Houston Texans co-founder and senior chair Janice McNair died on Tuesday at age 89, the team announced.

McNair co-founded the expansion team with her late husband, Bob McNair, in 2002 after the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee after the 1996 season and later became the Titans.

“Janice McNair was a woman of extraordinary generosity, grace and faith, whose impact on the Houston community and the NFL will be felt for generations,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

“Alongside Bob, she helped bring the NFL back to her beloved Houston and played an essential role in building the Texans into an organization that reflects the values they held dear: service, integrityand commitment to community. Following Bob’s passing, Janice served as controlling owner for six years and continued to provide steady leadership while remaining devoted to their family, Texans, their fans and countless charitable causes.

“On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the McNair family, the Texans organization and the Houston community.”

She became the fourth person inducted into the Texans’ Ring of Honor last November, joining her husband, who died in 2018 at age 81, along with franchise icons Andre Johnson and J.J. Watt.

Janice McNair transferred principal ownership to her son, Cal McNair, in the spring of 2024.

“Mom was exceptional,” Cal McNair, Texans chair and CEO, said in the statement. “She exuded kindness, radiated joy, had an endless amount of hope and love, and lived an incredible life centered around faith, family, philanthropy and football.

“It’s impossible to describe the profound gratitude that my sisters, Ruth and Melissa, and I feel for having her as our mom. Outside of our family, nothing mattered more to her than her beloved Texans. I remain honored to lead this franchise and build on the foundation my parents set when they brought football back to Houston. Mom leaves an indelible mark on our family, our team and our community, and her giving spirit will always be embedded in the fabric of our organization. While I’m heartbroken, I take great comfort in knowing she is now reunited with my dad, her favorite teammate.”

Janice McNair, born in Myrtle Beach and raised in Orangeburg, S.C., moved to Houston with her husband in 1960. They are known for their philanthropy, having donated over $500 million to charitable causes, according to the Texans. The team said in a statement Tuesday that education and medical research are key focuses of their foundations.

She served as director of The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, the Houston Texans Foundation and The Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation in Forest City, N.C.

“Mrs. McNair was an incredible woman who will be deeply missed,” said fourth-year Houston head coach DeMeco Ryans, a former Texans linebacker (2006-11). “As a player, she and Mr. McNair built an organization that felt like a family and it was a true honor to play for them.

“I will always remember the day I came home to Houston in 2023. Mrs. McNair welcomed me back into the Texans family with open arms and her signature warm smile. We shared the same vision of bringing the organization to new heights and I will continue to work every day to accomplish that goal. My thoughts and prayers are with Cal, Hannah and their family during this time.”

She is survived by four children, 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

–Field Level Media

Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 14 rebounds for the visiting Washington Mystics on Tuesday night in their 79-62 victory over the Toronto Tempo.

It was Iriafen’s 10th double-double of the season.

Shakira Austin added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mystics (12-10), who have won all three meetings with the Tempo (10-14) this season. Michaela Onyenwere contributed 15 points to help the Mystics to their fourth win in five games.

Julie Allemand scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Tempo, who have lost five of their last six.

Nyara Sabally contributed 13 points for the Tempo. Toronto’s leading scorer, Marina Mabrey, was held to eight points after entering the game averaging 21.6. She committed four turnovers and went just 3 of 13 from the field.

The Mystics surged to a 26-13 third quarter to take a seven-point advantage into the fourth.

Austin pushed the Mystics ahead by 12 points with 6:29 remaining, scoring back-to-back layups. Sonia Citron’s bucket increased the lead to 14.

Toronto’s Isabelle Harrison had eight points when she fouled out with 4:37 to play.

With defense a priority, Toronto led 17-12 after the first quarter.

Toronto led by 11 after Harrison made a driving layup with 5:56 to play in the second quarter. Iriafen’s three-point play trimmed the margin to eight with 4:16 left. Lucy Olsen nailed a 3-pointer and added a layup to cut the lead to four with 1:18 remaining. The Tempo led 32-26 at halftime.

Toronto shot 38.2% (13-for-34) from the field in the first half. Washington shot only 27.8% (10-for-36) in the half.

The Mystics opened the third quarter with a 14-3 burst to lead by five with 6:12 to play while dominating in the paint. Allemand answered with a 3-pointer to reduce the lead to two with 4:25 to go. The Mystics worked the lead back to eight points when Lauren Betts converted a layup with 3:02 left. They led 52-45 after three quarters.

–Field Level Media

PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero departed the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in the third inning Tuesday night after he was hit in the left hand by a tailing sinker from St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Riley O’Brien.

Caminero immediately hit the dirt after being caught by the 1-0 offering. He eventually sprang to his feet and jogged off the field into the American League dugout, as the Chicago White Sox’s Miguel Vargas came in to pinch-run.

The Athletic reported that Caminero went for X-rays.

The 23-year-old Caminero was making his second All-Star appearance. He has 28 home runs and 59 RBIs in 94 games this season for the Rays and is slashing .279/.372/.555.

Caminero reached the semifinals of the Home Run Derby on Monday night before he was eliminated by eventual winner Jordan Walker of the Cardinals. He connected on the event’s longest homer, a 491-foot shot to left-center.

–Ian Nicholas Quillen, Field Level Media