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Farmington High football campers were busy blocking, tackling, and getting autographs today.

Texans fullback Boomer Grigsby knows how to entertain. He has a story about everything - from how he got his first name to why he shaved his mohawk in favor of his curls.

December 26, 2008 3:44 PM The Bears are a good test for the Texans at Reliant Stadium Sunday.

Gary Kubiak's team has not performed well in the red-zone on the offensive or defensive side of the ball.

Vonta Leach scored on a one-yard run to tie the game. The big play was a 35-yard screen pass to tight end Owen Daniels.

So Tennessee prevailed in our marquee early game, and I can't wait to watch the NFC version of it with the Panthers visiting the Giants later tonight.

Johnnie Lee Higgins had a punt return for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass as the Oakland Raiders thumped the Houston Texans, 27-16. JaMarcus Russell went 18-for-25 with 236 yards and two scores while ...

Sure, Steve Slaton deserved to be invited to the Pro Bowl. Maybe he still will be.

Mario Williams was funny, talkative and completely at ease. Being a Pro Bowl defensive end clearly agrees with him.

The NFL announced today that Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson and DE Mario Williams were named as starters in the 2009 AFC/NFC Pro Bowl.

The interview ended early Friday afternoon with the interviewee laughingly expecting the worst.

The Texans will have to deal with the cold weather as well as the Packers this afternoon in Green Bay.

The question I've been asked most frequently over the phone and via email on my radio show last week was "has Richard Smith done enough to save his job?" Now the answer that callers and emailers were hoping for ...

December 8, 2008 7:35 PM Last week, Megan Manfull reported that Vonta Leach had made himself a makeshift T-shirt soliciting Pro Bowl votes.

Playing his first game in a month because of a knee injury, quarterback Matt Schaub marched the Houston Texans to set up Kris Brown's 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game to beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 on Sunday.

It was the second straight late defensive meltdown at home by the Packers (5-8), who came into Sunday's game holding on to playoff hopes in the mediocre NFC North.

The Texans won despite committing four turnovers, perhaps the byproduct of a warm-weather team playing in temperatures that hovered around 3 degrees at kickoff. Still, the Texans (6-7) managed their second victory in six days after beating Jacksonville on Monday night.

Rant: Texans quarterback Matt Schaub underthrew a deep pass on the first series, but receiver Kevin Walter came back for the ball and left cornerback Tramon Williams and safety Nick Collins falling all over ...

While Vonta Leach might be a long shot to make the Pro Bowl, he can make his final case on the field today.

Every journey starts with a first step, and every drive starts with a first down.

Despite the continued complaints about the Pro Bowl process, nothing is changing this season.