Matt Young

Texas and Texas A&M are on the same side of the bracket in Omaha.

FIFA will announce the 2026 World Cup host cities at 4 p.m. Thursday, and Houston is expected to have an excellent shot [https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Houston-NRG-Stadium-World-Cup-2026-host-site-match-17187426.php] at being one of the 10 or 12 American cities chosen. Some soccer fans already are celebrating after the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority – in a since-deleted tweet - posted details for a Friday party “celebrating Houston awarded as a host city for the 2026 World Cup!”Chr…

This is the first meeting between the teams since Houston eliminated Chicago in the...

The first woman to accuse the quarterback of sexual misconduct has not agreed to a...

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The 7-foot-2 French teenager looks like a franchise-changer and a sure-fire No. 1 pick.

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Dusty Baker played eight seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including winning a World Series and twice finishing in the Top 10 of MVP voting, but that doesn’t mean his old fans won’t boo him before Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. Fans in Los Angeles will get plenty of chances to boo those wearing Astros’ laundry with Baker managing the team and his entire coaching staff joining him in the dugout. Five of Baker’s players also made the team although Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez…

The Astros’ closer will go on the paternity list to spend time with his family.

Most of the country remembers where they were on June 17, 1994, as they witnessed the first surreal moments of the infamous O.J. Simpson Bronco chase. Houston fans remember it as the night they nearly lost their minds when NBC switched its broadcast of the Rockets-Knicks NBA Finals to show the former NFL star evading police as they pursued him down a Los Angeles freeway. Read more about Houston in the 1990s With the series tied 2-2, the teams were locked in a tight Game 5 battle with 6:39 left…