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Texans come out flat, get trampled by Broncos - Chron

What did the Texans do for an encore after finally beating their longtime nemesis?Not much at all.In a performance that ranks among the most disappointing and humiliating in franchise history, the Texans were blown out 38-24 by the woebegone Denver Broncos on Sunday at NRG Stadium.A week after an impressive victory over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on national TV, the Texans (8-5) were humbled by a Broncos (5-8) team that hadn’t topped 24 points in a game this season an…
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Texans turning point: Quick whistle wipes out touchdown - Chron

Each week, we take a closer look at arguably the biggest play from the Texans’ game. Here’s what we viewed as the turning point from Sunday’s 30-23 loss to the Colts in Indianapolis. The situation: Texans’ ball, third and goal at Colts’ 4. The score: Colts 7, Texans 3 Time remaining: 7:34 left in second quarter. The sequence: Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was pressured and while Colts defensive end Justin Houston grabbed Watson’s ankle, the quarterback tossed what looked like a touchdown pas…
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Texans' offense falls flat in loss to Panthers - Chron

The Texans have put on offensive shows on the road this season.However, it hasn’t been the same story at home.The Texans took a step backward Sunday afternoon, falling 16-10 to the Carolina Panthers at NRG Stadium.It was the second uninspired offensive performance in as many home games for the Texans (2-2), who have scored 23 points in two games at NRG. They escaped the first with a 13-12 win over Jacksonville, but weren’t as fortunate Sunday. In splitting two road games, they’ve scored 55 point…
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Report: Texans offered Browns high draft pick for Brian Hoyer - Chron

The Brian Hoyer era in Houston is a forgettable one, largely because of how it ended.According to a new report Thursday, it could’ve started a year earlier.In a long piece by ESPN’s Seth Wickersham examining the Cleveland Browns’ dysfunction under owner Jimmy Haslam [http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25797430/inside-cleveland-browns-front-office-where-hope-history-collide], an interesting nugget about the Texans was unearthed: They reportedly offered a high second-round pick during the 2014 dra…
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Alabama QB Jalen Hurts to transfer to Oklahoma - Chron

Jalen Hurts, the former Channelview High School standout who played the past three seasons at Alabama, announced Wednesday he will transfer to Oklahoma for his final year of eligibility.Hurts revealed his decision in an essay for The Players Tribune [https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/jalen-hurts-thank-you-alabama], saying “I’ve decided to take my talents to the University of Oklahoma, where I will continue my development as both a quarterback and as a student.“Hurts is eligible to…
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Dodgers' star arms can't put away Astros in Game 5 - Chron

The Dodgers began and ended Sunday’s Game 5 of the World Series with their best on the mound, arguably baseball’s premier starter and closer.Los Angeles’ best, however, wasn’t good enough to put away the Astros.The failure of two of the Dodgers’ biggest stars now has Major League Baseball’s best regular-season team on the brink of seeing its championship drought extended to 29 seasons after the Astros’ dramatic 13-12 victory in 10 innings Sunday night.The Astros lead the series 3-2 with a chance…
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Dodgers starter Yu Darvish back in familiar surroundings - Chron

The stage will be new for Yu Darvish, but not the surroundings.The Dodgers righthander is slated to start Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night at Minute Maid Park, where he’s enjoyed an ample amount of success over the years.Since 2013, Darvish is 4-1 with a 2.16 ERA in six starts at the Astros’ home while with the AL West rival Texas Rangers. That ledger includes 56 strikeouts in 41.2 innings. The lone loss came in 2014, and Darvish won his lone 2017 start in Houston, tossing seven inning…

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Add Game 4 to Astros' long list of crushing playoff losses - Chron

Tuesday’s 6-4 loss to the Yankees [https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-bullpen-meltdown-vs-Yankees-leaves-ALCS-12285357.php] in Game 4 of the ALCS – with the Astros giving up four runs in the eighth inning – joins other infamous Houston MLB playoff defeats.It’s too early to tell where to slot the most recent loss in the sad rankings of Astros’ postseason losses and the overall Houston sports heartbreaks. If the Astros go on to win the World Series, it will be merely a blip on the…
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Texans assistant Wes Welker to be profiled in NFL Network ... - Chron

Wes Welker’s improbable journey to NFL stardom will be profiled in a documentary this week.Welker, in his first season as a Texans assistant coach, will be the subject of this week’s “A Football Life” on NFL Network. The episode on Welker premieres at 8 p.m. Friday.After a stellar college career at Texas Tech, Welker wasn’t selected in the 2004 draft. He was signed as a free agent by San Diego before being cut after the season’s first game (then-Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer later called i…
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Mark Buehrle confirms beer chugging before save vs. Astros in 2005 ...

The Astros [/search/?action=search&channel=texas-sports-nation&inlineLink=1&searchindex=property&query=%22Astros%22]′ sweep at the hands of the White Sox [/search/?action=search&channel=texas-sports-nation&inlineLink=1&searchindex=property&query=%22White+Sox%22] in the 2005 World Series was hard enough for many fans to digest.It turns out one of the key players for that White Sox team might’ve had a little buzz going when he put the finishing touches on Chicago’s 14-inning win in Game 3 at Minut…
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Know your foe: Ranking the Astros' American League rivals - Chron

This week, the Astros began their fifth season in the American League. For some longtime fans, it’s been an adjustment, what with looking for Houston in the AL standings as opposed to the National League, where the Astros played their first 51 seasons. But the 2011 sale from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane included the team switching leagues two years later courtesy of former MLB commissioner - and Houston bête noire - Bud Selig and his realignment plan. That meant saying goodbye to decades of histo…