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Sports ETA to Induct Three Members into Hall of Fame

Janis Burke, chief executive officer of the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority; John Gibbons, former executive director of the Rhode Island Sports Commission and Bill Hanson, co-founder of San Antonio Sports, will be inducted into the Sports ETA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2024 at the organization’s annual Symposium in Portland in […]

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Houston Awards
Each inductee for the Houston Sports Award has a painting in their honor commissioned by the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. This year's inductees were Astros outfielder and World Series champion Lance Berkman, Houston Comets and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper and Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Houston Sports Awards Showcases The City’s Best

When John McClain, the longtime Houston Chronicle sports writer who started his tenure covering the WHL Champion Houston Aeros before decades with the Oilers, Texans and NFL, was approached years ago about the idea of a Houston Sports Hall of Fame, he had one reaction. “How in the world you going to do this?” he […]

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FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch
The FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy is shown during the FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)
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What We’re Hearing About the 2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule

(Editor’s Note: The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement in July 2022 of which cities will host games and an inside view […]

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Michigan running back Donovan Edwards celebrates after scoring against Washington during the first half of the national championship game in Houston. Michigan won the title, 34-13. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

College Football Playoff Salutes Houston Host Committee, Looks Ahead to Atlanta

The morning after Michigan won its first national championship since 1997, the College Football Playoff saluted host Houston while also officially putting Atlanta on the clock for next season in the first of an expanded 12-team playoff field. Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and the top-ranked Wolverines […]

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Huntsville, Houston Awarded International Cycling Events

Huntsville, Alabama, and Houston will host international cycling events with Huntsville awarded the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships and Houston awarded the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships, it was announced during the recent 192nd Congress of the Union Cycliste Internationale. The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships will take place from September 4-7, […]

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Jack Rains, Founding Chairman of the Board at Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Dies

Jack Rains, the founding chair of the board at the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority from 1997 through 1999, has died. From 1997 though 1999, Rains served on the HCHSA board as the Founding Chair. During his time on the board, Rains was instrumental in establishing and supporting the mission and vision of the HCHSA. Along […]

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FIFA Program
Attendees of the FIFA 2022 World Cup Observer Program were able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the tournament's logistics ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America. Photo via FIFA Media Hub
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2026 World Cup: How the 2022 FIFA World Cup Prepared 2026 Host Cities

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement last July of which cities will host games and an inside view of what it […]

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World Xiangqi Championships Coming to Houston in November

Chinese chess, known as Xiangqi, is set to break new ground with the 18th World Xiangqi Championships taking place in Houston on November 19–25. More than 120 world-class players from some 30 countries and regions are expected to compete at the event, Houston Xiangqi Association president Hu Yushan said at a press conference on February […]

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