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May 18, 2020 (@culturemap)

Hoffman on the controversial sports radio host joining ESPN 97.5 FM http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-18-20-josh-innes-espn-975-houston-the-last-dance-michael-jordan-citizens-for-animal-protection-american-staffordshire-dog/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

Hoffman on the controversial sports radio host joining ESPN 97.5 FM http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-18-20-josh-innes-espn-975-houston-the-last-dance-michael-jordan-citizens-for-animal-protection-american-staffordshire-dog/?utm_source=t…

April 29, 2020 Eric Anthony

Houston Astros Announce New Refund Policy Amid Shutdown

The 2020 MLB season was scheduled to get underway in late March, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the regular season was postponed indefinitely. In the meantime, fans who had already purchased tickets to the postponed games have been wondering if a…

April 24, 2020 Jeff Balke

Empty Stadium Sports Will Be Really Weird

One of the most relaxing things to listen to is spring training baseball on the radio. There is no pressure and no crowd screaming. The announcers are relaxed and feel free to yammer on about random things they would likely never discuss during a regul…

April 23, 2020 Eric Anthony

NFL Draft 2020: Time/Schedule, Channels, Watch Online

The 2020 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday, April 23 at 8 pm ET in what’s sure to be its most interesting event yet. Due to world events, the draft will be held remotely with teams sending in their picks over the internet to the commissioner. Wondering how …

April 17, 2020 (@culturemap)

Ken Hoffman dishes on a tasty sports event making a big return http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-17-20-bet-online-ag-quarantine-challenge-eating-playoff-joey-chestnut/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

Ken Hoffman dishes on a tasty sports event making a big return http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/04-17-20-bet-online-ag-quarantine-challenge-eating-playoff-joey-chestnut/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

April 15, 2020 Olivia Pulsinelli

Academy Sports + Outdoors furloughs staff, cuts pay

Katy-based Academy Sports + Outdoors has kept most of its stores open during the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s still having to make cuts.

The retailer will temporarily furlough “a substantial number of its corporate office and distribution center” em…

March 27, 2020 Eric Anthony

JJ Watt Wants to Stream a ‘Quarantine Olympics’ with His Brothers

With just about every live sporting event being canceled or postponed, many sports fans are looking for anything to fill the void. If Houston Texans’ star JJ Watt has his way, he’ll be putting on a “Quarantine Olympics” event wi…

March 16, 2020 (@culturemap)

Houston sports stars step up for locals affected by coronavirus http://houston.culturemap.com/news/sports/03-16-20-jj-watt-kealia-ohai-houston-food-bank-alex-bregman-lance-mccullers-george-springer-donations/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it …

Houston sports stars step up for locals affected by coronavirus http://houston.culturemap.com/news/sports/03-16-20-jj-watt-kealia-ohai-houston-food-bank-alex-bregman-lance-mccullers-george-springer-donations/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr.it&…

March 13, 2020 HOTC Staff

MLB Season Postponement: What Astros and Other Fans Need to Know

Like many sports these days, Major League Baseball has decided to suspend plans for the upcoming 2020 season. This means that Spring Training is over for the year and that the opening of the season will be pushed back to July 23 or 24 with an ab…

March 13, 2020 HOTC Staff

NBA Season Postponement: What Rockets and Other Fans Need to Know

It was announced yesterday that the remainder of the NBA season would be postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Whether you’re a season ticketholder to the Houston Rockets or you are just a fan that likes watching from home, you prob…