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A judge ordered disgraced Houston hand surgeon Michael Glyn Brown to be arrested for contempt of court for the second time after once again skipping a hearing related to his divorce from Rachel Brown. The soon-to-be ex, meanwhile, was in attendance and even briefly posed for pictures, though she left before the hearing—smiling for the camera alongside her new love, retired Houston Astros great Jeff Bagwell. Brown’s prior contempt-of-court arrest was back in March, when the same judge who handed down Tuesday’s order, Judge Sheri Y. Dean. The owner of a national chain of hand surgery clinics was jailed less...

HOUSTON -- One of the most celebrated athletes in Houston sports history said one last goodbye to Astros fans on Sunday, as Jeff Bagwell's uniform No. 5 was retired during an elaborate pregame ceremony that featured touching speeches, video highlights and a special message from Bagwell's boyhood hero, Carl Yastrzemski. Bagwell hasn't played in nearly two years, and he's been honored time and time again since he made his retirement official last December. But Sunday carried a feeling of finality more than the other events, as it was his last time to say farewell to the fans, and vice versa....

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Conceding that it might take "a miracle" for him to play again, Houston Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell went on the disabled list today in a move that could signal the end of his major-league career. The franchise's all-time leader in home runs and RBIs is considering surgery to remove the bone spurs in his shoulder in a last-ditch effort to salvage his career, and the Astros will start a season without him on the roster for the first time in 16 years. "I said I wasn't going to embarrass myself," said Bagwell, 37. "I felt like this...