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The stories behind how the Astros, Rockets, Texans, Dynamo, Dash and Sugar Land Space Cowboys get their names.

For a program that has been outside the sport's power structure for most of the 21st century, Houston has a rich history of recruiting.

Nolan Ryan, in full Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr., (born January 31, 1947, Refugio, Texas, U.S.), American professional right-handed baseball pitcher who in 1983 became the first pitcher to surpass Walter Johnson’s record of 3,508 career strikeouts, set in 1927. Ryan retired in 1993 at age 46 with a record 5,714 strikeouts. Ryan was taught to play baseball by an elder brother and was a wild but fast pitcher in high school before he was signed by the National League (NL) New York Mets in 1965. He pitch...

Steve Worster, a bruising fullback who was the inspiration for the creation of the wishbone offense at Texas, died on Saturday at 73.