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Mike Schmitz Details Cooper Flagg’s Year-Two Outlook: ‘He Has So Many Ways He Can Hurt You’
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg won Rookie of the Year in April with 56 of 100 first-place votes. His second NBA season comes after a summer that Mike Schmitz says Flagg has spent working in the Dallas Mavericks gym. Flagg started all 70 games he played and averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in […]
‘We’ve Upgraded’: Mike Schmitz Assesses New-Look Dallas Mavericks Roster Around Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks finished 26-56 last season, 12th in the Western Conference. Mike Schmitz took over as general manager May 8. Since then, he said Dallas has gotten bigger, longer, more athletic, and more skilled. Four days before Schmitz arrived, Dallas named Masai Ujiri president of basketball operations and alternate governor. Schmitz came […]
Dallas Cowboys QB Battle Takes Shape As Sam Howell, Joe Milton III Impress Against Seattle Seahawks
SEATTLE — Sam Howell started the Dallas Cowboys‘ preseason opener Saturday night and played the entire first half. Joe Milton III, who had been listed as the No. 2 quarterback, took the second half of a 17-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Howell went 8-of-12 for 94 yards and a touchdown with […]
Dallas Cowboys Rookie Camden Brown Carries Late Sister’s Memory Into Breakout Game Against Seattle Seahawks
SEATTLE — Camden Brown caught two touchdown passes in his first NFL game Saturday night, and afterward he talked about the week that led into it. Brown’s younger sister died on Aug. 13, 2021. Saturday’s preseason opener at Lumen Field came two days after the fifth anniversary. Doctors did not expect Brown’s sister to reach […]
Wyatt Langford Homers, Says ‘Best Is Ahead of Us’ After Texas Rangers Snap Four-Game Skid
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wyatt Langford went 3-for-4 and hit the home run that put the Texas Rangers in front Saturday night in a 5-3 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. With Corey Seager on base in the sixth inning, Langford drove a two-run homer to left-center for a 4-3 lead. Texas had […]
Texas Rangers Get Encouraging Jacob deGrom Injury Update, Wednesday Start Still Possible
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers have not crossed Wednesday off the schedule for Jacob deGrom. His right triceps tightened during Thursday’s start in Anaheim. Imaging Friday produced no new findings, and deGrom remained day-to-day Saturday. He had not yet resumed playing catch, but manager Skip Schumaker said deGrom felt better after meeting with […]
Texas Rangers End Four-Game Slide As Wyatt Langford Powers 5-3 Win Over Athletics
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wyatt Langford hit a two-run home run to put the Texas Rangers ahead in the sixth inning Saturday night, and Jacob Latz recorded the final 6 outs of a 5-3 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. The victory ended a four-game losing streak for Texas, with every loss during […]
Camden Brown Scores Twice As Dallas Cowboys Beat Seattle Seahawks 17-7 In Preseason Opener
SEATTLE — Camden Brown caught touchdown passes from both of the Dallas Cowboys‘ backup quarterbacks Saturday night as Dallas opened the preseason with a 17-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. The undrafted rookie caught all 3 of his targets for 62 yards and scored twice. Sam Howell connected with Brown for a […]
Dallas Cowboys RB Phil Mafah Ruled Out With Chest Injury In Preseason Opener vs. Seattle Seahawks
SEATTLE — Phil Mafah was ruled out for the remainder of Saturday night’s preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks with a chest injury. The Dallas Cowboys announced Mafah was done for the night as the fourth quarter began at Lumen Field. Mafah finished with 4 carries for 9 yards. Dallas led 17-7 at the start […]
Dallas Power, Boston Ball Hogs Advance To Big3 Championship In Dallas
DALLAS — The Big3, Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league, held the first round of its playoffs and its annual Celebrity Game on Saturday at American Airlines Center. Games in the Big3 are played street-ball style, using different rules and half a regulation court. Those rules include a four-point shot, where players […]
Texas Rangers Shake Up Lineup Amid Four-Game Skid, Move Joc Pederson To Leadoff
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers changed three position-player starters and seven spots in the batting order for Saturday night’s game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Joc Pederson, who was not in Friday’s starting lineup, leads off as the designated hitter. Wyatt Langford moves from first to fourth, and Jake Burger drops […]
Texas Rangers Activate Jakob Junis, DFA Marco Gonzales One Day After Adding Him
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers activated right-hander Jakob Junis from the 15-day injured list Saturday and designated left-hander Marco Gonzales for assignment. The moves leave 39 players on the Rangers’ major league roster. Gonzales lasted one day. Texas selected his contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, two weeks after taking him off […]
Texas Rangers Weigh Jack Leiter Return After Scoreless Rehab Start
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers will decide whether Jack Leiter makes another minor league rehab start or returns to the major league roster. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said the club will talk through both options, according to The Dallas Morning News. Leiter could make another rehab start or return to Texas. “The main […]
Texas Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi Making Progress, Still Has No Date To Throw
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has made progress with the right posterior elbow inflammation that put him on the injured list, but the club does not have a date for him to play catch. Range of motion in Eovaldi’s elbow has improved, and some of the swelling has come down, according […]
Texas Rangers’ Jacob deGrom To Play Catch Sunday After Triceps Tightness
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jacob deGrom is scheduled to play catch Sunday. The Texas Rangers have not moved him off his Wednesday start. DeGrom will throw before Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park, according to The Dallas Morning News. Texas will monitor him in the days after that. DeGrom left Thursday’s […]
‘That’s Not How You Win A Division’: Jake Burger Calls Out Texas Rangers’ AL West Road Struggles
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jake Burger didn’t have an explanation for one of the Texas Rangers‘ biggest problems this season. Friday’s 8-3 loss to the Athletics dropped Texas to 5-16 on the road against American League West opponents. When Burger was asked why those games have gone so poorly, he didn’t pretend to have an […]
Jake Burger Warns Texas Rangers Against Pressing During Four-Game Skid
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jake Burger provided the Texas Rangers with their only runs Friday night. He doesn’t think trying to do too much will help them find more. Texas lost 8-3 to the Athletics at Sutter Health Park for its fourth straight defeat, with Burger’s three-run homer accounting for all of the Rangers’ scoring. […]
Skip Schumaker Admits Changes ‘Didn’t Work’ As Texas Rangers’ Skid Reaches Four
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Skip Schumaker tried changing things up Friday. By the end of the night, the Texas Rangers manager was already looking for something else. Texas lost 8-3 to the Athletics at Sutter Health Park for its fourth straight defeat, continuing a slide that has cost the Rangers ground in the American League […]
Dak Prescott Reveals ‘Super Bowl LXI’ Phone Alarms As Dallas Cowboys Open Preseason
DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has Super Bowl LXI on his mind often enough that he doesn’t leave it to memory. Prescott said Friday on the “Up & Adams Show” with Kay Adams that he has alarms set on his phone labeled “Super Bowl LXI.” They go off at different points in the […]
Rob Gronkowski Sends Clear Message About Jason Witten’s Hall Of Fame Case
DALLAS — Rob Gronkowski endorsed Jason Witten for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in an interview published Friday by NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth‘s Logan Reardon and Charles Nichelson. Witten played 16 of his 17 NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He made it all the way to the finalist round in his first year on […]
Texas Rangers ‘Finding Different Ways To Lose’ In 8-3 Loss To Athletics, Their Fourth Straight
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jake Burger tied the game with a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Texas Rangers lost anyway, falling 8-3 to the Athletics on Friday night at Sutter Health Park. Texas has dropped four straight. The defeat dropped the Rangers to 60-63 and left them three games behind the […]
Dallas Wings Give Up ‘Unacceptable’ 35-Point Fourth Quarter In 98-87 Loss To Indiana Fever
INDIANAPOLIS — Paige Bueckers scored 29 points, and the Dallas Wings carried a 66-63 lead into the fourth quarter Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Indiana Fever answered with 35 points over the final 10 minutes and pulled away for a 98-87 win. Caitlin Clark finished with 29 points, 3 rebounds, and 10 assists for […]
Texas Rangers Await Jacob deGrom MRI Results After Triceps Issue Against Los Angeles Angels
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers were still waiting Friday afternoon to learn more about Jacob deGrom‘s right triceps. deGrom underwent imaging after leaving Thursday’s 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels after only two innings. Manager Skip Schumaker said before Friday’s series opener against the Athletics that the club had not received the […]
Texas Rangers Get Positive Josh Jung Scan Results As Next Step In Rehab Nears
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Texas Rangers received encouraging news on Josh Jung before Friday’s series opener against the Athletics. Another round of imaging on Jung’s strained left calf came back with positive results, manager Skip Schumaker said Friday, according to The Dallas Morning News. Jung also had what Schumaker described as a “good day” […]
Caitlin Clark Returns To Indiana Fever Game Against Dallas Wings After Locker Room Exit
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark was back on the floor when the Indiana Fever opened the third quarter Friday against the Dallas Wings after going to the locker room late in the first half. Clark came down on the foot of Alysha Clark during the second quarter at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. She stayed in for a stretch […]
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