Carl Edwards became a public enemy in the media's eyes two weeks ago when Brad Keselowski's car went flying after being spun out by Edwards at Atlanta.

But Edwards can't be blamed for Keselowski's car taking off and landing hard on its roof.

That was NASCAR's fault — a fact that stock car racing's governing body has all but admitted to with its plan to replace the rear wing on the Car of Tomorrow with a new version of the traditional spoiler.

Although he was wrong, Edwards didn't do anything that thousands of drivers before him hadn't — that is, spinning out a rival who had earlier wronged him.

When Keselowski's car became airborne, however,Edwards automatically became "black hat" fodder for all the network anchors who wouldn't have been able to identify race winner Kurt Busch.

KISSIMMEE, FL – Astros General Manager Ed Wade announced the following 12 roster moves this morning:

RHP Chia-Jen Lo and catcher Lou Santangelo, who were in camp as non-roster invitees, have been reassigned to minor league camp. Outfielder Alex Romero, who was also a non-roster invitee, was given his unconditional release, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Wade also announced this morning that the following players were optioned to minor league camp: LHP Fernando Abad, OF Brian Bogusevic, RHP Evan Englebrook, RHP Matt Nevarez, OF Yordany Ramirez, IF Wladimir Sutil, LHP Polin Trinidad, RHP Jose Valdez, RHP Henry Villar.

With today’s moves, the Astros now have 44 players remaining in Major League camp. Yesterday, IF Jose Vallejo cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple A Round Rock.

Team Leaders: Houston-Points: Aaron Brooks-31, Rebounds: Jordan Hill-9, Assists: Shane Battier-4, Aaron Brooks-4, Kyle Lowry-4, Memphis-Points: Zach Randolph-30, Rebounds: Zach Randolph-15, Assists: Rudy Gay-4

The Rockets overcame an 11-point, first-half deficit en route to a 107-94 win over the Grizzlies, upping their record to 3-0 with Memphis to take the season series. In addition, Houston now owns an eight-game home winning streak over Memphis.

Houston is currently on a season-best, four-game winning streak (3/9/10-3/17/10), surpassing its previous best of three outings done three times this season.

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans signed unrestricted free agents G Wade Smith, the team announced today.

Smith (6-4, 296) has appeared in 76 games with 34 starts along the offensive line at guard, center and tackle. He spent the last two seasons in Kansas City. Smith appeared in all 16 games and started nine games last season. The versatile lineman started two games in the middle of the season at left tackle before starting the final seven games of the season at right guard.

Kansas City averaged 140 rushing yards with Smith in the starting lineup. The Chiefs running attack averaged 147 yards per game in his last seven starts, which was 27 yards better than their season average. With Smith in the starting lineup, Kansas City rushed for 317 yards in the season finale against division rival Denver. The Chiefs’ 317 yards were the third-most in the NFL last season and the team’s best rushing game in 44 years.

HOUSTON --- Five teams from the State of Texas, five 2009 bowl participants, three schools from the BCS Automatic Qualifying Conferences and two nationally-televised Friday night home contests highlight the 2010 Houston Cougars Football Schedule that was released on Tuesday by the Conference USA office in Irving.

“First of all, I think this is a great home schedule for our fans,” UH head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “Second, we have two nationally televised league games at Robertson Stadium, which will show how competitive Conference USA is and give us some national exposure in the process. Finally, we will be stepping out of conference to play opponents from the Big 12, Pac 10 and the SEC.

1. Name the Houston Astros pitcher who holds the mark for most victories in franchise history.
2. Who holds the major-league mark for most career steals of home?
3. Name the two NFL players to have at least 50 rushing touchdowns and 30 receiving touchdowns.
4. Who is the only U.S. men's basketball coach to win two Olympic gold medals?
5. How many times has the home team won the NHL's Winter Classic?
6. Name the last Major League Soccer expansion team before the Seattle Sounders (2009) to make the postseason.
7. Who were the last three horses to win the Triple Crown?

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By David Clay Director of Instruction, Houston National Golf Academy

Ov er the period of years I have been involved in golf, I have analyzed golf swings and their parts. Many of my questions came from my time on the European and World Golf Tour. The two British Open Champions who mentored me during my career as a professional golfer answered my questions. This information remained useful when I came off the tour and began teaching. However, some questions I had were still a mystery.

I recently contacted three major golf companies to find an answer to the following questions:

As most people slice, I would find many students getting upset when they hit a modern driver of 10° about 225 yards dead straight, and then make a hard move to the right of about 25 yards. While this is not the worst shot, it is very common. The plane of the swing must have been accurate; otherwise, the ball wouldn’t have gone straight for 225 yards.

Call it the Peyton Manning-Brett Favre Rule. I can't stand the thought of it.

But NFL chefs once again are trying to change their longstanding recipe for overtime, if only in the playoffs. Why postseason rules should be different, I don't know, but that's what happens when two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time don't get a chance to win playoff games thanks to a rule that made The League.

As we know, OT law has been simple. Sudden death. There's a coin flip, and the first team scoring in any fashion wins. It's what made the 1958 NFL Championship Game in which the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in OT the most important moment in the history of the NFL.

Because of the drama, because of its suddenness, more people began to watch on television. Commissioner Pete Rozelle ran with the TV bit. Then gamblers started betting on games. That gives us the NFL of today, without question the most popular American sport.

But, a year ago, the wolves howled when Manning and Indianapolis were denied an opportunity to get the football in their OT playoff loss here to the Chargers.

Does Anybody Like Mascots?

I never liked mascots, and it's unlikely I ever will. Now, it appears, I have good reason. Not only are they often annoying, they are a menace to society.

We take you to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, home of the Royals -- now a crime scene (and no, I'm not talking about the lineup). Last September, John Coomer of Kansas sat in the sixth row behind the dugout on the third-base side. The Royals mascot, "Sluggerrr" -- described as a lion wearing a Royals' home jersey and a crown -- was witnessed by several thousand fans shooting hot dogs into the stands with an air cannon. According to Coomer, when Sluggerrr finished with the air gun, he climbed atop the dugout, motioned toward him and threw a hot dog at his face, hitting him and causing "physical pain and discomfort." Coomer claims he suffers from cataracts stemming from a detached retina.