The moment: The Astros become the Astros. Moment behind the moment: The Colt .45s become subjects of a cash grab. And it was a perfectly reasonable cash grab, too, for what is now the Colt's ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Dec. 1, 1964, the club known as the Colt .45s was officially reborn as the Houston Astros. As the club changed its name, Astros President Roy "The Judge" Hofheinz was ...

Now that Four Loko is so 2010, malt liquor purveyors Colt 45 want to be next in line to tempt teenagers and anger politicians. So they've jumped on the alcopop bandwagon! Their new beverage, Blast, is ...

The Redding Colt 45s are on a four-game winning streak after sweeping the Fairfield Indians at Tiger Field. The Colt 45s capped the four-game series Sunday with an offensive outburst in the finale ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Recently discovered 16mm film from the ABC13 archive shows how Houstonians celebrated opening day for their new Major League Baseball team, the Colt .45s. Festivities started ...

Malt liquor made quite a splash in the '90s, but it goes back further. One brand debuted in the '60s and was popular in the ...

Hal Smith, who was the starting catcher for the Colt .45s in the first Major League Baseball game in Houston, died at the age of 89 on Thursday in Columbus. Smith, who grew up in Illinois, retired in ...

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the birth of the fabled team, Oak Ridge North-based Cranks, Rooters and Fans at 26710 Interstate 45 will honor the area's first Major League squad at 6:30 p.m. Aug ...

Celebrities of the highest magnitude certainly have an aura about them that differs from the rest. Though that comes with the territory of being famous. What also comes with the territory is being the ...