List of All Articles with Tag 'houston'

The MLB standings by pitching whiff rate give us a good sense of which teams are throwing the best stuff.Few sporting acts can capture the poetry of motion quite like pitching a baseball. Every pitcher operates as their own unique pace. Each wind-up has its own cadence, each release its own moti...

Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden reportedly will opt into the final season of his contract with the Sixers as the two sides seek a trade partner.https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1674519780106153985This likely puts an end to Harden’s time in Philly, and there are a few suitors alr...

The Houston Rockets have been linked with almost every major NBA free agent this offseason. Now they're reportedly the frontrunner for Kyle Kuzma.According to Chris Haynes, the Houston Rockets have the edge when it comes to signing Kyle Kuzma. This is a very unexpected development. Kuzma wa...

It's been less than five months since the Clippers traded for Eric Gordon and the deal already looks like an epic disaster for Los Angeles.At the trade deadline, the Clippers traded John Wall, Luke Kennard, and a pick swap to that ended up sending Cam Whitmore to the Rockets in exchange for...

The 2023 offseason promises plenty of chaos and drama. Keep up with every signing in our NBA Free Agency and see how we grade each deal.Many of the biggest lingering questions of the 2023 offseason will be answered on the trade market but NBA Free Agency still holds the potential to dramatically...

The Houston Rockets' NBA free agency wishlist appears to include every major name on the market.The Houston Rockets are expected to be aggressive with their $60 million in cap space this summer. New head coach Ime Udoka is eager to contend and the team's culture of losing in recent yea...

There are few more impressive individual feats in the game of baseball than hitting for the cycle. Here are the MLB standings by the last time each team had a player enter achieve thatfeat.Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle last Friday, the latest in an impressive string of individual accomplishm...

After an impressive three-year stretch, most of the buzz is suggesting Jerami Grant is headed back to the Blazers. But where else could he land?In the 2020 offseason, Jerami Grant made a bold decision. He declined re-signing with the contending Denver Nuggets, in order to join the rebuilding Det...

Dillon Brooks and Fred VanVleet are rumored to be on the free agent wishlist of the Houston Rockets. What is the upside and downside?NBA rumors have hinted for a while that the Rockets were interested in Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks. It was not known whether VanVleet or Brooks had an interest...

The Lakers unexpectedly made the Western Conference Finals last season but they'll need to lock down these three free agents to make it farther next year.The Los Angeles Lakers had a very interesting season — they were the No. 13 seed in the middle of the season and then ended up in t...

The Houston Astros are getting a whole lot more out of Jose Abreu after a couple of "reset" rest days and the signing of Jon Singleton.Sometimes, all a player needs is some rest and competition to jump start their production. Just ask Jose Abreu, who has come alive in recent games for ...

Dillon Brooks had a terrible postseason and saw his reputation take a hit. But he certainly hasn't lowered his expectations for his next contract.According to Marc Stein, Dillion Brooks' contract goals haven't wavered despite his postseason struggles — the role player wants ...