Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show, along with Stan Norfleet of Next Up and Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler of The A-Team, react to the Houston Astros defeating the Texas Rangers 8-5 Sunday at Minute Maid Park to lead the season record of the Silver Boot Series 4-3. The Astros will host the Atlanta Braves for a three-game series starting Monday. …

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Kansas City Royals completing the sweep over the Houston Astros with a 13-3 win Thursday. Starting pitcher Hunter Brown set a MLB record for the most hits given up in less than a full inning. The Astros return to Minute Maid Park to host the Texas Rangers for a three-game series star…

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show following the disappointing 121-124 loss to the Utah Jazz on Thursday. In his postgame comments, Udoka did not shy away from expressing his disapproval of the on-court effort, saying "it's who I am" because "guys will see through the fake or the phony." "You may not like it at times, b…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Astros losing 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals in extra innings. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to discuss Framber Valdez being placed on the 15-day injury list, Spencer Arrighetti making his debut on the mound and José Abreu's slow start to the season.…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show following the Astros losing 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals in extra innings. The Astros cycled through five relievers in the loss, increasing concerns over the heavy load for the bullpen who is already working through injuries to starting pitching. Framber Valdez was place…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Astros splitting the Silver Boot Series 2-2 against the Texas Rangers after a 10-5 victory Monday. Manager Joe Espada joins to give the latest update on Framber Valdez who was scratched from Monday's game, and reliever Tayler Scott recaps the bullpen's performance following …

Astros reliever Tayler Scott joins The Matt Thomas Show following his performance in the 10-5 victory over the Texas Rangers to split the Silver Boot Series 2-2. The Astros signed Scott to a minor-league deal in the offseason, and Scott made the roster after a good spring training. "I'm just trying to stick to the mindset that I had in spring," Sco…

Manager Joe Espada joins The Matt Thomas Show to review the Houston Astros splitting the Silver Boot Series 2-2 against the Texas Rangers. The Astros tied the series with 10-5 victory Monday; however, hours before first pitch, expected starter Framber Valdez was scratched. Valdez "expressed some soreness and tightness in the forearm era" after play…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets losing on the road to the Dallas Mavericks. The Rockets were up 129-126 when Jabari Smith Jr. missed two free throws giving the Mavericks a chance to tie which they did with a Dante Exum three-pointer as time expired. The Rockets lost 147-136 in overtime and were offi…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets losing 133-110 to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at the Toyota Center. Rockets forward Tari Eason has been out with a leg injury but was seen on the Rockets bench wearing a shirt that read "Warriors come out to play," referencing the 1979 film "The Warriors." H…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0, earning their first series win of the season. Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins to recap the series and preview the Astros facing the Texas Rangers in a four-game series at Globe Life Field. The Rockets are…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show following the Astros defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 Wednesday at Minute Maid Park to win their first series of the season. "There were one out away from posting three straight shutouts against the Blue Jays," McTaggart said. Yordan Alvarez hit his first two homeruns …

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show ahead of tonight's matchup against the Golden State Warriors at the Toyota Center. The Rockets return to Houston after losing 113-106 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Rockets "started to make shots a little bit late" in the fourth quarter, Udoka said. Rookie Cam Whitmore r…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss the Buffalo Bills trading four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. Jeremy White, host on WGR 550 in Buffalo, joins to break down the trade and preview how Diggs can impact the Texans offense. The Astros lost the second of a three-game series against the Toro…

Jeremy White, host on WGR 550 in Buffalo, joins The Matt Thomas Show to provide insight into the Bills trading wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for a 2025 second-round pick. Diggs was traded from the Minnesota Vikings to the Bills in 2020, and upon arrival, Diggs "changed [the Bills] standard," according to White. Last season, Diggs…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show react to the Houston Astros defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 with pitcher Ronel Blanco recording the first no-hitter of the MLB season. Manager Joe Espada joins to discuss his first win as a MLB manager. The Astros earned their first win of the season following four straight losses to the …

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña joins The Matt Thomas Show following a 10-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday at Minute Maid Park. In the bottom of the second inning, Peña connected with a slider that ended up in the Crawford Boxes, ending his homerun drought that dated back to July 5 of last season. Shortly after reporting to sprin…

Astros Manager Joe Espada got his first victory on Monday night behind a no-hitter from Ronel Blanco. Espada joined The Matt Thomas Show on Tuesday afternoon and talked about the emotions during the win, seeing great progress from his team following the victory and much more.저자 SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

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Astros General Manager Dana Brown talks about where things stand with contract negotiations regarding Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker. He also talks about why they have decided to construct the roster the way they have.저자 SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Astros Manager Joe Espada addresses the media ahead of their Opening Day game with the New York Yankees. He talks about why they're going with Framber Valdez as their starter. Plus, he also talks about why they're batting Yordan Alvarez in the second spot of the order. Also, what the injury statuses are of Justin Verlander and Jose Urquidy.…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show preview the Houston Rockets taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder as they look to extend their win streak to 10 games and move closer to the final spot in the Play-In Tournament. Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins to discuss the matchup and how the Rockets have maintained consistency over this v…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap spring training and preview the Astros Opening Day matchup against the New York Yankees. The Astros announced Wednesday that pitcher Parker Mushinski will be included on the Opening Day roster. It "speaks to the good spring he's had" and "we'll see how Joe Espada…

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show to preview the matchup against the Thunder in Oklahoma City tonight as the Rockets look to extend their win streak to 10 games and move closer to the final spot in the Play-In Tournament. The win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday as the Rockets' ninth straight victory, their lo…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss MLB star Shohei Ohtani addressing the gambling allegations surrounding Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's longtime friend and interpreter. Ohtani gave his statement through interpreter Will Ireton in the press conference room at Dodger Stadium and did not take questions from the media. The Rocke…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Cougars men's basketball team defeating the Texas A&M Aggies 100-95 in the second round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Cougars will travel to Dallas to take on the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 on Friday. The Rockets earned their eighth straight vi…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show go live from Big City Wings to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Houston Rockets winning their first NBA championship. Former Rockets guard Vernon "Mad Max" Maxwell stops by to reflect on the 1994 Finals run and comment on the current state of the Rockets, who are on a seven-game winning s…

Joseph Duarte, University of Houston beat writer for the Houston Chronicle, joins The Matt Thomas Show to preview the No. 1 seed Cougars taking on the Longwood Lancers in the first round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Duarte is confident in the Cougars ability to defeat the Lancers, saying they're in "better shape" than they we…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets defeating the Washington Wizards 137-114 Tuesday for their sixth straight victory. Head coach Ime Udoka joins to discuss Jalen Green's impressive performance and how the Rockets have found success even with Alperen Sengun out due to injury. Cougars men's basketball is…

Reid Gettys, ESPN analyst and former forward during the Phi Slama Jama era of Houston Cougars men's basketball, joins The Matt Thomas Show to break down the Cougars ahead of their first round matchup against the Longwood Lancers on Friday in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Cougars lost the Big 12 Championship tournament against…

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap the Rockets defeating the Washington Wizards 137-114 Tuesday on the road. The Rockets played "really good on the defensive end" and "buckled down in that third quarter," Udoka said. This was the Rockets sixth straight win. Guard Jalen Green tied his career-high with 42 points …

Brian McTaggart of MLB.com joins The Matt Thomas Show for his weekly segment and talks about the injury to Jose Urquidy and said Houston dodged a bullet there, and talks about the Astros not getting pitcher Blake Snell, saying he doesn't believe the Astros were close to getting him.저자 SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap free agent pitcher Blake Snell agreeing to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. With Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy joining Justin Verlander, Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia on the injured list to start the season, who should the Astros look to add to the rotation…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets defeating the Washington Wizards 135-119 Thursday at the Toyota Center. The Rockets improve to four straight victories and will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. During Friday's minor league start, Astros pitcher José Urquidy pulled himself off the mound after…

Joseph Duarte, University of Houston beat writer for the Houston Chronicle, joins The Matt Thomas Show to preview Cougars men's basketball taking on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 Championship Tournament. As the Cougars deal with injuries to the roster, Duarte says head coach Kelvin Sampson might begin to "manage minutes heading into the …

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap Kansas State rallying from a 10-point deficit at halftime to defeat the Texas Longhorns 78-74 in the Big 12 Men's Basketball Champioship on Wednesday. The Houston Cougars men's basketball team will take on the TCU Horned Frogs today in the tournament. The Astros traded minor league right…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show from CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches to talk about the Houston Astros ahead of their spring training matchup against the Washington Nationals. Pitcher Justin Verlander reported to spring training with right shoulder issues and will be placed on the injury list to start the…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets defeating the San Antonio Spurs 103-101 Tuesday to earn four straight road wins. Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins to discuss how players, such as Amen Thompson and Jock Landale, are stepping up with Alperen Şengün out due to injury. Minutes before the beginning of t…

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show to review the Rockets defeating the San Antonio Spurs 103-101 Tuesday to earn four straight road wins. The Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 112-104 Sunday, but in the final minutes of the game, Alperen Şengün challenged King's center Domantas Sabonis in a transition play that resulted…

Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show and Dan Mathews of The A-Team react to breaking news across the NFL as free agency begins with the opening of the legal tampering period. The Minnesota Vikings and Jonathan Greenard have agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract. Blake Cashman also agreed to a deal with the Vikings at a value of three-years…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets losing 122-116 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. The Rockets had a successful first half, leading as high as 20-points, but disappointed in the second half as Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and James Harden of the Clippers all finished wi…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to break down the Houston Astros playing the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter. The Astros return to spring training action after their matchup against the Mets on Wednesday was rained out. Pitcher Ronel Blanco had four strikeouts and only all…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show jump on the airwaves after the Houston Astros spring training matchup against the New York Mets was cancelled due to inclement weather. The Astros will take on the the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow. The Rockets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-101 Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Head coach Ime …

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show to recap the Rockets defeating the San Antonio Spurs 114-101 Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Center Alperen Şengün had a career-high 45 points, along with 16 rebounds, three assists and five steals. Udoka praised Dillon Brooks' defensive efforts and Amen Thompson's toughness. Thompson go…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show recap the Houston Rockets earning a win on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday and snapping their three-game losing streak. Astros center fielder Jake Meyers has showed early success in four Grapefruit League games, going 2-for-6 with four walks and a double. Pitcher Justin Verlander…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the Houston Rockets losing 105-110 to the Suns at Phoenix. Rookie Cam Whitmore and Suns guard Devin Booker got into a heated exchange and shoving match after Booker hit his sixth three midway through the fourth quarter. Booker was called for a foul while both players received technicals…

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show review the NFL Players Association Report Card for the Houston Texans. According to the players' union, the Texans remain "a high-quality organization to work for as a player" and ranked highly in the food services, head coach and dietician categories. As the Astros continue to participate in …

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka joins The Matt Thomas Show to preview the first of two consecutive games against the Suns in Phoenix. The last time these Western Conference teams met, the Rockets hosted the Suns and beat them 114-110. However, tonight's rematch could be the first time this season the Rockets are without guard Jalen Green in th…

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to give the latest updates from Houston Astros spring training at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in Florida. At the conclusion of this upcoming season, third baseman Alex Bregman will be a free agent. However, the Astros have the ability to extend Bregman. "I don't think …