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"I feel the need...for speed" is the famous line from the movie Top Gun, but if the speed you need is the kind that stays on the pavement, then the Texas Mile is for you. Whether you like to go fast yourself and need a safe, legal way to do it or, if you're a spectator, the event is back next weekend...

Rhett Bain thought it would be a great idea to make a bet with Twitter that if the Red Raiders won the Big 12 Tourney, he'd buy everyone who retweets him a Whataburger.

When Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was suspended last season, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wasn't too happy about it so, he filed suit to overturn the decision. He also filed suit over NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's renewed contract...

He was the World Series MVP and was up for a new contract with the Houston Astros, and now George Springer has a deal worth $24 million over 2 years. Avoiding arbitration with the deal, Springer was making just over $4 million a year and had asked for a raise to $10...

Yesterday was the day when decisions on realignment were announced, and there are changes in store for South Texas schools. In a meeting yesterday at the Region III Education Center, changes were announced that include moving Victoria East and West to District 15-5a, Division I, where they will face schools including Corpus Christi Carroll, King, Moody, Miller, Ray, Memorial and Flour Bluff... Rea

Every year the NFL gives the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award to the player who makes contributions to their community and this year, the Houston Texans J.J. Watt is among the finalists for his work fundraising for victims of Hurricane Harvey...

The Warriors of Victoria West High School are in the playoffs, and if you'd like to see the game, tickets are on sale. The Warriors travel to Bastrop Memorial Stadium Friday to take on Kerrville Tivy in Class 5A, Division II action. Tickets are on sale today until noon at the VISD Athletic Office on Miori Lane, $7 for adults, $3 for students...

World Series Champion Houston Astros! Lets just let that sink in for a minute. After such a great season, it's only natural that the tributes would start appearing. Here's one I saw on Facebook yesterday that cracked me up, it's a polka tribute to Jose Altuve by Polish Pete...

This past weekend, the Texas Mile returned to Victoria Regional Airport and it was bigger and better than before. Attendees and competitors were pleased with the whole event from how well it was run, to the hospitality of Victorians that they came into contact with...

George Springer homered for the fourth consecutive game and the Houston Astros easily beat the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the World Series in Los Angeles.

Intra-divisional rivalries highlight Week 8 of the 2017 NFL season. Here's a preview of the week's most interesting games:

Nearly a heart attack. That's how it felt watching game 2 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and L.A. Dodgers. Down 3-1 in the 6th, I had resigned myself to thinking "okay, we'll be down 2 games to 0 but the series comes back to Houston on Friday...