The Morning Drive with Dan

With baseball season back on the horizon as we enter the month of February, pitchers and catchers look to report to their organizations across the league in just about a week from now, with Spring Training set to follow. Focusing on Houston, the Astros kick off the 2026 season following their annual media luncheon held yesterday at Daikin Park, revealing the Park's new innovative menu options, the...

Now entering February, things look to turn up a notch in the NBA regarding the league's trade deadline approaching, followed by this year's All-Star break shortly after. With the deadline set for Thursday this week at 3 p.m. E.T. to conclude the NBA's legal tampering period for the year, Houston looks to stir the pot a bit after talks buzzing around acquiring the Chicago Bulls' guard Coby White. T...

With pitchers and catchers meeting soon as we approach the start of February, followed by Spring Training set to tee off shortly after, we now move closer to the initial start of the 2026 MLB season. Focusing on Houston, the Astros still waste no time in loading up their roster in hopes of making it back to the postseason after falling short one game just the previous season. Tracking the latest o...

Turning to the NBA for a moment, the Rockets look to be climbing a slippery slope with their constant ups and downs since the season's opening night against the reigning and defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Standing fourth in the West behind the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs, the Rockets run into a hard wall following last night's shocking comeback victory for San Antonio...

Looking ahead with Super Bowl LX roughly two weeks away now, most teams in the NFL have already entered their offseason with hopes of strengthening their odds for a chance to compete in next year's Super Bowl. Regarding the Texans following possible moves and deals that could be made this offseason, Houston appears to be around $14M over the teams salary cap rolling into the 2026 season. Weighing...

Moving ahead following yesterday's conclusion of the NFL's Conference Championship games, we now have our final two contenders set for Super Bowl LX, with Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks headlining against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. In what appears to be a new era rematch of Super Bowl XLIX held roughly a decade ago, and evaluating yesterday's stature of play between the teams l...

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Following the AFC & NFC Conference games set to kick off Sunday, we begin to enter the home stretch of the 2025-26 NFL season with Super Bowl LX now just two weeks away. Regarding the Texans' Division Round exit from the playoffs to the Patriots recently, Dave Helman, co-host for The Athletic Football Show in Chicago, joins Dan and Cole reflecting on Houston's turnaround season, along with a f...

Now with the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs behind us, we enter this weekend looking to the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, with the Denver Broncos set to take on the New England Patriots (AFC) and the Seattle Seahawks set to face the Los Angeles Rams (NFC). Following Houston's Divisional Round exit this past Sunday, the Texans conclude another historic season with a 12-5 record,...

Following their loss on Sunday against the New England Patriots, the Houston Texans mark another 12-win season, just on the cusp of making the organization's first AFC Championship, followed by hopes of making it to the team's first Super Bowl in the organization's history. Now, with three consecutive 12-win seasons dating back to the 2023-2025 seasons, many questions begin to arise regarding what...

With the Divisional Round in the NFL now complete, the leagues' AFC and NFC Conference Championship games are officially set, kicking into action next Sunday. Following high hopes and a very great possibility of contending for a Super Bowl for the organizations first time in history, the Houston Texans make another Divisional Round exit for the 7th consecutive season following their loss to Drake...

Dan Mathews and Cole Thompson were able to catch up with Texans defensive tackle Tommy Togiai; ahead of Sunday's AFC Divisional Round game against the New England Patriots. Togiai talks about his special individual 2025-26 season, what makes this Texans defense work so well and his respect for defensive coordinator Matt Burke.