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  • Culture

    June 16, 2011

    Hover Boards

    Air hockey's appeal has outlasted the space program that inspired it.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Astros Collapse Against Braves Sends Stat Geeks Scrambling

    Uh-oh.​If you happen to be on the wrong end of a tough loss in baseball, the last words you want to hear are "Elias Sports Bureau." The mere mention of that group should elicit the same queasiness with a losing baseball team that the Internal Revenue Service does with tax cheats, the Federal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Taking the Good With the Bad

    ​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. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    December 9, 2013 Headline: Hunter Pence Signs With Pirates For 7 Years, $168M

    Rich people making baseball decisions​Most major league baseball owners are billionaires or, at the very least, incredibly wealthy leaders of investor groups. And I'm pretty sure you have to be smart to become a billionaire (although I am admittedly very smart, and I regularly get excited whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Drayton McLane Officially Puts Astros On The Block (World Series Championship Not Included)

    Photos by Paul KnightDrayton McLane and Astros: Looking for buyer from Texas? Eh, maybe. Buyer with lots of money? Yes, definitely. ​Astros owner Drayton McLane officially announced this afternoon, in very Texas-y fashion, that he's ready to sell the team. He held up his hand like a pistol and sai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Music's 15 Gnarliest Moustaches

    ​Moustaches are all the rage these days. From shirts to snow globes, rides, wax and tattoos, everyone wants a moustache or at least to support the cause. Rocks Off even has a moustache. When it was longer we combed it while driving or lounging, much to the chagrin of the people around us. Ce ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Houston's 10 Best Sports Moments*

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    July 6, 2006

    Diamond Life

    *And the 5 most heartbreaking...

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    Out of the Park

    Second Ward slugger Aaron Treviño scores a scholarship and prepares to leave the barrio behind

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