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FRISCO — The Dallas Cowboys had to reset at running back eight years ago, when they drafted Ezekiel Elliott fourth overall and watched him lead the NFL in rushing twice in his first three seasons.
AUSTIN — Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers figured his football career had always been in such a rush that it was time to slow down.
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It was a dominant showing for the Tyler Legacy tennis team as the host of the District 10-6A Tennis Tournament on Thursday and Friday.
Senior boys basketball players throughout East Texas will take the court on Saturday night in the Azalea Orthopedics All-Star Basketball Classic at Tyler Junior College’s Wagstaff Gymnasium.
Saturday’s Azalea Orthopedics All-Star High School Basketball Classic girls game will feature two coaches who are very familiar with the event.
HOUSTON — Through 20 games, the Houston Astros have managed just six wins and are in last place in the AL West.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Scottie Scheffler is running on fumes after an exhausting Masters victory just four days ago. He hit a shank from a bunker. He nearly lost his mind from mud on his golf ball. And he still managed a 2-under 69 at the RBC Heritage on Thursday.
DETROIT — Leody Taveras scored the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning and added an RBI single in the ninth as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 9-7 on Thursday.
BOSTON — Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile.
The term ”wade fishing” brings to mind a shallow, saltwater event.
LINDALE — Kayli Vickery was a key member of Lindale’s volleyball team that went 36-9 and advanced to the regional tournament for the first time since 2002.
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USA Basketball studied every men’s basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn’t good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble.
Thomas Magnus tossed a three-hitter to lead Navarro College to an 8-0 win over the No. 8 Tyler Junior College Apaches on Wednesday in a Region XIV baseball game in Corsicana.
DETROIT — Josh Smith’s pinch-hit double in the top of the ninth drove home the winning run and the Texas Rangers beat the error-prone Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday.
HOUSTON — Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
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Tyler Legacy was back on the practice field on Tuesday afternoon for spring workouts.
Tyler Legacy, formerly known as Robert E. Lee High School, has had nine players play in the NFL.
HOUSTON — Reynaldo López struck out seven over six scoreless innings, Orlando Arcia homered and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight, 6-2 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
WHITEHOUSE — The Whitehouse LadyCats are the District 15-5A softball champions.
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Tyler Legacy sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning.
NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died. He was 92.
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Former Tyler Legacy High School standout Bryson Donnell has reportedly entered the transfer portal.
Whitehouse’s Garrett Hayes and Lindale’s Hudson LeGrow have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Baseball Player of the Week honors for games played April 8-13.
Mineola’s Jadelyn Marshall and Rusk’s Sarah Boudreaux have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Softball Player of the Week honors for games played April 8-13.
Tyler Legacy will host the District 10-6A Tennis Tournament on Thursday and Friday.
Born in Tyler and a graduate of Whitehouse High School, Patrick Mahomes has been named one of The World’s Most Influential People by TIME Magazine.
HOUSTON — Austin Riley had three hits, including an RBI single in a four-run ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
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