Lance Berkman tied a franchise record for consecutive hits with eight, and Kaz Matsui scored on Carlos Lee's single in the ninth for a 4-3 Astros win over the Nationals. The Astros go for the sweep tonight, then head to L.A.

When Clements' Blake Redmond won the Class 5A state golf title last year, Memorial's Cory Whitsett was one of the first people to congratulate him.

Carlos Gomez became the first Minnesota Twins player to hit for the cycle in nearly 22 years when he accomplished the feat in a 13-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

Quarterback G.J. Kinne, who was fourth on the depth chart at Texas, transferred to Tulsa on Wednesday.

One of the best definitions of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. The Rockets keep building their hopes and dreams around Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. The Rockets are crazy enough to do it all over again next season. Don't stop the insanity now. It's the best way for the Rockets to proceed.

Four Rice pitchers combined to limit the potent Oklahoma State offense to four hits, and the Owls beat the Cowboys 4-2 at Reckling Park on Wednesday night.

The Colts have put their tag-team runners — Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes — back together. The tandem helped Indianapolis win its first Super Bowl title.

The ancient cypress stump had a name it had earned. When the adjacent river is down and the water level in the old slough is around what passes for normal in this never static system, the gray top of the stump pokes a couple of inches above the surface.

For a decade, Bob McClaren monitored the bottom line for the Astros. Now when he goes to the negotiating table, he's eyeing the best deal for a client.

Andretti, Rahal, Foyt. It sounds like throwback day at the Indianapolis 500. Except this year, three of the biggest names in IndyCar history are hoping to give the 33-car field a new look.