79º
    • News
    • Watch Live
    • Ask 2
    • Back To School
    • Border
    • Business
    • Click2Vote
    • Consumer
    • Coronavirus
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Election Results
    • Entertainment
    • Health
    • History
    • Houston Newsmakers
    • Investigates
    • National
    • Politics
    • Restaurant Report Card
    • Solutionaries
    • Spencer Solves It
    • Stronger Houston
    • Texas
    • Trust Index
    • Vaccine
    • Voices of Houston
    • World
    • Sports
    • Astros
    • Astros Stats
    • Aggies
    • Cougars
    • Dynamo
    • Friday Football Frenzy
    • Golf
    • High School Sports
    • Longhorns
    • Rockets
    • Rockets Stats
    • Outdoors
    • Texans
    • Texans Stats
    • Things To Do
    • DIY
    • Drinking
    • Events
    • Families
    • Food
    • Home Buying
    • KPRC Kids
    • Lists
    • Rodeo
    • Shopping
    • Style
    • Support Local
    • Travel
    • Your City
    • Conroe
    • Cypress
    • Houston
    • Galveston
    • Katy
    • Kingwood
    • Pasadena
    • Pearland
    • Sugar Land
    • Spring
    • The Woodlands
    • Discover
    • Apollo 11
    • Children's Museum
    • Click2Pins
    • Click2Save Deals
    • Community Calendar
    • Contests & Rules
    • Habitat For Humanity
    • KPRC 2 Community
    • Money
    • My Texas Happy Place
    • NBC Shows
    • News Team
    • Pets
    • Senior Scholarships
    • Something Good
    • Talk 2 Us
    • Tech
    • Tex's Poundation
    • TV Listings
    • Houston Life
    • About Us
    • Be on the Show
    • Seen on Houston Life
    • Wine Club
    • Weather
    • Alerts
    • Click2Pins
    • Flood Tracker
    • Forecasting Change
    • Frank's Weather Blog
    • Hurricane Headquarters
    • Galveston
    • Houston Zoo
    • Live Cams
    • Past Houston Storms
    • Weather News
    • Traffic
    • Newsletters
  • News
  • Sports
  • Things To Do
  • Your City
  • Discover
  • Houston Life
  • Weather
  • Traffic
  • Newsletters
Click2Houston.com
  • News
  • Sports
  • Things To Do
  • Your City
  • Discover
  • Houston Life
  • Weather
  • Traffic
  • Newsletters
  • LIVE

KPRC 2 News Today

The latest Houston news, weather and sports from KPRC 2.

LIVE

KPRC 2 News Today

Ad

SUGAR LAND SKEETERS


Goodbye Skeeters, hello Space Cowboys: Astros’ Sugar Land affiliate gets a new name

The Astros ballclub announced Saturday the new brand for its Triple A franchise in Sugar Land.

A Requiem for Swatson and Moe, the Mosquito Mascot Kings of Texas Minor League Baseball

With the Sugar Land Skeeters set to become the Space Cowboys, what will become of the mascots for the Houston Astros' AAA squad?

texasmonthly.com

Sugar Land’s baseball team to be called the Space Cowboys, KPRC 2 Sports confirms

The former Sugar Land Skeeters will become the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy has confirmed.

Alex Bregman shares journey from Skeeters assignment, return to Astros in new documentary

Houston Astros star Alex Bregman isn’t holding back in his new documentary detailing his road to recovery.

Marwin Gonzalez’s Astros comeback continues tonight with Sugar Land Skeeters

Marwin Gonzalez's comeback to the Houston Astros' organization begins Thursday night as a member of the Astros' Triple-A affiliate Sugar Land Skeeters.

Click2Win: We’re giving away family 4-packs of tickets to Sugar Land Skeeters games this weekend!

Looking for some Friday or Saturday night family fun at the ballpark? KPRC 2 Insiders have a chance to win tickets to games at Constellation Field this weekend.

Official Contest Rules – Sugar Land Skeeters Family Four-Pack of Tickets

Official Contest Rules – Sugar Land Skeeters Family Four-Pack of Tickets

Simone Manuel bobbleheads, Roger Clemens mini statues: Sugar Land Skeeters honoring sports icons in upcoming homestand

The Sugar Land Skeeters are honoring local Olympic medalist Simone Manuel and former Skeeter Roger Clemens this Friday and Saturday, respectively, during their upcoming homestand.

Sugar Land Skeeters honoring Needville Little Leaguers on Monday

The Needville Little League All-Star team will be honored before the Skeeters get going on their Monday doubleheader.

Ad

Rehabbing Astros star Alex Bregman scratched from Skeeters’ Monday lineup

Alex Bregman is not in the lineup Monday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters, a day after he was taken out of a game with hamstring tightness.

Bregman plays with college teammate during rehab stint in Sugar Land

Rehab stints are no fun for star major league players like Alex Bregman, but this one has been made a little easier by the presence of a friend.

Alex Bregman in Sugar Land: This is how to watch the Astros star in Fort Bend County this weekend

The Houston Astros star Alex Bregman has donned a Sugar Land Skeeters jersey at Constellation Field this week while on a rehab assignment from his team, and he’s set to play again this weekend.

BOMBS AWAY: Former Klein Collins' Hinojosa balling out for Astros Triple A

Former VYPE Coverboy CJ Hinojosa homered twice as the Sugar Land Skeeters prevailed for a 9-7 extra-inning win Sunday night against the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Shining at home: Klein Collins grad C.J. Hinojosa become a fixture at Skeeters games

The Sugar Land Skeeters are in the middle of their first season as Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Skeeters roll to win in Round Rock behind big night from Jose Siri

Siri's team record 7 RBI leads Skeeters past Round Rock

Dell Diamond lifts mask mandate; Buda positioning itself as food, dining hot spot and more Central Texas news

Read the latest business and community news from the Central Texas area.

communityimpact.com

Preventing Social Media Platforms From Blocking Political Speech (April 1, 2021) – Houston Public Media

On Thursday's show: A bill in the Texas Legislature aims to prevent social media platforms from blocking political speech, efforts to help women return to the workforce after the pandemic, and the Sugar Land Skeeters prepare for their first season as the Astros Triple A team.

houstonpublicmedia.org

Astros and Skeeters Joining Forces in Unique Minor League Partnership

Since the team's inception in 2012, the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league baseball franchise has been part inspired creativity and part pray for luck on the part of the community on the southwest side of Houston. In many ways, it really was a "if you build it, they will come" labor of love for Sugar Land. LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. And it will give Astros fans a chance to get a glimpse of the future in their own city (or a suburb thereof, anyway). For eight years, the baseball-loving fans of Sugar Land supported their little independent league ball club.

houstonpress.com
Ad

Houston Astros on verge of buying Sugar Land Skeeters, KPRC 2 sources say

HOUSTON – KPRC Channel 2 Sports has learned that the Houston Astros are on the verge of buying the Sugar Land Skeeters organization and making it their new Triple-A affiliate. Sources tell Sports Director Randy McIlvoy that it is not official yet but could be as early as Tuesday. The Atlantic League’s Somerset Patriots are also becoming the Yankees Double-A affiliate as well. It is expected, according to sources that the Astros new Triple-A team in Sugar Land will begin to play this Spring. Details are still being worked out and COVID -19 issues will be a factor.

TV-radio listings: Nov. 12

Using Instagram clues to figure out James Harden's Rockets future James Harden caused a bit of a star with a cryptic Instagram video on Monday. 15 Etsy gifts to remind Houstonians of home Houstonians don't need to get on a plane to feel at home this year, shop Etsy instead.

chron.com

TV-radio listings: Nov. 11

‘Hou-Ville' is coming to downtown Houston Santa is coming to town and bringing an Astros-themed gingerbread house with him. Astros to make Sugar Land Skeeters their Class AAA affiliate It just got a lot easier for Astros fans to see some of their team's top prospects. Houston's unsung heroes come to life in Discovery Green Looking to pay tribute to Houston's heroes? Discovery Green is the place for you.

chron.com

Sugar Land Skeeters to air game completely by drone camera

EMBED >More News Videos ABC13's Charly Edsitty meets Kovu, the four-legged, tail-wagging, bat-fetching canine that is already making fans at Sugar Land Skeeters games. EMBED >More News Videos The Sugar Land Skeeters will use the automated ball-strike system, or the so-called "robot umpire," at Constellation Field. SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- When the Sugar Land Skeeters play their season finale game, the contest will air live via drone.The Atlantic League ball club said its Sept. 22 game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will be a "Game of Drones," meaning every pitch, hit and relay will be captured by airborne drone cameras.The Skeeters claim they will be the first pro sports team to produce a broadcast that strictly uses drone footage.The game will air live on the team's YouTube channel "We'll be able to showcase beautiful Constellation Field and the surrounding Sugar Land community in ways that we've never done before," said the team's president Christopher Hill.The Skeeters tapped iSky Drone Services to make the "Game of Drones" possible.Fans can be part of technological history. Tickets are available through the Skeeters website , at the ballpark box office or by calling 281-240-HITS.

abc13.com

Brawl breaks out between Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- While you may hear "Everlasting Love" in the background, there was definitely no love between the Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers.It originally started with a Barnstormers bench player and Skeeters catcher going at it after exchanging words. This resulted in the benches being cleared and a massive brawl breaking out.The fight took place at the top of the 8th inning, leaving the Barnstormers to take home the W by a score of 8-1.ABC13 reporter Nick Natario was at the game Saturday night and witnessed the fight up close.RELATED:

abc13.com

Brawl breaks out between Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- While you may hear "Everlasting Love" in the background, there was definitely no love between the Sugar Land Skeeters and Lancaster Barnstormers.It originally started with a Barnstormers bench player and Skeeters catcher going at it after exchanging words. This resulted in the benches being cleared and a massive brawl breaking out.The fight took place at the top of the 8th inning, leaving the Barnstormers to take home the W by a score of 8-1.ABC13 reporter Nick Natario was at the game Saturday night and witnessed the fight up close.RELATED:

abc13.com

Sugar Land Skeeters using home plate 'robot umpire' for rest of season

EMBED >More News Videos ABC13's Charly Edsitty meets Kovu, the four-legged, tail-wagging, bat-fetching canine that is already making fans at Sugar Land Skeeters games. EMBED >More News Videos Sugar Land Skeeters return for 8th season and with championship hardware | ABC13's Bob Slovak is at Constellation FieldSUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Sugar Land Skeeters are debuting the so-called "robot umpire" system that caught attention earlier this month during a league All-Star game.The Skeeters and the other clubs of the Atlantic League are putting the Automated Ball-Strike System to use for the remainder of the season. Skeeters' home of Constellation Field will begin use of the system on July 30.According to the Atlantic League, the system assists home plate umpires with calling balls and strikes through radar technology. The system is billed to provide a "reliable, precise, 'rule-book' strike zone for pitchers and hitters. "Home plate umpires will use their judgment for limited ball-strike issues such as check swings, the league said.The Atlantic League is experimenting with the system as part of a three-year partnership with Major League Baseball.

abc13.com

Skeeters testing out 'robotic' umpire

The Sugar Land Skeeters are partnering with Major League Baseball to test out a new "robotic" umpire system. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

  • TV Listings
  • Contests and Rules
  • Email Newsletters
  • RSS Feeds
  • Closed Captioning
  • Contact Us
  • Meet the Team
  • Careers at KPRC
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Public File
  • FCC Applications
  • Do Not Sell My Info
Follow Us
facebook
twitter
instagram
rss
Get Results with Omne
Omne Results Logo

If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745.


Graham Media Group LogoGraham Digital Logo

Copyright © 2022 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.