Houstonians now can watch Rockets, Astros without cable

Fans of the Rockets and Astros can "cut the cord" and still watch the teams. >>>See what's new on the various streaming services in the photos that follow... Fans of the Rockets and Astros can "cut the cord" and still watch the teams. >>>See what's new on the various streaming services in the photos that follow... Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Image 1 of / 75 Caption Close Houstonians now can watch Rockets, Astros without cable 1 / 75 Back to Gallery

As attractive as cutting the cable sounds these days, many Houston households haven't been able to go without a cable subscription for one reason: Watching local sports.

While some games can be streamed free online through ESPN or ABC, fans of the Rockets and Astros know that for years the only way to catch every game has been to pay for cable. AT&T SportsNet Southwest, formerly known as Root Sports Southwest, has traditionally been the only way to catch Houston sports (Texans aside) on television – and it hasn't been available on any streaming services.

Things are changing, though. AT&T SportsNet Southwest, official broadcast home of the Rockets and Astros, is coming to sports-focused streaming service fuboTV.

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If you're unfamiliar with fuboTV, there's a free 7-day trial to see if you think it's worth it. The FuboTV base subscription package is $44.99/month with no contract. The base subscription includes more than 75 live streaming channels, 40 of which are focused exclusively on sports. FuboTV is compatible with most major streaming devices and mobile devices, and can be watched over a web browser. Now that fuboTV carries AT&T SportsNet Southwest, Astros and Rockets fans have a way to cut the cable and still watch their team.

"We are thrilled to announce this deal with fuboTV and give fans even more options to watch the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros in their home market," Vice President of Affiliate Relations for AT&T Sports Networks Nina Kinch said. "Both teams have had enormous success in the last few years with the Rockets making it to the Western Conference finals and the Houston Astros winning the World Series. We have had a lot of demand to bring these teams to an OTT provider and we are happy that fuboTV will help us do just that."