No more draft in the National Women’s Soccer League under new deal struck with players

The deal also allows for more games per year and promises to make players more accessible to the fans and media. NEW YORK — The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the draft, guarantees all contracts, provides for parental leave and childcare … Read more

‘We’re ready to get back to playing TCU football’ | Can the Horned Frogs bounce back from a sub-.500 season in 2023? Coach Sonny Dykes thinks so.

The fourth-year coach said the program lost many of its key locker room voices to the NFL Draft following the Horned Frogs 2022 run at the national championship. FORT WORTH, Texas — One-score losses riddled the Horned Frogs’ hopes last season, leading them to a disappointing 5-7 record just one year after from their miraculous 2022 … Read more

Report: Dallas Cowboys sign veteran defensive tackle Linval Joseph

DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys are continuing to beef up their interior defensive line, as the team is reportedly signing veteran defensive tackle Linval Joseph to its roster, according to NFL insider Josina Anderson. Linval was drafted by the New York Giants in 2010 and spent this past season with the Buffalo Bills. Before that, however, … Read more

Boerne holds off Nevada at LL World Series, punches ticket to US Final

Boerne All-Stars have outscored opponents 18-3 through three games in the tournament. SAN ANTONIO — At last week’s Grand Slam Parade kicking off the Little League World Series, the Boerne All-Stars were clear about what the mission was in their first tournament trip: to win it all.  After three straight victories in Williamsport, Pa., the … Read more

Does UTSA’s Oscar Cardenas have the best fingertips of any tight end in college football?

Cardenas, who is entering his senior season with the Roadrunners, has that flair for the dramatic. SAN ANTONIO — UTSA senior tight end Oscar Cardenas has always had the football know-how, but it was his talent in another sport that made him the college football player he is today.  “Honestly I would say it would … Read more

‘She keeps you moving forward’: North Texas golfer who lost young daughter finds path to PGA Tour

Hayden Springer and his wife, Emma, lost their daughter Sage in November 2023, after Sage battled Trisomy 18 for more than three years. TROPHY CLUB, Texas — Golf is a seesaw between heart and mind. Thoughts bounce. Desires burn. All in hopes of getting up and down – without getting too up or too down. … Read more