Email Author Sean Pendergast

2013 Stories by Sean Pendergast

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  As It Turns Out, The Texans Could've Very Easily Kept Connor Barwin

  published Mar 29, 2013

  "I think Brooks (Reed) and Connor (Barwin) played well. Sometimes because they're not numbers, the perception out there is somebody is not playing well because they don't have sacks, but I can tell yo... More >>

• Houston Astros 2013: Season Win Total Prediction (And Four Other MLB Season Win Total Predictions)

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Maybe it's because football keeps our attention year round (what up, Ed Reedr), maybe it's because we're right in the middle of March Madness, or maybe it's just because as a city we've been beaten do... More >>

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  Why The Rockets' 22-Winning Game Streak Is Better Than Miami's Current Streak

  published Mar 27, 2013

  In Houston, one of the nice byproducts of the Miami Heat's amazing winning streak (after a win over Orlando, 27 straight and counting) has been the brief poof of renewed relevance that it gave to the ... More >>

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  The Astros: Out of Their League?

  published March 28, 2013

  "We feel this is very appropriate. Ed Wade is an outstanding baseball man. He's organized and has surrounded himself with a good, solid staff.... More >>

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  Blue Bell Hooks Up Girlfriend of Selfish Ice Cream Hog with Year's Supply of Ice Cream

  published Mar 26, 2013

  In the world we live in today, with social media and YouTube collaborating to make stars of practically anybody, fifteen minutes of fame can come in a variety of ways. Quirky athletic endeavors (ever... More >>

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  March Madness: Further Evidence the 2013 NBA Draft Is Going to Be Terrible

  published Mar 25, 2013

  When it comes to rebuilding a professional sports team, the ultimate sign of the desperate fan is to take one possible outcome that has worked for a few teams before, apply it as gospel and then shout... More >>

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  March Madness 2013: My Predictions in the Form of Prop Bets

  published Mar 21, 2013

  The play-in game appetizers are done, and Thursday morning the main course of 63 games involving 64 teams over the next two weeks begins. For the first time since I got into radio in 2007, I will be a... More >>

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  Ed Reed Is a Texan! Raven Fans Sound Off

  published Mar 21, 2013

  "@TwentyER -hope the rumors are true! Would love working with U. #hurricanepower." -- Wade Phillips (@sonofbum) on Twitter Wednesday night Last Thursday began with tweets from the Houston Texans team... More >>

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  March Madness: Quantifying the Odds of a Perfect Bracket

  published Mar 20, 2013

  The NCAA Tournament starts in full force on Thursday afternoon with first round action in four different cities. (NOTE: I know that there are four games that the NCAA calls "first round" games on Tue... More >>

• NFL Free Agency 2013: "Dead Money" Overview

  published Mar 18, 2013

  As a concept, the NFL salary cap is a fairly easy one to understand. Unlike the NBA, with its myriad of loopholes, exceptions, and fine print that allow teams like the Lakers and, well, almost everyon... More >>

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  The Elvis Dumervil Fiasco: 4 Winners, 4 Losers

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Up until Friday afternoon, NFL free agency had been the usual fare of crappy teams overspending (what up, Miami and Clevelandr), great teams laying back and waiting for bargains (what up, New England ... More >>

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  NFL Free Agency 2013: Assessing the Texans' Damage

  published Mar 15, 2013

  "Wheels up! GM Rick Smith is on his way to pick up free agent S Ed Reed in #Texans chairman & CEO Bob McNair's private jet!" -- @HoustonTexans, Thursday morning The Texans' Twitter proclamation about... More >>

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  Cabo 2013: Your Johnny Football Spring Break Update!

  published Mar 14, 2013

  On Monday, I compared the Houston Texans in free agency to the Wheel of Fortune shopper that scooped a meager, one-letter-remaining puzzle for a few hundred bucks. That description would imply that th... More >>

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  DeAndre Jordan's Dunk Immortalized by the Voice of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross!

  published Mar 13, 2013

  In 2013, one of the biggest gauges of your brand, your legacy, your relevance is what I like to call the "Google ______" test. Put someone's name in Google and what are the first three or four items t... More >>

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  (UPDATED) NFL Free Agency 2013: Your Texans Cheat Sheet (Cap Numbers, Restructure Candidates and More!)

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Back in the day, when I used to have oodles and oodles of idle time on my hands during prime game-show watching hours (that's code for "back in college"), Wheel of Fortune was a staple of my game-show... More >>

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  Meet West Virginia Head Coach Dana HORSEWOMEN!

  published Mar 11, 2013

  Hey, look, before I get to my point here, let me first acknowledge that I understand when you're in a content-driven business like radio, television, or journalism, that mistakes are going to happen. ... More >>

• Spring Break! Johnny Manziel Is Exhausted from Being Johnny Manziel

  published Mar 08, 2013

  "The media don't understand the pressures $42 million come with." -- Random sobbing professional athlete in the movie "Jerry Maguire" They say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fen... More >>

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  What Did Dennis Rodman Do to Piss Off North Korear

  published Mar 08, 2013

  To say the United States' relationship with North Korea is less than cordial would be a bit of an understatement. A draconian cesspool of a society with nuclear weapons perpetually aimed our way, Nort... More >>

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  R.I.P. Paul Bearer, 1954-2013: The Definitive Video Anthology of His WWE Career

  published Mar 07, 2013

  In news that when transcribed sounds like some sort of weird mix between a scene from Inception and a Webcam installed in Vince McMahon's brain, William Moody, an actual trained mortician turned wrest... More >>

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  JaMarcus Russell's Quest to Become the First 350-Pound Quarterback Is Full Steam Ahead

  published Mar 06, 2013

  My co-host John Granato and I have a standing breakfast bet (which I just now realized will have to be amended to something else at stake because we're moving from mornings to afternoons on 1560 Yahoo... More >>

• RIP @ArianFoster (February 2, 2010 - March 4, 2013)

  published Mar 05, 2013

  It all started a little over three years ago with this: Walking into the Twitter house for the first time. Hello digital world...— Arian Foster (@ArianFoster) February 2, 2010 And now, after ... More >>

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  The Most Incredible, Heartbreaking Buzzer Beater You'll Ever See (w/ VIDEO)

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Reason number 3,142 that living in the Internet age is awesome: Whereas back in the day, basketball fans were largely privy only to buzzer beaters during March Madness, NBA games and a random hand-f... More >>

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  Joe Flacco Has a New Contract: Next Big Thing or Next Cautionary Taler

  published Mar 04, 2013

  On December 16, the Baltimore Ravens lost their third game in a row, 34-17 to the Denver Broncos in Baltimore to drop to 9-5 on the season and virtually clinch a relatively ho-hum four seed in the AFC... More >>

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  Texas A&M Gives Kevin Sumlin a Nice, Big Raise

  published Mar 01, 2013

  So how much are an 11-2 record, a Heisman Trophy, a win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a Cotton Bowl rout of Oklahoma and a top ten recruiting class worthr Well, if Kevin Sumlin's new contract that he i... More >>

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  Biggest Loser v 7.0 -- Sacramento Kings Guard Tyreke Evans

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Overall, it's turned into kind of a slow sports week, which I guess is to be expected as we are in the dreaded "post-NFL combine, pre-March Madness dead period." Add in the fact that the Rockets have ... More >>