IRVING (AP) — Dez Bryant dazzles one play and drifts the next. Miles Austin piles up touchdowns when he’s not hurt. Kevin Ogletree stars on a big stage then virtually disappears. Tony Romo has one of the ugliest numbers in the NFL with 13 interceptions, easily the most even though there are five rookie starters [...]
Running back No. 23 Nick Gabriel ran for 123 yards on 15 carries and led the offense with three touchdowns. The Lions fought their way to a 47-0 victory in Mansfield on Friday.
DALLAS (AP) — Mavericks guard Delonte West has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. Team spokeswoman Sarah Melton said Tuesday that coach Rick Carlisle didn’t indicate how long the suspension would be. She declined to provide further details. The Mavericks play their next preseason game at home Wednesday night against Phoenix. West has [...]
COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Texas A&M defensive back Steven Campbell has left the team because of lingering problems from a concussion earlier this season. Campbell sustained a concussion several weeks ago and hasn’t played since. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said Tuesday he met with Campbell, who “doesn’t feel like himself” and has decided to [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn’t buying into the idea the season is over. Rivera believes the Panthers (1-4) are close to turning things around, and that coaches and players need to improve if they’re to make a run at the playoffs. Rivera said the coaching staff spent a portion of the [...]
Here is The Associated Press high school poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last week’s poll: Class 5A School Total Points Prv 1. Katy (19) (6-0) 242 1 2. DeSoto (6) (6-0) 220 2 3. Cibolo Steele (6-0) 190 3 4. Coppell (6-0) 156 4 5. Abilene [...]
If the Ennis Lions’ undefeated record wasn’t enough to convince opponents the Lions mean business, Friday’s victory over the Red Oak Hawks should remove lingering doubts.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After Arian Foster ran over the New York Jets all night, it was time for the defense to seal things for the Houston Texans. A six-point lead. Three minutes left. Mark Sanchez and the Jets 84 yards away from sending the Texans to their first loss with a crowd-pleasing comeback. Not [...]
The Ennis Lions (5-0, 2-0) continued their winning streak Friday night with a 74-0 homecoming shutout against the Mansfield Lake Ridge Eagles (0-5, 0-2).
Thursday night’s freshman football game between the Ennis Lions and the Mansfield Lake Ridge Eagles ground to a halt after a player was rushed to the hospital.
Defensive end No. 9 James Lockhart and linebacker No. 21 Ruben “Speedy” Gonzalez step up the Ennis Lion defense to help defeat the Arlington Seguin Cougars 55-35 on Friday night.
ARLINGTON (AP) — Ian Kinsler got Texas started with a leadoff homer, Matt Harrison earned his 18th victory and the AL West-leading Rangers held on to win 9-7 Thursday for a four-game split with the chasing Oakland Athletics. The two-time defending American League champion Rangers (92-64) have a four-game division lead over the A’s with [...]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Matt McGloin’s game-day scowl was wiped away by a sly grin as he walked into Beaver Stadium. In the crowd greeting the Penn State team at the tunnel entrance was a giant cutout bearing the image of his smiling face, with McGloin’s family and friends among those frantically waving the [...]
COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Texas A&M took note of the times this season when Football Championship Subdivision teams have pulled off upsets over BCS teams. When the Aggies meet South Carolina State for the first time on Saturday, they know better than to overlook the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team, despite its 56-0 loss last week [...]
The Ennis Lion Junior Varsity team (2-1) defeated the North Forney Falcons at home Thursday by a margin of 38-14.
The Ennis Lions (2-0) defended their house in the first home game of the season, defeating the 5A Lewisville Farmers (0-2) 30-26.
FORT WORTH (AP) — The Big 12 announced a new 13-year deal with ESPN and Fox Sports on Friday that is reportedly worth $2.6 billion and should provide long-term stability for a conference that once seemed on the brink of collapse. The deal to televise football and men’s basketball through 2024-25 includes a so-called “grant [...]
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak says running back Arian Foster and linebacker Brooks Reed sat out Friday’s practice and will be “game-time” decisions for the season opener against Miami. Foster, the NFL.’s leading rusher in 2010, has a sore knee and Reed has a sore hip. Kubiak is “optimistic” that both players [...]
COLLEGE STATION (AP) — No easy opener. No chance to work out the kinks against some lower-division team. Thanks to Hurricane Isaac, Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech postponed last week’s game in Shreveport until Oct. 13. That means Texas A&M will open its season — and life in the Southeastern Conference — against No. 24 [...]
ARLINGTON (AP) — Yu Darvish finally feels like he’s just pitching for the Texas Rangers. Forget the outside pressure of trying to impress everybody else. The big right-hander is starting to look again like the star on the mound he was in Japan before coming to the major leagues this season. “He was trying to impress a [...]
