Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Rockets kicking off the NBA Season against the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, how Kevin Durant fit in with the team in his first start, Houston’s super-sized starting lineup, Reed Sheppard’s development, and expectations for this season.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Texans completely pooping the bed in their 27-19 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, Nick Caley’s offensive play-calling abilities, the nonexistent run game, which coaches are on the hot seat, and adjusting expectations for this season.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Texans upcoming Monday Night Football matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, the Rockets sweeping their 4 preseason games, Kevin Durant fitting in, Reed Sheppard’s potential, and expectations for this NBA season.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Astros cleaning house after a disappointing season ravaged by injuries, firing or not bringing back several key members of the coaching staff and front office, as well as the Houston Rockets beginning the Kevin Durant era with two impressive pre-season showings.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Texans crushing the Ravens 44-10 for their first win in Baltimore in franchise history, where C. J. Stroud had as many touchdown passes as he did incompletions, the defense had 3 takeaways, and the Texans were firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Astros missing the postseason for the first time since 2016, what went wrong this year, whether or not Dana Brown and Joe Espada should be on the hot seat, what the team needs for next season, Framber Valdez entering free agency, and whether or not this was the end of the golden era of Astros baseball.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Texans shutting out the Tennessee Titans 26-0 to improve to 1-3 on the season.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Rockets losing Fred VanVleet to ACL surgery, the Texans releasing C. J. Gardener-Johnson, and the Astros potentially missing the postseason.

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Ross Bolen discusses the worst Houston sports weekend of 2025 (so far) where the Texans lost to the Jaguars and fell to 0-3 on the season, and the Astros were swept by the Mariners to all but destroy their chances of winning the AL West.

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Ross Bolen discusses the Houston Astros maintaining the Silver Boot for the ninth consecutive season by winning the season series over the Texas Rangers, Yordan Alvarez getting injured again, Zach Cole’s meteoric rise, the imminent return of Isaac Parades, and a season-shaping series up next against the Seattle Mariners.

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