Three-year-old colt Rio Moon suffered a leg injury after a race Sunday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., and was euthanized, the eighth fatality at the track in recent weeks…
Mets 8, Nationals 2 (Game 2) Mark Canha had two run-producing hits in the Mets’ eight-run fifth inning as New York won 8-2 to forge a split of Sunday’s results against the host Washington Nationals. Mets starter Max Scherzer (3-2), who hadn’t pitched since May 3 because of neck spasms, held the Nationals to one […]Read More
The Memphis Grizzlies suspended All-Star guard Ja Morant from all team activities Sunday after a video showing him flashing what appeared to be a handgun circulated on Instagram Live. The incident came just two months after the NBA suspended the Grizzlies star for brandishing a weapon at a Denver club. In the latest video, Morant […]Read More
Yankees 9, Rays 8 Aaron Judge hit his second two-run homer of the game in the sixth inning as the New York Yankees rallied from a six-run deficit and then held on for a 9-8 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees won for the eighth time in 11 games by pulling off […]Read More
The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Monty Williams on Saturday night after four seasons, two years removed from an appearance in the NBA Finals, ESPN and The Athletic reported...Read More
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy oversaw the team’s three-day rookie minicamp on a virtual basis after undergoing a back procedure. The three-day camp concluded Saturday with on-field work that lasted a bit more than an hour. McCarthy underwent the procedure last week. “He’s been on Zoom calls with us,” linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, a third-round pick, […]Read More
Blue Jays 3, Braves 0 Chris Bassitt pitched his second career shutout as the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. George Springer delivered the tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, and Daulton Varsho homered in the eighth for Toronto, which improved to […]Read More
Fanatics Sportsbook is on the verge of acquiring PointsBet’s U.S. division in a move that could shake up the sports betting space, Sports Handle reported Friday. Fanatics was in advanced negotiations to purchase the Australian sports betting operator and rights to its “PointsBetting” apparatus, per the report. It could allow Fanatics to enter some of […]Read More
Former LSU and Auburn quarterback TJ Finley will play next season at Texas State, he announced Friday. A member of the Class of 2020, Finley started five games for LSU as a freshman, completing 57.1% of his passes for 941 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions. After one season, Finley moved on to Auburn, […]Read More
Linebacker/defensive end Tyree Wilson signed his four-year rookie contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. All contracts involving first-round selections include a fifth-year team option. Wilson was selected by the Raiders with the seventh overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Texas Tech. He transferred to the Red Raiders from Texas A&M […]Read More
The long-awaited sale of the Washington Commanders finally is at hand. Though the transaction is not yet complete, owners Dan and Tanya Snyder “have entered into a purchase and sale agreement” to sell the Commanders to a group led by hedge fund manager Josh Harris, the parties jointly announced Friday. The reported price tag of […]Read More
The Green Bay Packers signed former Houston Texans starting safety Jonathan Owens on Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Owens, 27, started all 17 games for Houston last season in his fourth and most productive NFL season. He collected 125 tackles, four pass breakups and one sack. But the Texans did not re-sign […]Read More
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Mark Berman is the gold standard and sets the bar. Nobody will come close to his status.
As a life long Cowboy fan I’m waiting for them to once again live up to their potential. Been a…
Mark has set the standard for Houston sports reporting for most of my life. His are huge shoes to fill…
Outstanding story written by someone I’ve always respected as much as Mark Bergman. Thanks Richard.
Berman has been the only professional TV sports reporter in Houston for decades
Richard, please share your thoughts on Forest Whitley, Grae Kessinger and Kory Lee—do you see any of these three (3)…
I was lucky enough to meet Deacon in the 90s for a long-term work project. He was simply a delight…
Deacon was my first and only hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.when they con verrted me from pitcher to…
Top collegiate baseball programs are equivalent to double A baseball.
I did not think it was possible to be even more imoressed with CJ. But, your great story managed to…
Great story , C.J. is a very grounded young man . Very well written story , it touches the heart.…