Recently by Butch Alsandor

In the past, if you played for the Houston Texans it was like being in the witness protection program. Most of your friends took your word when you said you played in the N.F.L., but they never saw you on national tv.
God knows they thought you were big enough, but to see you on the big screen was real validation.

It gave people a chance to say , wow that Mario Williams was really worth the number 1 pick in the draft. Outside of Houston, Steve Slaton might as well be Sam Slade. But after scoring 2 touchdowns in Monday night's win over Jacksonville with America watching, Slaton's jersey might pop ...

>> Continue reading: Texans need more rollover minutes after MNF

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Memorial's Cory Whitsett is only 16 years old, but in golf years he could be 36. Whitsett plays with the savy of a tested veteran. I interviewed him last year at the A.J.G.A. golf event at Redstone, and the first thing I notice was this guy is cool.

I've seen some poker faces before, but this guy has a good one. It didn't matter what questions we threw at him his expression never changed. Besides "God-given" talent,
he appears to be blessed with the ability to stay calm under pressure and in golf that is a vauable skill. A skill that brought him first team Rolex Junior All-America honors...

>> Continue reading: Another honor for Memorial's Whitsett

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Growing up in Houston, Donnie Avery was never the biggest guy playing pickup football games but he was always the fastest. Now the 5'11, 184 pounder is putting his 4.2 40 yard dash speed to good use with the St. Louis Rams. Recently, the Rams have been in transition with Jim Haslett replacing Scott Linehan as head coach. So far the move has been great for the team and for Avery.

>> Continue reading: Former U.H. star shining with Rams

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I was out at Reliant Stadium this morning getting the 411 on the Texans, as they worked out a game plan for the winless Bengals. A victory by the Texans on Sunday would be their 3rd straight, and that would be a franchise record.
Quarterback Matt Schaub is looking forward to the game on Sunday, and the one being played on the diamond tonight.

>> Continue reading: For Schaub its Phillies all the way

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In the world of politics "Joe the Plummer's" 15 minutes of fame won't last much longer, but it appears Texas running back Chris Ogbonnaya better get used to the spotlight. When the season started, the former Strake Jesuit star wasn't really a part of Mack Bown's backfield by committee. He was a third down back if he was used at all. But when the senior finally got a real shot he made the most of it.

This week Brown was making the rounds on ESPN, appearing on almost every live show on the network.
I know because I was home sick and saw most his spots. Mack is one of those coaches who has ...

>> Continue reading: Unlike "Joe the Plummer" Ogbonnaya is a real star

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In the Texans dressing room this morning, I could hardly believe my ears. Did linebacker DeMeco Ryans, an All-America from Alabama really say Texas should be
no. 1 in the country in college football? He did, but he also added this little bit of wisdom to it, "Texas, because they're already no. 1." "Bama doesn't need to jump on the 1, we need to sit back and not get the big head and continue to do what they've been doing every week.

Alabama was ranked 2nd in the country, but they didn't play last week. While they were off U.T. put a spanking on O.U., so Texas jumped over Alabama in the poll m...

>> Continue reading: DeMeco says Horns no. 1, but "Roll Tide"

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has already proved to the world he's the fastest human on the planet. His performance winning gold in both 100 and 200 meters, while setting new world records was simply sensational.
If he wanted to run for Prime Minister in his country, he's a lock. But could he run routes and catch a football? It was a question I posed to Texans General Manager Rick Smith.

"First of all, I think he's working on a pretty good career in track and field," Smith said. "Anytime you have an athlete with exceptional speed, its attractive to you." "But the thing is , you don't kn...

>> Continue reading: He's as fast as a Lightning "Bolt", but can he catch

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