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Texas A&M cornerback Dezz Ricks (2) tackles Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney (10) after a short run during the first quarter in the first round of the College Football Playoff Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 ...

Who will stand tall in the first round of the College Football Playoff when Texas A&M hosts Miami? Though A&M lost against Texas to end the regular season, coach Mike Elko continues to produce with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. Tate is a four-time kickboxing world champion making his ...

In a meeting between two of the hottest teams in the NCAA Tournament, Texas volleyball couldn’t cool off Wisconsin in an Elite Eight match Sunday at Gregory Gymnasium. The third-seeded Badgers (28-4) ...

Texas A&M volleyball experienced it all Sunday: surprising top-ranked Nebraska with a first-set win, then shocking the Cornhuskers by going up 2-0 with a second set win, then dipped in the third and ...

Leslie Smith is among millions of Americans scrambling to meet a fast-approaching deadline to lock in health insurance coverage for 2026. Smith, a 64-year-old Arizona resident with diabetes, faces the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Ascension Texas said that if it does not reach an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas by Jan. 1, its hospitals and clinics will become out of network for patients with that ...

Ascension Texas hospitals might no longer be in-network for people who have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas insurance plans starting Jan. 1. This could mean that anyone with a Blue Cross and Blue ...

MIDLAND, Texas (News Release) - As shoppers in West Texas prepare for the busy Holiday Season, the Midland Police Department (MPD) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) remind everyone to take ...