The Morning Drive with Dan

The Morning Drive with Dan

The Morning Drive with Dan Mathews, talking all things Houston sports & more.

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July 10, 2026 153 mins
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In the home stretch now leading into the league's midseason break, the Astros have endured a small hiccup, dropping their 3-game series to the Nationals yesterday with a final score of 8-2. With little to no movement in the AL West Rankings following yesterday's losses for the Mariners and the Rangers, the Astros still have a sufficient chance of clinching the AL West's top seed, now 3 games away from .500 baseball, and still 2 gam...
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Approaching the All-Star break now with 4 games left on the schedule, the Astros have turned the tide as they've stayed afloat in the American League and their very own AL West Division currently standing at 46-48. Withstanding injuries, the lack of depth in some areas at times, and overcoming subpar performances, the Stros still have a strong chance to salvage their season, currently 2 games away from .500 baseball and the AL West...
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Approaching MLB's midseason break now with 5 games left and with continous speculation that there will be no 2027 season to come after this one concludes, courtesy of EchoPark Automotive; longtime American professional former baseball pitcher having won back-to-back World Series titles with the New York Yankees in 'Rocket' Roger Clemens, joins Dan just before the league's interlude sharing some bold takes on a few teams across both...
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Moving on from the holiday weekend, the Astros have now completed their final homestand leading into the league's midseason break, taking 2 out of the 3 games from the Tampa Bay Rays. On the road for their last 6 games leading into the All-Star break, the Stros now travel to Washington to face the Nationals, then onto Arlington for another Silver Boot showdown against the Texas Rangers to conclude the first half of their 2026 seaso...
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Concluding the month of June now, Houston appears to be in a pretty good spot rolling into July with the league's All-Star break soon to follow. Looking back on June for a moment, the Astros have turned the corner just in time, having recently been at the bottom of the AL West standings to standing now at 43-45, just 2 games from playing .500 baseball and now only 2 games away from the AL West Division's top seed. Revisiting a few ...
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Now, with the legal tampering period in the NBA known as Free Agency in full swing and effect, teams and big-name players appear to be switching things up going into this season regarding some of yesterday's shocking headlines. Turning to the Rockets with the notion of a few small positions that need filling following the end of Houston's short playoff stint this past season, the Rockets broke news late last night in their signing ...
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Just about wrapping up the month of June, the Astros appear to be turning the tide as they are in a pretty good spot heading into July with the league's All-Star break on the horizon. Revisiting Houston's June schedule with 9 series set to play this month, with the final series teeing off against the Twins rolling into July today, the Astros have magnificently won 6 out of their 8 series battles against most of their AL competitors...
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Back on the road and now in Detroit for their 3-game series against the Tigers, the Astros are far from dead in the AL West race as they pull out of yesterday's Game 1 duel with a 2-1 victory, strengthening their stake and claim for the West's top seed. Outstandingly, Tatsuya Imai staves off the Tigers for 6 innings with 10 strikeouts, 2 hits allowed, and no runs allowed, giving the Astros a chance to pull out the win, making it no...
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Entering Round 1 of the NBA's 2026-27 Draft with no first-round selections, the Rockets make a splash in Round 2 by acquiring Ohio State point guard Bruce Thornton with the 31st overall pick. Assessing the areas Houston needed to fill for the draft going into the 2026-27 season and evaluating the Rockets' chosen prospect in Ohio State's highly praised point guard, joining from Columbus, Ohio's 97.1 FM "The Fan", Tim Hall joins Dan ...
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Looking to close out the Group Stage for the 2026 World Cup tonight, the United States Men's Soccer Team gears up to take on Türkiye in a 9 PM kickoff, advancing to the knockout rounds next. With elimination beginning next in the Round of 32 and potentially looking to see Bosnia and Herzegovina following after tonight's kickoff, Houston Dynamo legend and once a man on the USMN World Cup 26-man roster from 2006, Brian Ching, joins D...
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