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Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) runs in for a touchdown past Alabama defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry (1) during overtime at the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Michigan beats Alabama in overtime on Corum’s TD run to reach national title game

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) walks off the field during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game aNew York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Texans hope to get Stroud back when they host Tennessee on Sunday

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) runs the ball in the second half of an NFL football game against the = in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Flacco set to lead Browns against Texans on Sunday in key AFC matchup with C.J. Stroud likely out

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Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) drives past Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Young has 30 points, 14 assists as Hawks down Rockets 134-127

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

A vehicle passes the Colony Ridge office sign Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Cleveland, Texas. The booming Texas neighborhood is fighting back after Republican leaders took up unsubstantiated claims that it has become a magnet for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and that cartels control pockets of the neighborhood. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FLIE**

DOJ sues company behind Texas illegal immigrant shantytown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Arizona guard Caleb Love (2) dunks over Wisconsin guard Max Klesmit (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) **FILE**

Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead Top 25 poll while Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

In this file photo, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with President Joe Biden and the House Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Ms. Lee is among a number of Black Democratic congresspersons who have pledged to sue the state of Texas should the current redistricting bill before the state legislature become law. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

After losing Houston mayor’s race, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress

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Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka, right, confers with guard Jalen Green during a break in play in the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Green scores 26 as Rockets beat Nuggets 114-106 for 1st road win

By Michael Kelly - Associated Press

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. A mayoral runoff Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest city in the U.S. on the verge of picking a new leader who cuts against Houston's demographic trends. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke, File)

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro responds to questions during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Royals acquire pitcher Carlos Mateo from Astros for pitcher Dylan Coleman

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Green Bay Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine (37) breaks up a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (11) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

NFL’s Week 13 featured a phalanx of flags, curious non-calls and strange sideline squabble

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference, April 2, 2020, in Houston. U.S. Rep. Jackson Lee, who is running to be Houston’s next mayor, is expressing regret and saying “everyone deserves to be treated with dignity” following the release of an unverified audio recording purported to be of the longtime Democratic lawmaker allegedly berating staff members with a barrage of expletives. The recording was released days before the start of early voting Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 in the Nov. 7 election. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)

Sheila Jackson Lee’s mayoral campaign tells Houston residents wrong day to vote

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates as he jogs off the field after the teams NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Undefeated away from home, the Jaguars are guaranteed their first winning road record since 2007

By Mark Long - Associated Press

Houston coach Dana Holgorsen yells at the officials during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Houston. Oklahoma State won 43-30. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Dana Holgorsen fired as Houston football coach after five seasons, AP source says

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Seattle Seahawks place kicker Jason Myers (5) kicks a field goal in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders in Seattle, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) **FILE**

Walkoff field goals and tight games highlight competitive Sunday

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee on May 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Army wipes out courts-martial for World War I Black soldiers over deadly Houston riot

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

State Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, speaks at a news conference after the property tax relief bill SB 26 was passed by the Senate at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, June 20, 2023. Voters in Houston are heading to the polls to elect a new mayor to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. They will choose from a crowded field that includes U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. Whitmire, two longtime Democratic lawmakers. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire lead crowded field in Houston mayor’s race

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

FILE - Migrants rest at a makeshift shelter in Denver, Jan. 6, 2023. Five mayors from around the U.S. want a meeting with President Joe Biden to ask for help controlling the continued arrival of large groups of migrants to their cities. The mayors of Denver, Chicago, Houston, New York and Los Angeles say in a letter to Biden that there has been little to no coordination, support or resources and that is leading to a crisis. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York ask to meet with Biden on migrants

By Colleen Long - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, attempts to keep control of the ball as Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet, left, reaches in during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Curry scores 24 with four 3’s late to lead Warriors to 106-95 win over Rockets

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker watches during the first inning of Game 6 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Texas Rangers Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Dusty Baker retiring as manager of Houston Astros

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press