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Rain blowing inside Houston Astros' stadium during major storm
Severe storms battered Houston’s Minute Maid Park, allowing rain inside the covered stadium on May 16, footage shows. Video filmed by Rafael Hernandez shows rain being blown into the ballpark on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area on Thursday, labelling the storm a “life-threatening situation.” More than 1 million people without power on Thursday evening in southeast Texas, according to outage maps.
‘Exercise caution’: Astros warn fans of conditions ahead of tonight’s game
Just 24 hours after vicious storms hit downtown Houston, the Houston Astros will still take the field at Minute Maid Park. On Friday, the team announced that their game scheduled against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night would go on as planned. First pitch is slated for 7:10 p.m. The team...
J.J. Watt and Charles Barkley’s Big Houston Surprises Highlight a Powerful $1.7 Million Night Where Make-A-Wish Wins
The Voice finalist Andrew Marshall performs at the Make-A-Wish gala (Photo by Daniel Ortiz) What: Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana “The Wish Ball”. PC Moment: Some would say that the surprise videos from Houston Texans legend J.J. Watt and NBA Hall of Famer turned TV star Charles Barkley revealing wishes to be granted for two deserving youngsters was the highlight. Others would say that the unexpected $350,000 gift from Holly and Ryan Lambert was the biggest news of the night. In the end, all would agree that proceeds of more than $1.7 million for Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana’s inaugural event turned out to be tops.
Big 12 softball Championship concludes
The tenth-seeded Houston softball matched up against the seventh-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship at OGE Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City last week to bring the season to a halt. The Jay Hawks struck first in the bottom of...
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