The Texans' Twitter trouble

Tweets don't lie: Texans fans aren't as Twitter-happy as Cowboys in NFLexcitement gauge

When the Texans score a touchdown, the team's Twitterati fans turn to tweeting the joyous news.

But apparently, not nearly as much as Cowboys, Eagles, Lions, and Saints diehards.

Rice University's SportsSense, the program that measures NFL excitement levels based on the tweet frequency and subject matter, has released mid-season enthusiasm stats — and during Texans games, our hometown team's popularity ranks a dismal 19th out of 32 on the list.

Our metropolitan neighbors to the north are the home to the most tweeted NFL team during game action. Cowboys fans averaged 12 tweets per second during a game, totaling 1.1 million for the first half of the season.

The Philadelphia Eagles followed the Cowboys' lead, at 11 tweets per second. The Detroit Lions, tied with the New Orleans Saints, rounded out the top three spots with an average of nine tweets per second.

Texans fans, this is unacceptable at best. Dearest Dallas, we'll take this as a challenge. Opposable thumbs, activate.

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Astros fan favorite Jeremy Peña gets engaged to soccer star Julia Grosso

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An Astros fan favorite is officially off the market. Shortstop Jeremy Peña is now engaged to professional soccer player Julia Grosso.

The couple, who have been social media official since last December, announced the happy news this Friday, December 12 with a post on Instagram.

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Peña is coming off an impressive 2025 season that cemented his status as the Astros’ best position player, hitting .304 with 17 home runs and 20 stolen bases — enough to rank as eighth most valuable position player in the American League. That enhances an already impressive resume that includes being named the MVP of the 2022 World Series as the Astros won their second title.

Grosso is just as accomplished as her fiancee. Currently a member of the NWSL's Chicago Red Stars, she won a gold medal with the 2020 Canadian national team.

No word on a wedding date or venue, yet. Although Peña reportedly turned down a $105 million contract extension last season, he’s still going to earn $9 million in 2026, so it should be a party to remember.

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