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12:00 am
May. 17, 2012
Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases
By John Nova Lomax
You never know what might happen when you go to cover a vintage base ball game. Early in the second game of the Babies' two-game slate, one of the... More >>

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4:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Matthew Eyerly: Produced Child Porn, Says His Girlfriend Also Sent Him Nude Pics of Her Kid
By Richard Connelly
Matthew David Eyerly pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Eyerly, 35, "admitted to digital and or... More >>

Hair Balls

2:43 pm
May. 16, 2012
Chase "Young Nino" Walker, 20: Calmly Dumped Onto The Road After Being Shot In Head, Bayou Body Count No. 61
By Richard Connelly
They didn't do it like this in Pulp Fiction: A man got shot in the head in a car by someone else in that vehicle Tuesday afternoon, but instead of calling in Mr. Wolf for a clean-up, the car stop... More >>

Hair Balls

2:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Comment of the Day: A New Job For That Apocalypse-Ranting Teacher
By Richard Connelly
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Mayb... More >>

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1:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Fire at ExxonMobil a Buzzkill for Lunch Crowd
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
The lunch crowd at ExxonMobil got a surprise today when the food court and dining room had to be evacuated because of a fire in a lower level. Food-service workers say they were in the midst of pr... More >>

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12:30 pm
May. 16, 2012
Cover Story: Houston's Ancient Baseball History Comes Alive
By John Nova Lomax
For most local sports fans, baseball history begins with the Astrodome. Mention the old exploding scoreboard, beer-hawkers and their cries of "Coldest foam in the dome!" and Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuz ... More >>

Hair Balls

11:40 am
May. 16, 2012
Former HPD Cop Andrew Blomberg Not Guilty in Chad Holley Case (UPDATED)
By Richard Connelly
A jury has found former HPD officer Andrew Blomberg not guilty of official oppression in connection with the arrest of Chad Holley. The video of the arrest showed officers seemingly whaling away ... More >>

Hair Balls

11:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Dynamo Draw with Portland Timbers
By Danny Lopez
The Houston Dynamo kept their undefeated record at BBVA Compass Stadium alive on Tuesday night, by virtue of a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers. The streak also has the Dynamo earning thei... More >>

Hair Balls

10:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Houston Drunks, You Now Have Your Very Own Special Jail
By Richard Connelly
City Council approved today a $4.3 million "sobering center" where those arrested for public intoxication will go instead of jail. "This will help reduce the city's financial burden for handling... More >>

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8:58 am
May. 16, 2012
Terrible? Great? Seven Rap Videos About Texas Colleges
By Richard Connelly
Rap is a universal language, except for most old people. So it's natural that college students would use rap to express their love for their school. Sometimes this is done well, others....not so... More >>

Hair Balls

8:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Paige Parkerson: Killed Fiance Because His Mother's Day Gift Wasn't Good Enough? (UPDATED)
By Richard Connelly
A tip for any future suitors of Paige Parkerson, whether it's in prison or not: Go big on Mother's Day. Beaumont police say Parkerson killed her fiancé early Monday after the two "had been argu... More >>

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7:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Jeff Bagwell's Nightmare with Hand Doctor Michael Brown Gets Worse
By Richard Connelly
Houston Astro legend Jeff Bagwell continues to pay the price for getting involved with the weird, sleazy, black hole that is the court odyssey of TV-ad star hand doctor Michael Brown. Brown has ... More >>

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6:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Louisiana Senate Votes to Beg Roger Goodell to Unsuspend Saints Players and Coaches
By Sean Pendergast
Let me preface what I am about to say by noting that I love the state of Louisiana. I don't think I've ever had a bad trip to the state. It's one of my favorite places to visit, complete with oth... More >>

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4:40 pm
May. 15, 2012
Gelareh Bagherzadeh: Crime Stoppers Offers Record $200,000 Reward for Tips on Her Murder
By Richard Connelly
Police are still baffled by the January 16 murder of Gelareh Bagherzadeh, a Texas Medical Center student and activist against the Iranian government who was gunned down in an expensive neighborho... More >>

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3:00 pm
May. 15, 2012
Amazing Houston Business Journal Scoop: Onion Article Probably Not True
By Richard Connelly
Hold on to your hats, take a seat, take a deep breath, do whatever it takes to absorb some shattering news: An article in The Onion is probably fake. This earth-shattering scoop is brought to yo... More >>

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1:30 pm
May. 15, 2012
"Pocahontas" the Stripper: Luerissie Ross Charged with Capital Murder
By Richard Connelly
You think I'm an ignorant savage And you've been so many places I guess it must be so The lyrics of "Colors of the Wind" -- so inspiring to eight-year-old girls everywhere -- probably were not ... More >>

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12:30 pm
May. 15, 2012
Hole-Y Trinity! Old Meth-in-the-Vadge Trick Fails for Third Time This Year in East Texas Town
By John Nova Lomax
For the third time this year, police in Trinity, Texas, have busted a woman who tried to hide some crystal meth inside her vagina. We have to say that Karen Hale, the 22-year-old suspect in thi... More >>

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12:00 pm
May. 15, 2012
Dontay Jerome Leonard, 28, Bayou Body Count No. 60
By Richard Connelly
The body of a man who had been fatally shot was found on a far southwest-side street early Monday morning, Houston police say. Dontay Jerome Leonard, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene in the ... More >>

Hair Balls

11:00 am
May. 15, 2012
Comment of the Day: Good Lord, Michael Brown & the Lawyers in His Case
By Richard Connelly
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Mayb... More >>

Hair Balls

10:00 am
May. 15, 2012
Roy Valdez, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 59
By Richard Connelly
A man was shot several times at a southwest-side restaurant Sunday afternoon and died, Houston police say. Roy Valdez, 20, was at the Taqueria Cancun in the 8100 block of South Gessner with four... More >>

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9:00 am
May. 15, 2012
App of the Week: Get in Shape with Nike Training Club
By Jeff Balke
App: Nike Training Club Platform: iPhone Web site: App Store Cost: Free "My doctor said I swallowed a lot of aggression...along with a lot of pizzas." -- Dewey Oxburger, Stripes I'll be honest,... More >>

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Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball
By John Nova Lomax

It's a sweltering Cinco de Mayo in Katy's City Park, and on a dusty baseball diamond, Larry Joe "Long Ball" Miggins steps up to the plate with two men on… More >>

Vintage Baseball: The Wanderers Vintage Baseball: The Wanderers
By John Nova Lomax

The most colorful and certainly most obscure of Houston's baseball eras would come to an end in 1905, when competition would move to West End Park, which stood on the… More >>

Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases
By John Nova Lomax

You never know what might happen when you go to cover a vintage base ball game. Early in the second game of the Babies' two-game slate, one of the "cranks"… More >>

"Duck Taco" Lawsuit

COURTS "Duck Taco" Lawsuit Deputy endured forced motorboating, suit says By Richard Connelly A former deputy to Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga has sued her, claiming she sexually harassed him by, among other things,… More >>

Friends Like These Friends Like These

CRIME Friends Like These Woman sexes hospitalized pal's teen By Richard Connelly When her good friend was hospitalized, Karen Lee Carstens volunteered to help watch her 13-year-old son. For two years, cops say, she and… More >>

Rockets Mascot Gets in the Ring Rockets Mascot Gets in the Ring
By Jeff Balke

Be sure to check out our slideshow of Clutch's annual birthday party ad Robert Boudwin, the man behind the mask. In March 2007, the Houston Rockets were home for the New… More >>

Combat Veterans Fall Prey to Gambling Addictions at an Alarming Rate Combat Veterans Fall Prey to Gambling Addictions at an Alarming Rate
By Tucker, John H.

In 2007, having served with distinction during two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force firefighter John Brownfield Jr. took a job as a correctional officer at… More >>

Another Austin Lover

TEXAS Another Austin Lover Six bad reasons to move there By John Nova Lomax Some mewling mouth-breather named Ed Reed on a blog called Thought Catalog has fallen in love with Austin and listed… More >>

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