Adding Kazmir, Astros’ rotation is ‘potentially great’
HOUSTON – For years the Astros have been competing for minor-league championships while asking their big-league fans to be patient.
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The more you see of Mora, the less you like him
Jim L. Mora, like his father Jim E. Mora, has a respected brain for football but a tendency toward rash
Read moreAfter Dillon’s wreck, NASCAR listens to the drivers
Automobile racing, be it Formula One, IndyCar or NASCAR, tries impossibly for equilibrium between speed and safety. To make the
Read moreSoccer Cup runneth over for American women
As television cameras panned the field during Sunday’s World Cup final at Vancouver’s BC Place, field-level billboards displayed advertising, most
Read moreNovak and Serena set for an easy run at Wimbledon
Updated Thursday, July 2, 2015 Wimbledon, the showcase event in tennis, has less glitter this year than usual. There’s nothing
Read moreThe monarchy is over, team play must rule
In these NBA playoffs we saw the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James giving everything he had, and more. However, it wasn’t
Read moreTossing bricks in and at NBA Finals, preferring NHL
Updated Thursday, June 11, 2015 As much as America loves Cleveland’s LeBron James and Golden State’s Steph Curry, two of
Read moreIs Dwight Howard too old at 29?
In these past playoffs we saw some flashes of the old Dwight Howard dominating down low, but we saw even
Read moreIndy gets a scare, then a safe Spectacle of a race
The Indianapolis 500 tries to balance speed and safety. The scientists create ever faster, slicker open-wheeled cars. But too many
Read moreMcHale teaches comeback ball to the Rockets
Staff Writer Judge Sallans HOUSTON — Kevin McHale is the only person to come back from being
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