When Astros pitchers Cristian Javier and José Urquidy went down last month with Tommy John surgery, there were questions about whether or not that specific injury is on the rise.

Houston’s Little League baseball and “travel ball” culture is among the strongest in the country. With more and more kids committing significant time to playing competitive baseball at an early age, there has been a noticeable uptick in severe injuries caused by pitching.

Along with the risks of needing Tommy John surgery for a torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL), pitchers also run the risk of suffering Little League Elbow, a condition caused by suffering trauma to a developing elbow plate.

A Minnesota medical examiner has determined that singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh, who went from a British reality television show to a stage and music career, died from inhaling chloroethane and suffocating.

British singer and performer Darius Campbell Danesh has died at age 41.

Winter Seasons Finish With Dragon Boys Soccer, Girls Basketball and Swim & Dive Teams Headed To Championship Play

The 4x400m relay team of Kaden Schwertner, Brian Mekelburg, Alexander Harris, and Nicholas Harris rounded out the scoring with a seventh-place finish. An even more exciting point is that in seven of the events we had multiple Cooper Dragons score points. 3/6 vs. St. John's • 13-2 L3/6 vs. Klein Forest • 5-4 WCoach Nicole Hedden: A walk-off home run by Grace Minarovic, sealed the 5-4 win over Klein Forest. VARSITY BOYS BASEBALL3/4 vs St. John XXIII • 8-5 W3/4 vs St. Pius X • 15-3 L3/5 vs Lutheran South • 6-3 WCoach Mike Williams: I think this was our biggest win in John Cooper history. 3/5 vs St. Thomas High School • 9-3 LNext up for Dragon Boys Baseball:March 12 vs. St. John XXIII, 6:30 p.m.