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• Game 6 is heading our way, Houston! After a huge win last night, the Rockets find themselves back at home for a pivotal matchup tomorrow against the Lakers!

• The Houston Dash have the chance to sprint ahead in the NWSL standings tomorrow as they look to dethrone the Seattle Reign. Just one point separates the Dash and the Reign, making this a major early season matchup!

• The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports arrives on Saturday for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby! Catch all the action at Sam Houston Park’s Derby Fest, featuring racing, live music, a hat contest and more!

• Enjoy a 2-mile run that finishes with coffee, a DJ battle and a true community feel with SoleTies Vol. 015 Run Social at Midtown Park on Saturday.

• The defending World Series champs head to Houston for a three-game series starting Monday when reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers into Daikin Park against the Astros!

TOP HOUSTON SPORTS EVENTS IN MAY

May the sports be with you next month as Houston is set to host some spectacular sports events! The Astros will host the defending World Series Champion Dodgers and the return of the Silver Boot Series this May! Spring football rolls on with the Gamblers, the Dynamo and Dash get ready for some big early-season matches and pro boxing brings hard-hitting action to H-Town, too. Find all those huge Houston sports events and so many more inside this May sports guide!

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• Houston Sports Highlight of the Week: Houston launched into Game 6 last night after taking down the Lakers 99-93! With five Rockets in double-digit scoring, including a huge 22-point effort from Jabari Smith Jr., there’s plenty to like about last night’s showing. That includes an incredible sequence from Reed Sheppard that helped the Rockets put the LA away for good, including an awesome steal on LeBron James! Check out Sheppard’s huge back-to-back scores here.

• College Sports Report: Six Houston Cougars are bound for the NFL! Tight end Tanner Koziol was selected by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, while five additional standouts from the team signed UDFA contracts. See who will be joining Koziol in the NFL here!

• The Sports Story You Need to See: Speaking of the NFL Draft, the Texans made some waves last week, including trading into the first round to select offensive guard Keylan Rutledge with the 26th pick! Find out more about all the new Texans draft picks here!

• What We’re Watching: While the NBA playoffs are rightfully the talk of the town, the NHL playoffs have also provided plenty of fireworks so far. The Dallas Stars are repping Texas hockey against the Minnesota Wild in an action-packed series that’s already seen a game decided by a double overtime goal!

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