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Houston Rockets vs Miami Noroviruses Heat February 28, 2026 Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX TV: Space City Home Network, Prime Video Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 2:30pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Reed Sheppard?, Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun Heat: Davion Mitchell, Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Junior, Andy […]
His first Grapefruit League appearance of 2026 didn’t last long, but it was certainly encouraging. Maybe there’s still a little gas left in the tank after all. Friday’s 2026 Grapefruit League debut by Lance McCullers Jr. may not have seemed like much, but it was huge. For Lance, for the Astros, for fans who may […]
3B Isaac Paredes will make his 2026 Grapefruit League debut today. The Houston Astros (1-4-2) welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-2) to West Palm Beach. RHP Mike Burrows will make his second start and appearance of the Spring as he takes on Buccos RHP Braxton Ashcraft. RHP Mike Burrows takes on his former club with today’s […]
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros, February 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET Location: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL How to Listen: 93.7 The Fan, 100.1 FM, AM 1020 KDKA, Sports Net Pittsburgh app SNP 360 The Pittsburgh Pirates on the road against the Houston Astros looking to grab a win in […]
After a three-game win streak, the Miami Heat have since lost two straight. They will look to bounce back as they return to Kaseya Center to host the visiting Houston Rockets for an early weekend matchup Saturday. The Rockets are coming off a win versus the Orlando Magic in a game where Kevin Durant dropped […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat back home for afternoon matchup against Rockets appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
With Super Bowl LX long in the rearview mirror, the NFL is gearing up for the official start of the new season and the flurry of financial and personnel activity in tow. We are getting some initial tip-offs to the madness, from the purges in Miami to the restructuring of Patrick Mahomes’ massive contract. Yet […]
After a hard-fought win in Orlando, the Houston Rockets travel to South Beach for a game about 40 hours later. This is a recipe for disaster. At least James Harden isn’t on the team anymore. The Heat are 31-29 and are coming off back-to-back losses against the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers. They play offense […]
Jose Altuve and Lance McCullers Jr. will each make their Grapefruit League debuts today. The Houston Astros (1-4-1) take on the Washington Nationals (4-2-1) in Grapefruit League action. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. is set to make his 2026 Grapefruit League debut. He made his return to the mound in 2025 after missing the entire 2023-24 […]
The team has made no significant new investment into an offense that was 21st in MLB last season. While there has been an obvious and understandable focus on pitching this offseason for the Houston Astros after being devastated by pitching injuries in 2025, it shouldn’t be ignored that this was not a good offensive team […]
Jesús Sánchez is a 28-year-old, left-handed hitting, outfielder. The Jays traded Joey Loperfido to the Astros to pick him up. Loperfido will be 27 in May, so there isn’t that much difference in age. Sánchez has played 580 MLB games and has a 4.8 bWAR. Loperfido has played 122 games and has a 1.1 bWAR. […]
The period between the Super Bowl and start of the NFL year is probably the coaches and players favorite part of the year. It is the time where they can take a breath for at least a moment before working on free agency and the draft. Players obviously will start working out in the spring […]
Meet the Mets Nolan McLean’s first outing of the spring was fantastic, and the Mets won their exhibition game against the Astros. Mets minor league pitcher Ryan Lambert is fanatical about his dietary beliefs and once consumed thirty raw eggs per day for an entire month. “Everybody says first base is easy, but it’s harder […]
This game felt like the Rockets season in microcosm. Amen Thompson returned from being out in the previous game, and the Rockets traveled to Orlando for the second game of a back to back. Orlando was at home, and last played Tuesday in Los Angeles. After a game of beating the woeful Kings easily with […]
Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic February 26, 2026 Location: Kia Center — Orlando, Florida TV: Space City Home Network, Radio:KBME Sports Talk 790 Online: Rockets App, SCHN+ Time: 6:30pm CST Probable Starting Lineups Rockets: Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun Magic: Jalen Suggs, Anthony Black, Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Wendall Carter Jr.
The Mets cruised to victory in a road game as they visited the Astros in West Palm Beach this afternoon, and Nolan McLean was unsurprisingly the star of the show in his first spring training appearance. The Mets’ next Grapefruit League game is set for 1:05 PM EST tomorrow as they visit the Cardinals in […]
Recap disclaimer – this may be more a random observations list than a specific blow-by-blow of the game. Spring training results are unimportant, right? It’s the process, after all. Pre-Game Notes From my wanderings around the back fields. And introductory tour of the media service room, et. al., as I picked up my press pass. […]
This past January, while the Texans sought (and failed) to breakthrough the Divisional Playoff barrier, they also saw the anniversary of their hiring of Nick Caserio as GM for the team. Five years ago, Houston finally got their man (as Houston had a rather abortive attempt at Caserio in 2019). Since that time, He oversaw […]
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their Spring Training schedule with a matchup against the Houston Astros starting at 12:05pm Central. According to MLB.com, Matthew Liberatore will take the mound for St. Louis for his 2nd start of the Spring. The Astros starter was to be determined according to the last update I’ve seen.
We’re in that slow period between the Super Bowl and the new league year where it sometimes feels like the NFL world has ground to a halt. And that makes it a perfect time to ask: Where in the world are our Battle Red Blog readers? We don’t want or need your address or any […]
The Houston Astros travel to Jupiter, FL to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros will be playing a split squad game. Peter Lambert gets the start for Houston. This is his first start of the spring and his second appearance. In his first appearance, he pitched one scoreless inning while allowing 2 hits […]
Mets lineup SP: Nolan McLean Astros lineup lineup to follow Broadcast info First pitch: 1:05 PM ESTRadio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM
The Houston Astros (1-2-1) host the New York Mets (2-2-1) in a split squad game today in Palm Beach, FL. Tatsuya Imai makes his first appearance of the spring in this game. Imai was the Astros top free agent signing of the offseason and currently projects as their third starter while offering number 2 starter […]
Whether you’re a fan of Jabari Smith jkr. or still wish Houston drafted Paolo Banchero or Chet Holmgren, there’s no denying that Jabari Smith seems to have turned a corner after struggling for a stretch earlier this year. In the four games after the All-Star break, Jabari has scored 15, 21, 31 and 12 points, […]
UPDATE: Texans expect to name Jerry Schuplinksi as new QB coach. As if on cue, just as this morning’s C.J. Stroud article was posting, the Texans were addressing 1 of the bullet points therein. From the earlier post: As hypothesized, the people speaking into Stroud’s ear might not be saying the things this particular young man […]
Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be rolling out a series of prospect previews for Spring Training. This week we looking at an arm that could help in 2026: Miguel Ullola Ullola is the latest in a long line of international arms developed by the Astros that also signed for a pretty small bonus. […]