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Astros star Yordan Alvarez to miss at least 4 weeks, GM says - ESPN

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will be sidelined at least four weeks with the oblique strain that landed him on the injured list on Friday.

Texans to induct J.J. Watt into Ring of Honor on Oct. 1 - ESPN

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans will induct defensive end J.J. Watt into the team's Ring of Honor in Week 4 on Oct. 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers during halftime, the team announced Monday.

All four USFL North teams are below .500, but alive for two playoff berths

Eight-team football leagues can lead to all sorts of unusual outcomes. In the second year of the reconstituted USFL, for example, all teams in the USFL North are below .500 after nine games — and all four teams in the USFL South are above .500.

Canadian women's soccer players heating up in NWSL with World Cup looming

Canada's hopeful journey toward the FIFA Women's World Cup is just a month away, with players set to travel to Australia on June 28 before head coach Bev Priestman selects a final roster on July 9.

Wake Forest hits record-tying nine HRs, advances to MCWS - ESPN

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Brock Wilken hit three of Wake Forest's record-tying nine home runs, and the Demon Deacons routed Alabama 22-5 on Sunday to win the Winston-Salem Super Regional.