Before his team took the field against TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Sanders gathered his players for a pregame speech. FORT WORTH, Texas — Deion Sanders knows how to command the attention of a room. On Saturday, it wasn’t for show. Before his team took the field against TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium, … Read more
The loss was the first for the U.S. in 10 games this summer, counting five exhibition games on the way to the World Cup. MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. is assured of going to the Paris Olympics. That’s good. It also has a quarterfinal game at the World Cup awaiting Tuesday. That’s also good. Thing … Read more
It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett’s death emerged at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, the demarcation point of every American summer’s symbolic end. Because for so many, the 76-year-old Buffett embodied something they held onto ever so tightly as the world grew ever more complex: the promise of an … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – He’s most often associated with Boston, the hometown of his legendary rock band, but Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has a soft spot in his heart for the Hawaiian island of Maui. The singer, who has a home on the island, wants vacationers to return to Maui to help the island’s economy — devastated … Read more
Offensive lineman Terence Steele has reached an agreement on a five-year, $86.8 million extension, according to Adam Schefter. DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are locking down contracts leading up to the season. Now a former undrafted free agent is reportedly getting his. Right tackle Terence Steele, who went undrafted out of Texas Tech but steadily … Read more
A tense first half culminated in a dominant second half, as the Longhorn defense forced three turnovers and shut down Rice quarterback JT Daniels. AUSTIN, Texas — A closer-than-expected first half may have created some tense moments early on, but the Longhorns were able to shut the door on the Rice Owls in the second … Read more
Houston has beaten UTSA in consecutive season openers after outlasting the Roadrunners, 37-35, in triple overtime last season in San Antonio. HOUSTON — Donovan Smith threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, Samuel Brown had 106 yards receiving and Houston held on for a 17-14 win over UTSA on Saturday night in a season opener … Read more