The Morning Drive with Dan

In the home stretch now leading into the league's midseason break, the Astros have endured a small hiccup, dropping their 3-game series to the Nationals yesterday with a final score of 8-2. With little to no movement in the AL West Rankings following yesterday's losses for the Mariners and the Rangers, the Astros still have a sufficient chance of clinching the AL West's top seed, now 3 games away...

Approaching the All-Star break now with 4 games left on the schedule, the Astros have turned the tide as they've stayed afloat in the American League and their very own AL West Division currently standing at 46-48. Withstanding injuries, the lack of depth in some areas at times, and overcoming subpar performances, the Stros still have a strong chance to salvage their season, currently 2 games away...

Approaching MLB's midseason break now with 5 games left and with continous speculation that there will be no 2027 season to come after this one concludes, courtesy of EchoPark Automotive; longtime American professional former baseball pitcher having won back-to-back World Series titles with the New York Yankees in 'Rocket' Roger Clemens, joins Dan just before the league's interlude sharing some bo...

Moving on from the holiday weekend, the Astros have now completed their final homestand leading into the league's midseason break, taking 2 out of the 3 games from the Tampa Bay Rays. On the road for their last 6 games leading into the All-Star break, the Stros now travel to Washington to face the Nationals, then onto Arlington for another Silver Boot showdown against the Texas Rangers to conclude...

Concluding the month of June now, Houston appears to be in a pretty good spot rolling into July with the league's All-Star break soon to follow. Looking back on June for a moment, the Astros have turned the corner just in time, having recently been at the bottom of the AL West standings to standing now at 43-45, just 2 games from playing .500 baseball and now only 2 games away from the AL West Div...

Now, with the legal tampering period in the NBA known as Free Agency in full swing and effect, teams and big-name players appear to be switching things up going into this season regarding some of yesterday's shocking headlines. Turning to the Rockets with the notion of a few small positions that need filling following the end of Houston's short playoff stint this past season, the Rockets broke new...

Just about wrapping up the month of June, the Astros appear to be turning the tide as they are in a pretty good spot heading into July with the league's All-Star break on the horizon. Revisiting Houston's June schedule with 9 series set to play this month, with the final series teeing off against the Twins rolling into July today, the Astros have magnificently won 6 out of their 8 series battles a...

Back on the road and now in Detroit for their 3-game series against the Tigers, the Astros are far from dead in the AL West race as they pull out of yesterday's Game 1 duel with a 2-1 victory, strengthening their stake and claim for the West's top seed. Outstandingly, Tatsuya Imai staves off the Tigers for 6 innings with 10 strikeouts, 2 hits allowed, and no runs allowed, giving the Astros a chanc...

Entering Round 1 of the NBA's 2026-27 Draft with no first-round selections, the Rockets make a splash in Round 2 by acquiring Ohio State point guard Bruce Thornton with the 31st overall pick. Assessing the areas Houston needed to fill for the draft going into the 2026-27 season and evaluating the Rockets' chosen prospect in Ohio State's highly praised point guard, joining from Columbus, Ohio's 97....

Looking to close out the Group Stage for the 2026 World Cup tonight, the United States Men's Soccer Team gears up to take on Türkiye in a 9 PM kickoff, advancing to the knockout rounds next. With elimination beginning next in the Round of 32 and potentially looking to see Bosnia and Herzegovina following after tonight's kickoff, Houston Dynamo legend and once a man on the USMN World Cup 26-man ros...

Rolling through June with July approaching the horizon, the Astros appear to have found some traction as they've strung together now 3 consecutive series victories, with hopes of making it 4 today in their rubber match against the Blue Jays. Standing 38-43 in the season, roughly 4 games behind the AL West's top seed and 5 games from making it to .500, Astros GM Dana Brown weighs in on Houston's re...

Following the end of the NHL's 2025-26' season, the Carolina Hurricanes take down the Vegas Golden Knights in a 6-game stretch, bringing a Stanley Cup trophy to the franchise for the first time in 20 years. Now in the offseason, news that the NHL is looking to expand to more cities across the nation has resurfaced, with Houston at the top of its list. Breaking down all the recent news and details...

Wrapping up the NBA season not long ago and cutting their 7-game series down to just 5 games to hoist the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, the New York Knicks are your 2025-26 NBA Finals champions for the first time in 53 years, beating Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Moving on from the Finals, we now arrive at the NBA's annual Draft set to kick off tonight at the Barclays Center in...