Jerome Solomon
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Machado, our loud-baying, squirrel-chasing, walks-himself good boy, passed away today, 16 years after he rescued us. He brought untold joy and unconditional love, curling up to watch TV, at my feet as I wrote, kicking me in his sleep 😂. There is a hole in my heart.
#petloss
#dog
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ESPN just called Highland Park in Dallas a “small town,” as if Stafford comes from humble beginnings.🤦🏿♂️
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C.J. Stroud on whether throwing picks will affect his confidence in taking shots.
"Steph Curry don't ever stop shooting ... Imma keep letting it fly."
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Verlander on Adolis García: “I don’t think anybody was mad about him pimpin the homer. It was the biggest homer of his career.”
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Media: "This stretch that James (Harden) has had, you ever seen anything like this?"
Trevor Ariza: "I mean I played with Kobe, so, yeah."
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Eat mor chikin.
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Meng-Han Yang, a 23-year-old student from Tawain, is at the Target Center to see the
#Rockets
play for the first time. He said the 7,138-mile trip was expensive, “but it’s the playoffs.”
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Horns blowing, everybody dancing, strangers kissing in the street ... we know not what to do, but we doing it.
#Astros
#HoustonStrong
#WorldSeries
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Anybody know what happened after the Bulls lost to Orlando?
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The
#Astros
should have sent Carlos Correa out to speak for the organization and left it at that.
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While a black student received one day of in-school suspension and one day of out-of-school suspension for making a derogatory statement, a white student accused of the same infraction received a parent conference and a notation that the student will “think before he speaks.”
Civil rights probe shows Fort Bend ISD disproportionately disciplined black students via
@HoustonChron
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I have it from a source who knows all. Daryl Morey’s job with the
#Rockets
is not in jeopardy and “It was never in jeopardy.” ... Feel free to keep talking about everything else, but stop that.
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Rick Smith running down the hall to tell Bob McNair that the Browns accepted the Osweiler deal.
#ClevelandRocks
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If a team fires Brian Flores to hire Bill O’Brien … man.
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I'm blessed to officially be named father of two amazing, precocious, hilarious girls. A journey begins.
#adoption
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Hey
@goldengateblond
, you need to invent a “put your drink down emoji,” because I, a black, just spit water all over my iPhone.
If the news is poison, let this be the antidote that gives you life.
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Professor Malone and his student Hakeem Olajuwon in the lab at Hofheinz. The classroom was at Fonde Rec Center.
http://t.co/LvSMTADT9T
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@RexChapman
@AuxGod_
@TwitterMoments
I see your jaw brace and raise you Calvin Murphy’s concussion helmet.
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Jose Altuve … Hakeem Olajuwon … y’all can debate the ranking of other Houston athletes amongst yourselves.
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A&M has been labeled as a sleeping giant for so long that many ignore the potential. Sumlin was closer to turning the corner than some realize. Fisher is a huge get; walking into great situation.
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Finally, after 56 years ... 56 years. Go ahead, Houston. Shed some tears.
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Had to pull off the highway to say Andre Johnson is a Hall of Famer, or going to be announced as one soon. Been holding onto this for a bit. So deserving.
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Altuve has more home runs these playoffs than Bagwell and Biggio combined for in their careers; more hits than the duo had in '97, '98, '99 and '01 playoffs, combined.
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I’m told that a significant number of
#Texans
players didn’t buy McNair’s flimsy explanation of his inmates/prison comment. Team leaders have tried to develop a full-team show of unity. Not all on the same page yet.
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"I'm watching something that isn't basketball." ???? Is this guy serious? Of all the dumbass takes we're subjected to by being alive in 2019, this is a an all-timer.
"This style, what Harden does, is manipulating the game somehow. Almost like cheating it somehow" 😳
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Most who want Gurriel suspended for the rest of the
#WorldSeries
have California-based accounts or had not tweeted about baseball until last night. 🤔
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Popovich: "This man in the Oval Office is a soulless coward who thinks that he can only become large by belittling others. ...We have a pathological liar in the White House: unfit intellectually, emotionally, and psychologically to hold this office and the whole world knows it"
People talk trash about Trump all day. But when Gregg Popovich calls him a "soulless coward" it feels like a moment.
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The
#Astros
have made the playoffs in seven straight years, the same number of appearances they had in their first 42 MLB seasons.
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Exit velocity 98.1 mph, if anyone asks.
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Game 7 is on. The last time a Houston team played in a championship series that went seven games?
#unbeatable
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Damn. Damn. Damn. … I’m in tears. He meant so much to me, taught me so much, literally guided my career. So many amazing times together, so many heartfelt moments … I am who I am because of who he was. Seriously. A special brotherly love that will never die. … I’m crushed.
Man. This one is tough to type out.
Normally I join
@FredFaour
every Thursday for his podcast. Today he never texted me the link and didn’t respond to texts or phone calls.
I just got news that Fred has passed away. I don’t have a lot of details, but obviously devastating.
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Mama Mary has done all she was put here to do ... 103 years ... and today she rests.
My grandmother was a driving force, a put-em-in-their-place influence, who taught me to think differently and never be afraid to speak. Pics are from her 100th, 101st and 102nd birthdays.
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It is impossible to oversell how good of a job DeMeco Ryan’s has done with the
#Texans
. He was meant to do this.
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Dusty Baker: "Carlos told me before he went up there ... walk-off. I said go ahead on man."
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Some of y’all should be ashamed of yourselves. This was silly from the get-go, then turned ugly for no good reason. Root for your damn team, but being abusive is over-the-top and uncalled for. Great fans get that. This message is for the loud minority. Grow up.
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With today’s 65-58 win over Cincinnati,
@UHCougarMBK
moves to 23-1 and has won 32 straight games at home. Fertitta Center is the best place to watch basketball in Houston.
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Quick story. Sat next to him on a flight 20+ yrs ago, I wasn’t gonna say a word. He introduced himself and started quoting from stories I’d written. What!?! … He just came up to me to say he loved what I wrote from the UH-UCF game Wednesday night. He’s real like that. The best.
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No traffic. No buzz. No police directing cars and pedestrians.
#NRGStadium
quiet this morning for
#Texans
home finale on Fan Appreciation Day.
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Um ...
@BunBTrillOG
“Draped Up” with the
@HouSymphony
. That’s how we do a COVID
#4thofJuly
in the Lone Star State.
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Ronel Blanco’s wife, Yanissa, delivered the couple’s second child, a baby girl, last Tuesday, the day he found out he’d made the opening day roster for the first time. What a week.
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The 9-yr-old: “Are the Lakers a good team?”
Me: “They are now.”
9-yr-old: “LeBron James makes a bad team good?”
Me: “Yep.”
And that’s the LeBron James Story.
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@flsnupe
@TripleH242
@clarencehilljr
@NBCNews
Wait, you want neighbors to look after your house to the tune of calling police if they see someone walking around it, but they aren’t good enough to have your number? 😂 If I were your neighbor ...
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Carlos Correa just hit three balls out of the ballpark in BP. Literally. Says his back is feeling better than it has in months.
#Astros
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How bad was Keuchel and the
#Astros
’ top of the first? My 101-year-old grandmother, who is here at the game with me, said “That took so long, I almost started pulling for the Blue Jays. I don’t have that kind of time.”
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Dusty Baker had to tell his wife not to bring his son Darren to games in Chicago because of death threats that were investigated by the FBI, but y'all think a couple blog posts and questions about lineup decisions ran him out of the game? That's funny.
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The
@UHCougarMBK
walked off the court calmly, then had a blast in the locker room. Kelvin Sampson got doused with liquid. “I used to be able to outrun those guys,” Sampson said. “Age got me.”
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Loud cheer here at
#AstrosFanFest
when Jose Altuve appeared and again as he stepped to the stage.
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I suggest you follow Kim Mulkey's advice the next time somebody says Dirk Nowitzki is the greatest "international" player in NBA history.
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I know reporters are desperate for interview subjects, but the fool who left his house and rushed to a school shooting, with a gun on his hip, a Trump hat on his head, and a U.S. flag on his shoulder isn't about to provide anything of value.
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Herman and Orlando never allowed 50 points when they were with
@UHCougarFB
. Of course, they never faced a powerhouse like Maryland.
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Rockets and Supersonics entered the NBA in the same year, wearing the same colors. Great look.
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Tom Brady made media wait 45 minutes before going to the podium after disappointing SB loss. That cool-down period is important.
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Brown: "We've worked our asses off for this money. Anybody that feels like we're given this and we're just privileged to have this money, yes we're grateful for it. But it's not something that's just handed to us. We've put in blood, sweat and tears for this."
Duane Brown said players considered walking out of the building today after Bob McNair comments
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When all the games are done today, the
#Texans
will hold one of the AFC wild card spots. I know, a lot of football left, but that is incredible considering how the franchise has been irrelevant for the last three years.
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Cute little 30-minute media session to introduce David Culley. I wasn’t able to ask a question.
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Yeah
@McClain_on_NFL
is awesome in the paper and great on radio, but the gems he's dropped on
@ChronTXSN
in
#Texans
grades are hilarious. "If I could give a G, I'd give a G." 🤣
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I once wrote a story about the only player to die from injuries in an NFL/AFL game. Broken neck. Told by his head coach to get back in the huddle after he was carried off the field. Sat on bench entire second half. Died right after the game. We have come a long way.
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Manfred said of Luhnow "It is the job of the General
Manager to be aware of the activities of his staff and players." On
#RedSox
management "I considered that the Red Sox front office staff was unaware of Watkins���s conduct."
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Just when you thought they would just shut up and hire a coach, the
#Texans
instead decide to announce they are considering hiring a person who is not a coach.
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When is the last time an NFL team made a midseason hire of an offensive coordinator? Asking for my friends who are
#Texans
fans.
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"I'll take films no one has ever seen for $1,000, Alex."
Brock Osweiler asked why he thinks he's good enough to start:
"I think the proof is in the film for the past two years."
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I am cracking up at
#Texans
fans turning on a QB who is having a decent game; not great, but decent. Guy has no running game and terrible o-line play, yet hasn't made a huge mistake.
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While I expected
#Astros
fans to be riled up over what they see as a smoking gun, and much of the rest of the baseball world to yawn, the level of dismissiveness has been surprising. We're not talking about practice, we're talking about straight-up cheating.
Couldn't even fit all of my thoughts into one column, but here's a shot: Astros aren't MLB's biggest villains, despite Rob Manfred's unequal justice via
@houstonchron
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If only there were a better option out there ...
Texans will be signing Brandon Weeden as their backup quarterback.
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Damn. Houston hits 109 degrees: Temperature matches hottest ever recorded in the city
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UH’s Jamal Shead greeted by
@CPezman
and acknowledging the 32 patch in honor of former teammate, the late Reggie Chaney.
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These boys are different. There’s no guarantee in LA, but whatever happens, fear won’t be a factor. From Jim Crane on down, the
#Astros
have a championship mentality.
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Bill O’Brien on not calling a TO to make it more likely the rags would review the Gronk catch: “It’s not my job to call a timeout there to make (the officials’) job easier.”
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Just saw the gushing over Brian Cushing by the Texans on the day he was released. Duane Brown wasn't even mentioned by name the day he was traded. More evidence for those who believe the Texans' brass has race issues.
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Khadeem Lattin, son of Monica Lamb, grandson of David Lattin, is coming home for the Final Four.
#powerofprayer
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The
#Astros
have some memorable comebacks this year. When Kershaw is pitching and the
#Dodgers
score four or more runs ... LA is 100-1. One hundred wins. One loss.
#WorldSeries
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Couldn't even fit all of my thoughts into one column, but here's a shot: Astros aren't MLB's biggest villains, despite Rob Manfred's unequal justice via
@houstonchron
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Where does this loss rank among embarrassing Oilers losses? lol
There are thousands of ex-Oilers fans who are rooting for the
#Texans
, but having flashbacks of Oilers’ late-game collapses and they’re feeling weird right now. All those years of therapy could be out the window when the Texans pull this off.
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If
@CoachSampsonUH
isn't your favorite coach, too bad for you.
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Jim Nantz on the
@UHCougarMBK
victory: “Thus was epic. Maybe the greatest ever.”
He’s not wrong.
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R.I.P. Santa Fe victim Christian Riley Garcia 🙏🏿
"In action and in deed, he was courageous in the face of evil. He didn't flinch."
"He held his ground and held the door to give others a chance to get out. He was a HERO, he is our HERO."
via
@monicarhor
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Man, Dusty trying to win his first
#WorldSeries
as a manager against the team he started with in the year in which Hank Aaron passed. Houston and Atlanta, cities with similar vibes, charm and sports choke histories. Gonna be a great week.
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When you leave it all on the field ... Can't tell if
@coomerchron
's postgame pic of
@JJWatt
shows pain, emotion, fatigue or all three.
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Jamal Shead wasn't interested in the Iowa State score. (BYU leads by 11 at halftime.)
"If they win, they win, if they lose, they lose," he said. "Our destiny is in our hands. We're just gonna focus on Kansas now and just do what we do, and lock in our way."
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That’s a touchdown. Quick whistle because ref doesn’t understand how spectacular Deshaun Watson is.
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