Gallo's 1st career grand slam leads Rangers past Royals 6-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Joey Gallo's first career grand slam capped a six-run, sixth inning outburst as the Texas Rangers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night. Gallo's home run, his team leading 16th of the season, sailed 457 feet and landed in the second seating area beyond the center-field wall.

The US Women's National Team has slayed the Women's World Cup before, and they might do it again

The U.S. Women's National Team team is probably the most successful in history when it comes to international women’s soccer, boasting three Women’s World Cup titles including the first-ever Women’s World Cup in 1991.

Soler, Mondesi homers lead Royals past Rangers 4-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jorge Soler and Adalberto Mondesi homered and Jakob Junis allowed two runs in six innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over Texas Rangers on Thursday night. Junis (4-5) allowed four hits, including homers by Shin-Soo Choo and Nomar Mazara, and two walks for his first win since May 1. The victory follows three losses and a...

Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109

TORONTO (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Toronto Raptors won the first NBA Finals game played outside the U.S., beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night. The Raptors hardly looked like newcomers to the NBA's biggest stage, controlling the action most of the way against a Golden State team beginning its fifth straight NBA Finals...

Child struck by line drive at Cubs-Astros game

A young fan was taken to the hospital after getting struck by a foul ball during Wednesday night's game between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros.

OU-Texas, Michigan-Ohio State on Fox for 2nd straight season

The Oklahoma-Texas and Michigan-Ohio State rivalry games return to Fox for the second consecutive year and the network plans to launch a new pregame show with Urban Meyer and Reggie Bush this season. Fox announced Thursday times and dates for dozens of games that will air on the network, FS1 or the Big Ten network.

Spieth 1 shot behind Moore at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Tiger Woods got off to a slower start than he would have liked Thursday at the Memorial. That had more do with a stopwatch than a scorecard. Ryan Moore opened with five birdies in seven holes and never missed a fairway after the first one, posting a 7-under 65 for his best start in his 14th appearance at Muirfield Village. He was one shot ahead of Jordan Spieth, who...

Here are the players everyone will be talking about during the Women's World Cup

Here are just a few highlights of who to keep an eye on, and why everyone is going to be talking about these players in one of the most highly anticipated World Cup tournaments to date.   

Travis Frederick back on the field for Cowboys workouts

The Dallas Cowboys are back at off-season workouts and one player has the attention of fans and coaches – All-Pro center Travis Frederick.

Woods closer to Snead than Nicklaus at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Winning the Masters gave Tiger Woods his 15th major and allowed him to resume the pursuit of Jack Nicklaus and his 18 majors. It moved him even closer to another record that Rory McIlroy believes should get more attention. Woods now is at 81 career victories on the PGA Tour, one short of the official record - as official as the tour can determine - that Sam Snead set...

Rangers take advantage of M's miscues, rally to win 8-7

SEATTLE (AP) - The Texas Rangers had a reliable scouting report on the division-rival Mariners. "I think that their bullpen has a lot of talent, but they're having a little bit of trouble putting matchups together," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. When Seattle took the ball away from starter Wade LeBlanc on Wednesday, the Rangers knew things could soon get interesting - and they...

Blues beat Bruins 3-2 in OT, tie Stanley Cup at game apiece

BOSTON (AP) - Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson bumped into coach Craig Berube in the bathroom before the start of overtime and told him: "I just need one more." "He hit the post in the third there, and he just felt good about himself, obviously. Which he should have," Berube said. "I liked hearing it."

Mount Vernon ISD superintendent admits no one spoke with Baylor victims before hiring Art Briles

The superintendent of the school district that hired disgraced former Baylor football head coach Art Briles defended the district’s decision in a brief interview with media members on Tuesday.

Another horse dies at Santa Anita; 26 racehorse deaths since Dec. 26

Another racehorse has been euthanized at Santa Anita Park, the 26th horse death at Santa Anita since the track's racing season opened on Dec. 26.

Reports: NFL will likely review Zeke's Vegas incident

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott may have to answer to the NFL for his behavior at a Las Vegas concert.

Mariners snap 6-game skid with 6-2 win over Rangers

SEATTLE (AP) - Daniel Vogelbach hit a mammoth two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kyle Seager drove in his first run of the season and the Seattle Mariners snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Seattle was miserable on the road in getting swept by Texas and Oakland, but a strong pitching performance from Tommy Milone and a handful of key hits...

Five Texas teams make NCAA baseball tournament field

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Pac-12 champion UCLA won each of its series for the first time in program history, didn't lose a midweek game and ended the regular season on a 10-game winning streak. The Bruins (47-8) were rewarded for their remarkable consistency Monday with the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament.