TYLER — The first of two Northeast Texas FCA All-Star weekends begin today with softball and baseball games at Whitehouse High School.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end.

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 4 Elena Rybakina didn’t leave much to chance on Thursday, cruising into the third round of the French Open in Paris.

DETROIT – On occasion, things aren’t what they seem. Wednesday, for example, dawned bright clear and calm; meanwhile, meteorologists spent the pregame at Comerica Park explaining to schoolchildren the fearsome power of the weather. And so it went.

Jake Marisnick had two hits and an RBI in his Detroit debut as the Tigers salvaged the finale of a three-game series by edging the visiting Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

Florida programs are back on the college football map in Week 1 of the 2023 season.

The Harleton Wildcats recorded 32 straight wins before finally tasting defeat this past weekend in the second game of a regional semifinal playoff series.

LAMB SIGNS WITH KC: Palestine High School softball standout Haleigh Lamb, a catcher and second baseman, has signed to play softball at Kilgore College.

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The Texas Rangers have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2023 season, compiling a 34-19 record. That record ties the Rangers with the Baltimore Orioles for the second-best record in the MLB.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has agreed with Denny Hamlin.

ATLANTA — Maybe the Celtics go on to win if Jayson Tatum landed a few inches left. Their best player wasn’t the same after rolling his left ankle a few seconds into Game 7. Then again, Boston’s resolve had cracked often during the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, and the Heat are uniquely su…

DENVER — At long last, the truth can be told: When Nikola Jokic came to America in 2015, his fondest wish was to win a woman’s heart rather than chase a basketball dream.

White Oak junior pitcher Larkin Daniels earned unanimous Most Valuable Player honors, and Hughes Springs and New Diana picked up superlatives with the release of the District 15-3A All-District Softball Team for the 2023 season.

White Oak senior and Texas Tech signee Gavyn Jones, who blasted 11 home runs to go along with 10 pitching wins, earned Most Valuable Player honors with the release of the District 15-3A All-District Baseball Team for 2023.

HARLETON BASEBALL: The Harleton Wildcats (33-1) will take on the Douglass Indians (27-10) in a best-of-three Class 2A regional final series starting on Thursday.

Six teams from Texas have earned bids to the NCAA Division I Baseball tournament, the organization announced on Monday.

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Novak Djokovic opened his pursuit of a record 23rd Grand Slam title in style Monday, defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the first round of the French Open.

Texas is set to hire former Wisconsin and Pitt head coach Paul Chryst as an offensive analyst and special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian, according to multiple media reports on Sunday.

FRISCO — Terence Steele does not look like a guard.

WITT HONORED: Dallas College Eastfield’s Gus Witt, a Kilgore High School graduate, earned first team All-Conference honors with the release of the Dallas Athletic Conference postseason wards.

MARSHALL — Destiny continues to be on East Texas Baptist University’s side as they punched their ticket to the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament winning the Marshall, Texas Super Regional Championship.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The most decorated athlete in LeTourneau track and field history wrapped up his career on Friday as Jack Miller competed in the pole vault at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in Rochester, N.Y.

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