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Explore the Game of Pickleball
Pickleball has been one of the world’s fastest growing sports in America for three years in a row, deemed a “game for everyone”. If you’ve been interested in the sport, but haven’t known how to begin, we have everything you need to dive right in!
Park of the Week: Wayne Gray Sports Complex
The Wayne Gray Sports Complex is located at 5200 East Road / 5117 North Main Street. Fields 1-4 are primarily utilized for girls' fastpitch while fields 5-8 are utilized for adult slowpitch. Two tennis courts are located at the East Rd. side of the complex. The Wayne Gray Sports Complex also contains Baytown’s only cricket field. For information regarding sports leagues and field rentals contact Lauren Siple at lauren.siple@baytown.org.
Chad’s Corner: Texans, Astros both playing at home, UH and Rice football camp reports
HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Houston Texans will play at home for the first time this season, and some Houston sports legends were honored in this week’s edition of Chad’s Corner!. CW39 digital producer Chad Washington gets you ready for a busy sports weekend, including a quick report...
Announcement coming about the Lone Star Showdown
The Lone Star Showdown returns this year with Texas joining the Southeastern Conference. A&M and Texas officials will make an announcement at a press conference next Thursday in Houston concerning the return of the rivalry, which will pit the schools in all sports after a 12-year-hiatus. When the schools stopped...
Houston Sports Hall of Fame enshrines 3 new members in 2024 class!
The 2024 Houston Sports Hall of Fame induction is here!. Presented by Harris County Houston Sports Authority (HCHSA), three legends in Houston sports will be immortalized. The 2024 class includes Lance Berkman, Cynthia Cooper, and Warren Moon. The awards ceremony will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Punchline Comedy...
NRG Stadium will host games before repairs start on hurricane-damaged roof
NRG Stadium’s roof remains damaged, but the Texans will play a home preseason game there Saturday. The team expects to start the regular season before the missing roof panels are repaired. Hurricane Beryl, a Category 1 storm, did a number on Houston last month, and it didn’t leave the...
Five schools, two positions: Michael Batton finally finds home as Houston linebacker
College football’s ultimate nomad is finally home. Michael Batton claims Houston, TX as his hometown, but the linebacker followed a pathway more complex than a Chutes and Ladders board in order to suit up for the FBS team located in his childhood stomping grounds. But the complexity of Batton’s...
Olympian Shelby McEwen discusses victory
HOUSTON - Olympian Shelby McEwen, an Abbeville, Mississippi native and Houston, Texas resident, brought home a silver medal in the high jump. His highest jump was 2.36 meters. For context, that's over 7 and a half feet tall. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through...
Ring Presentation and Walk of Fame Unveiling for Lance Berkman, Cynthia Cooper, and Warren Moon
HOUSTON – The Harris County - Houston Sports Authority (HCHSA) culminated a yearlong celebration of its 2024 Houston Sports Hall of Fame class on Wednesday, August 14, as Lance Berkman, Cynthia Cooper, and Warren Moon all received their Hall of Fame rings and had their plaques unveiled on the Walk of Fame at the GreenStreet Promenade.
Thanjhae Teasley takes on Selassie Bey in main event of Red Owl’s BoxFest X on Sept. 6
Red Owl Boxing will return with its next installment of the BoxFest series when it celebrates its 10th event on Friday, September 6, streaming live on DAZN globally in more than 200 territories and regions from the state-of-the-art “Owl’s Nest” in Houston. The action begins around the world at 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST.
District 20-6A Season Preview
District 20-6A looks entirely different from a year ago. George Ranch is the lone holdover in this now seven-team district. Strake Jesuit and the Alief ISD schools come over from 23-6A, while Foster and Fulshear will play their first year of 6A football. Only three of its seven squads made...
Smith Recognized on Manning Award Preseason Watch List
HOUSTON – University of Houston senior Donovan Smith has been recognized among college football's top quarterbacks entering the 2024 season with his inclusion on the Manning Award Preseason Watch List, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced Thursday. This season's preseason list recognized 29 quarterbacks. The winner will again...
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