Today is my final day at
@abc13houston
.
To ABC13: Thank you
To my hometown viewers: I hope I've made you proud
While I'm leaving this job, we're not leaving Houston. Space City is our home. If y'all wish to keep following along:
The starting pitcher chooses the jersey.
#Astros
ace Framber Valdez always chooses the blue alternate. Always!
But…
Twice this season, he hasn’t had a choice: Opening Day (gold) + tonight (Space City).
Those are the ONLY 2 non-quality starts Framber’s had all season…
JUST IN: The **entire** city of Houston is under a boil water notice
Yes, the 4th biggest city in the country...2.3 million people...being told to boil water for 2 minutes before drinking.
We will have more on tonight's
@abc13houston
newscasts.
Details:
José Abreu has struggled since signing with the
#Astros
. He has the most plate appearances without a home run in
#MLB
.
Yet...at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, prior to a 3:10 p.m. game, Abreu attended the
@NAMIHouston
walk because he advocates for
#MentalHealth
.
Respect.
(📷
@astros
)
Michael Brantley told a young fan he’d return after defensive work & give an autograph.
When Brantley realized he forgot to do so, he brought the boy onto the field to talk baseball, sign his card & give a fist bump.
That’s Uncle Mike, y’all.
#Ready2Reign
@abc13houston
JUST IN: National Champion
@UVAMensHoops
team respectfully declines White House invite.
Tony Bennett: “With several players either pursuing pro opportunities or moving on from UVA, it would be difficult, if not impossible to get everyone back together."
Playing in his first game since tearing his ACL week one of last preseason, Derrius Guice (
@DhaSickest
) hugs
#Redskins
team physician Dr. James Andrews on the sideline.
Yes, THAT Dr. James Andrews.
#WASvsATL
#HTTR
On its first offensive play of the
@TexasBowl
,
@TexasTechFB
intentionally takes a Delay of Game penalty in a formation honoring the late Mike Leach. Leach, who transcended college football, won 158 games as Red Raiders head coach.
In the last five months, Ron Rivera has been forced to shoulder:
The WaPo exposé about rampant sexual harassment in the organization, a name change, a global health crisis & now cutting fan-favorite Derrius Guice.
AND HE HASN'T COACHED A GAME YET!
This video is pretty wild.
On December 5th,
@BaylorMBB
&
@ZagMBB
were scheduled to play...LIVE on
@cbs
...IN INDIANAPOLIS. But, the game was scrapped due to
#COVID19
.
Exactly four months later, they'll finally meet in Indy...for the NCAA title.
@WTKR3
I don't know
@richeisen
. But, I feel like I do. That's because he's so transparent, true & authentic. (I feel the same way about
@dpshow
, which - like Rich's, I rarely miss.)
So...this hit me. And then I texted my Dad.
I don't know Rich, but I'll say a prayer for him tonight.
Folks, I've got an update. Actually, this should read:
Y'ᗩᒪᒪ, 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚.
The Winklers are headed home. Our family is moving back to Texas in July, as I join
@abc13houston
- the news leader in my hometown.
I wrote about it here:
Before boarding my flight back to the east coast, I wanted to drop this on your timeline.
During last night's
#Redskins
loss in
#NOLA
,
@jonallen93_
was as emotional as we've seen him - both on the sideline & in the postgame locker room.
#HTTR
#WASvsNO
Last week, 11 year-old
#Astros
fan Blake was playing catch in the front yard with his Mom - as he does nearly every day.
But it’s NOT every day an
@astros
star pulls over, borrows a glove & joins him.
Our
@abc13houston
story:
#Astros
#MLB
Robbie Petracci, a true freshman, didn’t have an at bat since April 30th. Why? He tore his ACL that day.
Pinch hitting in his team’s 1st-ever
@ConferenceUSA
title game, he homers.
Sports!!
@WTKR3
@ODUBaseball
@RobbiePetracci
I have many (MANY!) thoughts on the
#YankeesLetter
- but one I keep coming back to...
Why do so many
#MLB
media folks lump all cheating into one category RE: steroids era but choose to differentiate "levels of wrong" RE: sign stealing?
Via
@abc13houston
:
Not only is this a jab from the
@Jaguars
to their division rival in Houston, but the background image features Tyson Campbell celebrating a TD vs. the
#Texans
in week 17 - the Jags’ first victory vs. Houston since the 2017 season...
BREAKING: For the 1st time ever,
@ODUBaseball
wins the
@ConferenceUSA
tournament championship to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
It's
@odu
's 1st league title of any kind in baseball since 1996
Via
@WTKR3
@CoachFinny5
Sports Director
@AdamWinkSports
has some big news! Meet Quinn Abigail, the newest member of his family! ❤️👶 She's 7lbs 5oz and mom and baby are doing well!
"All hat, no cattle."
With the
@Titans
wearing HOUSTON Oilers uniforms, the HOUSTON Texans go to Nashville...with a backup QB...and beat the Titans in overtime to eliminate Tennessee from playoff contention.
(But hey...the uniforms looked great!)
#WeAreTexans
#NFL
363 schools play NCAA Division I men's basketball.
@UHCougarMBK
is the only one of those 363 yet to lose a game away from home this season.
After today's 81-65 win at Temple,
@UHCougars
are 10-and-0 in road/neutral games.
#ForTheCity
#GoCoogs
The Coogs won by 16 points Sunday at Temple. But
@UHCougarMBK
’s final 3 points in the comfortable victory were the most-memorable.
In just his 3rd appearance in
@American_Conf
play this season, walk-on
@RyanElvin12
hit a 3-pointer.
But there’s more…
After
@KStateFB
arrived in Houston yesterday, I'm told
@LSUfootball
plans to leave Baton Rouge for
#Htown
at 3 p.m. today.
With so many bowl games impacted by
#COVID
, the
@TexasBowl
...with both teams making it to town...will have cleared a major hurdle.
Kickoff: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Perhaps you’ve noticed I’ve been off the air & away from work. I’m on assignment for my best story yet: the one in which my wife & I welcome our 1st child.
Connor Austin Winkler joined us May 16. I’ll see you back on
@WTKR3
Wednesday, because he’s already tired of my Dad jokes.
Elvin was born in Philadelphia - site of Sunday’s game. In October 2021, his father, Scott, unexpectedly passed away.
With 125 family members & friends on-hand to watch his first game in Philly since losing his Dad - Elvin buried a 3-pointer on his only shot. ❤️
.
@JanaeJefferson4
There are not enough words to describe the amount of pride Longhorn Nation has for you. You have re-written the record book, you have set a new standard, you have left an everlasting legacy at Texas!! Thank you for choosing Texas every day!! 🐐
As a man of deep faith, a Texan, a dog lover & a father of a soon-to-be 13 year-old Cocker Spaniel...this
@chiproytx
piece got me.
Well done, Congressman. Sorry for your loss - but thank you for sharing.
“I love dogs. I always have.
This week has brought my love of those blessings-from-above into crystal clarity because my family lost our 16 year-old Cocker Spaniel on Tuesday. He was a great dog...” (1/x)
#Nelson
Per
@kellenmsampson
: all road games are street fights. This street fight was played on the “street” Kellen & the Sampsons grew up on.
And the toughest guard in America,
@Thejshead
, helps
@UHCougarMBK
win this fight.
Coogs lead Big 12 by 1 game w/ 2 left.
We at
@abc13houston
were given rare access to the pediatric cancer leukemia lab at
@TexasChildrens
Hospital.
The technician you see doing cancer research in this photo? You may also see her playing in next year’s
@FIFAWWC
.
Our story airs next on Eyewitness News at 6 p.m.
With Dusty Baker's retirement, there is not a professional head coach in
#Htown
who has been on the job for a full year.
Ben Olsen of the
@HoustonDynamo
, hired 11/8/2022, is now the longest-tenured pro head coach in our city.
"It was a big part of her life for a long time"
With the
@ODUBaseball
team in the midst of a historically-successful season, head coach Chris Finwood is coping with the passing of his wife earlier this month.
Our
@WTKR3
story:
@CoachFinny5
@aaronfitt
Air conditioning? Aaaand electricity?!? HOT DOG!
Spending a
#DollarDog
night at
@MinuteMaidPark
with Connor as we wait for our power to be restored after
#Beryl
.
Hope y’all are hanging in there!
At 18 years-old, midfielder Brooklyn Raines (
@brooklynraines4
) is the youngest
@HoustonDynamo
player to ever start an
@MLS
match.
At halftime of tonight's game, he'll be recognized for...earning his high school diploma!
Our
@abc13houston
story:
Being a
#GirlDad
is pretty much the best thing ever. So I cannot WAIT to see what a blessing it is to be a girl dad x 2!
Y’all: please meet our new little lady, Caroline Audrey Winkler 🎀
Everyone is healthy post-delivery & as you can see: VERYVERY happy, too. 😍🙏🏻
Well, well, well...
The Titans are making sure SOMETHING is staying in Houston.
Just weeks after wearing Houston Oilers uniforms vs. the Houston Texans, the Titans eliminate the Jaguars & thus give
#WeAreTexans
a HOME PLAYOFF GAME.
I realize I’ll need to find some by May 11th…but right now I simply do not have the words.
I am humbled by this & cannot wait to be back at my beloved alma mater to celebrate the class of ‘24. Thank you,
@SouthwesternU
!
🖤💛
Southwestern University is thrilled to announce
@AdamWinkABC13
’04, a powerhouse in broadcast journalism and Southwestern University alum, as our 2024 Commencement Speaker! 🎓
To learn more, visit .
One of the best TV bosses I’ve ever had believed: when done right, sports is news. Tonight, sports guy is news guy & news guy is sports guy.
I’m anchoring both news & sports during tonight’s
@abc13houston
newscasts. Luckily
@rachelabc13
is handling weather! Hope you’ll join us.
How it started ➡️ How it’s going
Exactly 20 years ago today, I graduated from
@SouthwesternU
. This weekend, I’ll be back on campus to help celebrate the class of 2024.
Grateful! 🎓💛
The Indianapolis
@Colts
announce they've signed
@ZachPascal6
to a one-year contract extension.
The former
@ODUFootball
standout who went undrafted & was once cut 4 times in 9 months started 13 games this season...catching 41 passes & 5 TDs.
@WTKR3
Thanks to Jaelan Leonard, a
@_HamptonU
Communications major &
@HUAthletics1868
track & field athlete, for interviewing me for her senior capstone project.
Added bonus: HU’s journalism school is one of two in the U.S. to bear the name of
@WTKR3
’s parent company,
@EWScrippsCo
!
During his pre-K graduation ceremony, Connor was presented the “storyteller award” because they said he’s “following in his Daddy’s footsteps.”
Aaaaaand I melted 🫠🥹💙
Catching up on some non-Astros baseball news: Did y’all see how
@tomball_bsball
product
@chasemora11
started his
@TxStateBaseball
career?!
He hit 3 home runs on the 1st 7 pitches he saw as a college player. Wild! He’s the nat’l hitter of the week (duh).