Payne & Pendergast

Catch up on the week's biggest Houston sports storylines with a special compilation from Payne & Pendergast, In the Loop, and The Drive with Stoerner & Hughley. With the Astros' starting rotation getting battered, the guys debate what the team absolutely must trade for at the deadline. Also, a look at the Texans' ground game and why national analysts are leaving David Montgomery completely off the...

Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke discuss the Astros looking like just one of many deadline buyers in the AL, if Kevin Durant seems happy as a Rocket, go through the day's sparse headlines, discuss and assess Mike Florio's theory as to why CJ Stroud may not make it through this season, Ross Tucker's thought that the Texans need to make sure CJ is ok before giving him his big contract, dive...

Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke discuss the Astros looking like just one of many deadline buyers in the AL, if Kevin Durant seems happy as a Rocket, and go through the day's sparse headlines.

Seth and Luke discuss and assess Mike Florio's theory as to why CJ Stroud may not make it through this season, Ross Tucker's thought that the Texans need to make sure CJ is ok before giving him his big contract, and dive into the story of Spurs announcer Jacob Tobey being fired after it was revealed he was cheating on his girlfriend with the sister of a Spurs player.

Seth and Luke assess if CJ Stroud is set up for success based on who's around him, discuss the concept of retail investors getting in on athletes' career futures, and a new conspiracy theory that Tom Brady is sabotaging the Patriots.

Seth and Luke see if any of the worst takes of the week can dethrone Adam Schefter, assess if the Texans’ offense is poised for a breakout this season, discuss the dumbest things they’ve said to people they were trying to impress, and see what Reggie and Raheel have coming up on In the Loop.

Seth and Luke assess if the Texans' offense is poised for a breakout this season.

Seth and Luke see if any of the worst takes of the week can dethrone the current champ, Adam Schefter.

Seth and Luke discuss a brand new spicy conspiracy theory. Is Tom Brady secretly sabotaging the Patriots?

Seth and Luke dive into what the Texans have surrounded CJ Stroud with to determine if he's set up for success.

Seth and Luke discuss the story of Jacob Tobey being fired by the Spurs after it came out on social media that he had been cheating on his girlfriend with the sister of a current Spurs player.

Seth and Luke discuss and assess why Mike Florio wonders if CJ Stroud will make it through this season, Ross Tucker saying the Texans need to make sure CJ is okay before they give him his big pay day, and what new Texans TE Foster Moreau had to say about CJ.

Seth and Luke discuss how big the 2027 draft is for the Rockets and try to assess if Kevin Durant seems happy here. He's kinda hard to read.

Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke talk about the parity in the AL meaning every team will see themselves as buyers at the trade deadline, what CBS Sports says the Astros are looking to trade for, and Yordan reportedly going to the team amid trade rumors to say he wanted to stay.

Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke talk about the Astros 8-2 loss to the Nationals, assess their big need at the moment, Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter being named to ESPN's top 10 list of edge rushers, go through the day's Headlines, assess how much better we can expect the Texans' offensive line to be this season, Brandon Aiyuk continuing to do his thing on social media, the frustration...

Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke talk about the Astros 8-2 loss to the Nationals, assess their big need at the moment, Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter being named to ESPN's top 10 list of edge rushers, and go through the day's Headlines.

Seth and Luke assess how much better we can expect the Texans' offensive line to be this season, Brandon Aiyuk continuing to do his thing on social media, and the frustration with people pointing out that we're seeing the best athletes ever right now.

Seth and Luke assess who they can trust in the Astros' pitching rotation, who the Texans' breakout player will be this year, and bring back the Payne Index to see how much it would hurt if certain events transpire.

Seth and Luke discuss the pettiness in the WNBA and around the USMNT, assess if CBS Sports’ Top 25 Under 25 snubbed any Texans, if the Astros should be buyers or sellers this trade deadline, and see what Reggie and B-Scott have coming up on In the Loop for the Question of the Day.

Seth and Luke look at CBS Sports' Top 25 Under 25 in the NFL list, discuss which Texan(s) made it, if they were ranked correctly, and if any Texans should have made the list that didn't.

Seth and Luke discuss the drama about how low the WNBA players ranked Caitlyn Clark, and Landon Donovan being a little petty towards this years' USMNT. Who's more catty?

Seth and Luke discuss who Benjamin Solak predicted will be the Texans' breakout player this year, if he could be right, and give their picks.

Seth and Luke discuss Colorado QB Julian Lewis saying he didn't watch defenses last year, what the Astros' biggest need is as the trade deadline nears, and who they trust in the pitching rotation right now.

Seth and Luke discuss Luke's frustration with the obvious argument pundits keep making that we're seeing the best ever right now. It's obvious, right? Everything's the best ever right now.

Seth and Luke look at how Warren Sharp ranked the Texans O-Line, what Ross Tucker thinks of their line, and react to Brandon Aiyuk saying he's gonna keep doing things the way he has been.