Jerry Jones, T.O. trade jabs on Hall of Fame induction

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will be in Canton, Ohio next week to welcome the Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Davis hits 2 more HRs, A's rally again to beat Rangers 6-5

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Khris Davis homered two more times in Texas, including a towering two-run homer in the ninth inning as the Oakland Athletics rallied again to the beat the Rangers 6-5 on Wednesday night. 

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doubles down on national anthem stance

The Dallas Cowboys have officially kicked off training camp in Oxnard, California. And, as usual, Jerry Jones was grabbing headlines on issues that had little to do with football.

#FOXNARD 2018: "State of the Cowboys" press conference highlights

OXNARD, Calif - Jerry Jones wants to make one thing clear: head coach Jason Garrett is not coaching for his job in 2018.

Manziel to back up Adams for Alouettes against Eskimos

MONTREAL (AP) - Johnny Manziel will have to wait to get on the field for the Montreal Alouettes. Manziel will dress as Vernon Adams' backup when the Alouettes host the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night, four days after the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was acquired from Hamilton.

Rangers' Hamels struggling at time he could be trade target

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Cole Hamels was coming off a no-hitter when he got traded to the Texas Rangers three years ago. With Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline approaching and the Rangers at the bottom of the AL West and far out of contention, the left-hander would seem to be a target for contending teams. Except the 2008 World Series MVP is in a stretch that he calls "probably the...

Stars forward Mattias Janmark signs $2.3M deal for 2018-19

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Stars forward Mattias Janmark has signed a $2.3 million contract for the 2018-19 season. Janmark was a restricted free agent before the deal announced Wednesday by the team. After missing all of 2016-17 because of a preseason knee injury, the 25-year-old Swede played 81 games last season for the Stars. He had 19 goals and 15 assists, including two shorthanded goals...

Davis' 3-run HR in 10th rallies A's past Rangers 13-10

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Oakland Athletics kept up their power surge and took advantage of Texas' bullpen struggles to get a rare late-inning comeback win from an eight-run deficit. Khris Davis' three-run homer in the 10th inning capped the Athletics' big rally in a 13-10 win over the Rangers on Tuesday night.

#FOXNARD 2018: Optimistic Cowboys arrive in California

OXNARD, Calif. - The Dallas Cowboys have arrived in Oxnard, California for training camp with a new sense of optimism following a 9-7 record and no playoff appearance.

Browns rookie QB Mayfield signs contract, avoids holdout

CLEVELAND (AP) - Baker Mayfield's first win was beating the clock. The No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL draft signed his rookie contract on Tuesday with the Cleveland Browns, who believe the gun-slinging quarterback from Oklahoma can lead them back to respectability and more.

Rangers sent struggling CF DeShields to Triple-A Round Rock

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Struggling Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers made the move before Tuesday night's game against Oakland. They recalled left-hander Brandon Mann from Triple-A to add another arm to their bullpen a day after using two position players to pitch for the first time in team history, in a 15-3 loss to the Athletics.

Bengals owner: Trump tweets have inflamed NFL's anthem issue

CINCINNATI (AP) - Bengals owner Mike Brown says President Donald Trump's numerous tweets attacking NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem have prolonged the issue, which he sees as one of the league's biggest distractions.

UCF picked to repeat as American Athletic Conference champs, SMU 4th in West

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Central Florida has been picked to repeat as American Athletic Conference champions as a follow-up to its undefeated 2017 season. The AAC announced the results of its preseason media poll Tuesday before media day and UCF received 19 of a possible 30 votes to win the league title. Memphis drew seven votes as conference champion and was the clear favorite to win the West...

#FOXNARD 2018 Preview: Mike Doocy's thoughts ahead of training camp

Familiar faces will be missing and the excuses will be gone as the Dallas Cowboys convene in California for another training camp.

Hamels struggles with scouts watching, A's blow out Rangers 15-3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam off his former battery mate and the surging Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 15-3 on Monday night for their 24th win in 31 games.    Stephen Piscotty also went deep against Rangers starter Cole Hamels (5-9), a potential trade target for some contending teams even though he has struggled at home all season. 

Former Cowboys assistant Sparano died of heart disease

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A county medical examiner says Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano died of heart disease. The Hennepin County medical examiner's office said Monday that the 56-year-old Sparano died of arteriosclerotic heart disease, or hardening of the arteries. The manner of death is listed as natural. Sparano died Sunday in Eden Prairie, a Minneapolis suburb. He had...

Mavs, Clippers make international swap; Motley headed to LA

DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks have acquired the rights to forward Maarty Leunen and cash from the Los Angeles Clippers for two-way forward Johnathan Motley and the rights to guard Renaldas Seibutis.