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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 Less than a week removed from the hiring of DeMeco Ryans as the Houston Texans ' sixth head coach, another key piece indicated that he too hopes to be in the Bayou City for the long haul. Starting left tackle Laremy Tunsil represented the Texans at the Pro Bowl fesitivities in Las Vegas over the weekend, and on Sunday, he provided some insight into his future plans with the franchise. During an interview with NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe , Tunsil was asked about what Texans fans can expect moving forward. The team has failed to win more than four games in each of the past three seasons, but judging by Tunsil's response, he hopes to see the rebuild in Houston to its completion. "I'm trying to stay here forever," Tunsil told Wolfe, before adding, "I want to be a part of the franchise on the winning side too." Caught with @Texans star LT Laremy Tunsil about the Pro Bowl, … [Read more...] about Houston Texans’ Laremy Tunsil says he wants to play for team ‘forever’

The Houston Cougars came up just short of being tabbed as the No. 1 team in the country this week, with Purdue hanging onto the top spot in the latest Associated Press college basketball rankings despite a loss to Indiana over the weekend. UH was ranked No. 2 in the poll, which was unveiled Monday morning. The Boilermakers received 38 first-place votes, compared to 22 for Houston. On Sunday, the then-No. 3 Cougars overcame a halftime deficit to topple Temple 81-65 , avenging a one-point loss to the Owls—who are now tied for second in the American Athletic Conference—last month at Fertitta Center. The only other team to beat UH (22-2) this season, Alabama, received one-first-place vote and is currently No. 3. Arizona, which was No. 4, also received one first-place vote. The University of Texas rounded out the top five, jumping up five spots after back-to-back ranked wins over Baylor and Kansas State. The Longhorns have another significant test ahead, with a top-10 road … [Read more...] about Houston comes up just short of No. 1 ranking, Texas back in top 5

Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün tweeted Monday he is praying for the victims of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Turkey and Syria early Monday morning. Şengün, a native of Turkey, added "my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş." The disaster killed more than 2,300 people, per an Associated Press report, with the center of the earthquake residing in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey's southeastern province. "The pain we experience is indescribable," Şengün tweeted. "My prayers, my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş... R.I.P. to those who lost their lives, I wish a speedy recovery to the injureds. #PrayForTurkey" Twitter — alperennsengun Twitter Monday's earthquake hit before dawn in Turkey and Syria, and per the AP report, local authorities "feared the death toll would climb as rescuers searched through tangles of metal and concrete for survivors in a region beset … [Read more...] about ‘Indescribable’: Alperen Sengun details pain after Turkey earthquake

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 A certain fortitude is required to dine at the Boiling Crab during crawfish season. By 6 p.m. — early for dinner in Houston — a line will have clotted the foyer and spilled onto the front sidewalk. “It will be 45 minutes,” a harried waitress may tell you as she inscribes your name in a crumpled notebook. That’s a short wait at this wildly popular restaurant fronting the Viet Hoa shopping plaza, which dominates the intersection of Beechnut and Beltway 8 near Houston’s new Chinatown. As the evening darkens, knots of cars snarl the parking lot and a vexed security guard directs rapper Chamillionaire’s custom pickup truck into a tight space. Curb-sitters step out for sodas; a few procure beers to sip in the car. In the entryway, kids peck at handheld video games while the grown-ups talk into cell phones, everybody breathing deeply of the garlic-and-brine aroma gusting from the … [Read more...] about Boiling Crab

Dusty Baker followed his usual pregame regimen Saturday morning as the Houston Astros sat one win away from the second championship in franchise history. More for you Astros Space City gear is a fashion grand slam The Astros manager made a stop at his favorite Rice Village coffee shop upon leaving his home, and he ran a few errands before heading to Minute Maid Park. Baker got a pair of shoes repaired, then stopped by his dry cleaners. The avid music fan then threw on a pregame playlist as he drove to the ballpark, which Baker said on Saturday included the Big Mama Thornton hit "Hound Dog" from 1952. Just hours before one of the biggest games of his life , Baker's pregame routine remained relatively mundane. It's hard to quibble with Baker's daily schedule given his historic success across a career matched by few in MLB history. Baker's life in baseball extends more than 50 years. He was a two-time All-Star as a player with 242 home runs across 19 … [Read more...] about Dusty Baker secures elusive championship with Astros’ World Series win