Sports

December, 2022

• 12 December

  Dallas Marathon

  More than 14,000 runners and 150,000 spectators turned out over the weekend for the 51st annual running of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival. Runners from all 50 states and 25 countries around the world participated. The route ran through downtown Dallas neighborhoods and White Rock Lake before finishing at Dallas …
• 11 December

  The Heisman Trophy Goes To –

  The Heisman trophy finalists, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, TCU quarterback Max Duggan, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, and Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, from left, stand for a photo with the trophy before attending the award ceremony Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) Southern California …
• 9 December

  Friday’s Sports

  WNBA After almost ten months of detention, Russia freed Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange that brought the WNBA star back to the United States. The swap, made at a time of heightened tensions over the invasion of Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden but …
• 9 December

  Ring Up Round 8

  After Round 8 of the WNFR, it happened again. Stetson Wright takes home the round win in Saddle Bronc Riding with a 90.5 & splits the round win in Bull Riding with a 90-point ride.
• 8 December

  JCU – Sports

  JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S WRESTLING TEAM MAKES HISTORY WITH TWO RANKED NATIONALLY   Hawkins, Texas— Jarvis Christian University Women’s Wrestling continues making history in its inaugural season as two of the Jarvis women ranked nationally. In the 2022-23 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Individual National Rankings, 191lb Samyra Thomas moved up …
• 8 December

  Brittney Griner Is Returning Home

  The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. President Joe Biden said Griner was safe and on a plane home from the United Arab Emirates. “I’m glad to say Brittney’s in good …
• 8 December

  MPHS – Tiger Basketball

  The second annual Red River Hoopfest took place last weekend on the campus of Texas High School, and the Mount Pleasant Tigers joined up with some of the top teams from Texas and surrounding states to put on a great event. A highly anticipated matchup with 6A Putnam City West …
• 7 December

  Clint Dolezel Hired As A&M-Commerce Football Coach

  COMMERCE, TX— By Lion Athletics Texas A&M University-Commerce announced the hiring of Lion Athletics Hall of Famer Clint Dolezel as the 21st head coach in the history of the Lion Football program on Wednesday morning. One of only three documented three-sport athletes in school history, Dolezel enjoyed a 13-year professional career …
• 7 December

  What Is The Ranking Of Your Basketball Team?

  Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Rankings Boys Class 6A Richardson Lake Highlands, 6-1 North Crowley, 11-2 Humble Summer Creek, 7-2 Fort Bend Elkins, 8-2 Mansfield Legacy, 10-1 Beaumont United, 8-1 Austin Westlake, 12-2 Arlington Martin, 10-2 Allen, 12-4 Lewisville Hebron, 9-4 Class 5A Dallas Kimball, 5-2 Fort Bend Marshall, 9-2 …
• 7 December

  Wednesday’s Sports

  NBA Tuesday Mavericks (13-11) 116 – Nuggets (14-9) 115 NHL Tuesday Maple Leafs (16-5-6) 4 – Stars (14-7-5) 0 COLLEGE Texas A&M-Commerce Athletics to Introduce New Football coach on Thursday, December 8 Monday night at the TCU vs. George Washington game a fight broke out near the teams’ benches. It …