The Morning Drive with Dan

Appearing to be on the decline just a few weeks out of the playoffs tipping off, the Rockets look to be placing themselves out of playoff contention following their inability to close out late final-minute battles against their opponents. Battling the Timberwolves late last night, in what appeared to be a win for the Houston, turned into a nightmare following the Rockets' collapse in the final two...

As the excitement builds, the buzz surrounding the NCAA's madness tournament intensifies as we now approach the Sweet 16, scheduled to tip off tomorrow and Friday evening. Focusing on Houston, the Cougars are making their seventh consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16 under Coach Kelvin Sampson's tenure, set to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini for a chance to advance on to the Elite 8. Preview...

Switching to basketball following the buzz around the NCAA's annual madness tournament, the NBA also seems to be intensifying now, with the league's play-in tournament also on the horizon. Focusing on the Rockets, Houston has entered a small decline over their last 10 games, going 5-5, now standing 43-28 for the season, and dropping to the 6th seed in the Western Conference—putting their playoff p...

Now with Spring Training concluding for most teams across the MLB, the Astros now head back to Houston from West Palm, having completed yet another pretty adequate Spring Training. Taking into account a few of the prospects the Astros acquired during the offseason, followed by developing talent, sudden injuries, and the amount of production seen from their time in Florida, Astros play-by-play anno...

With the initial four games of the tournament tipping off earlier in the week, yesterday and today officially mark the start of Round 1 of the 2025-26 Men's NCAA Tournament. As fans begin making their annual brackets and predictions on who they believe can go on the strongest heater to the Championship, someone with a front row seat to last night's tip-off in UH's victory over Idaho, play-by-play...

Turning to basketball for a moment, things began to heat up in the NBA with teams shaking the rankings a bit as we inch closer to the postseason tipping off a month away now, with the play-in tournament set to tip things off. Focusing on Houston, the Rockets have hosted the Lakers the past two nights here in Houston in back-to-back home games at the Toyota Center, suffering disappointing losses in...

With the league's Free Agency period now in full swing, Houston appears to be leading the charge among most of its competitors across the AFC regarding its offseason rebuild. Wasting no time reworking contracts and getting deals signed, the Texans don't appear to be slowing down anytime soon, following the team's latest acquisition of 3x Pro Bowl Guard Wyatt Teller from the Cleveland Browns. Signi...

Looking ahead now with the WBC heating up following tomorrow's championship tee-off, we've now arrived at the final week of the MLB's Spring Training period. Focusing on Houston and the Astros, the Stros appear to be rolling with the punches still regarding injuries and the development of a few players ahead of the league's Opening Day set for next Wednesday. Weighing out the Astros possible roste...

Continuing through the infancy of the NFL's offseason with Free Agency underway and rolling, followed by the Draft roughly a month away, the buzz around the NFL does not seem to be fading away anytime soon. Monitoring the latest in Free Agency since Monday, a new controversy has arisen in the league regarding the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans. Yesterday, the Titans unveiled their 2026 un...

With Free Agency in the NFL now in full swing, the Texans appear to be going all-in, hoping to improve areas that underperformed following their Divisional Round exit for the third consecutive year. Now officially liable to sign contracts following recent negotiations made over the past few days, the Texans finally take a jab at replenishing holes in their offensive line by signing former Colts OL...

Following the opening of NFL Free Agency yesterday, teams across the NFL are now allowed to negotiate with players from any team, with the hopes of retaining them in their organization just before the season's annual draft of newcomers. Focusing on the Texans, Houston wasted no time diving into negotiations following the extensions of veteran Guard Ed Ingram and Defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins j...

With the NFL opening negotiations today, and the official tampering period known as Free Agency set to follow on Wednesday at 3 PM, the Houston Texans look primed and ready for the 2026 season. Thanks to the organization's proactivity early on, the Texans look to be in a good spot regarding deals and negotiations roughly done in advance, as fans and experts had a few lingering questions going into...