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Houston Astros (0-6) at St. Louis Cardinals (4-2)

musiclover — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:20:58 +0000

Things don’t get much better for the Houston Astros heading into a three-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals. A winless homestand has the club off to its worst start in 27 years, and Houston will try to earn a rare victory this afternoon in St. Louis, where the Cardinals celebrate their home opener at More >

ATP Houston Tennis Betting: Hewitt returns to action

musiclover — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:07:35 +0000

Houston, USA –The US Men’s Clay Court Championships, the lone clay-court event in the United States, moves into the second round and features defending champion, Lleyton Hewitt. Hewitt takes on lucky loser Somdev Devvarman in the second round, a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.

Here is a look at the BetUS tennis betting odds currently available, complete with tennis free picks.

Tennis Betting Line:

Lleyton Hewitt -4½ -130 -600 21 O +105 U -145
Somdev Dev Varman +4½ -110 +350 21 O +105 U -145

First Set Line: Lleyton Hewitt -400 Somdev Dev Varman +250

Match Time: 02:30 PM Eastern Time Thursday April 8, 2010

Tennis Betting Verdict: Defending champion, Lleyton Hewitt takes on Lucky Loser Somdev Devvarman who replaced Mardy Fish in the draw when the American pulled out of the tournament with an injury. Devvarman capitalized on his second shot in the event, beating Irish qualifier Conor Niland 6-4, 6-2.

Hewitt is appearing in his first event since January when he suffered an injury. To date, Hewitt has competed in two events – Sydney and Aussie Open where he reached the quarters and R16, respectively. He is 4-2 on the season overall.

19 injured when Metro bus, light rail train collide

musiclover — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:43:46 +0000

Nineteen people were injured, none seriously, when a Metro bus and a light rail train collided this afternoon in downtown Houston. The collision is the second within six weeks at the same location, Main and St. Joseph Parkway, which is adjacent to the transit agency’s downtown headquarters. On Feb. 8, a collision sent nine people More >

Houston Rockets lose to Magic 110 to 92

Houstonian — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:29:26 +0000

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Dwight Howard had 30 points and 16 rebounds on a perfect shooting night to help the Orlando Magic cruise to a 110-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

The Magic used a 37-point second quarter to take a commanding lead and the Rockets never really threatened after that.
Houston cut it to 97-88 on Chase Budinger’s 3-pointer with about 3½ minutes remaining. But Vince Carter hit a 3-pointer seconds later to stretch the lead back to double figures and send most of the fans heading to the exits.