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Center Fielder Michael Bourn picked up his first National League Gold Glove for defensive excellence Wednesday. Claiming the 20th Gold Glove in franchise history, Bourn became the club’s first outfielder to earn the honor since Cesar Cedeno picked up his fifth in a row in 1976. click here for story
One thing you’ll learn about boxers when it’s close to fight night, is not to expect an in-depth, talkative interview. As the days near, a fighter’s mind goes to a dark place that few if any can understand. They must prepare themselves for immense pain and inhuman cruelty. And in all honesty, they must be […]
Houston’s Veterans Day celebrations will start with a commemoration ceremony from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Hermann Square in front of City Hall, 901 Bagby. The keynote speaker is U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Five Candis Martin, an Iraq War veteran and Bronze Star Service Medal recipient. Her son, Tom, a 2005 […]
The Internet has significantly changed how we carry out many everyday tasks. We don’t have to receive bills in the mail or go to the bank to check our account balances. Hop online and almost everything we want to do is at our fingertips. Online job hunting has replaced flipping through the newspaper want ads […]
Travelers will be able to access the Internet with a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop or mobile device at George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports without charge through Jan. 15. The Houston Airport System normally charges $7.95 per day for Wi-Fi access. “We’re very happy to extend our Holiday Wi-Fi gift to the millions of people who will […]
Walking is great for your health and helps the environment. It can also be extremely hazardous in the Houston region, where car-oriented development and wide, busy commercial strips create a hostile environment for foot traffic. Houston ranked eighth on a new list of the most dangerous urban areas for pedestrians. And the hundreds of deaths and […]
Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi, who slugged it out in a controversial unanimous decision win for Diaz in August, will meet again in a junior welterweight rematch after the sides concluded months of negotiations Thursday read more
Taylor Swift made her debut this week as host of “Saturday Night Live,” and put her own little twist on her monologue, Us magazine reports.Most hosts perform monologues that have been written by the show’s writers, but Swift wrote her intro herself, her rep told Us read more
THE SIX MOST ANNOYING CO-WORKERS! http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-the_6_most_annoying_coworkers-1022 A great coworker can help you look forward to going to work each day. An annoying coworker, on the other hand, can make you want to hide under the covers. A large survey by the staffing firm Ranstad USA asked employees what their biggest office peeves were. It turns […]
Usher is officially a single man. The Superior Court in Fulton County, Georgia, issued a final decree Wednesday in the R&B singer’s divorce case, legally ending his two-year marriage to Tameka Foster Raymond, the Associated Press reports. Usher, 31, filed for divorce in June, claiming the marriage was “irretrievably broken” with “no reasonable hope of […]
No not the Rockets and Lakers (we won’t know about that until June). But the Dynamo will take on the the Galaxy in a single match Friday night in L.A. to determine who goes to the MLS Cup final. The Dynamo beat the Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 on a Brian Ching goal in OT in […]
Snoop Dogg real name Calvin Broadus wants to be on True Blood. On his new single “Gangsta Luv,” Snoop raps that “Everyday is the same thang, I creep in/ It’s like True Blood, I sink my teeth in,” and apparently the name check wasn’t for nothing: Snoop told MTV he’s a Bon Temps nut. “I […]
