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When the Miami Heat chosen Dwyane Wade with the fifth pick of the 2003 N.B.A. draft, the league was in dire need of star players to hold it out of the Michael Jordan era.Wade’s draft class...
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Rangers Add Max Scherzer in AL West Battle With Houston Astros
Marcus Semien was a sophomore infielder on the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010 when Bruce Bochy was managing the San Francisco Giants to...
Dana Brown Leads Houston Astros as MLB’s Only Black General Manager
Hiring people of color has been a vexing problem for M.L.B., which has pipeline programs to encourage diversity but cannot demand specific hires by...
World Series: Yordan Alvarez’s Family Is Here From Cuba to Cheer for Astros
HOUSTON — A half-hour before Game 2 of the World Series began here Saturday night, Yordan Alvarez’s special guests wove through the crowded concourse...
World Series: Catches by Chas McCormick and Trey Mancini Saved Game 5 for Astros
PHILADELPHIA — There's a moment that usually occurs when an outfielder in baseball makes a sensational diving, leaping or acrobatic catch, and all the...
World Series: These Are Still Jeff Luhnow’s Astros
Luhnow’s successor, James Click, keeps a lower profile; he declined an interview request after the Astros’ no-hitter in Game 4, saying that he doesn’t...
Jeremy Pena of Houston Astros Wins World Series MVP
HOUSTON — Where would the Houston Astros be without Jeremy Peña?Last October, because the Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves within the World Series,...
Houston Astros Win World Series
HOUSTON — For years, wherever the Houston Astros traveled, they felt the fury behind the booing and jeers from opposing fans, and withstood charges...
Astros Favored Over Phillies to Win World Series
The Houston Astros have yet to lose a game this postseason, which makes them an obvious selection as the favourite over the Philadelphia Phillies...
ALCS: Yankees Season Ends as Astros Head to World Series
At one point in early July, halfway through the six-month regular season, the Yankees were on pace to set a major record. The 2...
ALCS: Astros Rolling Whilst Jose Altuve Struggles
A day before Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, Astros Manager Dusty Baker asked Astros fans to lean on the next power...
ALCS: Astros on Verge of Eliminating Yankees
Winning streaks are coveted events in any sport, and infrequently hard to come back by. The Houston Astros had only three in the course...
ALCS: Alex Bregman’s Homer Gives Astros Win Over Yankees in Game 2
HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez, the Houston Astros’ designated hitter, and Jose Altuve, their second baseman, were two of one of the best hitters in...