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  • Ambriz unable to back Bedards stellar outing

    MIL@HOU: Bedard fans eight over seven scoreless HOUSTON -- On the verge of securing a second straight series win with a one-run lead and one out in the eighth inning, the Astros turned to their bullpen. Milwaukee second baseman Rickie Weeks made sure the move was a regrettable one, connecting on a two-run homer to erase another spectacular outing from Astros starter Erik Bedard and stun ...

  • MLB Texas 9 Oakland 4

    Adrian Beltre finished off a four-run sixth inning with an RBI double Wednesday, helping boost Texas to a 9-4 victory over Oakland. The Rangers have won two out of three in the four-game series to slow down a slide that had seen them fall out of first place in the American League West. Texas came into the series on a six-game losing streak, during which the Rangers had managed a total of eight ...

  • Coca-Cola names Lucie Austins replacement

    Coca-Cola South Pacific has recruited Chris Johnston to fill the shoes of award-winning marketer Lucie Austin. Johnston has been with Coca-Cola in various roles since 2002 according to his LinkedIn profile. Coke Zero, Coke Red and Diet Coke now fall under his remit as do Fanta, Glaceau Vitamin Water and a team of 50. Austin was behind ‘Share a Coke’, which Coca-Cola’s ...

  • Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Game 7 Dwayne Wade Too Hurt to Play

    Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade pauses during a break in play against the Dallas Mavericks during Game 3 of the NBA Finals series in Dallas, Texas on June 5, ...

  • Appels childhood teammates show their support

    HOUSTON -- Several of Mark Appel's former teammates from his days in the Post Oak Little League in Houston were at Minute Maid Park to greet him Wednesday after he signed a contract with the Astros, who selected him with the first overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft. "I think he was happy to see all of us as we were to see him," said Jay Magness, who was a pitcher and ...

Movie Review

Ryder P.I. [DVD]

Ryder P.I. [DVD]

Ryder P.I. is an excruciatingly unfunny comedy about a couple of inept private detectives. The movie was an amateur production shot on video in the mid-1980s by a group of comedians from Long Island who couldn't break into movies any other way than to make one themselves. Unfortunately, no one involved in the production seems to have known anything about filmmaking or, more importantly, ho ... ...

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  • Astros hope to lock up high school Draft picks

    Email HOUSTON -- The Astros signed top overall pick Mark Appel, a pitcher from Stanford, for about $1.5 million less than the assigned slot value of $7.8 million, which should allow Houston to make a run at some high school players they took later in the Draft who have college commitments. Also unsigned are 10th-round pick Austin Nicely, a left-handed pitcher from Spotswood High School in Penn ...

  • Hockeys popularity growing in Austin

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - For many in Texas, ice isn't a common sight, unless its in a drink or a sno cone. But those in the know say interest in hockey is growing, even here in Austin. At the Chaparrel Ice Arena in North Austin Wednesday, hockey enthusiasts were busy slashing their way around the rink. Many driving long distances for their precious ice time. Hockey players will tell you its the ...

  • MLS Chicago 2 Colorado 1

    Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ...

  • UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...

  • Fort Worth police K-9s get special first aid kits from MedStar

    the Fort Worth Police K-9 Unit recalled on Wednesday how in 1998, Argo, a German shepherd, was killed in a shootout in east Fort Worth. It happened during a search for a man suspected of wounding a Texas state ...

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