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A former football star of both Cinco Ranch High School and Rice University has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for distributing a synthetic opioid that killed another football star at Rice University in March of 2018, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced.

Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox has been postponed a day due to weather.

Carlos Correa and Kyle Tucker delivered back-to-back big hits in the 7th inning to help deliver the Astros a 9-4 win and a 2-0 lead in the ALDS over the Chicago White Sox.

KPRC 2 is happy to name Micah Barnett as our UTMB Health Athlete of the Week!

Houston Astros pitcher Zack Greinke had a successful first rehab appearance for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Thursday evening.

Maxime Crepeau made four saves for Vancouver in the Whitecaps’ 0-0 tie with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night.

Cat Osterman, considered one of the best to ever play softball, has retired.

The Houston Texans have officially named Davis Mills as their starting quarterback for their next game taking place Thursday against the Carolina Panthers.

Concordia Lutheran grad Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his Major League Baseball debut for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Houston Texans may be without their starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor for up to about a month, KPRC 2′s Randy McIlvoy has confirmed.

Spring High School's Bishop Davenport continues to wow fans with his play and is KPRC 2's latest UTMB Health Athlete of the Week.

Houston Texans head coach David Culley has been hesitant to name starters thus far, but on Monday, he made it official for at least one position: Tyrod Taylor will be his starting quarterback.

Jersey Village junior Darius Johnson missed the 2020 season with an injury, but spent his time rehabbing and working hard to make sure he had a spot with the 2021 Falcons.

Former NFL player Keith McCants was found dead Thursday at his home in Florida after a suspected drug overdose, investigators said. He was 53.

The Sugar Land Skeeters are honoring local Olympic medalist Simone Manuel and former Skeeter Roger Clemens this Friday and Saturday, respectively, during their upcoming homestand.

An NBA source confirmed to KPRC 2 Sports former Houston Cougars guard Armoni Brooks signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Houston Rockets.

The outfits for Team USA for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremonies were revealed on Wednesday.

Houston Astros’ star player Jose Altuve sealed the deal during Sunday night’s walk-off homer against the New York Yankees, and now you can own a piece of history on a t-shirt.

The Houston Astros have some conveniently-timed giveaways for their fans coming to their three-game home series against the New York Yankees.

Rice University and men's basketball head coach Scott Pera have agreed to a contract extension through the end of the 2023-24 season.

Houston Astros players Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve announced Thursday they are choosing not to play in this year's Major League Baseball's All-Star Game.

Sugar Land's Simone Manuel has been named one of the U.S. Olympic swim team captains for the Tokyo Olympics.

Former Rice University All-American football player Dicky Maegle has passed away at the age of 86, the school announced on Tuesday.

Six Houston Dash players are heading to Tokyo after being selected on Olympic rosters.

Houston-area athletes Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles were named to the U.S. Gymnastics Team headed to the Tokyo Olympics.

The Houston Astros left no doubt who would win on Wednesday, starting with a three-run first inning on their way to a 13-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Houston Dynamo FC have announced that Ted Segal is the new majority owner of the franchise.

Laura Wilkinson may not have made the Olympic team headed to Tokyo, but it was evident she won over the hearts of everyone following her journey.

Former Rice Owls star and current Detroit Tigers coaching staff member Jose Cruz Jr. will be named the head baseball coach at Rice University, according to multiple sources close to the situation.

As the Olympic Trials approach for diving, Kassidy Cook of The Woodlands is still recovering from a shoulder injury.

Sam Houston State defeated South Dakota State 23-21 on a last-minute touchdown to win the school's first FCS national championship in football in the school's history.

Ginny Fuchs finally got the call on Wednesday that she's been waiting for - the one to let her know she is officially an Olympian headed to the Tokyo Olympics.

Legendary Houston broadcaster Bill Worrell will be stepping aside from his daily Houston Rockets play-by-play duties after May 14.

The Houston Rockets released a statement that one of their players, Sterling Brown, was the victim of an assault on Sunday evening.

Rice (23-4), which won the 2017 WBI, won its first WNIT title. Jasmine Smith added 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals for the Owls. Donetta Johnson made a layup that gave Ole Miss (15-12) its first lead with 6:12 left in the first quarter but Schwartz answered with a layup on the other end just 18 seconds later and Rice led the rest of the way. The rest of the Ole Miss team combined to make 11 of 45 (24.4%) from the field. The previous two WNIT champions, Arizona and Indiana, are in the Elite 8 of the 2021 Women's NCAA Tournament.

Now it's taken coach Kelvin Sampson's team somewhere new: the program's deepest NCAA Tournament run since the days of Olajuwon, Drexler and the famed “Phi Slama Jama." Quentin Grimes scored 14 points and Houston's defense locked down on surging Buddy Boeheim, helping the Cougars beat Syracuse 62-46 on Saturday night in the Sweet 16 while holding the Orange to their lowest point total in an NCAA Tournament game. That sent the second-seeded Cougars through to their first regional final in 37 years, earning a matchup with No. “It’s the best defense that that we’ve seen this year and they deserved to win,” coach Jim Boeheim said. Syracuse had shot at least 52% each time while making 29 3-pointers — but there would be no repeat of that unexpected 2016 Final Four run thanks to Houston's defense.