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The  Rangers-Angels game last night at Globe Life Park in Arlington was postponed because of the death of 27-year-old  Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Skaggs died Monday morning in a Southlake hotel room. Investigators do not believe foul play was involved.   https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-skaggs-572140

Dallas Cowboys File Photo Former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent was arrested for public intoxication, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. Officers had to tase Brent to get him into handcuffs. Brent is on probation after he was convicted for intoxication manslaughter in an accident that killed a former teammate Jerry …

A&M-Texarkana Hires Ryan Wall to Lead Men’s Basketball Program TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana has named Ryan Wall as the university’s head men’s basketball coach. Wall is the second coach tabbed to run the first-ever A&M-Texarkana basketball program after initial hire Charles Goar decided to pursue other interests. Wall …

2018-19 UIL Lone Star Cup Winners Announced AUSTIN, Texas – The University Interscholastic League announced the six winners of the 2018-19 UIL Lone Star Cup on Monday. Southlake Carroll returned to the top of its class in Conference 6A, winning its seventh overall UIL Lone Star Cup. The Dragons won …

Frisco RoughRiders’ Charles Leblanc continued his recent surge at the plate Sunday, plating a pair of runs in a 5-4 loss to Midland. Leblanc tied the game 2-2 with an RBI single in the third and helped the Riders mount a rally in a two-run ninth with a sacrifice fly, …

  A Call for Boaters to Share the Texas Coast This Summer AUSTIN- Summer is a great time to explore the Texas coast. Longer days, family vacations, and more than 350 miles of coastline make its shallow bays and estuaries the perfect spot for anglers, boaters, and kayakers. Yet, when …

  Jaslyn Wacker and Princess Davis nominated for 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year.· INDIANAPOLIS– Texas A&M University-Commerce student-athletes Jaslyn Wacker and Princess Davis have been nominated for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award, as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday. Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of …

LeTourneau Volleyball Releases 2019 Schedule LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau University first-year head volleyball coach Mallory Matthews has released the 2019 schedule for the YellowJackets which will feature 11 home matches as part of a 30-match regular season. Three preseason scrimmages and exhibitions will precede 2019 regular-season with an intrasquad Blue …

  Joey Gallo hit two solo homers and Ariel Jurado threw seven shutout innings and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Thursday. Texas is now 9 games over .500 heading into the final weekend of June. The Rangers will …

  The Texas Rangers won again as they beat Detroit 4-1 last night. Mike Minor pitched another gem for the Rangers as he pitched a complete game. He only allowed the one run on 5 hits while striking out 7. Minor is now 8-4 on the season and has a …

    The Rangers are now 7 games over 500 after a 5-3 win in Detroit last night. Jesse Chavez pitched six and a third innings while only allowing one run on five hits. He also struck out 7 and didn’t walk anyone. Game two of that series is tonight …

  A pair of Megan Rapinoe penalty kicks handed the United States a 2-1 win against a tough Spain side on Monday, booking a spot in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup. The U.S. and Spain traded goals inside of the first 10 minutes, with Rapinoe converting an early …

  The US women’s national team plays their first game in the knockout round today against Spain. Game time is at 11am. Winner of this game will take on the host team France on Friday. France defeated Brazil 2-1 Sunday in extra time. The game winning goal came in the …

  RICHARDSON, Texas – UT Dallas senior Melissa Livermore and East Texas Baptist graduate student Casey Combs were selected as the 2018-19 American Southwest Conference Athlete of the Year recipients, the league office announced Thursday. Livermore, a softball player from Frisco, Texas, was named NFCA First Team All-America, becoming the …

Spot starter Blake Bass threw three tremendous innings and the Frisco RoughRiders bats unloaded on Northwest Arkansas in a 7-1 win over the Naturals Thursday night. Bass allowed a pair of singles to start the first inning but finished by retiring the final eight men he faced. Reliever Yoel Espinal …

Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop finished second behind Andrei Vasilevskiy for the top goaltender award. Bishop was named to the second All-Star team. The only Stars player to earn a spot on either the first or second team. Miro Heiskanen Becomes only the second defenseman in team history to be …

Dwight Powell officially opted into the final year of his contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas is hoping to sign Powell to an extension in July. Texas A&M University-Commerce and Under Armour have announced a 10-year campus-wide partnership extension which designates Under Armour as the official outfitter of the Lions’ …

  RICHARDSON, Texas – The American Southwest Conference Directors of Athletics recognized the dedication to service within their campus and local communities. They selected Cory Wilhelm of Ozarks and Shannon Mathis of UT Dallas as the 2018-19 Community Service Athlete of the Year recipients. The ASC Community Service Award is …

  A&M-Commerce and Under Armour announce 10-year partnership extension. COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce and Under Armour today announced a 10-year campus-wide partnership extension which designates Under Armour as the official outfitter of the Lions’ varsity intercollegiate athletic programs through 2029. As part of the updated agreement, the Baltimore-based global …

North Lamar ISD finished in the top 25 schools across the state by placing 16th in UIL’s 2019 4A Lone Star Cup standings. The annual award, sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, is given to six high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, …