FC Dallas remained unbeaten for the eighth straight game and escaped with a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
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In front of more than 4,000 Texans fans at Methodist Training Center, return specialist Trindon Holliday ran back consecutive punts for what would have been touchdowns during coverage drills. The crowd erupted in applause.
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Rafael Marquez was released Saturday from the final two seasons of his contract with Barcelona, a move that allowed the Mexican defender to join former teammate Thierry Henry with the Red Bulls.
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The man was a passenger in a black GMC pickup northbound in the 3100 block of West Loop North when the driver of the pickup failed to stay in a single lane and struck the 18-wheeler.
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After taking a handoff in Saturday’s practice, Texans running back Steve Slaton headed left until he saw a throng of defenders collapsing on him. In an instant, Slaton changed direction and headed right, running across most of the field and exploding through a cornerback.
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Lance Berkman was traded to the defending World Series champions along with cash #8212; which a person familiar with the deal quantified as $4 million of the $7.5 million left on his contract and buyout - for relief pitching prospect Mark Melancon and second-base prospect Jimmy Paredes.
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The haul from the Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt trades amounted in a couple different ways to a full house mdash; three infielders over two pitchers or three minor leaguers over two big leaguers. The farm system as a whole isn’t quite a full house yet, but the heavily depleted system is another step closer to recovery.
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Brett Wallace, the self-described grinder who has a chance to inherit the position occupied with distinction by Glenn Davis, Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman over the last quarter-century of Houston baseball, had a grind-it-out sort of big league debut Saturday.
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It has been written that Rocky Juarez enters a room silently with little bluster, which isn’t a bad way for one to conduct his life. But in boxing, sometimes you need to enter the ring with a bit of a bang and a lot of bluster, especially when you are trying to put yourself into position for a sixth world title fight.
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When Fred Couples was struggling to stay near par in the first round, the cheers he heard were mostly from friends and family out to exult the Seattle native. On Saturday, the hometown boy gave everyone at Sahalee Country Club a reason to roar. “Today I didn’t hear many family because it was loud and so much fun,” Couples said.
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