Hard-working Rockets proving they can compete with any team
Luis Scola pretty much had his way with the Lakers on Friday night. Scola hit 10 of his 17 shots and finished with 25 points. (Harry How/Getty Images) We keep telling you that these Rockets are better...
View ArticleWill the Rockets make the playoffs? If not, will you blame Lowry?
So now you all are going in on Kyle Lowry? Come on Rockets fans. This team is what it is and has been for the most part. They aren’t losing because Lowry ruined the chemistry when he returned from a...
View ArticleIs Lin worthy of the buzz? A reality check
Out of sight, out of mind? Well, I am indeed out of sight, as I spent yesterday in Bolton, which is some 210 miles north of London, checking out the U.S. Boxing Team’s workout at Amir Khan’s gym. But...
View ArticleDwight Howard to the Lakers? Don’t worry Rockets fans …
Dwight Howard throwing down. (AP) The good news is the Rockets’ chances at being a playoff team won’t get any worse if the trade goes through. Hell, they weren’t anywhere near as good as the Lakers...
View ArticleGames 1-2 of Rockets-Thunder on TNT, Game 3 on ESPN
Rockets fans, thou art loosed — at least, for the first three games of the Houston-Oklahoma City playoff series, anyway. Games 1 and 2 of the series Sunday and Wednesday will be on TNT, and Game 3 on...
View ArticleCSN Houston bankruptcy filing surprises Astros
Affiliates of Comcast/NBC Universal filed an involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition Friday in Houston against Comcast SportsNet Houston, the struggling regional sports network owned by Comcast/NBC...
View ArticleUPDATE: Crane says Astros will fight bankruptcy case against CSN Houston,...
Astros' lowlights during 2013 season Astros owner Jim Crane said today that the Astros will fight efforts by creditors to drive Comcast SportsNet Houston into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the team’s...
View ArticleTexas hires Steve Patterson as athletic director
Steve Patterson will replace DeLoss Dodds as UT’s athletic director. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle) AUSTIN – Arizona State’s Steve Patterson has agreed to become the next athletic director at...
View ArticleReport: AT&T to make bid for CSN Houston
CSN Houston hit the TV airwaves on Oct. 1, 2012. (Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle) One day before a bankruptcy court hearing that could provide details regarding the future of Comcast SportsNet...
View ArticleHarvey: Basketball World Cup too risky for NBA
The Rockets are hoping James Harden doesn’t suffer an injury while playing for the U.S. Men’s National Team. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The Rockets on Friday announced they have re-signed...
View ArticleNew network for Rockets, Astros awaits judge’s approval
Fifty-one weeks removed from their first courtroom clash over the future of Comcast SportsNet Houston, attorneys for the Astros, Rockets and Comcast will return Wednesday morning for what could be the...
View ArticleAnother delay in CSN Houston bankruptcy case
Cables and computer servers continue to represent a roadblock in the stop-and-start final chapter of the Comcast SportsNet Houston bankruptcy case. Minutes before a 10 a.m. Monday deadline to submit...
View ArticleFinal arguments Thursday in CSN Houston bankruptcy case
Having addressed two points raised last week by a judge in the long-running Comcast SportsNet Houston bankruptcy case, the Astros and Rockets will return to court Thursday in hopes of receiving final...
View ArticleCSN Houston ruling clears way for new network, but Comcast appeals decision
A federal bankruptcy judge approved Thursday a Chapter 11 reorganization plan that will allow AT&T and DirecTV to purchase Comcast SportsNet Houston and relaunch it in November as Root Sports...
View ArticleTransition begins to Root Sports; Comcast plans appeal
Attorneys cleared the way Friday to begin the transition from Comcast SportsNet Houston to Root Sports Houston, which could take to the airwaves within two weeks as the new television home for Rockets...
View ArticleComcasts seeks stay in ruling that would set up new sports network in Houston
Attorneys for Comcast asked U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes on Monday to grant an emergency stay while it appeals a bankruptcy court order that will allow the sale of Comcast SportsNet Houston to...
View ArticleRoot Sports Houston gets clearance to launch
AT&T and DirecTV were granted a clear path Thursday to launch Root Sports Houston, the new television home for Astros and Rockets games, and to begin televising Rockets games as early as this...
View ArticleDavid Barron: Final thoughts on CSN Houston
With Root Sports about to launch next Monday, I am pleased that fans who did not have access to Comcast SportsNet Houston or chose not to subscribe to Comcast cable will now be able to see Astros and...
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