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GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL: What's On Television, Saturday, August 14

Pardon me, I didn't see you there. I was too busy absorbing the awesomeness that is the Barclay Premier League's opening weekend. Think the NFL's kickoff celebration, but British and boozier.

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by Luke Zimmermann • Aug 14, 2010 9:55 AM CDT

Is Houston 'Receiver City?' UH Corps Tops NCAA List

Rivals.com, the popular college sports website whose credibility skyrocketed with their innovative recruiting coverage, has released their list of the best receiving corps in the country entering the 2010 college football season. Guess who topped the list?

1. Houston Cougars

2. Arkansas Razorbacks

3. Texas A&M Aggies

4. Miami Hurricanes

5. Boise State Broncos

And so on.

As good as James Cleveland, Patrick Edwards and Tyron Carrier are, I have to give the Arkansas group the nod. Chiles is a top-tier receiver, Adams and Wright are nearly as good and TE D.J. Williams may be the best in all of college football. That said, you should be just as excited to see the Coogs' receiving bunch dominate once again this year.

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by Tom Martin • Aug 13, 2010 2:49 PM CDT

Your Daily Reminder Of How Good Andre Johnson Is

SportsIllustrated.com's Joe Posnanski, a writer I've long admired, came up with a list of 32 "great' receivers in the history of football. Guess who made that list? No,  you were wrong, it wasn't Corey Bradford. 

29. Andre Johnson

Like with Fitzgerald, it's probably too soon to put him on this list... but over the last two seasons Johnson has AVERAGED 108 catches and 1,572 yards receiving. Playing for Houston does tend to get a player overlooked... I have no doubt in my mind that Johnson and Fitzgerald can both be Top 10 receivers and maybe higher before their careers are done.

Every time I see one of these historical-themed football pieces on how good Andre Johnson is, it makes me feel like we've been spoiled as fans. There are some certain modern contemporaries of Johnson on the list who have played great only when they've felt like it *cough*RandyMoss*cough*, and no matter how bad the team around him has been, Johnson has shut up and used every bit of talent and effort in his frame to make the Texans better.

I'd hope something like this, read by a Texans Front Office employee, would make them automatically redouble their focus on winning as soon as possible. For AJ's sake. Before he goes down as the best receiver to have never won anything.

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by Rivers McCown • Aug 13, 2010 9:30 AM CDT

NBC's The Office...And Tim Byrdak?

The Astros are excited for the upcoming weekend for two reasons: 

1. We get to play the Pirates. 

and

2. They get to start off the weekend with the "Astros Wives Gala".

This auction is nothing short of a great excuse to see beautiful women at their best. However, after looking through some of the Gala's pictures, it appears as though we have a celebrity on the team. 

Without further adieu...Tim Byrdak? Or Steve Carell with a short haircut? Either way, they both probably throw the same speed.

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by Alex Cohn • Aug 12, 2010 11:50 PM CDT