Watt healthy, fierce
HOUSTON — When J.J. Watt and the Texans faced the Chiefs in last season's playoffs, the banged-up defensive end made it only into the third quarter of a 30-0 loss. Watt was healthy Sunday and so was Houston's defense, which set a franchise record by recovering three fumbles in the first half. "It's more about beating a good football team now than it is about (avenging) an old loss," said Watt, who recovered a fumble and had 11/2 of Houston's four sacks.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Kevin Cash liked the way Alex Cobb was competing Friday night. He liked the way the hard contact made by the Rangers batters went away after the second or third inning. So as the game headed toward the ninth, there was no doubt in Cash's mind that sending Cobb back to the mound was …
ST. PETERSBURG — RF Steven Souza Jr. ran in rightfield before batting practice under the watchful gaze of the Rays training staff and manager Kevin Cash. Afterward, Souza told Cash he could use one more day of rest before playing on the left hip he strained Wednesday in Oakland.
Tonight: vs. Rangers
7:10, Tropicana Field
TV/radio: FS1; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Looks like LF Corey Dickerson is coming out of his funk at the plate — .186 average in past 16 games entering Friday. He had two hits Wednesday in Oakland and three hits Friday against the Rangers. Okay, one was an infield hit that bounced high in front of the plate, but the other was a long home run to …
After Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze resigned Thursday, with the opener six weeks away, offensive line coach Matt Luke is being thrown into an interim head coaching position. He will try to save a season that already had been scarred by a self-imposed bowl ban for NCAA violations.
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