Sports
December 9, 2022
Can the Free-Spending Texas Rangers Close the Gap With the Astros?
In the past week, the Rangers have added an ace pitcher and the Astros have lost one. Can Arlington’s MLB team pay its way to competitiveness?
Jim Crane
Sports
October 7, 2022
The 2022 Houston Astros Have Been a Homegrown Masterpiece
Another 100-win season in the books, a chance to return to the World Series for the fourth time in six years—this franchise is special.
Sports
July 31, 2020
Why on Earth Is Jim Crane Doing Interviews Right Now?
The Houston Astros owner decided to defend every bad PR move his organization has made.
By
Dan Solomon
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Sports
February 14, 2020
Everything Feels Rigged These Days, and the Astros Aren’t Helping
A former McKinney North pitcher’s lawsuit alleges that the sign-stealing scandal ended his career.
By
Dan Solomon
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Sports
January 16, 2020
Houston Sports Teams Are Cursed. This Week Proves It.
The Astros’ cheating scandal, coming on the heels of the Texans’ meltdown in Kansas City, is a low point in the city’s long history of sports failure.
Sports
November 18, 2018
The Power Issue: Jim Crane Is Assembling a World Championship Team That’s Built to Last
The Houston Astros owner probably isn’t too worried that his team didn’t go all the way this year—he’s settling in for the long haul.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Ten Things to Know About New Astros Manager Bo Porter
Who is the man who will take the Astros into the American League era?
Sports
January 21, 2013
Will He or Won’t He?
Roger Clemens says won't be pitching for the Astros, but owner Jim Crane won't let the rumors die.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Lance Berkman is Still One of Us
Big Puma may play for the Cardinals now, but he doesn't like the Astros' upcoming move to the American League any more than Houston fans do.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Houston Astros Are Still Called the Houston Astros
One week after floating trial balloon, Houston Astros owner Jim Crane assures season ticketholders that the team name shall remain the same.
Business
January 21, 2013
The Week in Business: Profits, Losses, and Everything in Between
Apple nearly nudges Exxon out of the top spot for most valuable company, JC Penney unveils a new logo, and H-E-B tries to buy its .xxx domain name.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Astros Name Change Seems Unlikely
On the other hand, nobody thought they'd really move to the American League either . . .
Sports
April 30, 2012
Buyer Beware
Dear Jim Crane, new owner of the Houston Astros: Please don’t screw things up as badly as the last guy did.