Ezekiel Elliott not on team plane as Dallas Cowboys head to Oxnard for training camp

Cowboys fans are ready to see their team in action, as the players head to training camp in Oxnard, Calif., but running back Ezekiel Elliott was not with his teammates as they left for California.

Mavericks add Marjanovic, bringing 7-3 center back to Texas

DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent Boban Marjanovic, bringing the 7-foot-3 center back to Texas three years after he spent his rookie season with the rival San Antonio Spurs.

Leake outpitches Minor as Mariners topple Rangers 5-3

SEATTLE (AP) - For most of the season Seattle's Mike Leake has felt he's auditioning for others. He'll find out over the next week whether that feeling was correct, and coming off two of his best performances of the season. "I think I may have been all year in a way just because they were trying to maybe trade me in the offseason a little bit. But definitely I think I'm...

Odor, Mazara help Rangers beat Mariners 7-2 to end 8-game skid

SEATTLE (AP) - As the losses mounted for the Texas Rangers during their eight-game skid, their daily hitting meeting turned into something of a therapy session.

Rangers place closer Shawn Kelley on 10-day injured list

SEATTLE (AP) - The Texas Rangers have placed closer Shawn Kelley on the 10-day injured list with biceps soreness in his right arm, but manager Chris Woodward said the injury appears far less severe than first believed.

Former UT-Arlington golf coach cited for sexual harassment

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A University of Texas at Arlington report says former golf coach Stuart Deane was found responsible for sexual harassment through inappropriate comments to some of his female athletes.

Skidding Rangers can't solve Gonzales as Mariners roll, 7-3

SEATTLE (AP) - Marco Gonzales gave up a run in the first inning in part due to a fan. He gave up four singles in five batters to open the second and was immediately in a bases-loaded jam. "For me, I'd rather have that early in the game than late when you're fatigued," Gonzales said. "Guys on base, those are big situations that you'd like to have early on, and then...

16-year-old tennis player from North Texas wins at Wimbledon

Earlier this month, 15-year-old women’s tennis sensation Coco Gauff made a run at Wimbledon that captured the attention of the entire sports world.

Simone Biles takes gold medal at US Classic gymnastics

Simone Biles had a lot to feel good about, even with some rare missteps that were quickly forgotten in her latest climb atop another podium.

Olympic gold-medalist, former Cal rower champions 'Fair Pay to Play'

After graduating from UC Berkeley as a back-to-back NCAA Division I national champion, Erin Cafaro embarked on a journey to pursue her dream of making the 2008 Beijing Olympic rowing team. To the public and many around her, this path would be filled with publicity and extravagant pay. The truth is that Cafaro received zero profit for her athletic excellence. The NCAA forbade it. She's now...

Mariano Rivera closes Hall of Fame induction ceremony

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - For Mariano Rivera, it was the culmination of a storied career, dreams of being the next Pelé long since forgotten. For Brandy Halladay, the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a tearful moment to reflect on the accomplishments of her late husband, and she handled a difficult task admirably.

Kevin Harvick holds off Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - Kevin Harvick used a late bump and run to win last year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Repeating required another bump, but there was little time for a run before Harvick crossed the finish line 0.210 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin on Sunday. "It turned into a wild finish," Harvick said after his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.

Brantley hits 2 HRs, Astros top Rangers 5-3 for 5th straight

Michael Brantley homered twice, Jose Altuve also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.

Bad weather leads to some high scores at British Open

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - Rain is no stranger to the British Open. Wet and windy weather is pretty common in Northern Ireland, too. But the adverse conditions on the final day of this year's tournament, the first time golf's oldest major has been across the Irish Sea since 1951, was evident in the scoring Sunday at Royal Portrush. Tony Finau was the only player who managed...

Lowry wins British Open in celebrated return to Emerald Isle

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - Shane Lowry made the 68 years between British Opens in Northern Ireland worth the wait. The silver claret jug is staying on the Emerald Isle. Lowry, the 32-year-old Irishman with stout nerves and a soft touch around the greens, endured the worst weather of the week and the Sunday pressure of a sellout crowd cheering him along to win the British Open by six...

Urquidy dominates struggling Rangers in Astros' 6-1 win

After two rough starts for the Astros earlier this month, José Urquidy worked on a few adjustments.