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Atlanta Motor Speedway will open its camping facilities free of charge to evacuees seeking temporary refuge from the approaching Hurricane Irma.

The Atlanta Braves are giving free tickets to all Florida residents, as well as residents of the Georgia and South Carolina counties under mandatory evacuation orders who travel to the Atlanta area, for the next four nights at SunTrust Park.

The University of Florida has canceled its football home opener against Northern Colorado because of impending Hurricane Irma.

Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo is proud he assembled a group that he said made a strong run at buying the Houston Rockets franchise.

Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett accused Las Vegas police on Wednesday of racially motivated excessive force, saying he was threatened at gunpoint and handcuffed following a report of gunshots at an after-hours club at a casino-hotel.

Texans star J.J. Watt’s fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston passed the $20 million mark on Tuesday.

UCF has moved its football game against Memphis up a day as a precaution to avoid any potential disruption by Hurricane Irma.

NBA sources told FOX 26 Sports Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has reached an agreement to sell his franchise to Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta.

SEATTLE (AP) - Alex Bregman had a tiebreaking two-run double in Houston's four-run seventh inning and Dallas Keuchel pitched effectively into the eighth to lead the Astros to their fifth straight win, 6-2 over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

For the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the season might begin sooner than expected, thanks to Hurricane Irma.

The Houston Astros hoped their return to Minute Maid park would provide a boost for a city devastated by flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. George Springer made sure that the fans got a good show in the Astros' first game since the storm ravaged the area, hitting his career-best 30th homer to lead Houston over the New York Mets and Matt Harvey 12-8 on Saturday.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Brock Osweiler's days with the Browns were numbered when the quarterback arrived in a trade. They're now over. Osweiler is being released by Cleveland, which will have to pay his $16 million guaranteed contract not to have him on their roster, a person familiar with the team's moves told The Associated Press on Friday.

J.J. Watt has raised over $15 million for Harvey victims as of Friday afternoon.

In a blockbuster deal, moments before the deadline for players to be eligible for the playoffs, the Houston Astros landed pitcher Justin Verlander in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.

The Houston Texans agree to a five-year contract extension with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.

Houston Texans’ star J.J. Watt’s Harvey relief fundraiser is nearing his new $10 million goal.

The Houston Astros are coming home and will open a three-game series against the New York Mets on Saturday.