Weekly Email - Thursday - 04/23/2026

Do713 Sports

Looking for a great spot to grab some drinks with friends, play some bocce ball or ping pong and unwind after work on a beautiful Friday night? With a massive patio and beer garden plus an unmatched community feel, NettBar is your go-to social hub for chill vibes here in H-Town!

Enter today for your chance to win a $100 NettBar gift card, plus a prize pack featuring an official hat, mug and koozie! It’s your chance to talk some sports, play some trivia and enjoy the spring air with friends, all on us!

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HOUSTON ROCKETS PLAYOFF GUIDE

Find everything you need to know about the Rockets during their run to the NBA Finals inside this guide! From a breakdown of Kevin Durant’s first season in Houston to a look at the regular season success of young stars like Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson, this guide gives you a look at what makes this Rockets team ready to hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy this season. Plus, we’ll also help you find some of the best spots around the city to catch the playoff action!

THIS WEEK

Trivia Nights in Houston

Do you know how many strikeouts Nolan Ryan had during his first season with Houston? How about who led the Texans in receiving yards in 2011 or who holds the best field goal percentage in Rockets’ franchise history? If you think you know your stuff, try out one of these trivia nights in Houston!

Just in case you were wondering, the answers are 200 strikeouts, Texans tight end great Owen Daniels and Clint Capela. Now, if you got all three of those questions right, it just might be time to take down the competition at a local trivia night!

LOCALS ONLY

  • Houston Sports Highlight of the Week: The Houston Astros may have just found an answer for the team’s injured starting rotation. Peter Lambert, a non-roster spring training invitee who pitched last year in Japan, helped the Astros to a 2-0 victory over Cleveland yesterday. Lambert, who began the season in Triple A, has thrown 8 strikeouts in each of his two starts for the Astros thus far.

  • College Sports Report: The Houston Cougars have welcomed a new point guard to their men’s basketball team. After playing his first two seasons at UNLV and transferring to LSU last year, Dedan Thomas Jr. is taking his talents to Houston. Find out more about the new Cougars point guard here.

  • The Sports Story You Need to See: The NFL Draft kicks off tonight, so buckle up for massive draft day trades, intriguing selections and so much more. See what Texans Wire’s Cole Thompson thinks Houston will do with each of their picks, including a projected major trade, in this final mock draft.

  • What We’re Watching: WrestleMania brought plenty of thrills for WWE fans this past weekend, including a night two main event that saw Roman Reigns defeat CM Punk to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a match that many are calling one of the best in recent WrestleMania history. The fallout from WrestleMania continues in Texas this Friday when SmackDown heads to Fort Worth.

Who do you want to see the Texans select tonight, Houston?