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The Astros and Alex Bregman have dominated the chatter since Houston was swept by Detroit in the playoffs. But no mattter what happens with the third baseman in free agency, the Astros have a big hole to field on the other corner of the infield: first base. Matt Kawahara examines the options ahead of the annual meeting of baseball's general managers.
Please scroll down for the rest of this morning's headlines.
 | Reid Laymance, Sports Editor |
Astros / MLB
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What about the other corner? Free-agent possibilities for Astros at first base
As Houston mulls whether to make a serious attempt at keeping Alex Bregman, the market offers a number of upgrades for the opposite spot on the infield.
- Qualifying offer: This assures the team it will receive draft compensation should Alex Bregman sign a free-agent deal with someone else. Read More
- Waived: José Urquidy is recovering from Tommy John surgery and likely out until at least the second half of the 2025 season. Read More
- Acquired: The left-handed hitting Taylor Trammell, who has appeared 126 MLB games since being drafted 35th overall in 2016, was added to the 40-man roster after being acquired from the Yankees. Read More
- Lost: Seth Martinez was picked up by the Diamondbacks, while reliever Penn Murfee and outfielder Trey Cabbage went to the White Sox and Pirates, respectively. Read More
Rockets / NBA
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Alperen Şengün, Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green bounce back as Rockets beat Knicks
Alperen Şengün had his best game of the season so far and the Rockets closed out a win against the Knicks on Monday night.
- The key word is 'indefinite': Gregg Popovich missed Saturday's home victory over the Timberwolves, and will not join the Spurs on a trip that includes road games at the Clippers and the Rockets. Read More
Texans / NFL
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Why the Texans are unlikely to make a move before the NFL's trade deadline
The Texans have needs at wide receiver and offensive line but little salary cap space and a history of not being active at trade deadline.
- Wait and see: Texans will monitor Nico Collins (hamstring) and Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) to see if they can return against Detroit Lions Read More
College Basketball
Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer
No. 4 UH Cougars get contributions up and down lineup in season-opening rout
UH extended its nation-best home winning streak to 23 games with a season-opening blowout victory against Jackson State on Monday.
- Ohio State 80, Texas 72: Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, and the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the 19th-ranked Texas Longhorns. Read More
- UCF 64, Texas A&M 61: Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a win over No. 13 Texas A&M. Read More
College Football
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No one's talking about Texas and a title. Why that's a good thing for Longhorns
A tough loss to Georgia and a close win over Vanderbilt have put the Texas Longhorns out the national spotlight. And that's OK.
- A tough loss: Texas A&M running back Le'Veon Moss injured his right knee against South Carolina. He will be replaced by Amari Damniels and EJ Smith. Read More
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