactions to it on both sides. Some thought ESPN was wrong for censoring…