Basketball court in Oak Cliff created to honor former NBA player Andre Emmett

A new basketball court in Oak Cliff will honor former professional basketball player Andre Emmett after the Texas Tech star was murdered outside his home last year.

TCU Coach Gary Patterson apologizes for repeating racial slur

Texas Christian University’s head football coach apologized for using the ‘n-word’ when calling out a black player for saying the same word.

Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 nonconference football game

Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place.

Some TCU players skip practice after Gary Patterson used racial slur

Texas Christian University Head Coach Gary Patterson publicly apologized for using a racial slur during a weekend practice. He said it is unacceptable in any context.

SMU at Texas State season opening game moved up one week to Aug. 29

Two Texas universities announced Monday they will play their season opening football game one week earlier than scheduled.

Pac-12 players, including from Cal and Stanford, threaten to opt out of football season

Some of it has to do with concerns about health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are other issues – about financial compensation for athletes, and racial and social justice.

SEC goes to conference-only schedule for football, will begin Sept. 26

The powerhouse Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it will play only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths. 

Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands

The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving “The Eyes of Texas” song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist undertones.

Big Ten to play conference-only fall sports schedule in 2020

The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it's moving to a conference-only schedule for all fall sports for the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns.

Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher handed recruiting penalties by NCAA

Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and coach Jimbo Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018.

Clemson sees 23 football players test positive for COVID-19

School spokesman Jeff Kallin said 28 people were found with COVID-19 since testing began for athletes and other personnel on June 8. 

Southeastern Conference pushing Mississippi to change flag

The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi unless the state changes its Confederate-based flag.

UH Athletics suspends voluntary workouts after six students test positive for COVID-19

The University of Houston Department of Athletics is immediately suspending all voluntary workouts for student-athletes, after six UH student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19.

Three UNT football players test positive for COVID-19 antibodies

Three University of North Texas football players are waiting on follow-up results after testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies.

SMU QB Shane Buechele raises $50k for Dallas COVID-19 relief fund

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson received two donations Thursday to help with the city's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

North Texas sports leaders prepare for ‘new normal’ during coronavirus pandemic

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, the Texas Rangers chief operating officer and the commissioner of the Big XII said they hope sports can be part of people’s lives sometime soon, but they emphasized fan safety is a major concern for them.

Free4All: Inside CeeDee Lamb's path to the Cowboys at No. 17
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Jeff Kolb breaks down CeeDee Lamb's reaction to ending up with Dallas and how the Cowboys came to the decision to select the former Oklahoma Sooner 17th overall in the NFL Draft.