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• The Houston Cougars women’s basketball team bounds into battle against BYU for a Saturday afternoon Big 12 clash!

• Create your 2026 vision board while playing some pickleball at this Vision & Vibes Pickleball event at Drop Shots HTX on Saturday.

• There’s a trio of opportunities to see Texas Southern take the basketball court this week, starting with the men’s and women’s matchups with Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday before the men’s team meets Mississippi Valley State on Monday.

• Help send the Texans off in style for their Wild Card matchup against Pittsburgh at the SWARM City Send Off on Sunday!

• The Rice Owls women’s basketball team aims to extinguish the UAB Blazers this Wednesday.

OUR GUIDE TO A MASSIVE FOOTBALL WEEKEND

We’re running a no-huddle this week to help you prepare for one of the best gridiron weekends of the year! We’re here to help you find some of the best watch parties, fan clubs and local alumni chapters to get you prepared for a wild weekend of wild card action and CFP Semifinals drama! Let’s kickoff 2026 the right way!

THIS WEEK

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• The Astros made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason when they signed Japanese pitching sensation Tatsuya Imai to a three-year deal! Learn more about Imai and his introduction to H-Town in this MLB.com piece.

• Ka’imi Fairbairn was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week to close out a regular season that saw him tie the all-time record for most field goals in a single season. It also marks three straight weeks of Texans earning player of the week honors.

• Houston Dynamo FC and FC Dallas have partnered together to launch a revolutionary new four-team preseason tournament based in the two Texas cities. The inaugural 2026 Torneo de Tejas takes place next month. Find out more here!

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