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No. 17 Kansas State not underestimating Big 12 foe Houston
No. 17 Kansas State will try to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive when the Wildcats travel to Houston Saturday afternoon for the second-ever matchup between the schools.,The Wildcats have won four straight games since losing their Big 12 opener at BYU. Kansas State (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) now ...
Jack Martin’s last-play FG vaults Houston over Utah
Jack Martin's 43-yard field goal on the game's final play lifted Houston over visiting Utah 17-14 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference defensive battle., ,Houston (3-5, 2-3 Big 12) beat the preseason conference favorites despite amassing only 289 yards of total offense, including just 61 through the a...
Jalon Daniels, Devin Neal help Kansas dump Houston
Jalon Daniels passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as Kansas rolled to a 42-14 win over Houston on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.,The Jayhawks (2-5, 1-3 Big 12) snapped a five-game losing streak. Kansas rushed out to a thre...
Ailing Kansas, opposing Houston, aims to end skid
Kansas will look to get back on the winning track and earn its first victory in Big 12 Conference play when it hosts Houston on Saturday afternoon in a league clash at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.,The Jayhawks (1-5, 0-3 Big 12) come in following an open week after dropping five straight out...
Texans DL Mario Edwards Jr. suspended 4 games for substance violation
The NFL suspended Houston Texans defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. for four games without pay for violating the league's substance abuse policy, the NFL announced on Monday.,Edwards, who signed as a free agent with the Texans in March, has started all six games for Houston (5-1) and has 18 tackles...
Houston offense awakens in 30-19 win over TCU
Zeon Chriss threw for a touchdown and ran for another Friday night as Houston rebounded from consecutive shutouts to earn a 30-19 Big 12 Conference win over TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.,Chriss completed 15 of 18 passes for 141 yards while running for a game-high 97 yards on 11 carries. The Cougars (2-4...
Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) out vs. Bills
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon's ailing ankle will sideline him for a third consecutive game on Sunday against the visiting Buffalo Bills.,The Texans (3-1) ruled out Mixon as well as defensive ends Derek Barnett (shoulder) and Jerry Hughes (hip) on Friday for the game against the Bills (3-1)....
Bye, bye Bregman? Astros angle to keep cornerstone third baseman
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has the support of his manager and teammates, but the impending free agent doesn't know if he will be back next season.,"I hope so," Bregman said Wednesday after the Astros were eliminated by the Detroit Tigers in a two-game sweep in the American League wild...
Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) to miss game vs. Jaguars
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon will miss his second consecutive game, inactive for Sunday's home contest against the winless Jacksonville Jaguars.,The Texans (2-1) had listed Mixon as questionable because of a sprained ankle and he was limited in practice this week.,Mixon, 28, is the team's l...
No. 18 Iowa State stifles Houston in shutout win
Rocco Becht completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, and No. 18 Iowa State earned a shutout on the road with a 20-0 win over Houston on Saturday night., ,Abu Sama III finished with 11 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown for Iowa State (4-0). The Cyclones' defense limited the Cougar...
Jaguars, facing Texans, ramp up for rebound from 'disaster'
The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of three winless teams in the NFL and certainly the one in the most disarray.,The Jaguars (0-3) will attempt to halt their dysfunction and register that elusive first victory when they visit the Houston Texans in an AFC South battle on Sunday.,Jacksonville's poor sta...
Jaguars, facing Texans, look to rebound from 'disaster'
The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of three winless teams in the NFL and certainly the one in the most disarray.,The Jaguars (0-3) will attempt to halt their dysfunction and register that elusive first victory when they visit the Houston Texans in an AFC South battle on Sunday.,Jacksonville's poor sta...
No. 18 Iowa State wary of host Houston in Big 12 matchup
No. 18 Iowa State won its first three games by an average of 21.3 points, but Cyclones coach Matt Campbell isn't the least bit impressed.,Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) looks to please its coach on Saturday when it visits Houston (1-3, 0-1) in the Cyclones' conference opener.,The Cyclones do have a 20...
Astros All-Star OF Yordan Alvarez exits vs. Angels with knee injury
Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez left in the third inning of Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels due to a right knee contusion.,The left fielder injured his right leg sliding into second base on a double. He spent several minutes on the field being looked at by a member of the Astros...
Astros All-Star OF Yordan Alvarez exits vs. Angels with apparent leg injury
Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez left in the third inning of Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels due to an apparent leg injury.,The left fielder injured his right leg sliding into second base on a double. He spent several minutes on the field being looked at by a member of the Astros...
Dynamo surging into interstate clash vs. Austin FC
The Houston Dynamo have been pushing upward in the Western Conference while on a four-match unbeaten streak and will look to continue their momentum when they visit Austin FC on Saturday.,While the three-team Copa Tejas competition already has a champion in FC Dallas, a visit to the Texas capital st...
Rockets owner eyes WNBA expansion team in Houston
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta plans to submit a bid to bring a WNBA expansion team back to Houston, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday.,The bid includes using the branding of the Houston Comets, one of the WNBA's original eight teams that played from 1997-2008 and won the league's first four ch...
Injury-plagued Houston set for revenge against Cincinnati
Injury-riddled Houston will chase revenge on the road when it visits Cincinnati in the Big 12 conference opener for both teams Saturday. , ,Cincinnati notched its only conference victory in its inaugural Big 12 season in 2023 with a 24-14 road win against Houston last November. The Bearcats were 1-8...
Houston dominates Rice in annual Bayou Bucket game
Stacy Sneed rushed for 82 yards on seven carries and a long touchdown and Houston's defense held visiting Rice to 159 total yards in a 33-7 win in the annual Bayou Bucket game on Saturday night.,Re'Shaun Sanford II added 71 rushing yards on 15 carries for the Cougars (1-2), who opened the season wit...
Reports: Texans TE Dalton Schultz sidelined by sprained ankle
Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz played through a sprained ankle sustained in his team's season-opening win over the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The injury, suffered early in the 29-27 road victory, is not considered severe, according to reports. But Sc...