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State NFL roundup: Former ACA star seals Houston Texans’ victory
After opening the season with three losses by a total of 13 points, the Houston Texans have won three of their past four games as they seek their third straight postseason berth.
On Sunday, the Texans downed the San Francisco 49ers 26-15, and Houston cornerback Kamari Lassiter came down with an interception that made sure of the victory.
After former Saks High School quarterback Tremon Smith downed a punt at the San Francisco 1-yard line, former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones passed the 49ers to the Houston 29-yard line as San Francisco sought to overcome its 11-point deficit.
But when Jones tried to connect with wide receiver Jauan Jennings down the left sideline, Lassiter caught the football instead at the Texans 1-yard line with 1:56 to play.
Lassiter’s second interception of the season was the fifth in his 21 regular-season games since joining Houston from Georgia in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Lassiter was an All-State selection for American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa in 2020.
Lassiter was among the 33 players from Alabama high schools and colleges (excluding Alabama and Auburn) who got on the field on the eighth Sunday of the NFL’s 106th season.
Nine other former state players were involved in the San Francisco-Baltimore game:
- Jake Andrews (Stanhope Elmore, Troy) started at center for the Texans.
- Texans wide receiver Nico Collins (Clay-Chalkville) was designated as a game-day inactive. A concussion kept Collins out of Houston’s lineup.
- Texans wide receiver Tank Dell (Alabama A&M) is on the physically-unable-to-perform list and not eligible to play.
- Tytus Howard (Monroe County, Alabama State) started at right offensive tackle for the Texans.
- Forty-Niners defensive end Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal) was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury prevented Huff from playing.
- Forty-Niners cornerback Darrell Luter Jr. (South Alabama) did not record any stats.
- Forty-Niners defensive back Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) made two tackles on special teams.
- Texans cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks) did not record any stats.
- Texans safety Jimmie Ward (Davidson) is on reserve/physically unable to perform and not eligible to play.
In the other Sunday games:
Miami Dolphins 34, Atlanta Falcons 10
- Falcons cornerback Cobee Bryant (Hillcrest-Evergreen) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (West Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Falcons. Mooney had an 11-yard reception.
- Dolphins offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort (UAB) is on the practice squad and not eligible play.
Baltimore Ravens 30, Chicago Bears 16
- Ravens offensive tackle Carson Vinson (Alabama A&M) was designated as a game-day inactive.
Buffalo Bills 40, Carolina Panthers 9
- Bills offensive tackle Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Mike Jackson (Spain Park) started at cornerback for the Panthers. Jackson made one tackle and broke up two passes.
- Panthers linebacker Jeremiah Moon (Hoover) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Bills defensive end Javon Solomon (Troy) made two tackles on special teams.
New York Jets 39, Cincinnati Bengals 38
- Bengals defensive end Cedric Johnson (Davidson) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) made a 26-yard field goal and five extra points as he connected on all his kicks against the Jets.
- Jets wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett (Jackson, South Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made four tackles, registered one quarterback hit and broke up two passes in his first start since the opening game of the season. Taylor-Britt returned to the lineup after being a game-day inactive in Cincinnati’s previous contest.
- Quincy Williams (Wenonah) started at linebacker for the Jets. Williams made seven tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and broke up two passes in his return from a four-game injury absence.
New England Patriots 32, Cleveland Browns 13
- Browns linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (Auburn High) made four tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and forced one fumble. Cleveland recovered the fumble at its 1-yard line with 4:51 to play.
- Browns safety Christopher Edmonds (Samford) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (Enterprise, Troy) made six tackles, recorded one tackle for loss, broke up two passes and returned one punt 8 yards.
- Quinshon Judkins (Pike Road) started at running back for the Browns. Judkins ran for 19 yards on nine carries and caught three passes that netted minus-2 yards before he left the game because of a shoulder injury.
- Patriots safety Dell Pettus (Sparkman, Troy) did not record any stats.
- Browns linebacker Nathaniel Watson (Maplesville) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Patriots wide receiver Jeremiah Webb (South Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Alex Wright (Elba, UAB) started at defensive end for the Browns. Wright made four tackles, recorded one sack and had three tackles for loss. Wright has three sacks and nine tackles for loss in 2025.
Philadelphia Eagles 38, New York Giants 20
- Eagles cornerback Jakorian Bennett (McGill-Toolen) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Reed Blankenship (West Limestone) started at safety for the Eagles. Blankenship made five tackles.
- Cor’Dale Flott (Saraland) started at cornerback for the Giants. Flott made two tackles before leaving to be evaluated for a concussion.
- Eagles cornerback Mac McWilliams (UAB) did not record any stats.
- Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) started at defensive tackle for the Giants. Nunez-Roches made three tackles and recorded his first sack of the season. The sack was the seventh of Nunez-Roches’ 11-year career.
- Eagles wide receiver Quez Watkins (Athens) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Jameis Winston (Hueytown) was designated as the Giants’ emergency third quarterback. He could play only if Jaxson Dart and Russell Wilson could not.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, New Orleans Saints 3
- Tez Johnson (Pinson Valley, Troy) started at wide receiver for the Buccaneers. Johnson had five receptions for 43 yards.
Denver Broncos 44, Dallas Cowboys 22
- Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine (Spanish Fort) made eight tackles on defense and one tackle on special teams. His career high had been four tackles, but Abrams-Draine got extended play with the Denver defense on Sunday after an injury to cornerback Patrick Surtain II.
- Trikweze Bridges (Lanett) started at cornerback for the Cowboys. Bridges made four tackles, intercepted one pass and broke up another one in the seventh-round rookie’s first NFL start. Bridges intercepted Denver quarterback Bo Nix on the third snap of the game and returned it 7 yards to the Dallas 48-yard line to set up a field goal.
- Shemar James (Faith Academy) started at linebacker for the Cowboys. James made four tackles.
- George Pickens (Hoover) started at wide receiver for the Cowboys. Pickens had seven receptions for 78 yards.
- Cowboys defensive back Reddy Steward (Austin, Troy) made three tackles on defense and two tackles on special teams.
- Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert (McGill-Toolen, South Alabama) had two receptions for 47 yards and one touchdown. Tolbert caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Milton III with 4:44 left in the game.
- Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams (Lee-Montgomery) made one tackle for loss.
Indianapolis Colts 38, Tennessee Titans 14
- Colts running back Ameer Abdullah (Homewood) ran for 5 yards on two carries and caught a 3-yard pass.
- Colts quarterback Riley Leonard (Fairhope) ran the offense on Indianapolis’ final two possessions in his NFL debut. The sixth-round rookie had two incomplete passes and 1-yard run.
- Colts safety Trey Washington (Hewitt-Trussville) made one tackle.
- Titans guard Clay Webb (Oxford, Jacksonville State) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Green Bay Packers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
- Steelers punter Corliss Waitman (South Alabama) averaged 48.5 yards on four punts, with a 44.3-yard net. Waitman had a 46-yard punt that was muffed and recovered by Green Bay at the Packers 18-yard line, a 51-yarder returned 3 yards to the Packers 23 (and moved back to the 10 by a holding penalty), a 51-yarder returned 11 yards to the Packers 40 (and moved to the Pittsburgh 45 by an unnecessary-roughness penalty) and a 46-yarder returned 6 yards to the Packers 44.
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Week 8 started on Thursday night, when the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10.
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50 Beagles Rescued From Wisconsin Lab Arrive in Bay Area, SF Activist Faces Felony Charges
Animal rescue groups persuaded a Wisconsin breeding lab to sell 1,500 beagles after activists worked for a decade to free them, and 50 of the dogs arrived in the Bay Area Sunday. Meanwhile, an SF activist faces 12 years in prison for rescuing some of them prior to the deal.
Last month, several animal rights activists attempted to free 1,500 beagles at Wisconsin-based Ridglan Farms, the second-largest breeder of beagles for laboratories in the US, as KGO reported last week. Four activists, including Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski of San Francisco, were arrested during the rescue operation and charged with felonies, with up to 12 years in prison, according to a post by Wyrzykowski on social media.
“There are thousands of dogs just like her in laboratories across the country,” says Wyrzykowski, while holding the dog he’s accused of stealing.
Last week, animal rights group Big Dog Ranch Rescue, which is based in Florida, and DC-based Center for a Humane Economy made a confidential agreement with the lab to purchase the animals to be adopted out by rescue groups. Per KGO, well-known Berkeley activist Zoe Rosenberg, who brought one beagle named Chester home with her, was among the volunteers helping the dogs in Wisconsin after they were rescued.
As KGO reports, the Northern California Beagle Rescue Group brought 50 beagles to the Bay Area via school bus Sunday, and they’ll be adopting them out to homes in San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and nearby cities once they’ve received veterinary care.
The dogs had likely never touched grass until after leaving the lab, and they’ve been slowly acclimating to their new lives. Some were reportedly malnourished and most had bad teeth and were in need of dental work.
“It was very emotional,” says Wendy Lansdon, a volunteer with Northern California Beagle Rescue, speaking to KGO about when the bus full of dogs first arrived in the Bay Area. “Some of them were really quiet when we got in there, some of them were happy, and the other ones were terrified.”
Prior to the dogs’ arrival, the Northern California Beagle Rescue Group announced on social media it was seeking foster home volunteers in Fremont, San Jose, and Sacramento — near where the beagles will be receiving veterinary care. The group is also requesting donations to help fund the dogs’ vet care.
According to the site Save the Dogs, activists had been pushing for the closure of Ridglan Farms for almost 10 years, as investigators, whistleblowers, veterinarians, and others worked to spread the word about the inhumane conditions of the lab, which stayed in operation for decades, despite being hit with hundreds of state-level cruelty violations.
“The dogs born there were treated as inventory: bred, confined, sold to research, disposed of,” says Save the Dogs.
Save the Dogs notes that activists are now targeting Marshall BioResources, the largest breeder of dogs for laboratories in the country, which has operations in New York and the United Kingdom.
Image: Northern California Beagle Rescue/Facebook
Division-leading Dodgers aim to snap home losing trend as they open series against the Giants in a matchup of NL West foes
After dropping their second straight home series over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers head into Monday night’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants sitting atop the National League West Division standings, aiming to avenge a series loss to the Giants from two weeks ago. San Francisco has lost nine of its last 12 games overall and have dropped seven in a row on the road as they begin a 10-game road trip that will keep them away from home until Memorial Day Weekend. The Giants will start Trevor McDonald (1-0, 1.29 ERA) in his fourth start in the Majors while the Dodgers will counter with second-year Japanese import Roki Sasaki (1-3, 5.97 ERA) who has given up a home run in five consecutive outings.
How to Watch San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers:
Date: May 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: MLB Network
Location: Dodgers Stadium
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Dodger center fielder Andy Pages, who has helped Los Angeles claim World Series titles in each of his first two years in the Majors, leads the team this season hitting .333, ranking the 25-year-old Cuban third among all hitters in MLB. Pages is hitting .371 so far in May with five extra base hits and 10 RBIs and has successfully reached base in 13 of his last 14 games.
With nine hits in seven games so far this month, Giants second baseman Luis Arraez is hitting a team-leading .310 at the plate in 2026 and is on pace for his eighth career 100-hit campaign. Arraez is one of only two active players with a career batting average above .300, hitting .316 for his career and leads Houston’s Jose Altuve by 15 points.
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Coverage of the San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers starts Monday, May 11, at 10:00 p.m ET. Tune in to see if the Dodgers can beat the Giants for the fifth time in the last six games at Dodger Stadium or if San Francisco can beat LA for the fourth time in the last five head-to-head matchups.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the McCoven who hopefully have better things to do than watch this dreadful baseball team. But if this is your chosen way of spending the day, then welcome, and may the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the series for you.
Right-hander Tyler Mahle takes the mound for the Giants, as the veteran makes his eighth start of the year. He’s 1-4 on the season, with a 5.00 ERA, a 4.91 FIP, and 34 strikeouts to 18 walks in 36 innings. He was very strong his last time out, pitching 5.1 shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.
For the Pirates, it’s right-hander Bubba Chandler, a 23-year old in his second season. In seven starts this year, Chandler is 1-4 with a 4.76 ERA, a 5.60 FIP, and 31 strikeouts to 26 walks in 34 innings. Chandler gave up two runs in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his last game. He has issued the most walks in the Major Leagues, so he’s probably foaming at the mouth to face the Giants, who apparently believe that drawing walks is a sin on par with murder.
Enjoy the game, everyone. Go Giants! Go moms!
Who: San Francisco Giants (15-24) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-18)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
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