Matt Young
Sports Reporter at The Pasadena Citizen
Sports Reporter at Houston Chronicle
All things sports and Houston nostalgia at @HoustonChron. Alief representer. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Matt Young
Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster died Wednesday while he was back home in Mississippi, the team confirmed. Blake Levine, a reporter from Jackson, Mississippi’s WJTV, reported that Foster was shot. “We are heartbroken by the unexpected loss of Alex Foster, a beloved teammate, friend, and a cherished part of the Baylor Family,” Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades IV and football coach Dave Aranda wrote in a joint statement.
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houstonchronicle.com | Matt Young
How much softball talent is there in Houston? Of the eight teams in this year’s Women’s College World Series, which begins Thursday when Texas faces Florida at 11 a.m. (ESPN), seven of them have at least one player from a Houston area high school on the roster. Not surprisingly, Texas and Texas Tech have the most Houston talent. Six of the 20 Longhorns are from Houton, while the Red Raiders have four locals on their roster. But, it’s not just all the Texas schools.
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houstonchronicle.com | Matt Young
The latest edition of the Indianapolis 500 included two Top 10 finishers — David Malukas (third) and Santino Ferrucci (seventh) — driving for A.J. Foyt Racing on Sunday. That’s only fitting, because what is Indy without Foyt? Even at 90 years old, Foyt spent the past week in Indianapolis carefully watching over his team.
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houstonchronicle.com | Matt Young
Reporters on a football field are trained almost like dogs with an electric shock collar. That media credential around your neck might allow you on the field, but you still better stay in your area. Setting up camp inside the 35-yard line or in the back of the end zone is fine, but that middle area near the bench? That’s off-limits: Players and team personnel only. In an effort to stand out, the United Football League throws all that traditional thinking out the window. Coaches are mic’d up.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Matt Young
The upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” will have a bit of a Houston touch, assuming receiver Braxton Berrios makes the Houston Texans' roster. Alix Earle, Berrios' girlfriend, was announced Thursday morning as one of the competitors on Season 34, which will air beginning in September, just as the Texans' season is getting started.
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Houston has so many good places for breakfast and brunch these days but even with all the newcomers, Breakfast Klub’s Katfish and Grits is still the champ. https://t.co/d4arIrybKb
Nico Harrison gonna trade the No. 1 pick for Draymond Green. Defense wins championships, he’ll say.
Now that we know the Rockets are picking 10th in the lottery, here’s a look at the top prospects in the NBA Draft after Cooper Flagg goes No. 1. https://t.co/s05MHWLF0q via @houstonchron