SB Nation Houston: All Posts by Bill Hanstockhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46691/houston-fave.png2012-08-09T05:00:18-05:00https://houston.sbnation.com/authors/bill-hanstock/rss2012-08-09T05:00:18-05:002012-08-09T05:00:18-05:00PGA Championship 2012: Tee Times And Groupings For Thursday
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<p>The first round of the 2012 PGA Championship in South Carolina will get underway on Thursday. The best golfers in the world will be battling it out to see who will capture to top prize in the final major PGA Tour event of the year. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Bubba Watson and a host of others will be in the running for the prestigious title. Woods will be trying to win his first major since 2008, yet he will open the tournament as the odds-on favorite to win.</p>
<p>On the first day, Woods will be in a grouping with Martin Kaymer and Keegan Bradley, speaking to just how star-studded this tournament will be.</p>
<p>Here are the full tee times and groupings for Thursday's opening round of play. All times are Eastern.</p>
<p>The following players will begin on the first tee:</p>
<p>7:20 a.m.: Kelly Mitchum, D.A. Points, Marcel Siem<br>7:30 a.m.: John Senden, Ken Duke, Michael Frye<br>7:40 a.m.: Greg Chalmers, Spencer Levin, Michael Thompson<br>7:50 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Robert Garrigus, Charley Hoffman<br>8 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Ben Curtis, Trevor Immelman<br>8:10 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Jeev Milkha Singh, Johnson Wagner<br>8:20 a.m.: Shaun Micheel, David Toms, John Daly<br>8:30 a.m.: Bernd Wiesberger, Ryan Palmer, Robert Karlsson<br>8:40 a.m.: Alvaro Quiros, Cameron Tringale, Ryan Moore<br>8:50 a.m.: Tommy Gainey, Jason Day, Carl Pettersson<br>9 a.m.: Mike Small, Brian Davis, John Huh<br>9:10 a.m.: Sean O'Hair, Brian Cairns, Seung-Yul Noh<br>9:20 a.m.: Ben Crane, Marty Jertson, Thongchai Jaidee<br>12:30 p.m.: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, George McNeill, Frank Bensel<br>12:40 p.m.: Brendon de Jonge, Danny Balin, Hiroyuki Fujita<br>12:50 p.m.: John Rollins, Kyle Stanley, Francesco Molinari<br>1 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Rickie Fowler, Nicolas Colsaerts<br>1:10 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia<br>1:20 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Ernie Els<br>1:30 p.m.: Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Zach Johnson<br>1:40 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III<br>1:50 p.m.: Scott Piercy, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar<br>2 p.m.: Justin Rose, Paul Lawrie, Nick Watney<br>2:10 p.m.: K.J. Choi, Simon Dyson, Scott Verplank<br>2:20 p.m.: Mitch Lowe, Jeff Overton, Blake Adams<br>2:30 p.m.: Bridgestone Invitational winner, Paul Scaletta, Robert Allenby</p>
<p>The following players will tee off from the 10th tee:<br><br>7:20 a.m.: Matteo Manassero, Charles Howell III, Mark Brown<br>7:30 a.m.: Pat Perez, Corey Prugh, Martin Laird<br>7:40 a.m.: Toru Taniguchi, Rory Sabbatini, Rafael Cabrera-Bello<br>7:50 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Branden Grace, Matt Dobyns<br>8 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Ryo Ishikawa, Gary Woodland<br>8:10 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk<br>8:20 a.m.: Jason Dufner, Paul Casey, Geoff Ogilvy<br>8:30 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods<br>8:40 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Steve Stricker<br>8:50 a.m.: Lee Westwood, Bill Haas, Angel Cabrera<br>9 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Peter Hanson, Tim Clark<br>9:10 a.m.: Jeff Coston, Bud Cauley, Robert Rock<br>9:20 a.m.: Joost Luiten, Alan Morin, Thomas Aiken<br>12:30 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Matt Every, Bob Sowards<br>12:40 p.m.: Sang Moon Bae, Darrell Kestner, David Lynn<br>12:50 p.m.: Marcus Fraser, Jamie Donaldson, Doug Wade<br>1 p.m.: Jonathan Byrd, Anders Hansen, Aaron Baddeley<br>1:10 p.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Fredrik Jacobson, Jimmy Walker<br>1:20 p.m.: Miguel Angel Jimenez, K.T. Kim, Bo Van Pelt<br>1:30 p.m.: Y.E. Yang, Rich Beem, Vijay Singh<br>1:40 p.m.: Charlie Wi, Pablo Larrazabal, Chez Reavie<br>1:50 p.m.: Retief Goosen, Mark Brooks, Roger Chapman<br>2 p.m.: Alexander Noren, Mark Wilson, George Coetzee<br>2:10 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Ted Potter, Jr., Brian Gaffney<br>2:20 p.m.: Michael Hoey, Kevin Na, Rod Perr<br>2:30 p.m.: Brendan Jones, Bill Murchison, Reno-Tahoe winner</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3229311/pga-championship-2012-tee-times-groupings-thursdayBill Hanstock2012-08-09T05:00:17-05:002012-08-09T05:00:17-05:00PGA Championship 2012: TV Schedule, Streaming, Live Updates And More
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<p>Tiger Woods will be trying to win his first major since 2008 at the 2012 PGA Championship in South Carolina. The first round of play begins on Thursday and there are plenty of ways to watch and keep track of the leaders.</p>
<p>You will be able to stream par-3 holes and cover marquee pairings <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/">live online at PGA.com</a>. Turner is also releasing an official PGA Championship mobile app, which will feature live streaming video and live leaderboard updates.</p>
<p>If you want to go the conventional television route, the event will air live on TNT on Thursday and Friday from 1-7 p.m. ET. You can watch early coverage on TNT from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, after which coverage will switch to CBS from 2-7 p.m. ET.</p>
<p>For lots more information, you can visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/">the official PGA Championship website</a>.</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3229308/pga-championship-2012-tv-schedule-streaming-live-updatesBill Hanstock2012-08-09T05:00:11-05:002012-08-09T05:00:11-05:002012 Olympics Daily Preview: TV Times & Schedule For Thursday
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<p>The United States Women's National Team will get a chance to avenge their loss in the 2011 World Cup final on Thursday. The 2012 Olympic Games in London rolls on with an absolutely jam-packed day, which not only features the gold medal and bronze matches for women's soccer, but the finals in men's beach volleyball, women's platform diving, men's triple jump and the decathlon.</p>
<p>Here is the complete schedule for Thursday's events. All times are ET, except for the coverage televised on NBC, which will air on tape delay at the same time in all time zones. You can of course stream every event live at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/">NBCOlympics.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Thursday, Aug. 9</h3>
<p><b>8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (NBCSN) </b></p>
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<li>Women's Soccer: Bronze Medal Game, Canada vs. France (8 a.m.) </li>
<li>Synchronized Swimming: Team Qualifying (10 a.m.) </li>
<li>Women's Wrestling: Qualifying, Repechages, Gold Medal Finals (55 kg and 72 kg classes. 10:45 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m.)<br> </li>
<li>Women's Basketball: Semifinal (Noon) <br> </li>
<li>Women's Soccer: Gold Medal Match, Team USA vs. Japan (2:30 p.m.) </li>
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<p><b>9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (MSNBC) </b></p>
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<li>Equestrian: Individual Dressage Final (9 a.m.) </li>
<li>Men's Field Hockey: Semifinal (11 a.m.) </li>
<li>Women's Handball: Semifinal (Noon) </li>
<li>Taekwondo: Semifinals or Finals (1:30 p.m.) </li>
<li>Women's Volleyball: Semifinals (2:30 p.m.) </li>
<li>Women's Basketball: Semifinal (4 p.m.) </li>
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<p><b>10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (NBC) </b></p>
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<li>Women's Volleyball: Semifinal (10 a.m.) </li>
<li>Swimming: Women's 10KM Marathon (11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m.) <br> </li>
<li>Track & Field: Qualifying Heats (Noon) <br> </li>
<li>Canoe/Kayak: Sprint Discipline Finals (1 p.m.) </li>
<li>Women's Water Polo: Bronze Medal Match (1:30 p.m.), Gold Medal Match (3 p.m.) <br> </li>
<li>Beach Volleyball: Bronze Medal Match (4 p.m.) </li>
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<p><b>5 - 8 p.m. (CNBC)</b></p>
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<li>Women's Boxing: Gold Medal Bouts (flyweight, lightweight and middleweight classes) <br> </li>
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<p><b>8 p.m. - Midnight (NBC) </b></p>
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<li>Track & Field: Gold Medal Finals (decathlon, Men's triple jump, 200m, 800m) <br> </li>
<li>Women's Diving: Platform Gold Medal Final <br> </li>
<li>Men's Beach Volleyball: Gold Medal Final <br> </li>
<li>Cycling: Men's BMX Quarterfinals <br> </li>
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<p><b>12:35 - 1:35 a.m. (NBC) </b></p>
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<li>Rhythmic Gymnastics: Qualifying <br> </li>
<li>Track & Field: Women's Javelin Gold Medal Final </li>
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<p>The United States is once again the top dog in the medal count at the 2012 Olympic Games in London -- in a manner of speaking. The Unites States' 81 overall medals put them ahead of China, which has 77 total medals, but the 36 gold medals held by China outpaces the 34 gold medals held by the U.S. as Thursday's events get underway.</p>
<p>There are, of course, some huge events yet to finish up, like men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, women's water polo and men's decathlon. There is still plenty of time for the Unites States to walk away with the lead in both columns.</p>
<p>Here is what <a target="_blank" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2012/medals/tracker/?xid=sbnation">the medal count leaderboard </a>looked like heading into Thursday's events.</p>
<p>1. United States - 81 (34, 22, 25)<br>2. China - 77 (36, 22, 19)<br>3. Russia - 52 (11, 19, 22)<br>4. Great Britain - 48 (22, 13, 13)<br>5. Germany - 32 (7, 15, 10)</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/9/3229191/london-2012-medal-countBill Hanstock2012-08-08T22:42:41-05:002012-08-08T22:42:41-05:00Astros Vs. Nationals Final Score: Houston Drops Another Close Game, 4-3
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Houston Astros</a> were unable to snap their losing streak and were unable to avoid a series loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> on Wednesday night. After a 4-3 loss, they will have to try to avoid the four-game sweep and a sixth straight loss on Thursday.</p>
<p>The game got off to a typically ignoble start, as <span>Armando Galarraga</span> balked in <span>Bryce Harper</span> for the first Nationals run. <span>Justin Maxwell</span> managed to hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first to tie things up, but Nats starting pitcher <span>Gio Gonzalez</span> hit a two-run homer in the second inning to put Washington back on top, 3-1.</p>
<p><span>Carlos Corporan</span> hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to get one of those runs back for the Astros. The score stayed at 3-2 until the seventh inning, when Ryan Zimmermann scored on a throwing error by third baseman <span>Matt Downs</span>.</p>
<p><span>Ben Francisco</span> hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to bring the Astros back to within a run, but Downs struck out swinging with runners on second and third to end the game.</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/8/3229513/astros-vs-nationals-final-score-recapBill Hanstock2012-08-07T14:40:37-05:002012-08-07T14:40:37-05:002012 PGA Championship Odds: Tiger Woods Remains The Early Favorite
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<p>Tiger Woods has not won a major PGA Tour event since 2008. He has struggled to maintain consistent play and although he has won three tournaments in 2012, those are his only three wins in the past three years. Regardless, Woods will enter the 2012 PGA Championship as the odds-on favorite to win.</p>
<p>The Championship will begin on Thursday and is Woods' last chance to win a major in 2012. He will need to perform much better than he has in the previous three major tournaments this year. Close behind Woods in the odds to win is Rory McIlroy, who has also had a multitude of struggles in 2012. Both golfers are always a threat to win, of course, which is part of the reason why they remain a favorite of the oddsmakers.</p>
<p>Here are <a href="http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/golf-pga.jsp" target="_blank">the current odds</a> to win it all at the 2012 PGA Championship:</p>
<p>Tiger Woods 8/1<br>Rory McIlroy 18/1<br>Luke Donald 18/1<br>Lee Westwood 20/1<br>Adam Scott 28/1<br>Jason Dufner 28/1<br>Justin Rose 28/1<br>Webb Simpson 33/1<br>Dustin Johnson 33/1<br>Louis Oosthuizen 33/1<br>Steve Stricker 33/1<br>Matt Kuchar 33/1<br>Keegan Bradley 33/1<br>Hunter Mahan 40/1<br>Bubba Watson 40/1<br>Phil Mickelson 40/1<br>Graeme McDowell 40/1 <br>Bo Van Pelt 40/1 <br>Jim Furyk 40/1</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/7/3226254/2012-pga-championship-odds-tiger-woodsBill Hanstock2012-08-07T13:43:11-05:002012-08-07T13:43:11-05:00Olympic Gymnastics Results 2012: Houston Native Jonathan Horton Finishes Sixth In Horizontal Bar
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<p>The gold medal finals continued on Tuesday in the individual gymnastics disciplines at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Houston native Jonathan Horton was one of two United States gymnasts competing in the finals for the men's horizontal bar, but neither American was able to bring home a medal for the U.S.</p>
<p>Horton finished all the way down in sixth place with a score of 15.466. Right ahead of him in fifth place was fellow American Danell Leyva, who scored a 15.833.</p>
<p>Epke Zonderland from the Netherlands took home the gold with a score of 16.533, edging out Fabian Hambuechen of Germany, whose 16.400 took the silver medal. China's Kai Zhou captured the bronze with a score of 16.366.</p>
<p>For a complete breakdown of the current medal count by country, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2012/medals/tracker/?xid=sbnation">Sports Illustrated's medal count tracker</a>.</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/2012/8/7/3226057/olympic-gymnastics-results-2012-jonathan-hortonBill Hanstock2012-08-07T12:04:40-05:002012-08-07T12:04:40-05:00Houston Texans Depth Chart: Whitney Mercilus Listed Behind Connor Barwin
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<p>The first unofficial <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> depth chart has been released and there are no real surprises prior to the team's first preseason game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/">Carolina Panthers</a> on Saturday. All of the expected starters are listed as the first-stringers out of training camp for the time being.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/39263/first-look-texans-depth-chart-tidbits">Paul Kuharsky at ESPN.com pointed out some things</a> that are interesting to note, however, as far as which players are listed as second string in the very early going. First-round draft pick <span>Whitney Mercilus</span> is listed as a backup in the outside linebacker position, currently penciled in as second string to <span>Connor Barwin</span> on the weakside.</p>
<p>Over on the strong side at linebacker, <span>Bryan Braman</span> is the second stringer for the moment, behind <span>Brooks Reed</span>.</p>
<p>In the receiving corps, the second team has fourth-round pick <span>Keshawn Martin</span> ahead of <span>Lestar Jean</span>, but behind <span>Andre Johnson</span>.</p>
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> suffered through a small wave of injuries at the beginning of training camp, but they should be looking a lot healthier by the time the season rolls around. Standout defensive end <span>J.J. Watt</span> is progressing well in his rehab and is still expected to be ready for Week 1 against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a>.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Nicks-Notes-JJ-Watt-progressing-well-in-rehab/c777908a-9e68-4062-876a-4435ba171548">Nick Scurfield at the official Texans website reported on Monday</a> that Watt will still be out a couple of weeks after dislocating his elbow last Thursday, but is looking good.</p>
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<p>"He's doing excellent," Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. "Heck, he was doing some push-ups in the training room yesterday. But we knew that; he's so driven in everything he does. He's so upbeat because he knows he's going to be ready to go and we'll see where we're at here as we get to the middle of the preseason. Hopefully, he can come back and play some of the preseason, but obviously the goal is to have him ready for Miami (Week 1 on Sept. 9)."</p>
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<p>Watt's coaches have nothing but good things to say about him and believe this could be his breakout year.</p>
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https://houston.sbnation.com/houston-texans/2012/8/7/3225760/jj-watt-injury-dislocated-elbow-week-1Bill Hanstock2012-08-07T11:12:12-05:002012-08-07T11:12:12-05:00J.J. Watt Injury: Texans DE Expected Back For Week 1
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<p>A rash of early camp injuries continues for the Houston Texans.</p>
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