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Lovie Smith is way down the list of coaches to be the first fired in 2022.

Who Will Be the First NFL Head Coach Fired in 2022?

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 30, 2022

The internet is the best (and worst) place for a lot of reasons, but one of the most obvious is the fact that you can gamble on almost anything from anywhere, and one of the underrated things upon which to wager is the employment of other human beings. Yes, it's...

Yordan Alvarez's recent run of torrid hitting has been a lot fo fun.

Which Houston Athlete "Hot Streak" Was the Best?

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 29, 2022

It may not feel like it at the moment, given the stark rebuild the Houston Rockets and Houston Texans are undergoing, but we are not all that far removed from the "sports supernatural" being somewhat normal around here. For all his warts in the "effort" department, James Harden did some...

Tony Buzbee followed through on his promise, adding the Houston Texans to the first of several Deshaun Watson lawsuits.

Tony Buzbee Officially Adds Houston Texans to Watson Lawsuit

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 28, 2022

As the National Football League enters a portion of their calendar that is typically a down time for news and happenings, where players and coaches and other football-related personnel spend whatever extended time they can with their families, the NFL news cycle in Houston is on the brink of explosion,...

Deshaun Watson's camp seems nervous about how the NFL's punishment could go for him.

Is Deshaun Watson Trying to Cut a Deal With the NFL?

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 27, 2022

With NFL training camp a little over a month away, we still don't have a clear exit plan from the Deshaun Watson legal quagmire, for the league in punishing Watson nor for Watson himself in resolving the remaining four lawsuits against him (not to mention the dark cloud of other...

Yordan Alvarez is leading all other designated hitters, including Shohei Ohtani, in All Star balloting.

Altuve, Alvarez On Track to Start in 2022 MLB All Star Game

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 24, 2022

Every season, since the beginning of this championship window that began for the Houston Astros in 2017, the All Star selection portion of the season has been highly relevant, with at least a half dozen or so Astros routinely in the conversation for selection to the midsummer classic. This season...

James Harden was one of the greatest third overall picks of all time.

History of 3rd Overall Pick in the NBA Draft — 4 Winners, 4 Losers

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 23, 2022

If there is a theme in Houston sports for the year 2022, the Astros' collective greatness notwithstanding, it is the Year of the Rebuild. The Houston Texans finally kickstarted their rebuild with the trade of Deshaun Watson and what appears to be a stellar draft back in April, and now...

Deshaun Watson has settled a majority for the lawsuits against him.

Deshaun Watson Settles 20 of 24 Civil Cases Against Him

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 22, 2022

In the first real movement of figurative earth in the Deshaun Watson saga since the trade of Watson to the Cleveland Browns back in March, Tony Buzbee announced in a statement on Tuesday that 20 of the 24 plaintiffs he is representing have reached a settlement in their litigation against...

A big catch followed by some savvy horse trading.

Four Demands I'd Make For a Player's First MLB Home Run Ball

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 21, 2022

The Houston Astros had an off day on Monday, so throughout the day yesterday and into Tuesday morning, the Astros' ecosystem was still buzzing about one thing from Sunday night. No, it wasn't the Astros winning the game against the White Sox to take the three game series. No, it...

Sone concrete rumors are beginning to trickle out about DeshauN Watson's punishment, and it's not good for him.

Deshaun Watson's Camp Reportedly Bracing for One Year Suspension

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 20, 2022

After what's felt like an interminable 15 months of legal tussles, social media fireworks, and various strategic steps and missteps from attorneys and Deshaun Watson himself, we are getting indicators that this Watson's legal saga, from an NFL punishment perspective, may be reaching a conclusion. According to Mark Maske of...

Deshaun Watson finally met with the media on Tuesday afternoon.

Four Things We Learned In Deshaun Watson's Latest Press Conference

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 17, 2022

On my radio show on SportsRadio 610 Thursday morning, I asked Houston Texans' general manager Nick Caserio his thoughts on the absurd notion that the NFL could step in and, due to the continued steady flow of lawsuits hitting Deshaun Watson, somehow reverse or void the trade that was consummated...

Does XDeAndre Hopkins count as a crazy ex?

How Crazy Are Our Houston Sports Exes?

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 16, 2022

It's been quite the year in Hollywood so far. The dueling defamation trials of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were absolutely riveting (and slightly depressing, considering how riveted I was) television. Will Smith connected with Chris Rock's face with the slap heard around the world at the Oscars. Hell, we...

Jose Altuve should start in the All Star Game next month.

MLB All Star Ballot Is Out, How To Vote For Your Astros

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 15, 2022

Since their run of five straight ALCS postseasons began in 2017, the postseason has become an assumed home for the Houston Astros come October. If there is playoff baseball being played in the American League, for the last five seasons, the Astros are art of it, up to and sometimes...

University of Houston fans jfinally have a target date for Big XII entry.

Current Big XII Expansion Plan Could Make For Awkward 2023 Season

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 14, 2022

This would normally be the time of year, in between spring practice at the end of April and the start of summer ball in late July, where college football would be on hiatus, and diehard college football fans would be getting our pigskin fix by devouring the annual preview magazine...

A police officer testified that she thought Deshaun Watson committed a crime.

Police Detective Testifies Under Oath She Believes Deshaun Watson Committed Crimes

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 13, 2022

As we wait for Tony Buzbee, the attorney representing the 24 plaintiffs currently suing former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct, to fulfill last Wednesday's promise of adding the Houston Texans as a defendant to the lawsuits, more news trickled out over the weekend surrounding testimony in the depositions...

Tony Buzbee plans to add the Houston Texans to the list of defendants against his 24 plaintiffs.

Buzbee Preparing to Attach Houston Texans to Deshaun Watson Lawsuits

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 10, 2022

The steady flow of news swirling around the Deshaun Watson legal maelstrom continued on Wednesday afternoon, and this new development squarely parks Deshaun Watson's problems, by extension at least, on the Houston Texans' front lawn. If you thought that Watson's legal issues were fully the problem of the Cleveland Browns...

Four Thoughts on Yordan Alvarez's Six Year Contract Extension

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 9, 2022

In the standings, the season is going just swimmingly for the Houston Astros. They've opened up a massive lead in the American League West, and at this point, it appears their bigger worries are more about seeding in the playoffs than the actual qualifying for the playoffs. They WILL once...

Deshaun Watson's troubles seem to be never ceasing.

The Three Biggest Problems For Deshaun Watson in the 24th Lawsuit Filed Against Him

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 8, 2022

The Deshaun Watson legal saga has been ongoing for nearly 15 months now, and not once has it felt like the end of all of this was near. Hypothetical timelines had been floated, but if Watson is going to fight all of these plaintiffs in court, those timelines are in...

Deshaun Watson is now facing a 24th accuser in civil court.

24th Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson, Cites Rusty Hardin Comments on SportsRadio 610

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 7, 2022

On the heels of Rusty Hardin's interview on my morning show on SportsRadio 610 last Friday, in which Hardin made some comments about "happy endings" in massage settings, comments that went viral, Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the numerous plaintiffs suing Watson, paid off on two promises he made last...

Rusty Hardin's appearance on SportsRadio 610 last week has turned up the heat on Deshaun Watson's situation.

Rusty Hardin's "Happy Ending" Comments on SportsRadio 610 Draw Heat on Watson

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 6, 2022

The fireworks between the two lead attorneys in the bushel of civil lawsuits brought against former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson reached a crescendo last Friday, when Watson's lead attorney, Rusty Hardin, in an interview on my morning show on SportsRadio 610 made these comments about the legality of "happy endings"...

Ryan Fitzpatrick was the Houston Texans' starting quarterback in 2014. He is retiring after 17 NFL seasons.

Former Texans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick Announces Retirement After 17 Seasons

By Sean Pendergast

Jun 3, 2022

In his 17 seasons in the National Football League, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick became the Webster's definition of "high level journeyman quarterback." A 2005 seventh round pick out of Harvard, Fitzpatrick played for nine teams across those 17 seasons, including a season in 2014 where he started 12 games for the...

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