Mond helps Aggies over No. 8 LSU 74-72 in 7 OTs
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - With Texas A&M's game with No. 8 LSU tied at 72-72 in the seventh overtime on Saturday night and the Aggies set to attempt a 2-point conversion, receiver Kendrick Rogers was frantically being tended to on the sideline for severe cramps in his calves.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - With Texas A&M's game with No. 8 LSU tied at 72-72 in the seventh overtime on Saturday night and the Aggies set to attempt a 2-point conversion, receiver Kendrick Rogers was frantically being tended to on the sideline for severe cramps in his calves.
Compher, Rantanen score late in 3rd, Avs defeat Stars 3-2
DENVER (AP) - J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen scored 45 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Rantanen also had an assist, and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche. Colorado has won four in a row and is 6-0-1 in its last seven games. Rantanen leads the NHL in points (38) and assists (28),...
DENVER (AP) - J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen scored 45 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Rantanen also had an assist, and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche. Colorado has won four in a row and is 6-0-1 in its last seven games. Rantanen leads the NHL in points (38) and assists (28),...
Mavs pull away in 4th for 113-104 win over Celtics
DALLAS (AP) - J.J. Barea held the shooter's pose for several seconds before big center DeAndre Jordan picked him up and carried him to the bench , the diminutive Dallas guard high-fiving everybody along the way. It just felt like a big 3-pointer in the Mavericks' sixth straight home victory. Barea scored 20 points and tag-teamed with Wesley Matthews on back-to-back 3s to take control in...
DALLAS (AP) - J.J. Barea held the shooter's pose for several seconds before big center DeAndre Jordan picked him up and carried him to the bench , the diminutive Dallas guard high-fiving everybody along the way. It just felt like a big 3-pointer in the Mavericks' sixth straight home victory. Barea scored 20 points and tag-teamed with Wesley Matthews on back-to-back 3s to take control in...
Fine passes for 320 yards, 2 TDs; UNT beats UTSA 24-21
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Mason Fine passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns and DeAndre Torrey had 155 yards rushing and a score to help North Texas hold on for a 24-21 win over UTSA on Saturday night. Fine completed passes to 11 different players and finished 26 of 36 with one interception. UNT (9-3, 5-3 Conference USA) has won nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1977-78...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Mason Fine passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns and DeAndre Torrey had 155 yards rushing and a score to help North Texas hold on for a 24-21 win over UTSA on Saturday night. Fine completed passes to 11 different players and finished 26 of 36 with one interception. UNT (9-3, 5-3 Conference USA) has won nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1977-78...
TCU becomes bowl eligible with 31-24 win over Oklahoma St
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jawuan Johnson scooped up a fumble and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second half, Jalen Reagor ran 83 yards for a score on TCU's first offensive snap after halftime and the Horned Frogs got bowl eligible with a 31-24 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jawuan Johnson scooped up a fumble and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second half, Jalen Reagor ran 83 yards for a score on TCU's first offensive snap after halftime and the Horned Frogs got bowl eligible with a 31-24 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
Tulsa denies SMU's bowl hopes with a 27-24 win
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Seth Boomer threw for 251 yards and a touchdown and Tulsa thwarted SMU's bowl hopes with a 27-24 win on Saturday. The Mustangs were looking for their sixth win for the second consecutive week to become bowl eligible for the second straight year. Memphis beat SMU 28-18 last week.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Seth Boomer threw for 251 yards and a touchdown and Tulsa thwarted SMU's bowl hopes with a 27-24 win on Saturday. The Mustangs were looking for their sixth win for the second consecutive week to become bowl eligible for the second straight year. Memphis beat SMU 28-18 last week.
Baylor gets bowl eligible with 35-24 win over Texas Tech
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Charlie Brewer was going to play more games for Baylor no matter what happened Saturday. Now the sophomore quarterback gets to go to a bowl with the seniors who stuck around through some tough times. Brewer threw for 308 yards with three touchdowns and ran for a score as the Bears beat Texas Tech 35-24 in the regular season finale to get bowl eligible a year after...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Charlie Brewer was going to play more games for Baylor no matter what happened Saturday. Now the sophomore quarterback gets to go to a bowl with the seniors who stuck around through some tough times. Brewer threw for 308 yards with three touchdowns and ran for a score as the Bears beat Texas Tech 35-24 in the regular season finale to get bowl eligible a year after...
Heiskanen scores 2 goals, Stars rally to beat Senators 6-4
DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen and the Dallas Stars' new defense stepped up - on offense - Friday night. Heiskanen, a rookie, had his first two-goal game, and the Stars, behind four goals from defensemen, rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4. "I think it was the most shots that got through from our defense all season," Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. "The four goals were...
DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen and the Dallas Stars' new defense stepped up - on offense - Friday night. Heiskanen, a rookie, had his first two-goal game, and the Stars, behind four goals from defensemen, rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4. "I think it was the most shots that got through from our defense all season," Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. "The four goals were...
Slugfest: No. 6 Oklahoma outlasts No. 12 WVU 59-56
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - No. 6 Oklahoma has been scoffed at for handing points and yards to opponents like presents, and it wasn't any different against No. 12 West Virginia. Yet a couple of defensive gems now have the Sooners playing for their fourth straight Big 12 championship. Oklahoma scored two defensive touchdowns to support another brilliant performance by Kyler Murray and the...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - No. 6 Oklahoma has been scoffed at for handing points and yards to opponents like presents, and it wasn't any different against No. 12 West Virginia. Yet a couple of defensive gems now have the Sooners playing for their fourth straight Big 12 championship. Oklahoma scored two defensive touchdowns to support another brilliant performance by Kyler Murray and the...
Houston Texans founder and owner Bob McNair dies at 81
HOUSTON (AP) - Robert "Bob" McNair, billionaire founder and owner of the Houston Texans, has died. He was 81. One of the NFL's most influential owners, McNair had battled both leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma in recent years before dying in Houston on Friday. The team did not immediately release a cause of death, but says he died peacefully with his wife Janice and his family...
HOUSTON (AP) - Robert "Bob" McNair, billionaire founder and owner of the Houston Texans, has died. He was 81. One of the NFL's most influential owners, McNair had battled both leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma in recent years before dying in Houston on Friday. The team did not immediately release a cause of death, but says he died peacefully with his wife Janice and his family...
No. 11 Texas beats Kansas 24-17, heads to Big 12 title game
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Sam Ehlinger threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and No. 11 Texas held off Kansas 24-17 on Friday to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game. The Longhorns opened a 24-7 lead on Cameron Dicker's 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but the lowly Jayhawks responded with Peyton Bender's 31-yard touchdown pass to Daylon Charlot and recovered the ensuing...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Sam Ehlinger threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and No. 11 Texas held off Kansas 24-17 on Friday to clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game. The Longhorns opened a 24-7 lead on Cameron Dicker's 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but the lowly Jayhawks responded with Peyton Bender's 31-yard touchdown pass to Daylon Charlot and recovered the ensuing...
Jerry Jones: Cooper even helping surging Cowboys on defense
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper's 90-yard touchdown catch was soon followed by DeMarcus Lawrence's first career interception in a Dallas win over Washington that pulled the Cowboys even with the Redskins atop the NFC East. Call Jerry Jones crazy, but the Cowboys owner and general manager believes those two big plays are connected. And he's suggested as much several times in the...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper's 90-yard touchdown catch was soon followed by DeMarcus Lawrence's first career interception in a Dallas win over Washington that pulled the Cowboys even with the Redskins atop the NFC East. Call Jerry Jones crazy, but the Cowboys owner and general manager believes those two big plays are connected. And he's suggested as much several times in the...
Cowboys tie Redskins for 1st in NFC East
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch while finishing with 180 yards receiving and two scores and the Dallas Cowboys pulled even with Washington atop the NFC East with a 31-23 Thanksgiving victory over the Redskins on Thursday. Cooper had the most yards receiving for the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, along with the longest catch of his career and Dak Prescott's...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch while finishing with 180 yards receiving and two scores and the Dallas Cowboys pulled even with Washington atop the NFC East with a 31-23 Thanksgiving victory over the Redskins on Thursday. Cooper had the most yards receiving for the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, along with the longest catch of his career and Dak Prescott's...
Charlton among Cowboys' inactives against Redskins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Jamison Crowder are active for Washington on Thanksgiving against Dallas after missing multiple games with injuries. Williams missed three straight games with a dislocated right thumb, while Crowder has been sidelined six games with an ankle injury and didn't practice all week.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Jamison Crowder are active for Washington on Thanksgiving against Dallas after missing multiple games with injuries. Williams missed three straight games with a dislocated right thumb, while Crowder has been sidelined six games with an ankle injury and didn't practice all week.
California wildfire survivors that fled house with Cowboys tickets honored by team
A family from Paradise, California lost everything in the wildfires except for their car and tickets to Thursday’s Cowboys game.
A family from Paradise, California lost everything in the wildfires except for their car and tickets to Thursday’s Cowboys game.
Crosby stars in return, Penguins beat Stars 5-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby returned from an upper-body injury to pick up a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh captain missed three games after getting hurt last week, the latest setback during a forgettable early opening quarter of the season for the perennial Stanley Cup contenders.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby returned from an upper-body injury to pick up a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh captain missed three games after getting hurt last week, the latest setback during a forgettable early opening quarter of the season for the perennial Stanley Cup contenders.
Barnes scores season-high 28 as Mavericks beat Nets 119-113
DALLAS (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 28 points, Devin Harris broke a fourth-quarter tie with eight straight points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-113 on Wednesday night. Teenage rookie Luka Doncic had 21 points and nine rebounds as the Mavericks won their fifth consecutive home game. They kept the Nets from winning straight three straight on the road for the...
DALLAS (AP) - Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 28 points, Devin Harris broke a fourth-quarter tie with eight straight points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-113 on Wednesday night. Teenage rookie Luka Doncic had 21 points and nine rebounds as the Mavericks won their fifth consecutive home game. They kept the Nets from winning straight three straight on the road for the...
Better blocking coincides with surge by Cowboys in NFC East
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Zack Martin can't pinpoint why the Dallas offensive line was better in consecutive road wins after a mostly rugged first half of the season. The Cowboys right guard has a few options: time to adjust to the season-long absence of fellow Pro Bowler Travis Frederick, a steady showing from Xavier Su'a-Filo at left guard for injured rookie Connor Williams or the position...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Zack Martin can't pinpoint why the Dallas offensive line was better in consecutive road wins after a mostly rugged first half of the season. The Cowboys right guard has a few options: time to adjust to the season-long absence of fellow Pro Bowler Travis Frederick, a steady showing from Xavier Su'a-Filo at left guard for injured rookie Connor Williams or the position...
McCoy comes home to Texas, seeking Redskins win over Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy silenced his phone knowing he was coming back to his home state for his first NFL start in four years, in the stadium where he helped lead the Texas Longhorns to a shot at a national title as their star quarterback and where he last won a game as a pro.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy silenced his phone knowing he was coming back to his home state for his first NFL start in four years, in the stadium where he helped lead the Texas Longhorns to a shot at a national title as their star quarterback and where he last won a game as a pro.
Catcher Jeff Mathis, Rangers finalize $6.25M, 2-year deal
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Catcher Jeff Mathis and the Texas Rangers finalized a $6.25 million, two-year contract Tuesday. Mathis, one of baseball's best defensive catchers, gets $3.25 million next season and $3 million in 2020.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Catcher Jeff Mathis and the Texas Rangers finalized a $6.25 million, two-year contract Tuesday. Mathis, one of baseball's best defensive catchers, gets $3.25 million next season and $3 million in 2020.