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The fan calls out from just off the 18th green as Jim Crane prepares for a trophy moment. “Jim Crane! Pay Springer! Give him what he wants! Pay Springer!” No sports owner in recent Houston times has done more than Jim Crane. But delivering …
Read MoreYoung Sam Burns appears to be in danger. A lone wildebeest caught in a prairie full of lions might get better odds. After all, the 24-year-0ld without a PGA Tour victory is being stalked by some of the biggest names in golf. Jason Day — a former World&…
Read MoreYou can see Jordan Spieth talking to himself after even the good shots now. The winner of three Majors before the age of 24 looks absolutely lost at age 27. Spieth never seems comfortable during the second round at the Houston Open. Even after putting …
Read MoreMemorial Park stared down the PGA Tour’s best — and didn’t blink. The dramatically revamped course proved to be more than worthy in the first major test of its $34 million rebirth. Low scores proved to be rare in day one of the Houston Open…
Read MoreCentral Park is one of the most iconic spots on the planet. It’s the setting for numerous movie and TV scenes, the vision of countless vacation dreams. There is only one Central Park, but that’s the type of stratosphere the architects of Me…
Read MoreIf you want someone to sugarcoat things or put makeup on a hog, Dana Holgorsen is not your guy. Want fake niceties? Go see a game show host, not Holgorsen. Holgorsen has always been one of the more frank coaches in college football (hot mic or not) — a…
Read MoreTiger Woods seriously flirted with the idea of playing a golf tournament in Houston for the first time since 2003. Which would been both sweet and bittersweet. Woods taking swings on the reimagined Memorial Park in its first year as the tourney course …
Read MoreJoe Buck could not stop talking about Globe Life Field, which is understandable. The Texas Rangers’ new $1.2 billion ballpark may look like an airport hanger from the outside, but it’s a beautiful place to watch baseball. Buck also could no…
Read MoreSitting on a stool in the kitchen, wearing his customary black shirt and black jeans, Jeff Bagwell addresses the demons that have hounded him. Yes, Jeff Bagwell is an alcoholic. And for the first time, the Houston Astros Hall of Famer does not care if …
Read MoreStorybooks are called that for a reason. Because they so seldom happen in real life. The 2020 Houston Astros — and the core that redefined an entire franchise — fought to their last out to get their storybook ending. But professional sports, like life,…
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