Keegan Bradley shoots course record 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

IRVING, Texas | Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship.

White Sox face Darvish, Pierzynski and win 14-8

SURPRISE, Ariz. | Yu Darvish is more at ease in his second spring with the Texas Rangers, and he is still throwing hard.

Darvish strong start in Rangers' 14-8 loss to WSox

SURPRISE, Ariz. | Yu Darvish is more at ease in his second spring with the Texas Rangers, and he is still throwing hard.

Texas A&M renews Oklahoma rivalry in Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas | Spencer Nealy and some of his Texas A&M teammates were discussing potential bowl games even before their first SEC season began.

Long-time friends Sumlin, Stoops to square off at Cotton Bowl

IRVING, Texas | Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national championship game appearances on Bob Stoops' staff at Oklahoma.

Boilermakers remembering tight losses heading into bowl game

DALLAS | There are a couple of games Oklahoma State would like to have back.

Cowboys heading into bye and brutal stretch

IRVING, Texas | The Dallas Cowboys certainly picked a bad time for an awful game, one that will stick with them for an extended period.

Johnson has 1st-round lead at Colonial after 64

FORT WORTH, Texas | Zach Johnson stood behind the fourth green looking at his club and then the ball that rolled within 4 feet of the hole.

Rios homer gives Ventura first Sox win

ARLINGTON, Texas | Hector Santiago tried to give the ball from his first major league save to his beer-soaked manager who had just won his first game for the White Sox.

White Sox fall 3-2 in Ventura's managerial debut

ARLINGTON, Texas | John Danks grew up going to games at Rangers Ballpark and imagined pitching there on opening day when Texas drafted him in the first round.

Ryan visits Ventura, 1st meeting since '93 brawl

ARLINGTON, Texas | Robin Ventura and Nolan Ryan spoke Friday for the first time since their infamous brawl 19 seasons ago.

Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years

DALLAS | Paul George and the Pacers are getting more and more confident.

Rangers don't really know World Series opponent

ARLINGTON, Texas | The Texas Rangers know who they're playing in the World Series.

Cruz hits grand slam in 11th, Texas beats Tigers

ARLINGTON, Texas | Nelson Cruz hit the first game-ending grand slam in postseason history, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in 11 innings Monday for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.

Game 2 of AL championship series postponed

ARLINGTON, Texas | The Detroit Tigers are wet and wounded.

Rangers edge Tigers in twice-delayed ALCS

ARLINGTON, Texas | A few minutes past midnight, the Texas Rangers had one more victory over Justin Verlander — and the Detroit Tigers lost yet another wet playoff opener started by their ace.

Romo, Cowboys do well in situations against Ryan D

SAN ANTONIO | Eastern Illinois grad Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys' starting offense handled every situation just fine against Rob Ryan's defense.

Danks searches for support in loss to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas | John Danks is still looking for his first victory this season for White Sox, even after a complete game against a Texas lineup that got back its two sluggers.

Shuttle pilot taking piece of Texas speedway into space

FORT WORTH, Texas | Space shuttle pilot Doug Hurley will take a piece of Texas Motor Speedway into space.

Kenseth ends 76-race drought with Texas win

FORT WORTH, Texas | Matt Kenseth had a dominating run at Texas, breaking a 76-race NASCAR Sprint Cup winless streak Saturday night.

David Ragan earns first Sprint Cup pole at Texas

FORT WORTH | David Ragan feels like he is taking the right steps to get up to par with his Roush Fenway teammates.

Snow, ice not part of Super Bowl vision in Texas

DALLAS | Jerry Jones has long looked forward to Super Bowl week, to the glitz and glitter sure to come with hosting the NFL's biggest and most-watched event in his showcase $1.2 billion stadium.

Jefferson rallies LSU to Cotton win over Aggies

ARLINGTON, Texas | Jordan Jefferson and the LSU Tigers will be back at Cowboys Stadium in eight months for their 2011 season opener. They are now waiting to see if coach Les Miles will be with them.

Kotsay's double pushes White Sox past Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas | Mark Kotsay hit a two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning and the White Sox beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-3 on Friday night in a game that started about 2.5 hours late because of rain.

Cubs beat Rangers in 10

ARLINGTON, Texas | Pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot had the tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning and the Cubs beat Texas 5-4 on Saturday night, ending the Rangers' five-game winning streak.

Cubs lose at Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas | Colby Lewis labored through six innings for his first victory in five starts and Nelson Cruz drove in the tiebreaking run for the Texas Rangers in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs on Friday night.

White Sox beat Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas | Gavin Floyd and the struggling White Sox finally got a few breaks to go their way.

Sox can't back Buehrle in loss at Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas | Texas catcher Matt Treanor had a solo homer and a two-run double for his first extra-base hits of the season and former releiver C.J. Wilson had another solid start for the Rangers in a 4-2 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night.

Baylor's Griner still `really a kid' in 6-8 body

WACO, Texas | Brittney Griner munches on candy from a Pez dispenser before practice. Her joyful exuberance from that and the SpongeBob SquarePants backpack she carries are reminders of the youngster still inside her imposing 6-foot-8 body.

Johnson gets break, capitalizes

FONTANA, Calif. | Jimmie Johnson got a huge break during his last stop, getting on pit road only seconds before the caution flag came out, and held off a charging Kevin Harvick in the closing laps to win at California on Sunday.

Dunk you very much

DALLAS | Nate Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion, and that's enough for him. The 5-foot-9 New York Knicks guard says he's done with the marquee event of Saturday night's All-Star festivities.

McNabb, Philadelphia ready for Dallas

ARLINGTON, Texas | Now the Dallas Cowboys have to figure out how to do it again.

Kinsler homers in Rangers' win over Sox

ARLINGTON, Texas | Ian Kinsler hit a record-tying leadoff home run and Matt Harrison pitched five scoreless innings to win his second consecutive start for the Texas Rangers in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday night.

Gossage a Texas showman with old-school stunts

FORT WORTH, Texas | Eddie Gossage figured his days working for Bruton Smith were about to end.

Sox maintain lead on Twins, barely

ARLINGTON, Texas | John Danks showed the Texas fans what they're missing.

Tank finally at ease with Cowboys

IRVING, Texas | Gary native Tank Johnson is finally at ease, comfortable again being a focus of attention. This time, he feels he truly does have a fresh opportunity.

Pat Knight tries to find own way

WACO, Texas | When Pat Knight planned changes in the way Texas Tech would do certain things, he didn't worry about the opinions of anyone else. Not even those of the coach he succeeded.

Smith acquiring New Hampshire track for $340 million, no plans to move races 'at this time'

FORT WORTH, Texas | New Hampshire International Speedway will have a new owner, and still has both of its NASCAR Nextel Cup dates -- for now.

NASCAR notes: Allmendinger's shows more progress with best qualifying spot

FORT WORTH, Texas | Nextel Cup rookie AJ Allmendinger was fast in practice Friday, and again when it counted during qualifying at Texas.

Sosa sacs Sox for walk-off win in extra innings

ARLINGTON, Texas | Sammy Sosa hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday night.

Romo Cowboyed up at discounted price

IRVING, Texas | Long before Tony Romo was a Pro Bowl quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, he was a rookie free agent who turned down twice as much money to sign with Denver.

Mistakes doom Cubs again

ARLINGTON, Texas | Kenny Lofton was stuck between second and third base, seemingly a sure out for the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Finally with 600 homers, Sosa looking for more

ARLINGTON, Texas | Sitting home in the Dominican Republic last summer without a place to play, Sammy Sosa knew he was too close to an elite mark not to come back.

Rangers knock off Cubs in ninth

ARLINGTON, Texas | Pinch-hitters Kenny Lofton and Frank Catalanotto singled off the gloves of diving Cubs outfielders in the bottom of the ninth inning, producing the winning run in the Texas Rangers' 6-5 victory over Chicago on Thursday.

Sosa becomes fifth player in 600-homer club

ARLINGTON, Texas | Sammy Sosa's 600th homer resembled so many that came before -- except this time the Cubs were on the other side.

Cubs fend off Sosa, Rangers

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Cubs shut down Sosa, Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas | Sammy Sosa swung and missed in his chance to make history in his first game against the Cubs.

Defending IndyCar champ Hornish wins at Texas for first victory in '07

FORT WORTH, Texas | Sam Hornish Jr. finally got in front and the defending IndyCar Series champion stayed there to get his first victory of the season.