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5K ANYWAY REGISTRATION OPENS HOUSTON, Texas – The ongoing global pandemic may have closed the door on bringing the world and the 2021 World Transplant Games to Houston, but it opened another. When the World Transplant Games was cancelled, the Harris County - Houston...

TEAMS ’20 Virtual from HoustonWill Connect the Global Sports-Event Industry The World’s Largest Gathering of Sports-Event OrganizersWill Include Even More One-on-One Opportunities to Interact and Mission-Critical Reports from Dozens of Sports-Event Organizations...

HOUSTON 2026 WORLD CUP BID COMMITTEE ADDS HOUSTON DASH STAR TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Campbell joins Beasley and Ching as influential player-leaders HOUSTON, Texas –The Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee added more power to its roster today. The Committee’s chairman,...

FORMER U.S. NATIONAL TEAM & HOUSTON DYNAMO STAR JOINS THE HOUSTON 2026 WORLD CUP BID COMMITTEE HOUSTON, Texas – The Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee has added another all-star to its team. Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee chairman John Arnold, along with...

CRACKER BARREL NATIONAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS CREATES HBCUS BAND TOGETHER SCHOLARSHIP & VIRTUAL BATTLE SERIES HOUSTON, Texas -- In an effort to continue its support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the global pandemic, the Cracker Barrel...

It was a week to remember. Sitting at the table next to Justin Thomas at lunch. Walking onto the driving range and staking out his place in the best field he had ever played in — one with more than half of the world’s top 50. At Jack’s place. Muirfield Village. A...

It’s week three of his new business venture and Selvin Young is shaking his head. One minute he was debuting his farm-to-neighborhoods business and selling boxes of chilled fruits and vegetables for centralized pickup. The next? He was giving away 35 more boxes than...

Michael Bourn had played baseball for years but didn’t really know the mechanics of the game. He loved it. He had a talent for it. He was fast, strong and competitive. Heck, he had stared down 85 mph pitches from a machine when he was 10. He played inner-city baseball...

Newest weekly sports show debuts tonight at 7 p.m. HOUSTON – The Harris County – Houston Sports Authority has partnered with ABC13, SportsRadio 610 and the Houston Outlaws to deliver and promote Q’D Up. - Houston’s newest weekly sports show.   Since everyone...

HCHSA LAUNCHES Q’D UP. Astros Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell inaugural guest   HOUSTON – Sports is, well, more than just a game. It’s part of our everyday life; our culture. It’s been there in good times and times of crisis. It’s been a unifier, a distractor, a...

It’s never really about what life throws at you. It’s all in how you handle it. In Mark Barr’s case? That’s been pretty much seamlessly. Imagine being a nationally ranked swimmer and dealing with osteosarcoma and an above-the-knee amputation to your right leg at age...

He was the kind of guy who fascinated you. He grabbed your attention and didn't let go. Every time he stepped to the plate, you thought he'd take one deep. Into a once hitter-proof upper deck. Over a scoreboard. Onto an exit ramp that bordered the field. It wasn't...