Michael Shapiro
Houston Sports Writer at Chron
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chron.com | Michael Shapiro
Draymond Green (23) talks to the ref after tussling with Alperen Sengun (28) late in the first half as the Golden State Warriors played the Houston Rockets at Chase Center in San Francisco, on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. ChronicleThe Houston Rockets boast a completely different roster this postseason compared to the franchise’s last playoff appearance in 2020. The Golden State Warriors will bring a familiar cast of playoff characters to the Toyota Center on Sunday.
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chron.com | Michael Shapiro |Leah Vann
A college football icon will walk off into the analyst sunset in August. Lee Corso will take the ESPN College GameDay stage one last time this season on August 30, concluding a cherished tradition that college football fans nationwide love. Since 1996, the former quarterback-turned-coach-turned-analyst has sported the headgear of the team he thinks will win the network's game of the week, where College GameDay sets up its broadcast.
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chron.com | Michael Shapiro
Steph Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors dominated the Houston Rockets over the last decade, eliminating them from the postseason in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. Houston’s current leader isn’t concerned with the recent history ahead of the 2025 first-round matchup. "This ain't that team and that ain't that team," Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet said Wednesday after Houston’s practice. "We're a different team, they're a different team. It's a new year.
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chron.com | Michael Shapiro
Cam Ward long believed his right arm was different from his peers. It took until 2019 for his talent to be properly appreciated. "In eighth grade, I was throwing the ball like 55 yards," Ward told Chron. "It just took a while for people to notice it. I just never really got the chance."Ward, a graduate of West Columbia High School (located 60 miles south of Houston), is expected to be the No. 1 pick in this month's NFL draft.
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chron.com | Michael Shapiro
The Houston Rockets are a 50-win team that posted the second-best record in the Western Conference in 2024-25. The impressive regular season didn’t earn Houston much faith from playoff prognosticators late Tuesday night. Ime Udoka’s team is a heavy underdog in its upcoming Round 1 matchup against Golden State, sitting at +200 to defeat the Warriors, according to most sportsbooks. Meanwhile, one Hall of Famer on TNT’s Inside the NBA shared a similar perspective.
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Fun one today @chron: “I literally just bought chicken tenders" "My kids were gonna give me the business." "I went to the Golden Nugget. Blew about $600.” Four Rockets fans canned the $25k half-court shot in the last four months. Here are their stories.https://t.co/gg1c6URVRA
New @chron: Torpedo bats are coming to Houston. Shipment likely arriving next week, per Joe Espada. Astros appear intrigued by MLB’s new innovation. “Anything that will help me barrel the ball and make hard contact, that's something I'm interested in.”https://t.co/4AD8POV9FS
Wrote about Jalen’s growth & his work with Rockets’ trainer Jason Biles earlier this month ➡️ https://t.co/N2zkmhh2Lq Not the first strong March of Green’s career. This year’s version feels more sustainable.
Jalen Green has been named Western Conference Player of the Week! 📊 3/25 vs. ATL: 32 PTS | 4 AST | 11 REB 📊 3/27 vs. UTAH: 21 PTS | 8 REB | 6 AST 📊 3/30 vs. PHX: 33 PTS | 2 REB | 2 AST Much 🗣️ Deserved 🗣️ https://t.co/qxFL8G1a16