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• Did you know that May is National Bike Month? Get in on the celebrations with these hands-on bike clinics at Sun & Ski Sports on Saturday! Learn new skills, participate in raffles and get personalized tips from the team.

• Show off your best cosplay at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday for the Character Derby! The park hosts a cosplay market and costumed foot races, plus live racing later in the evening.

• It’s Military Appreciation Night at Shell Energy Stadium when the Houston Dash duel Angel City FC in a Saturday night showdown!

• Head over to Lake Houston Brewery this Sunday for a massive Memorial Day Boat & Car Show, featuring plenty of cool rides and custom boats.

• Ahead of the World Cup’s arrival in Houston next month, relive the 2022 Qatar World Cup at this special film screening on Monday at Bad Astronaut Brewing.

WORLD CUP HOUSTON MATCH PREVIEWS

With the World Cup just weeks away, we’re here with a preview of all of the major group play matchups heading to Houston! From Germany versus Curacao in the first tournament matchup at NRG Stadium to later matchups featuring top teams like Portugal and the Netherlands, this guide will help get you ready for all of the World Cup excitement headed our way!

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• Houston Sports Highlight of the Week: Houston Dynamo FC took down the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC this past Saturday with a thrilling 96th-minute goal from Guilherme to put the team up 1-0! It was Guilherme’s 12th goal contribution of the season and Dynamo FC’s seventh victory across the last nine games at that point. Find out more about the big game here.

• College Sports Report: The Cougars’ baseball program will be under new management next season. The University of Houston recently announced that they will be hosting a nationwide search for a new baseball manager after the school decided not to offer longtime coach Todd Whitting a new contract.

• The Sports Story You Need to See: One of the world’s best boxers collides with a kickboxing legend on Saturday in front of the Pyramids of Giza. In other words, this weekend’s matchup between WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk and kickboxing great Rico Verhoeven is far from your typical boxing main event. Find out how Verhoeven, a former GLORY Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion who held the title for a dozen years, is preparing for just his second pro boxing match in this ESPN piece.

• What We’re Watching: The PGA Tour is back in Texas this week for the CJ CUP Byron Nelson up in McKinney. Find out who the PGA Tour website’s staff thinks will take home the trophy this weekend with these staff picks, plus learn more about the cup here!

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