Brazil will host the 2027 Women's World Cup after a vote of FIFA's full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday voted 119-78 for Brazil in the reduced field of two candidates to host the 2027 tournament after a joint bid by the United States and Mexico was pulled late last month, and South Africa withdrew its candidacy in November. It will be the first time the global women's tournament, first played in 1991, is staged in South America . Brazil was strongly favored to win since October when FIFA brokered d ..read more

The Savannah Bananas baseball team announced a few months ago that they were introducing a third team to their Banana Ball World Tour, The Firefighters. Then earlier this week, they named Corpus Christi firefighter Valerie Perez as The Firefighters head coach. "Being selected to be the Manager of The Firefighters has been an incredible honor in so many ways. History has been made in the creation of this team, so to be selected to lead this team into its inaugural season is special. Before we revealed our uniforms and locker room to the guys, I gave a speech explaining what them donning this je ..read more

West Oso valedictorian Aracely Salinas did her school proud on the tennis court. On Thursday, Salinas competed in the 2024 UIL 4A State Tennis Tournament, making her the first athlete to compete and represent West Oso High School. She ended up placing second overall, losing 2 - 6 - 2 to the current defending state champion. Salinas' friends, coaches and family celebrated her success on and off the court For more sports coverage click here , or follow our Friday Night Fever Facebook or KRIS 6 Sports Twitter ..read more

Reactions are pouring in after Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a commencement speech Sunday at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Some parts of his speech discussed human rights and women's rights. "Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerate cultural values and media, all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder," Butker said about a minute into his speech. We wanted to see how Benedictine students responded to what they heard from Butker. "You could see in the video, if you were to see it, the majority of people stood at the end ..read more

Scottie Scheffler, who is ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, was detained by police Friday morning outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky. ESPN was first to report of Scheffler's detainment and aired video of him being placed in the back of a police vehicle on Friday morning's "SportsCenter." Scheffler was set to tee off at 8:48 a.m. Friday, but the PGA Championship was being delayed "due to an accident near the course." ESPN reported that Scheffler attempted to drive around traffic to enter Valhalla and was told by police to stop. ESPN added ..read more

The UIL 4A defending state champion Calallen Lady Cats took the series lead after game one on Thursday of their Regional Semifinal series. They shutout Sealy 10-0. Veterans Memorial and Santa Gertrudis Academy are down a game in their series. UIL 5A Veterans Memorial vs. Liberty Hill (All Games at Jourdanton) Game 1: Veterans Memorial falls 11-6 Game 2: Saturday at 1 p.m. Game 3 (If needed): 30 minutes after Game 2 UIL 4A Calallen vs. Sealy (All Games moved to Palacios due to inclement weather) Game 1: Calallen shuts out Sealy 10-0 (HIGHLIGHTS) Game 2: Friday at 6 p.m. Game 3 (If needed): Satu ..read more

In game one of the high school baseball UIL Regional Quarterfinals on Thursday Tuloso-Midway, Calallen and Falfurrias took their series leads. Game two is scheduled for Friday, except for London who starts the series at Whataburger Field against Lyford on Friday. UIL 4A Tuloso-Midway vs. Bishop Game 1: Tuloso-Midway defeats Bishop on seventh inning walkoff 3-run homer (HIGHLIGHTS - homer not included) Game 2: Friday at 7 p.m. at Steve Chapman Field in Calallen Game 3 (If needed): Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cabaniss Baseball Field Tuloso-Midway wins game one 7-4 on walkoff homer in UIL 4A Regional Q ..read more

A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty on Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets. Richard Globensky, of Georgia, entered the plea in federal court in Chicago. He was charged with one count of transporting goods knowing they had been stolen. "I plead guilty," Globensky told the judge. According to federal prosecutors, the 39-year-old took items from the warehouse for sellers in Florida, who then sold them online at a ..read more

On Monday, Robstown ISD honored Richard Gillespie, after naming their school gym after him. Robstown ISD leaders said he has been the heartbeat of the Cotton Pickers sports scene for over five decades. I dont want to fail him, and our teammates never want to fail him; he just really means a lot to us," Robstown ISD student-athlete Dereck Sola said. Richard Gillespie embodies what it is to be a true Robstonian, Robstown Early College High School student Maribel Trevio said. Robstown ISD leaders said Gillespie is a true legend for the Robstown Cotton Pickers. Gillespie is not only the athletes s ..read more

Last month, longtime Banquete ISD baseball coach Russell "Rusty" Miller was placed on administrative leave after an incident in the Banquete Independent School District athletic field house. As KRIS 6 News first reported in April, allegations were made that Miller had confronted a student following a baseball game on April 9. Students and parents rallied behind Miller, claiming the allegations were false. On Thursday, KRIS 6 News obtained a video of the April 9 incident from an anonymous source. KRIS 6 News contacted the district to verify the authenticity of this video and was provided with a ..read more