Cowboys Lose Plus Last Game At Globe Life Park In Today’s Sports Update

Yesterday the Texas Rangers said goodbye to Globe Life Park as they defeated the Yankees 6-1 as heard on 1490 AM and 96.3 FM KPLT. Texas finished the season 78-84. The Rangers will open next season in their new ballpark.

In football action On Friday night, the Paris Wildcats fell to Melissa 54-46. It was Anna 28-11 over North Lamar. In the loss, junior kicker Favian Morales kicked a 57-yard field goal, shattering the school record of 48 yards.

It was Chisum over Whitewright 42-33. Rivercrest shut out Maud 46-0. Honey Grove throttled Clarksville 76-6. Cumby beat Detroit 64-42, and Cooper got a goalline-stand with less than a minute to play to beat Prairiland 26-21.

In volleyball on Friday, the Paris Lady Cats swept Pittsburg. The Prairiland Lady Pats lost to Commerce in five sets. It was Rivercrest over Maud in four sets while Detroit swept Clarksville.

The Dallas Cowboys lost their first game of the season as they fell to the New Orlean Saints 12-10 on Sunday Night Football. All 12 of the Saints’ points came on field goals from Wil Lutz. Dallas only managed 45 rushing yards in the game. The Cowboys will play the Packers on Sunday afternoon.

And, the Houston Texans lost to Carolina 16-10.

Here is the MLB Wildcard Schedule:

Tuesday: NL– Milwaukee at Washington—7:08 pm (ct) TBSTuesday: MIL at WSH, 8:08 pm ET, TBS
Wednesday: TB at OAK, 8:09 pm ET, ESPNTuesday: MIL at WSH, 8:08 pm ET, TBS
Wednesday: TB at OAK, 8:09 pm ET, ESPNTuesday: MIL at WSH, 8:08 pm ET, TBS
Wednesday: TB at OAK, 8:09 pm ET, ESPNTuesday: MIL at WSH, 8:08 pm ET, TBS
Wednesday: TB at OAK, 8:09 pm ET, ESPN

Wednesday: AL—Tampa Bay at Oakland—7:09 pm (ct) ESPN

In College football this weekend:

Oklahoma 55 Texas Tech 16

Ohio State 48 Nebraska 7

Texas A&M 31 Arkansas 27

Oklahoma State 26 Kansas State 13

TCU 51 Kansas 14

SMU 48 South Florida 21

Some changes in the AP College football poll.  Alabama is now No. 1, Clemson is 2^nd, Georgia is 3^rd, Ohio State is 4^th, LSU drops one to No. 5, Oklahoma drops to No. 6, Auburn moves up to 7^th, Wisconsin moves up 5 spots to No. 8, Notre Dame is at No. 9 and Florida drops to No. 10. Texas moved up a spot to No. 11. No. 24 SMU is ranked for the first time since the program received the so-called death penalty for NCAA rules violations in 1987 and did not compete for two seasons. Texas A&M dropped to No. 25 tied with Michigan. 

Here are the Friday night High School, football results:

Whitehouse 40 Mt Pleasant 14

Melissa 54 Paris 46

Mt Vernon 35 Hughes Springs 21

Pittsburg 13 Kilgore 12

Gilmer 16 Newton 0

Daingerfield 70 Elysian Fields 28

Paul Pewitt 42 Ore City 14

Rivercrest 42 Maud 0

Anna 28 North Lamar 11

This week in High School football:

Mt Pleasant will host Pine Tree at 7:30 pm on KLAKE 97.7 at 7:30 pm, Jefferson will visit Hughes Springs at 7:30 pm on STAR 96.9, Sulphur Springs is at Forney on STAR 95.5, Paris will host Anna on 101.9 BUS, North Lamar will host Celina on MIX 107.7, Pittsburg will take on Rusk at home, Gilmer travels to Bullard and Rivercrest will host Big Sandy. Mt Vernon, Daingerfield, and Paul Pewitt are all off this week.