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Hurricane Harvey has been causing destruction throughout southeast Texas since it first made landfall on Friday. With the tremendous amount of damage that it has caused, people from all over have been donating whatever they can to help out in this Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 9:42:pm EST

While the focus of this week has been, and should be, on the victims of Hurricane Harvey and the importance of relief efforts just getting underway in Houston, baseball is still being played. The Astros and Rangers both relocated to Tropicana Field in Florida for this week’s series, but many players’ minds are understandably back home with their families who are directly dealing with Harvey’s repercussions. The game started with a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the hurricane, and the fans attending brought well wishes in the form of signs they raised from the stands. The announcers began the game’s broadcast with discussion of the reasons both teams from Texas were playing in Florida Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 7:45:pm EST

Anyone who's glanced at the electric Twitter machine since the sky began to fall on southeastern Texas has become familiar with Jim McIngvale who, under the name of Mattress Mack, owns the Gallery Furniture chain of stores in Houston. Mattress Mack has opened a couple of his stores for people displaced from the storm to come and rest and sleep on his inventory. Gallery Furniture, according to the release, is stocked with food, water and mattresses. Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 3:32:pm EST

Athletes are rising to the occasion in the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation of Houston. The city’s emergency response has been overloaded and it’s difficult to get calls through, families remained trapped in their houses, and for others lucky enough to escape, they don’t know what their neighborhoods will look like when they’re able to return. There are a great many charities you can support to help efforts in Houston. Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 1:29:pm EST

With Hurricane Harvey relief efforts taking place throughout southeast Texas and even more rain in the forecast, the Houston Astros are temporarily unable to host games, and their cross-state rivals, the Texas Rangers, are taking heat on social media for refusing to allow the Astros the chance to restore their lost home games at a later date. The teams were scheduled to kick off a three-game series in Houston on Tuesday, but while Minute Maid Park was described Monday as being in relatively "good condition," the city of Houston isn’t in any shape for baseball. Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 11:59:am EST