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Last week, the Astros played a series in St. Petersburg, Fla., because of Hurricane Harvey. Next week, the Rays may need to leave St. Pete because of Hurricane Irma. The Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday that the Rays are looking at whether they should return to Florida on Sunday from a weekend series in Boston. Continue to Article

September 06, 2017 12:55:am EST

With Hurricane Irma bearing down on South Florida, the Miami Marlins are allowing families of players and staff to travel with the team on their upcoming road trip. ''Jeffrey (Loria) ultimately made the decision that all the families are going to get to go with us, travel the whole trip, kids and the whole thing, and really provide a service for our families, which is really very nice of the organization,'' manager Don Mattingly said, referring to the Marlins' owner. The Marlins will be leaving Miami after Wednesday night's game against the Washington Nationals for a seven-game road trip to Atlanta and Philadelphia. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 7:10:pm EST

Baker Botts, DLA Piper and White & Case are advising on the record-setting $2.2 billion sale of the National Basketball Association s Houston Rockets to casino billionaire Tilman Fertitta. The deal, the news of which emerged Tuesday, represents the highest price ever paid for an NBA franchise, beating out the $2 billion that former Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer paid for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 2:03:am EST

The Houston Astros got another win on Sunday thanks to a new face and the return of a familiar one after a long absence. Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer, Carlos Correa drove in a run in his return from the disabled list and the Astros swept the New York Mets with an 8-6 victory. George Springer homered for second straight day for Houston, and Josh Reddick added two hits and three RBIs. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 6:47:pm EST

Things you should know about today's game... 1) Chris Flexen was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits in four innings, including a pair of home runs. The 23-year-old walked two, struck out one and surrendered five runs in the third before recording an out. 2) The Mets jumped out to a 4-1 lead after two innings. Dominic Smith had an RBI single while Nori Aoki had a pair of run-scoring knocks. Juan Lagares singled to drive in a run while Travis d'Arnaud and Brandon Nimmo each tallied an RBI. 3) Aoki went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and scored twice in his second game as a Met. Jose Reyes singled twice, scored two runs and stole two bases while Smith doubled in addition to his RBI single. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 5:25:pm EST