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Tuesday night saw the Rockets back in action at Toyota Center. It's still the preseason, but Houston showed the potential from keeping its roster intact in a victory over New Orleans. Earlier in the day, the Rockets' ceiling was the subject of an interesting difference of opinions between two top TNT analysts.
Please scroll down for the rest of this morning's headlines.
 | Greg Rajan, Senior Editor |
Rockets / NBA
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Benefits of continuity
The Rockets, with their roster back mostly intact, showed their potential during a preseason victory over the Pelicans.
- Difference of opinions: TNT analysts Reggie Miller and Stan Van Gundy discuss their expectations for the Rockets during the upcoming NBA season. Read More
College Basketball
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Seeking 'one more banner'
UH coach Kelvin Sampson doesn't have an extreme makeover this season for the Cougars, who have four starters back looking to take the storied program to new heights.
- Nantz optimistic: UH alumnus and CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz is bullish on the Cougars basketball team's prospects in 2024 thanks to a roster mostly returning intact. Read More
- School of hard knocks: New UH point guard Milos Uzan got a painful welcome to the Cougars' fold with a broken nose suffered during a practice drill. Read More
- Expectations for Aggies: Texas A&M, which is No. 13 in the Associated Press preseason basketball poll, was picked to finish fifth in the SEC. Meantime, Aggies guard Wade Taylor IV is first team All-SEC. Read More
Texas Football
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Historically good unit?
The Texas defense with Anthony Hill Jr., Collin Simmons and Jahdae Barron could be one of the best ever for the Longhorns, writes Kirk Bohls in his 9 Things column.
- Texas ties that bind: How does it mean more in the SEC? Connecting the dots of a Gator fan, a Kilgore Rangerette and a hotel room in Austin for Georgia week. Read More
- Recruiting game: More than 40 four- and five-star recruits from the classes of 2025, 2026 and 2027 are expected in Austin for the Longhorns' game against Georgia. Read More
- Really big games: As No. 5 Georgia visits, a look back at top-ranked Texas' most memorable games against top-five opponents over the past 30 years. Read More
Texas A&M Football
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The Stark(ville) reality
Texas A&M is 1-4 in the past decade at Mississippi State under Kevin Sumlin and Jimbo Fisher. It's Mike Elko's turn now to avoid a stumble against the Bulldogs.
College Football
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Boon for Bearkats
Now a full-fledged Conference USA member, Sam Houston is 5-1, drawing bigger crowds, and set to play Western Kentucky tonight on ESPN2.
- Big 12 rankings: Iowa State is No. 1 in the Big 12 for the third week in a row but BYU is close behind. Meanwhile, UH moved up one spot. Read More
Texans / NFL
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Akers gone
The Texans traded running back Cam Akers to the Vikings for a sixth-round pick because Houston had a surplus of options in the backfield.
- Spreading the wealth: No Nico Collins? No problem for the Texans. This week's film study of Sunday's win over the Patriots looks at the teamwork that led to superb execution on three scoring passes from C.J. Stroud. Read More
- Podcast: Chronicle reporters Jonathan M. Alexander and Sam Warren discuss the Texans' win against the Patriots, what's next against Green Bay, and Mario Edwards Jr.'s suspension. Read More
- Jones claps back: Two days after his team's embarrassing blowout loss to the Lions, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones got into a heated discussion on Dallas sports talk radio. Read More
Astros / MLB
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Offseason analysis: Starting rotation
Framber Valdez, Hunter Brown, Ronel Blanco and Spencer Arrighetti all helped Houston post the majors' second-lowest ERA from May 1 on. But what about the futures of Justin Verlander and Yusei Kikuchi?
- Gold Glove finalists: Mauricio Dubón, who won a Gold Glove as a utility player last season, is nominated along with teammates Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman. Read More
- Yankees double lead: Aaron Judge hit his first home run of this postseason as New York beat Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS. Read More
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