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  • Profar collects two RBIs in Rangers loss

    Profar grounds to second, scoring Soto ARLINGTON -- The Rangers didn't get a quality start from pitcher Josh Lindblom in his first career Major League start and they fell, 9-2, to the A's on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. The reliever-turned-starter struck out four batters and tossed 88 pitches. ...

  • Humble Darvish tries to slow As roll

    At first glance, tabbing Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish as the club's ace seems like an easy connection to make. Coming off a historic rookie campaign, Darvish (7-1) boasts a 2.97 ERA and has struck out a Major League-leading 86 batters in just 60 2/3 innings. But if you ask the 26-year-old, he'll shy away from the label, insisting he hasn't reached that level yet. "I only ...

  • Police DNA evidence links man to multiple car thefts

    Police said Marky Lee Baker, 29, is responsible for a number of car thefts in the city. Investigators said they were able to find the match because Baker's DNA was already in the FBI's computer ...

  • Houston making a bid for Super Bowl 51

    With $2.6 billion in development and one of the strongest economies in the country, the Bayou City is considered a favorite to win the bid for Super Bowl 51 in ...

  • Local contestant rocks The Voice

    Friends, family, and fans are putting their bets on Cypress' Danielle Bradbery to move on to the next round of NBC's hit show "The Voice" after another strong performance Monday ...


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Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

There are few things more inexplicable than the death of a child. Death itself is a difficult enough concept--the severity and finality of it--but when death comes to someone who has only begun to experience life, it is particularly devastating, the kind of blow that can shake the ... ...

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  • Reed Cushing miss Texans 1st spring workout

    Houston Texans ' first spring workout on Monday as he recovers from hip surgery in Colorado. Coach Gary Kubiak said Reed is "doing really well.'' The nine-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year contract in free agency and will miss organized team activities. "The expectations are for him to leave Colorado sometime this week,'' Kubiak ...

  • Obama pledges help after tornado tells Oklahoma governor to call him directly if needs arise

    A child is carried from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Sue ...

  • Altuve leaves Boras to rejoin former agency

    Email HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recently left agent Scott Boras and signed with Scott Pucino and Wil Polidor of Octagon -- the agency that originally represented him before he switched to Boras about a year ago. Altuve, an All-Star in 2012, who's making a push to make the American League All-Star team this year, entered Monday hitting .333 and was tied for first in the ...

  • Maxwell ditches brace making progress

    Email HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell, who's been out nearly a month with a fractured left hand, is no longer wearing a brace and continues to make good progress. He hit 15 balls off a tee on Monday and took 30 more swing from soft toss. Maxwell said he was still a little sore and is scheduled to have a routine X-ray on Tuesday. "I've just been working with ...

  • Soto Chirinos fill void competently behind the plate

    Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went into Monday's game with the Athletics having won nine of their last 13 games. That's significant because those 13 games took place while catcher A.J. Pierzynski was on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his right rib cage. The Rangers were able to survive and thrive because of the work of Geovany Soto and Robinson Chirinos. Soto was ...

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