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ASTROS NOTES: Ausmus in last season with team

Houston ChronicleCecil Cooper jokingly said he would start Brad Ausmus in today’s series finale at Miller Park so the Milwaukee Brewers would honor the veteran catcher.
Houston Astros4 hours ago

DYNAMO NOTES: Ching gets international call-up

Houston ChronicleThe Dynamo and Chivas USA will be missing more than starters to international call-ups tonight at Robertson Stadium. They will be without their top scorers.
Houston Dynamo4 hours ago

Healthy Dynamo thriving

Houston ChronicleThey finished last season in a class of their own in the Western Conference, and they even kicked off 2008 in a stumbling fashion similar to last year's start.
Houston Dynamo4 hours ago

Rice has game plan for bringing in more fans

Houston ChronicleMaking visions a reality has defined Del Conte’s two years as athletic director, and his intrepid nature is behind the latest incarnation of the Operation Sellout initiative.
Rice Owls4 hours ago

MINOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: Wade sees promise on farm

Houston ChronicleAstros general manager Ed Wade will conclude his nearly two-week tour of the club’s minor league affiliates in Troy, N.Y. (Tri-City) and Greeneville, Tenn., this week.
Houston Astros4 hours ago

Blum carries Astros to 5-2 win over Brewers

Houston ChronicleGeoff Blum's three-run, sixth-inning homer pushed the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, cutting their deficit in the National League wild-card race to 7 ˝ games.
Houston Astros4 hours ago

SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Chivas USA next for Dynamo

Houston ChronicleThat the Dynamo will miss three starters to call-ups for Wednesday’s clash with Chivas USA at Robertson Stadium shouldn’t be much of a concern. So long as they keep the goals coming, as in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Real Salt Lake, the team stands a chance of padding its lead in the Western Conference.
Houston Dynamo1 day ago

Rice's Jimoh advances to women's long jump final

Houston ChronicleFunmi Jimoh, who ran track at Rice, needed to come through on her final attempt in the long jump qualifying round, and she did, cleanly putting a jump of 21’8 1/4" to advance to the final in her first Olympic appearance.
Rice Owls1 day ago

ASTROS NOTES: Wigginton shares weekly NL award

Houston ChronicleFor the second week in a row, the Astros' starting left fielder was the National League Player of the Week.
Houston Astros1 day ago

Astros stymied by Sabathia, Brewers in 9-3 loss

Houston ChronicleThe Astros had no answers for C.C. Sabathia, who threw his fifth complete game in nine starts as a Brewer and drove in two runs as Milwaukee cruised to a 9-3 victory.
Houston Astros1 day ago

Campbell: Biggio gives future No. 7s a role model

Houston ChronicleThe Astros retired Craig Biggio’s jersey, and 42,619 came to Minute Maid Park on Sunday to revel.
Houston Astros2 days ago

Oswalt pitches best game in years to beat D-Backs

Houston ChronicleAstros manager Cecil Cooper and first baseman Lance Berkman were in agreement on Roy Oswalt, calling his performance Sunday afternoon his best in at least a couple of years.
Houston Astros2 days ago

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Houston Astros' Geoff Blum watches his three-run home run agains... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros' Geoff Blum watches his three-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Houston Astros starting pitcher Brian Moehler pitches to the Mil... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros starting pitcher Brian Moehler pitches to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Houston Astros' Humberto Quintero, right, tags out Milwaukee Bre... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Houston Astros' Humberto Quintero, right, tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Mike Cameron at home plate in the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports

Milwaukee Brewers' Gabe Kapler makes a diving catch on a ball hi... (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
AP Photo/Darren Hauck

Milwaukee Brewers' Gabe Kapler makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Houston Astros' Ty Wigginton in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in Milwaukee.»Yahoo! Sports