Danny Duffy took a shutout into the eighth inning, Salvador Perez drove in four runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 on Thursday night for their season-best third straight victory.
Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, who turned 45 on Thursday, was given a cake by his Rangers teammates -- who then promptly smashed his face into it.
The Texas Longhorns were the hottest team in Las Vegas this week when the South Point sportsbook posted the first college football point spreads in town.
The injury history of the Cowboys linebacker has prompted a proactive approach to offseason work.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams told police that former Baylor teammate Kendall Wright was responsible for last week's car accident in Texas.
With Jason Witten and Dez Bryant gone, the third-year quarterback is expanding his role as the face of the franchise.
According to Rick Carlisle, Stephen Silas has agreed to a multi-year deal to join the Mavs coaching staff. He will replace Melvin Hunt, who is leaving for the Atlanta Hawks.
Buster breaks down Wednesday's action, including a dominating effort from Kenta Maeda and a 22-run outburst in Arlington.
Travel problems delayed the New York Yankees from getting home from Texas.
The Rangers pitcher, who turned 45 on Thursday, has changed quite a bit since breaking into the big leagues with the Indians in 1997.
Jurickson Profar had a bases-clearing double to put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay in a wild, series-clinching 12-10 win over the New York Yankees, who matched a major league record with four more homers Wednesday night.
Zack Martin is not taking part in the OTAs but there is no doubting how the Cowboys and Jason Garrett feel about him. Martin has taken over the locker that had been occupied by Jason Witten for two years at The Star. Garrett puts all of the team leaders in strategic spots in the room. DeMarcus Lawrence has moved to Dez Bryant's spot. Travis Frederick has moved to a corner spot occupied by Darren McFadden.
Normally running backs will take almost all of their carries during practice to the end zone to work on conditioning. Ezekiel Elliott did more than that in the first OTA. On the final rep of team drills whether he got the ball or not he ran to the end zone, sometimes as much as 40 yards.
On May 9, Jerry Jones was not sure what the resolution would be to the NFL's national anthem issue, but said, “Everyone knows my position on that. And so we'll give the kind of sensitivity and thought and discussion that it deserves and we'll come up with a league-wide, going forward, position. But I reiterate that everybody knows where I stand on it.”
Zack Martin, who had been working out with teammates, has yet to participate in the Cowboys' OTAs as negotiations continue.
All-Pro right guard Zack Martin did not take part in Tuesday's OTA and it's not clear if he will work in any of them, according to multiple sources. The Cowboys and Martin's agents have been in talks regarding a long-term deal over the last few weeks. The OTAs are voluntary and Martin has been at The Star working out since the captains' sessions started almost a month before the official start of the offseason program.
The Cowboys have used some run-pass options in the past two seasons with Dak Prescott at quarterback, but will now do more.
Cole Hamels limited the slugging New York Yankees to four hits over seven innings while Jurickson Profar and Ronald Guzman homered for the last-place Texas Rangers in a 6-4 win Tuesday night.
The two 21-year-old infielders are already future All-Stars and putting up big power numbers. If you had to pick one, choosing isn't easy.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on the NFL looking to resolve the issue over players protesting during the National Anthem: ‘'The main thing we want to do is have our fans think about football.''
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 65 | 17 | .793 | - | L1 |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 | W5 |
| San Antonio | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | L1 |
| Dallas | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 | L4 |
| Memphis | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43 | L2 |
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 33 | 18 | .647 | - | W4 |
| Seattle | 29 | 20 | .592 | 3 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 28 | 22 | .560 | 4.5 | W2 |
| Oakland | 26 | 24 | .520 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Texas | 20 | 32 | .385 | 13.5 | L1 |
