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The boys sprint in white and yellow uniforms down the green turf, grunting and sweating as the coach shouts from the sidelines. “Búscalo, búscalo,” he yells in Spanish, urging the players to sprint for the ball. “Umusitari!” comes a voice on the sidelines — run down the line — from Biganiro Espoir, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Margaret Long Wisdom High School soccer team hails from Central America, Mexico, Africa and points between. Its bench hums with Spanish, Kinyarwanda, Swahili and often English. But its real unifying language — soccer, played hard — is universal. The...

You never know what you are going to catch off Galveston. So when Attalia Bordon saw a woman struggling to land a fish, he grabbed his phone and started rolling. "Everybody starts screaming 'get out of the water, get out of the water. I said 'what kind of fish do they have?' I see this dude pulling a shark out by the tail and it's my length," he said. It appears to be a black tip shark hooked just a few yards off shore on the east end of the island. Bordon says there were plenty of people swimming nearby....

Cue the wedding bell - the Blue Bell that is.Blue Bell Ice Cream announced its newest flavor this morning.On May 4, the Brenham company shared a photo of a save the date to promote its Monday announcement.It said, "Blue Bell Creameries requests the honor of your presence at the release of the new ice cream flavor on May 8, 2017."Just after 5:30 a.m., Blue Bell shared a photo on Twitter of the new flavor Bride's Cake Almond Ice Cream."Say Yes! to our new Bride's Cake Ice Cream-almond ice cream with white cake pieces surrounded by a rich amaretto cream cheese...

To be the man you've got to beat the man and the Rangers didn't beat the Astros very much in their four-game series this week. Houston won three of four games, which prompted a lot of celebration from the Astros and notable wrestling fan Josh Reddick. Reddick broke out a wrestling belt he had made to give to the MVP of Astros' games every night. He was certainly having fun with it.   AWESOME: Josh Reddick and the #Astros wrestling championship belt. pic.twitter.com/dmKhDDU7m2 — David Nuño (@DavidNunoABC13) May 3, 2017   Who wasn't having fun with it were the Rangers,...

With summer fast approaching, it’s time to start planning your trips and activities. These 11 places in Texas belong at the top of your list and absolutely can’t be passed up this season. 1. Devil's River (Del Rio) Flickr/matthigh This river with beautiful, turquoise water is nestled in a remote valley beneath towering canyons and plateaus, rendering it unknown to most people. We all know Texas isn't known for having the prettiest bodies of water, so it seems even more like paradise. 2. BSR Cable Park (Waco) Facebook/BSRCablePark BSR Cable Park is home to the world's longest lazy river, sitting...