Darby McCormick

🚨LIFE UPDATE🚨 I am happy to announce that I will be joining the @FirstAlert7SPT team in Odessa, TX as their Sports MMJ/Reporter! I’m so excited to start my job journey at the birthplace of “Friday Night Lights,” and getting to know all things sports in the Permian Basin!

Brayden McGowan, a diver from Monahans, is set to compete in the AAU Diving National Championships. He becomes the first from Monahans to do so. For more on Brayden's story, visit: firstalert7.com/2026/07/17/mon… @FirstAlert7SPT

Texans signed fourth-round pick Febechi Nwaiwu to his rookie four-year, $5.625 million contract.

37 FC Dallas West Texas athletes are heading to Colorado for the National Cup Finals. I had the chance to stop by practice today as team members were sent off with cheers and well wishes.

WATCH: Midland honors OF Ryan Lasko ahead of their game 1 homestand against the San Antonio Missions. The RockHounds will then go on to beat the Missions 11-1. @FirstAlert7SPT

Beyond what happened on the pitch, Midland community members still had a blast at Momentum Bank Ballpark's Team USA watch party. Here's how the Tall City celebrated the red, white and blue. firstalert7.com/2026/07/07/mom…

Told you.

WATCH: Former Team USA Baseball INF/RHP Ashton Lansdell (@lansde11) wears her USA jersey in her at-bat of Game 3, Party Animals vs. Texas Tailgaters, at Momentum Bank Ballpark. @FirstAlert7SPT @ThePrtyAnimals

LISTEN: Texas Tailgaters OF/1B Jose Gonzalez Jr. and Manager Joe Mikulik talk about playing in front of the Midland crowd at Momentum Bank Ballpark following their Game 2 win against the Party Animals. @FirstAlert7SPT @TXTailgaters

It is the second day of Banana Ball here at Momentum Bank Ballpark 🍌 Tune in to First Alert 7 at 10 p.m. for continued coverage of Banana Ball’s first time in Tall City.

ICYMI: Carolina Panthers WR Chris Brazzell (@Chris_Brazzell7 ), his brother, Abilene Christian CB Colin Brazzell (@BrazzellColin), and their dad, Chris, discussed faith and giving back to the Midland community during their second annual Brazzell Boys Fun Day.

Hello from Momentum Bank Ballpark! Game 5 between the Wichita Wind Surge and Midland RockHounds starts soon at 7 p.m. I will have highlights from the game on First Alert 7 at 10 p.m. tonight.

Oklahoma baseball down 8-2 in the 4 inning to GT

THE OKLAHOMA SOONERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆

The final call from Toby Rowland. “They did it! They really did it!”

If we had a nickel for every time we've won a national championship 13-2, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

The @WranglerSports Rodeo team had three of their athletes compete at the College National Finals Rodeo. The Wranglers, including 2026 PBR No. 1 draft pick Hayden Welsh, took the chance at taking home some @collegerodeo hardware. The results: firstalert7.com/2026/06/21/ode…

Sources tell @On3 that backup QB Will Hammond's recovery from a torn ACL in his right knee continues to go well. Expectation remains he will return for Week 3 vs. Houston. Tulsa transfer Kirk Francis is expected to start opening weeks of season. on3.com/news/inside-te…

The NFL declined comment on Sorsby's expected application for the Supplemental Draft. The league does not have a Supplemental Draft scheduled, which isn't unusual. (The last NFL Supplemental Draft pick came in 2019.)

First live block (bloopers and all) is in the books with @FirstAlert7SPT! I went live ahead of the Marks Family Classic All-Star Game. For more on the Permian Basin FCA Week, visit: firstalert7.com/2026/06/11/per…

The @FirstAlert7SPT Team is at Momentum Bank Ballpark for game 6 of this Midland @RockHounds and Corpus Christi Hooks series. Tune in at 10 pm for the highlights.