Monday’s Sports

No. 18 A&M-Commerce 71 – Angelo State 66

MLB

Will COVID delay the start of baseball? The Major League Baseball Players Association is mulling over an MLB proposal to postpone the beginning of the 2021 season. If the union does not provide a counteroffer early next week, spring training will likely start in mid-February as scheduled, those familiar with the situation told ESPN.

NBA

Monday

New Orleans hosts Kings

Houston at Oklahoma City

Dallas hosts Suns

Grizzlies at San Antonio

NHL

Hurricanes 4 – Dallas Stars 3

NCAAW

Baylor 85 – Iowa St. 77

SFA 104 – Sam Houston 69

NCAAM

Baylor 84 – Auburn 72

SFA 78 – Sam Houston 68

LSC

No. 18 A&M-Commerce 71 – Angelo State 66

DIXIE

Franklin County won the bid over the weekend to host the Dixie state baseball for 6u T-Ball boys and the 8u coach pitch tournaments for 2021. There will be 32 teams in the June tournaments or 16 for each. Franklin County’s bid for 6u was $12,112 and 8u $9,500. The majority of the money as hot fund money from the City of Mt Vernon and Franklin County. The state playoffs will be at the FC Sports Complex north of Mt Vernon.

HIGH SCHOOL

BASKETBALL Girls

Alba-Golden 64 – Cumby 36

Atlanta 52 – Hooks 47

Commerce 64 – Grand Saline 23

Como-Pickton 56 – North Hopkins 16

Cooper 39 – Boles 29

DeKalb 53 – New Boston 45

Detroit 45 – Linden Kildare 28

No. 2 Dodd City 74 – Munday 36

Gilmer 57 – North Lamar 40

Gladewater 51 – Hughes Springs 31

Hughes Springs 50 – Gladewater 31

Leonard 65 – Blue Ridge 30

Mt Vernon 47 – Harmony 32

Paul Pewitt 65 – Queen City 43

Pittsburg 56 – Paris 44

Pottsboro 57 – Bonham 19

Prairiland 42 – Lone Oak 39

Quitman 76 – Winona 19

Rains 46 – Chisum 28

Sam Rayburn 49 – Wolfe City 47

Dist No. 1 Sulphur Springs 59 – Longview 38

(Mt Pleasant No. 2, Hallsville No. 3, Texas High No. 4)

Texas High 56 – Marshall 45

White Oak 67 – Ore City 18

No. 3 Winnsboro 57 – No. 13 Chapel Hill MP 38

Basketball Boys

Alba-Golden 54 – Cumby 32

Atlanta 84 – Hooks 59

Avery 66 – Clarksville 50

Bland 46 – Trenton 23

Blue Ridge 49 – Leonard 48

Bonham 46 – Pottsboro 42

Cooper 69 – Boles 64

Dodd City 65 – Campbell 30

Elysian Fields 57 – Harleton 52

Gilmer 49 – North Lamar 46

Gladewater 64 – Hughes Springs 38

No. 6 McLeod 58 – Rivercrest 55

No. 11 Mt Pleasant 83 – Pine Tree 46

Mt Vernon 64 – Harmony 46

New Boston 51 – DeKalb 48

North Hopkins 31 – Como-Pickton 22

No. 18 Paris 60 – Pittsburg 23

No. 17 Pleasant Grove 71 – Liberty-Eylau 61

Pottsboro 64 – Leonard 41

Prairiland 64 – Lone Oak 50

Rains 62 – Chisum 56

Sabine 55 – New Diana 7

Sulphur Springs 62 – Longview 44

White Oak 76 – Ore City 41

Winnsboro 56 – Chapel Hill MP 66

Union Grove 40 – Hawkins 31

Tuesday

The Mt Pleasant Tigers hope to clinch the district championship at home on Tuesday versus the Sulphur Springs Wildcats. Tickets are limited to 500 adults and 100 students, at www.mpisd.net/athletic-tickets and reserve your seat ASAP! Use the passcode: mphstigers2020. The freshmen tip at 5:00 pm, JV is at 6:15, and Varsity plays at 7:30 pm. All three games are live-streamed on the Mount Pleasant Tiger Basketball YouTube channel.