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Sources have confirmed to FOX 29 that the NFL will formally announce Philadelphia as the host city for the 2017 NFL Draft.

Evan Gattis hit an RBI single to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning keyed by a wild pitch on a strikeout, leading the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Wednesday. The comeback allowed the Astros to keep pace in the AL wild-card race. They began the day two games behind Baltimore for the second slot. A's starter Ross Detwiler gave up three hits and left after the seventh...

The Minnesota Vikings cut practice short on Tuesday and had the media removed from the field after quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered an apparent knee injury. An ambulance was brought to Winter Park.

Colin Kaepernick's protest of the national anthem is apparently winning support from some military veterans on Twitter.

 When Florida State University football players visited a Tallahassee middle school, one of them noticed a boy eating lunch by himself in the cafeteria.

Baylor sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora has been suspended for the first three games of the season after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer. Zamora apologized for his actions, saying he was sorry that he took out his frustrations on his dog.

A Rangers employee who had a beer dumped on him is getting love and support after his story went viral online.

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow held a tryout for interested MLB teams on Tuesday as he attempts to pursue a professional baseball career.

Betty Jane France, a longtime community leader considered by many to be the first lady Of NASCAR, has died.  

A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.

Hometown Olympic hero Katie Ledecky returned home Wednesday after gold-medal performance in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The Dallas Cowboys will not be allowed to wear a decal on their helmets during games that shows support for fallen police officers.

With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try and the Schaumburg Boomers are looking to give him his first big break.

If you were watching Michael Phelps help the United States bring home the gold in the men’s 4x100-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics, you may have seen some purple spots on his body while celebrating the victory.

Hope Solo was suspended by U.S. Soccer for six months and had her contract terminated last week after the star goalkeeper controversially called the Swedish national team “cowards” following their quarterfinal win over the USWNT at the Rio Olympics.  

Texans second-year center Greg Mancz, the first offensive lineman to be named the best player in the mid-American conference, knows a thing or two about dealing with adversity.

The first weekend of high school football is in the record books and the Greater Houston Honda Dealers Player of the Week is Friendswood High School Mustangs quarterback Tyler Page who led his team to a 54-20 win over the Texas City Stingarees.

Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for U.S. change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress in America -- specifically when it comes to race relations.