The Morning Drive with Dan

With Opening Day officially kicking off the season yesterday, the MLB's 162-game race to the World Series has begun. Focusing on our very own Houston Astros, they lost Game 1 of their three-game series against the Angels, finishing with a final score of 3-0. Hoping to shake back from yesterday's slugging slump with 5 runners left on base in scoring position, Houston tees back into action this even...

Previewing the MLB's Opening Day action, one game in particular we're all focused on here in the city of Houston is the Astros season opener this afternoon, facing off against the Los Angeles Angels here at Daikin Park. Switching sides and rolling down to Los Angeles for a moment, Trent Rush from Los Angeles' KLAAM AM 830 Radio - host, reporter, and play-by-play announcer joins Dan and Cole, previ...

Anticipating the afternoon's tee-offs throughout the evening and night, the MLB's Opening Day of the season has finally arrived. Making early predictions and what to look for ahead of the season's official tee-off, World Series champion and veteran back catcher Erik Kratz joins Dan and Cole ahead of the league's Opening Day. Giving some insight on a few teams and making a few predictions, Erik sha...

Now, as spring training concludes, the MLB ramps up the official start of their season today with Opening Day, following last night's Opening Night with the New York Yankees taking on the San Francisco Giants. With games held from the afternoon through the evening all day today, MLB Network's studio host Robert Flores joins Dan and Cole ahead of today's tee-offs with a few things to be mindful of,...

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...