The Astros were walked off by the A’s — was it just a bad night or a sign of a deeper crack in the armor? ITL breaks it down, plus wonders why the national media keeps misreading C.J. Stroud. With the Summer Solstice in full effect, the crew shares their personal signs that it’s gonna be a long day.
Around the NFL, C.J. Mosley retires, Adrian Peterson gets into a scuffle, and Jose Altuve’s path to 3,000 hits sparks debate. Also: ESPN’s All-Quarter Century Team features only “1.5” Texans — John Lopez creates his own, and Figgy shouts out summer's unsung MVPs: landscaping crews. Speaking of MVPs, could T.J. McConnell actually take home Finals MVP?
Plus, Texans OL Jarrett Patterson speaks — does it signal a true O-Line bounce back? And in Figgy’s Mixtape: a Harris County PSA, an AI relationship story that gets weird, and more madness from sports and beyond.