Sports

January, 2021

• 20 January

  Wednesday’s Sports

  MLB Outfielder George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a six-year, $150-million signing. The contract would be the largest given out by the Blue Jays in franchise history. Their only other deal that topped $100-million was a $126 million extension given to Vernon Wells in 2006. Don Sutton, …
• 19 January

  UIL Suspends Campbell Coach

  UIL State Executive Committee Meeting Results AUSTIN, Texas — The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Tuesday to hand down decisions on student-athletes eligibility and issue penalties for UIL rule violations. The committee granted a student-athlete from Tuscola Jim Ned High School an appeal for varsity eligibility. After …
• 19 January

  Tuesday’s Sports

  No. 17 Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team NBA San Antonio 125 – Trail Blazers 104 Raptors 116 – Dallas Mavericks 93 Chicago 125 – Houston Rockets 120 NCAA WBIR has confirmed with a high-level University of Tennessee administrator that Tennessee is parting ways with football head coach Jeremy Pruitt, …
• 19 January

  TAMUC – Sports

  Lion volleyball picked to finish as runner-up in the 2021 LSC preseason poll. RICHARDSON – The Lone Star Conference announced the preseason poll for the spring 2021 volleyball season Tuesday, and they picked the Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team to finish second with 558 total points.  The Lions finished with an …
• 19 January

  ASC – Sports

  Singleton, Ellis Selected as Women’s Hoops Players of the Week AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Games: January 14-16, 2021 EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Taylor Singleton, Jr., G, East Texas Baptist East Texas Baptist junior guard Taylor Singleton (Friendswood, Texas) helped the Tigers move to 12-0 on the season …
• 18 January

  Paris Optimist Baseball Sign-Ups Underway

  Online registration is now open for Paris Optimist spring baseball at www.parisoptimistbaseball.com In-person registration will be Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, February 13 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Lamar Avenue Church of Christ.
• 18 January

  Monday’s Sports

    Patrick Mahomes on the NFL’s concussion protocol NFL Former Whitehouse Wildcat, Patrick Mahomes, went to the locker room early in Sunday’s divisional-round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns. Mahomes was running for a first down in the third quarter and took a hit. He was …
• 18 January

  High School Basketball Plus NFL Championships Set In Today’s Sports Update

  A monster night for a Paris Junior Sports brought to you by RENO TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. Jaelyn Lee scored 17 points in the 2nd qtr on his way to 30 for the game, and the Paris Wildcats defeated Liberty Eylau 65-29. In other action, the París Lady Cats lost …
• 17 January

  TAMUC – Sports

  Lions earn 77-61 victory over UAFS in von Rosenberg’s 100th game. COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team rebounded from an earlier loss with a 77-61 victory over the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Sunday afternoon in the Field House.  A&M-Commerce splits the season series with UAFS …
• 15 January

  TAMUC – Sports

  Lions’ late charge is just short in 72-67 loss at UAFS. FORT SMITH, Ark. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team erased a 14-point second-half deficit but could not hold on to a narrow lead late in a 72-67 loss to the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in the Stubblefield Center …