Houston Chronicle

We'll let you in on a secret: Stars really are just like us. They have--gasp!--flaws. Their breasts often are too big or too small. Many are much shorter than they...

The Astros made a big mistake by calling attention to the stadium roof. Astros players repeatedly said the fans gave them a big advantage because the roof holds all the...

Phil Garner has decisions to make as he mulls his lineup for the first World Series game the Astros ever will play. Jeff Bagwell should be an easy one. He...

Who's in it: Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning (below), Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue What it's about: When racehorse Sonador breaks her leg, Cale (Fanning), the daughter of trainer Ben (Russell), gets...

You can exhale now. Your wait is over. On a cool, perfect October evening, the Astros unburdened themselves of 44 seasons of close calls and disappointment. They are no longer...

They've suffered other defeats. They've suffered other hurt. They have them catalogued in their hearts and minds. There has never been one like this. There never has been one so...

Under siege from teammates, Roger Clemens put his hands over his head and ducked as champagne showered him from all directions Sunday evening. Astros just kept coming at him, using...

In a quiet corner of the visitors' clubhouse at Turner Field, Astros owner Drayton McLane busily got to work Wednesday evening after his team won Game 1 of its division...

Lance Berkman still remembers Rice coach Wayne Graham's rants at the 1997 College World Series as the Owls were being dispatched by a small, hard-throwing right-hander from Auburn. "He's like,...

Not long after Houston Astros closer Brad Lidge said something off-color on television Sunday, his parents were on the phone. Caught up in the moment of celebrating the win that...