Taggart to be next Florida State football coach, AP reports

A person with direct knowledge of the situation says Willie Taggart has agreed to become Florida State's next football coach.

Russia barred from 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

Russian athletes will be allowed to stand on the medal podium at the Winter Olympics — just not with their anthem playing or their nation's flag rising above them.

LaVar Ball removing LiAngelo from UCLA

LiAngelo Ball, one of three UCLA basketball players placed on indefinite suspension following their shoplifting arrests in China, was reported today to be leaving the university.

Rice set to hire Stanford's Mike Bloomgren as Owls head football coach

The Rice Owls search for a new head football coach has zeroed in on Stanford assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren, according to college football sources.

JJ Watt, Jose Altuve share SI 2017 Sportsperson of the Year honor

Sports Illustrated has named Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt as the 2017 SI Sportspersons of the Year. The honor was announced during Watt's appearance on The Tonight Show on NBC.

Eagles Malcolm Jenkins will no longer raise fist during anthem

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins says he will no longer raise his fist in protest during the national anthem before games.

University of Houston alums to make Olympic Winter Games history

Two University of Houston alums are making history as members of the first ever bobsled team to represent a nation from the African continent in the Olympic Winter Games.

UH alums to make Winter Olympics history
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FOX 26 News reporter Ivory Hecker interviews Seun Adigun and Ngozi Onwumere, who are members of the Nigerian Women's Bobsled team for the Winter Olympics.

Hunter Yurachek leaving the University of Houston for Arkansas

Hunter Yurachek, vice president for athletics at the University of Houston, is leaving UH to become the athletics director at Arkansas.

Greater Houston Honda Dealers Player of the Week - Jerry Davis

This week’s Greater Houston Honda Dealers Player of the Week honors go to a very talented running back from Fort Bend Marshall. FOX 26 News reporter Nate Griffin has more.

Texas, Missouri face off in Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

The Texas Longhorns will face the Missouri Tigers in the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on December 27.

Former Stanford swimmer files appeal in sex assault case

A former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party is appealing.

Astros to aggressively pursue Japanese star Shohei Ohtani

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane said his team will “aggressively” pursue Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani.

Dynamo eliminated from MLS Cup Playoffs, Sounders advance

Victor Rodriguez scored on a nifty give-and-go with Will Bruin in the 22nd minute, Clint Dempsey added his third goal of the playoffs early in the second half, and the Seattle Sounders advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Thursday night.

5-game win streak for Rockets
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Houston Rockets guard James Harden and forward Ryan Anderson