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DALLAS — Jack Eichel and defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas got exactly what they anticipated, and withstood that early hard push in Game 2 by the desperate Dallas Stars.
CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer during Chicago's four-run first inning and the short-handed Cubs beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Wednesday night.
ARLINGTON — Adolis García and Evan Carter hit Texas' first back-to-back home runs this season and the Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Wednesday night.
RUSK — The Bullard Lady Panthers swept a Class 4A Region III bi-district softball series on Wednesday in Rusk.
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LONGVIEW — Jailey Potter and Tatum Horton combined on a two-hitter, leading the Van Lady Vandals to a 6-0 win over Pittsburg on Wednesday in Game 1 of a Class 4A bi-district softball playoff game at Longview High School.
Panola scored four runs in the eighth inning to rally and take a 10-9 win over the Apaches on Wednesday in a Region XIV baseball game at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Mike Carter Field.
LOS ANGELES — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back.
Two All Saints student-athletes signed to compete at the college level on Wednesday afternoon.
This is not the year for suspense when it comes to the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
LOS ANGELES — Led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks bounced back to take away home-court advantage from the Los Angeles Clippers and newly returned and rusty Kawhi Leonard.
CHICAGO — Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016.
ARLINGTON — Logan Gilbert allowed only two hits pitching into the seventh inning, Julio Rodríguez hit his first homer and the Seattle Mariners beat Texas 4-0 on Tuesday night, knocking the World Series champion Rangers out of first place for the first time this season.
LINDALE — Jackson Parker and Isaac Rodgers combined on a two-hitter, helping the Lindale Eagles to a 4-0 win over Van in a matchup of District 16-4A leaders on Tuesday at Robbie Surratt Field.
UT Tyler’s baseball series with Arkansas-Fort Smith has been moved from Fort Smith, Arkansas to the Rose City, school officials announced.
BULLARD — Kolt Larsen hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning and that held up as No. 10 Hudson took a 2-1 win over No. 12 Bullard for the District 18-4A title on Tuesday night at the new Panther Athletic Complex.
Isabel Buchanan and Sadie Arriola each had three hits in leading the Grace Community Lady Cougars to a 28-0 win over the Dallas Bishop Dunne Lady Falcons on Senior Night Tuesday.
Christin Haygood and Genesis Armendariz were in control in the circle, leading No. 4 UT Tyler to a softball doubleheader sweep of St. Mary’s on Tuesday at Irwin Field.
The No. 18 TJC Apaches begin their final Region XIV baseball series on Wednesday, hosting Panola at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Mike Carter Field.
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Harmony’s Tucker Tittle and Rains’ Shawn Robertson have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Baseball Player of the Week honors for games played April 15-20.
WHITEHOUSE — Whitehouse had two student-athletes sign to play their respective sports at the college level on Monday.
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DALLAS — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months and his first-time linemate Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights.
The Bullard Lady Panthers are headed to the UIL Class 4A Girls Golf State Golf Tournament.
The UT Tyler Patriots swept Texas A&M International on Sunday in a Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader, giving head coach Mike Reed his 900th career victory.
WHITEHOUSE — Several area athletes punched their ticket to the UIL Track and Field State Meet during the Class 3A Region II Track and Field Championships Friday and Monday at Wildcat Stadium.
BULLARD — Several East Texas athletes punched their ticket to the UIL Track and Field State Meet during the Class 4A Region III Track and Field Championships Friday and Monday at Panther Stadium.
Texas A&M, Arkansas and Tennessee are the consensus top three teams, according to D1Baseball.com and Baseball America.
In their final regular season home game and the team’s only non-conference contest of the season, UT Tyler baseball will celebrate Youth Day on Tuesday at Irwin Field.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A Masters green jacket wasn’t enough for Scottie Scheffler.
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