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The Milwaukee Brewers are trying to accomplish a franchise record-tying 13th consecutive win on Saturday as the team hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch has added pitchers Hector Rondon and Joe Smith and to the roster for the AL Championship Series against Boston.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP/KSAZ) - Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle were among eight people who were saluted by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture. The eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal were honored Thursday afternoon by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard.

The Philadelphia Eagles were able to build on a strong first half performance on both sides of the ball, helping lead them to victory in a divisional battle with the New York Giants.

Although the Houston Texans did not play, Thursday Night Football on FOX had the city on fire. Roughly 259 new people move each day to the Houston area, making it the second largest amount of transplanted residents in the U.S., according to the Houston Business Journal.

Football fans know Tim Brown as a former team captain of the L.A. and Oakland Raiders. He mastered the sport. In October of 2017, however, he found himself in an out-of-control situation, a deadly wildfire.

The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Oct. 10 and also available on the internet at http://www.txfishing.com : CENTRAL AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 72-78 degrees; 0.53 feet low. Black bass are fair to good on chrome Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers and corn. Catfish are fair to good nightcrawlers.

In the middle of New Jersey, you'll find a town that's split down the middle. Half of its residents cheer for the Philadelphia Eagles. The other half cheer for the New York Giants.

Craig Kimbrel and the Boston Red Sox held off the Yankees' ninth-inning rally that ended with a video replay, eliminating New York with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night that set up a postseason rematch with the World Series champion Houston Astros.

Although Game 3 of the ALDS was held in Cleveland, Astros fans in Houston crowded into Minute Maid Park Monday to cheer on their team at the official watch party.

The Houston Astros swept the Cleveland Indians and they are now headed to the American League Championship Series.

[WATCH] The Texans beat the Cowboys 19-16 in overtime. Fox 26 sports reporter Danny Mata recaps the game. 

DeAndre Hopkins had 151 yards receiving, including a key reception in overtime, and Ka'imi Fairbairn's 36-yard field goal lifted the Houston Texans to a 19-16 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.

Eric Reid dropped to a knee just before the national anthem started ahead of Sunday's game between the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers.

Sunday in Texas means BBQ, corn hole and repping your teams colors.