Simone Biles, a Houstonian and the world’s most decorated gymnast is competing in the 2024 Olympic Trials and hopefully the Paris Olympics after that. But Biles also recently confirmed the release of her first-ever Netflix docuseries titled “Simone Biles Rising.” “She is the greatest in the world. She is also human,” reads an Instagram caption promoting the series. The series, which will chronicle her incredible comeback following her stunning withdrawal at the 2020 Tokyo Games which actually took place in July 2021, is set to premiere July 17.
Astros showing signs of improvement
For those who had counted the Astros out after their horrendous start to the season under first-year manager Joe Espada, perhaps may want to think again. The Astros came out of the weekend inching toward .500 37-40 after a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. The last time the Astros were three games away from .500 this season was on April 8 when they stood at 4-7. Now the attention will turn toward putting together enough wins to move into AL playoff contention as a Wild Card team.
HCU files lawsuit against Power 5 conferences over NIL settlement
Houston Christian University is pushing back against Power 5 conferences proposed $2.8 billion settlement with student-athletes over the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) fallout. The Southland Conference school has filed a lawsuit claiming damages in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, Oakland Division. Houston Christian said in its motion that the $2.8 billion will shift money from the core educational missions of colleges and universities to Division 1 sports, which are already losing millions of dollars per year. The suit says that minority students will be the ones most hurt.
