The hopes of being a .500 ball club by Sunday Afternoon were blasted to smithereens like something out of the new SuperGirl movie. Tigers 8 Astros 0. If only MLB had adopted the mercy rule for this season. Things would begin unraveling in the bottom of the third for Spencer Arrighetti (L, 7-4). James […]
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant appeared to take a shot at Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks as he urged them to celebrate their 2026 NBA Finals victory after ending a 53-year championship drought.
Detroit Tigers (34-46) vs. Houston Astros (40-43) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: The Crawfish BoxesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-3, 3.13 ERA)
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (40-43) and Detroit Tigers (34-47) will play the 2nd game of their 4-game set tonight at Comerica Park. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-3, 3.13 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. Tigers RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 3.68 ERA). Tonight will be Arrighetti’s 3rd career start/app. vs. DET and his 2nd at […]
It hasn’t been a linear trend towards success for this Houston Rockets rebuild. There have been peaks and valleys. At times, it has looked like the Rockets had one of the brightest futures in the NBA. There’s been plenty of gloom and doom as well. As is often the case, the truth is likely somewhere […]
The 2025-26 campaign was a weird one for CJ Gardner-Johnson, as the seven-year pro joined the Houston Texans before the start of the season after the front office traded for him from the Philadelphia Eagles. However, after just three games into the season, Houston surprisingly cut him from the roster. At the time, the organization […]
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Bust. Disaster. Another Dana Brown failure. Bum. DFA that clown. These are the things Astros fans were saying about Tatsuya Imai after his third start of the season. Imai’s 3rd start of the year was an epic failure. He only got one out against division-rival Seattle. He allowed 3 runs on 4 walks and a […]
C.J. Gardner-Johnson, one of the most well-traveled active NFL players, is opening up about his surprise release from the Houston Texans early last season.
The Houston Rockets entered the second night of the 2026 NBA Draft without making a selection, but left with a clear victory. Before the second round even began, Houston pulled off a trade with the reigning NBA champion New York Knicks, acquiring picks 31 and 55 in exchange for picks 39 and 53, plus the […]
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The Celtics have agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with former Houston guard Milos Uzan after the four-year college player went undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft. Uzan spent his first two collegiate seasons at Oklahoma before transferring to Houston, where he became a full-time starter over the past two years. During his time with […]
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Trever Miller pitched 13 seasons in the majors. He’d appear in 230 games as a reliever for the Astros and was a member of the 98′ squad that won 102 games. Trever joins us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes. Q: You came to Houston as part of a big trade. Where were […]
Defensive players continue to fill out the NFL Top 100 list going into the 2026 season, with Montez Sweat of the Chicago Bears and Azeez Al-Shaair of the Houston Texans being the latest addition to the field.
Happy Friday, everyone! The Tigers will continue their lengthy weekend series against the Astros tonight, but while we wait for that game to get underway, let’s get caught up on all the baseball news that’s fit to print. FanGraphs has good reason to believe that Dillon Dingler is the best catcher in baseball at the […]
Anyone who watched the 2025 Houston Texans offense knows then-rookie offensive coordinator Nick Caley was driving the struggle bus into the bar ditch early and often. While bumping along the runway is an expectation of a first time coordinator, Caley’s press conferences didn’t do much to endear him to a fanbase that needed reassuring. Instead […]
As we close out the trade deadline add possibilities we get to one of the two positions that the Astros actually mentioned they were interested in. What’s fascinating is that things have not changed over the last two seasons at least. Dana Brown is still looking for a lefty bat and the Astros are still […]
The Detroit Tigers officially reached the halfway mark of the 2026 regular-season schedule on Thursday night after dropping the opener of a four-game home series with the Houston Astros, 2-1. Troy Melton looked sharp, recording a career high six strikeouts, but the offense went AWOL until a solo homer in the ninth by Dillon Dingler. […]
Houston Texans News Why Texans’ OC Nick Caley is confident Stroud, the offense will improve in 2026 (Houston Chronicle) Texans’ C.J. Stroud, Panthers’ Bryce Young get more bad news about contract situations (Yardbarker) Texans reveal themes for 2026 home game matchups (KHOU 11 Houston) Breaking Down Davis Mills’ Texans Future Beyond This Season (Sports Illustrated) […]
James Harden is an easy punching bag for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The flaws in his game are pretty obvious, and his teams have yet to come through on the biggest stages throughout his 17-year career. Throw in that he was traded to Cleveland in exchange for a home-grown All-Star that’s 10 years younger, and it’s […]
Despite the inconsistency with which the Houston Astros has played with all season long, they remain in the thick of the division race, standing at just 1.5 games behind the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners. On Thursday night, the Astros scored a solid 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers, with Tatsuya Imai turning in the best […]
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The Houston Astros are keeping things interesting in the American League West, as they continue to breathe down the necks of the division-leading Seattle Mariners. With their 2-1 victory in the series opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at Comerica Park in Detroit, the Astros improved to 40-43 and extended their winning streak to […]
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After entering the 2026 NBA draft without a first-round pick in one of the deepest classes in recent memory, the Rockets wasted no time making moves in Wednesday’s second round. Houston traded the No. 39 and No. 53 pselections, along with a 2029 second-round pick via Sacramento, to the defending NBA champion Knicks in exchange […]
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Detroit Tigers (34-45) vs. Houston Astros (39-43) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: The Crawfish BoxesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Troy Melton (4-0, 2.56 ERA) vs. RHP Tatsuya Imai (4-3, 6.15 ERA) Lineups ASTROS TIGERS Jeremy Pena – SS Kevin McGonigle – DH Yordan Alvarez – DH Kerry Carpenter – RF Isaac Paredes – 3B Dillon Dingler […]
The Houston Rockets continue to surface in Jaylen Brown trade speculation, even as a prominent NBA insider recently said he hasn’t heard much about the team being connected to the Boston Celtics star. During the Wednesday evening broadcast of The Zach Lowe Show, Lowe said Houston has not been a team he has consistently heard […]
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Entering the 2026-27 NFL season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will rely on a secondary built to prove itself after a shaky 2025. Last season, the Steelers finished with the 29th-rated pass defense and were susceptible to allowing receivers to have big outings. This included surrendering 144 yards to Houston Texans receiver Christian Kirk in the AFC […]
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There are MLB people who think the Houston Astros should sell at the trade deadline. But the Astros are standing firm on key tradeable pieces. And here are three sneaky 2026 MLB trade deadline targets for the Astros to chase. One of the reasons the Astros won’t sell is the weakness of the AL West. […]
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