North Shore faces a familiar opponent as they take on Duncanville for the state title.

In the school's fifth year of existence, Katy Paetow is now readying for an appearance in Texas' 5A Division I state championship football game.

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KPRC’s Vanessa Richardson sat down with NBC’s Mike Tirico to talk all things Olympics, the impact of Simone Biles, and the power of sports during a pandemic.

J.J. Watt has shown plenty of love for Houston over the years. This week, even though he is now a member of the Arizona Cardinals, he extended a personalized thank-you to several member of Houston’s sports media, including KPRC 2′s Randy McIlvoy and Vanessa Richardson, for all the years of coverage.

HOUSTON – Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson did have sexual encounters with “some” of the women accusing him of sexual assault, sources close to Watson tell KPRC 2’s Vanessa Richardson. Those same sources insist the sexual encounters were “completely consensual.” They also said Watson had “non-sexual encounters” with some of the other accusers, where he was simply given a massage and there was no sexual contact. Watson posted a statement on Twitter after Houston attorney Tony Buzbee announced the first lawsuit. In that statement, Watson vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Buzbee is representing all of the accusers, while attorney Rusty Hardin will represent Watson.

HOUSTON – You can normally find KPRC 2′s sports reporter Vanessa Richardson on the field or courtside, but today she filled in as co-host for Houston Life. “I’m very into true crime.”KPRC 2's sports reporter Vanessa Richardson's obsession with true crime started at a young age. She’s an Indiana nativeKPRC 2's sports reporter Vanessa Richardson's first on-camera gig was hosting games for the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Indians. “I’m extremely close to my dad who has multiple sclerosis.”KPRC 2's sports reporter Vanessa Richardson pictured with her father. At a young age, Richardson and her father bonded over his love of sports.

HOUSTON – Ex-Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow has sued his former employer, claiming he was the scapegoat in the sign-stealing investigation. The Astros fired Luhnow even though he had no knowledge of—or involvement in—the sign-stealing schemes. Yet everyone above and below Luhnow in the Astros' organization came away unscathed (with the lone exception of Manager A.J. Luhnow told KPRC 2 that most of those who were involved with the scandal are still with the Astros. “These thousands of messages documented the Astros' sign-stealing schemes in real-time and detail how coaches, video room staffers, and other employees openly discussed their sign-stealing activities.

HOUSTON – Following KPRC 2’s special report, “The Luhnow Interview,” the sports world has been discussing former Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow’s comments to KPRC 2′s Vanessa Richardson. “I didn’t know we were cheating,” said Luhnow. Major League Baseball’s report stated that I didn’t know anything about the trashcan-banging scheme. I didn’t know. RELATED READ: Luhnow outlines texts, emails and timeline of Astros' cheating“After the investigation was over and I was fired, I got access to about 22,000 text messages that were from personnel in the video room,” said Luhnow.

HOUSTON – KPRC 2′s Vanessa Richardson got an exclusive one-on-one interview with former Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow. There’s been plenty of reaction on social media to the Luhnow interview. I am LIVID after watching the Jeff Luhnow interview. My perspective changed by Jeff Luhnow interview. pic.twitter.com/8RC3ctvx2M — Adam Sager (@AdamGSager) October 20, 2020The are repeatedly interrupting the political commercials with a Jeff Luhnow interview.

Major League Baseball’s report stated that I didn’t know anything about the trash can banging scheme. It isn’t a story, it’s the truth, Vanessa, and I’ve been consistent with the truth that I didn’t know from the beginning . It’s hard to prove that you didn’t know something, it’s proving a negative. And I’ll take my punishment for being the general manager because what happened, happened while I was there. But, think about for a second, all of the people who are with the organization that...no one questions why they didn’t know.

Major League Baseball’s report stated that I didn’t know anything about the trash can banging scheme. It isn’t a story, it’s the truth, Vanessa, and I’ve been consistent with the truth that I didn’t know from the beginning . It’s hard to prove that you didn’t know something, it’s proving a negative. And I’ll take my punishment for being the general manager because what happened, happened while I was there. But, think about for a second, all of the people who are with the organization that...no one questions why they didn’t know.

Follow tweets from KPRC 2′s Vanessa Richardson about her exclusive interview with former Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow. You can watch the full special report on KPRC 2 or by clicking here. You can see all of our coverage of the Jeff Luhnow interview here.

KPRC 2′s Randy McIlvoy and Vanessa Richardson answered your questions about our exclusive interview with former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow in a half-hour live chat that happened after our special report. You can watch the entire special here and the full, 37-minute interview here. In the app? Click here to access the recap of the live chat.

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But Thursday night, as the Texans face the Chiefs on NBC, the sideline reporter will have to adapt to COVID-19 protocols. We’re going to make the most of this challenge and see what we can do with it and get creative. For the first time, I’m taking binoculars on the road because I’m going to be needing them. Tafoya: I have no prediction for this game because I think both of these quarterbacks are so unpredictable. I know athletes found other ways to workout.

What the Rockets need to do to win the championship at Disney WorldThe Rockets are poised to be NBA Champions. If a star player like Lebron James or James Harden tests positive and has to sit out, will there be an asterisk by whoever wins this championship? I really hope that no players test positive once they get inside the bubble, but youre asking a very valid question. What if 10 players test positive? What if 20 players test positive?