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Meting out unprecedented punishment for a crush-for-cash bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banned the team’s former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams.
The United States beat Italy for the first time in 11 games over 78 years, a 1-0 victory in an exhibition Wednesday night on Clint Dempsey’s goal in the 55th minute.
A former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman has sued the NFL, alleging concussions have affected his short-term memory and caused migraine headaches and other health problems.
As bad as last season was for the Houston Astros, it was worse for Jason Castro.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you are clearly reading the wrong page, you know the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL.
How unlikely is a safety being the first score of a Super Bowl? One site taking prop bets had it at 60-1.
The NFL is trying to avoid another super snafu.
Before the Texas Rangers committed more than $111 million to get Japan’s best pitcher, they spent more than two years watching and getting to know Yu Darvish.
The injury-riddled Houston Texans added to their quarterback depth Tuesday, reaching a deal with Jake Delhomme.
The Ferrell Center will play host to some of the NBA’s biggest names at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1.
Baylor University has announced the upcoming visit of a traveling all-star troupe of players from the National Basketball Association.
People across the country have had money and jobs snatched away from them within the last week, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
Colby Lewis and his Texas teammates casually tossed a ball in left field, trying to avoid the tarp and any anxiety about being so close to the World Series championship.
Successful journalists do the little things right, panelists said at the sports writing panel as a part of the Legacy of Excellence in Journalism Education events last week.
The Lariat’s sports desk reveal their picks for the league’s games this week.
Being a fan of a particular sports team can be exciting and fun. But there are also times when a fan has to endure heartbreak. In my case, being from Houston, I root for the Texans, Rockets and the Astros. While not one of these teams is the top moneymaker in the sports markets like the Dallas teams (yes, I’m including the Rangers in this conversation), being a fan of Houston sports brings me a lot of great memories, good and bad.
The 2011 Texas Rangers are in the World Series. Again. Just think about that.
The NFL had a number of close games this weekend, but one game in particular had some more drama than others.
In the words of Texas Ranger manager Ron Washington, “That’s the way baseball go.”
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett dared Tom Brady to beat him, and the three-time Super Bowl winner did.
Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers are headed to their second straight World Series, finishing off the Detroit Tigers to become the American League’s first repeat champion in a decade.
Here is part two of our new weekly advice column, this time with answers from A&E Editor Joshua Madden (1-4 in the Lariat Super League), sports writer Daniel Wallace (1-4) and photo editor Matt Hellman (4-1).
HOUSTON — Ah, Arizona. Just the place for the Super Bowl to thaw out after a frosty foray into the New York/New Jersey area.
The sports desk is happy to bring you our weekly fantasy football advice column.
Nelson Cruz hit the first game-ending grand slam in postseason history, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in 11 innings Monday for a 2-0 lead in the AL championship series.
Having received positive responses from our presentation of our office’s fantasy football league, we decided to expand our fantasy football coverage to an advice column.
The Texas Rangers are headed back to the AL championship series, thanks to a power surge by Adrian Beltre that few players in major league history have matched.
In part of what may or may not be an on-going column, this week we have decided to ask two people who know almost nothing about sports for fantasy football advice, mainly just for the sweet, sweet taste of irony.
