LOCAL NEWS

White Oak Man Busted on Child Porn Charges

LONGVIEW — A White Oak man is free on $25,000 bond after being charged with child pornography charges. The Longview New-Journal reports Tommy D. Simmons, 47, was indicted by the Gregg County grand jury on May 30th. He is accused of using a file-sharing network to distribute pornographic images of a child younger than 18 years old engaging in “deviant sexual intercourse.” He was arrested on the complaint on Monday.

Registered Sex Offender Surrenders to Authorities

TYLER — A registered sex offender, who failed to return to his court session, has surrendered to authorities. Tyler police had been looking for Tracy Todd Smith, 45. Smith appeared on Wednesday, June 12th, in Judge Kerry Russell’s court for a hearing on a 2nd degree felony charge, “fail to comply with sex offender registration life/annually.” Court proceedings ended with testimony during the morning session. When court convened for the afternoon session, Smith failed to return to court The jury convicted Smith of the offense, and Russell issued a bond forfeiture warrant on Smith. (more…)

Snake Smuggler Pleads Guilty in Tyler

TYLER — An Eco-tourism guide, appearing in Tyler federal court, has pleaded guilty to smuggling live snakes. William Lamar, 63, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law when he appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. Lamar faces up to five years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set. (more…)

Liquor Sale Applications in Longview

LONGVIEW — Since the May 11th election in Longview, nearly 20 stores have applied with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for permits to sell beer and wine in formerly dry areas of Longview. KETK reports stores including Sam’s Club, both North Longview Wal-Mart retail stores, Albertsons Market, Brookshire’s of Longview and Super 1 Foods north of Loop 281 have filed applications. The station reports Albertsons, Brookshire’s and Wal-Mart each donated $20,000 to the campaign in support of the passage of beer and wine sales.

East Texan Killed in Skydiving Jump

HOUSTON — A skydiving jump turns fatal for an Angelina County man. KETK reports it happened at Skydive Spaceland near Houston over the weekend. Witnesses say 36-year-old Miguel Carrasco of Zavalla cut away from his main parachute about 1,000 feet above ground and then, for some reason, failed to deploy the backup chute. This isn’t the first a skydiver has been killed at Skydive Spaceland. Four jumpers have died at the facility in the last few years — the most recent two years ago.

Medical Group: Old Plants Should Be Retrofitted

EAST TEXAS — A medical group says enough is enough when it comes to old, polluting power plants. Dr. Robert Haley with the Texas Medical Association says there’s an effort to exempt the Big Brown, Monticello, and Martin Lake coal powered plants in East Texas from pollution controls. Haley says the plants dirty the air and are a major source of mercury in our lakes and streams. According to Haley, mercury can cause brain damage and is a suspect in the development of autism. He says the plants have been grandfathered from pollution controls for 40 years. Even though they may be sold, says Haley, the facilities were bought away from TXU several years ago and it’s time they were retrofitted.

Exotic Birds Lost in Kilgore Fire

KILGORE — A Kilgore man is dealing with the loss of hundreds of exotic birds in a Sunday afternoon fire in a building next door to his home. Tommy hayes has been keeping the birds there for 33 years. Hayes, his friends, and his son tried to rescue the birds and other animals but could only save a few. To Hayes, these were more than just pets. “This is not money here,” he says. “This is what we do because of what we love to do.” Hayes says he’s been getting phone calls from people outraged that he kept so many birds next to his house. But he showed KETK he’s licensed to raise the birds, along with inspection reports from the city. He says he’ll keep the birds that survived the fire.

STATE NEWS

Major Hasan’s Trial Will Not be Delayed

FORT HOOD (AP) — A military judge at Fort Hood is refusing to delay Major Nidal Hasan’s trial for three months. The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly rampage at the base plans to represent himself and says he needs more time to prepare his defense. But the judge says no. Jury selection is scheduled to start July 9th. The testimony is scheduled to begin on August 6th. Thirteen people died in the 2009 attack.

Texas House Lawmakers Debate Youth Punishment

AUSTIN (AP) — Members of a Texas House panel say they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the mandatory possibility of parole after 40 years. Republican Representative Stefani Carter of Dallas said Tuesday she’s “really torn here because we do only have eight days” to pass legislation. Governor Rick Perry added the topic to the Legislature’s 30-day special session, which ends next week. Other lawmakers said it may only be a temporary fix until the Legislature tackles sentencing guidelines for all teen offenders. Still, the Senate passed the new punishments Friday. Currently, a 17-year-old convicted of capital murder in Texas is sentenced to life in prison without parole. But the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that such a sentence is unconstitutional for minors.

Texas Governor Looking to Lure NY Companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Governor Rick Perry says his efforts to lure companies from New York to Texas are a matter of competition similar to a professional basketball game. He says the states are competing over businesses and jobs. He was in the city yesterday as part of a trip to promote the state’s business climate.

Man Accused of Threatening Senator Cruz

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man accused of threatening Senator Ted Cruz (pictured) is in the Harris County jail. Court documents say Nick Gates, 37, admits making calls to Cruz’s offices in Austin and San Antonio. The caller also threatened to “blow up” the sun if he wasn’t paid $3 million.

DA: Veto Doesn’t Take Away Ethics Responsibility

AUSTIN (AP) — The Travis County district attorney says she remains responsible for investigating state ethics violations despite Governor Rick Perry vetoing funding for her office. Rosemary Lehmberg released a statement and spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since Perry cut $3.5 million in annual funding for the Public Integrity Unit. Perry used his line item veto after Lehmberg refused to resign following a drunk-driving conviction. Conservative Republicans have long wanted to take away the Travis County district attorney’s authority to investigate statewide officials. Lehmberg met with Travis county commissioners on Tuesday to explain that 35 people work in the unit prosecuting insurance and tax fraud as well as ethics. Those crimes still need investigating by her office. County commissioners must decide whether to appropriate additional local funds.

Probe Prompts Child Welfare Workers to Resign

ABILENE (AP) — The Texas child welfare agency under investigation for its mishandling of a toddler’s death last year has disciplined two workers after discovering a supervisor had “an inappropriate relationship” with the child’s father. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokesman Patrick Crimmins said Tuesday that officials were tipped in May that the relationship started after the investigation into the August 28 death of 22-month-old Tamryn Klapheke began. Crimmins said the two women who resigned were investigators in the case. Two others not handling the case were reassigned. The agency remains under scrutiny on charges of evidence tampering. That investigation is ongoing. The toddler’s mother claimed she was too stressed by her military spouse’s deployment to care for her children. She faces a charge of injury to a child.

Texas Man Sentenced for Medicare Scam

HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for operating bogus ambulance companies that fraudulently collected $3.6 million in Medicare payments. Julian Kimble was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and other charges. He also must pay back the money he collected. Kimble pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2011. Prosecutors say Kimble operated four ambulance companies in the Houston area from 2008 to 2010. He routinely billed the federal Medicare program for ambulance transports that were not provided, not needed or not ordered by a treating physician. He and others transported Medicare beneficiaries in vans or sedans. Kimble received kickbacks from the owners of community mental health centers in exchange for supplying patients to their facilities.

Office Manager Sent to Prison for Embezzlement

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her to church and replenishment of her boyfriend’s prison commissary account. The San Antonio Express-News reports Misty Casanova had previously pleaded no contest to a first-degree felony theft charge. Authorities say the 34-year-old stole from dentist Fred Seitz about 600 times from 2006 to 2010.

Police: South Texas Teen Run Over by Own Car

RIO GRANDE CITY (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a South Texas teenager who appears to have been run over by her own vehicle. The Monitor of McAllen reports authorities in Rio Grande City were called to a home just before 8:15 Tuesday morning. Police Chief Dutch Piper says that responding officers found a 17-year-old girl who had died after her car had run her over. While police are still investigating, it appears the teenager exited her vehicle, which then moved and went over her.

Woodlands Jewelry Store Robbed

THE WOODLANDS (AP) — Investigators are searching for five suspects who robbed a Houston-area jewelry store. The robbers in haz-mat suits and painters’ masks broke display cases at the store in The Woodlands last night. At least one had a gun. They sped off in a white SUV.

Heimlich Rescues Choking Texas Congressman

PHOENIX (AP) — A Texas congressman who was choking on popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican and a House staffer for stepping in to help. Representative Ted Poe’s spokeswoman says the five-term congressman from the 2nd District was eating dinner at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington last week when he began choking. Arizona Representative Matt Salmon and GOP House staffer Dr. Nick Muzin jumped in to save the day.

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LOCAL SPORTS

Allen’s late 3 forces OT, Heat edge Spurs to force Game 7

LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.

LeBron James became the fourth player in NBA history with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. He’s just the second to do it in a win, joining James Worthy.
30 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast
NBA Finals History
Season Player
Tuesday LeBron James*
1993 Charles Barkley
1988 James Worthy*
1969 Jerry West
*- Won game
–Elias Sports Bureau

James was dominant in the fourth quarter and overtime, scoring 18 points and hitting 8 of his 14 field goals. The Heat outscored the Spurs 38-25 in the fourth quarter and overtime.
LeBron James in Game 6
1st 3 qtrs 4th qtr/OT
Points 14 18
FG 3-12 8-14
+/- -14 +13
–ESPN Stats & Information

James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami’s repeat chances alive.

Losing his headband but keeping his cool while playing the entire second half and overtime, James finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, making the go-ahead basket with 1:43 remaining in the extra period.

“If we were going to go down tonight, we’re going to go down with me leaving every little bit of energy that I had on the floor,” James said.

Tim Duncan scored 30 points for the Spurs, his most in an NBA Finals game since Game 1 in 2003, but was shut out after the third quarter. He added 17 rebounds.

Game 7 will be here Thursday, the NBA’s first do-or-die game to determine its champion since the Lakers beat the Celtics in 2010.

“They’re the best two words in sports: Game 7,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

The Spurs looked headed to a fifth title in five chances when they built a 13-point lead with under 4 minutes left in the third quarter, then grabbed a five-point edge late in regulation after blowing the lead.

But James hit a 3-pointer and Ray Allen tied it with another. Just 5.2 seconds remained in regulation. The Heat were that close to the edge.

James was just 3 of 12 after three quarters, the Heat trailing by 10 and frustration apparent among the players and panic setting in among the fans.

Nothing to worry. Not with James playing like this.

He finished 11 of 26, even making a steal after his basket had given Miami a 101-100 edge in the OT.

Before that, he was 12 minutes from hearing the familiar criticisms about not being able to get it done, from having to watch a team celebrate on his home floor again.

Then he changed the game and erased that story.

The Heat, who haven’t lost consecutive games since Jan. 8 and 10, had too much defense and way too much James for the Spurs in the final 17 minutes. They are trying to become fourth team to win the final two games at home since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 format for the finals in 1985.

James came in averaging 31.5 points in elimination games, highest in NBA history, according to a stat provided through the NBA by the Elias Sports Bureau.

This wasn’t quite the 45-point performance in Game 6 of last year’s Eastern Conference finals in Boston, but given the higher stakes may go down as more important — if the Heat follow it with another victory Thursday.

The Heat were in the same place as they were in 2011 at the end of their Big Three’s first season together, coming home from Texas facing a 3-2 deficit in the finals.

This is a different team. And oh, what a different James.

They said they welcomed this challenge, a chance to show they how much mentally tougher they were than the team the Dallas Mavericks easily handled in Game 6 that night.

James made sure they did, looking nothing like the player who was so bad in the fourth quarters during that series.

He was simply unstoppable down the stretch of this one.

Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs. Tony Parker had 19 points and eight assists, but shot just 6 of 23 from the field.

The Spurs had one final chance down 103-100, but Chris Bosh blocked Danny Green’s 3-pointer from the corner as time expired.

Bosh had said Green wouldn’t get open the way he has all series — and he didn’t.

Green finished 1 of 5 from behind the arc after going 25 of 38 on 3-pointers (65.8 percent) in the first five games.

The Heat, the NBA’s 66-win powerhouse during the regular season, will be playing a seventh game for the second straight round, having needed to go the distance to beat the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.

“See you in Game 7!” the public address announcer hollered as Heat fans either left with or tossed their usual white T-shirts that hang on chairs in the arena. These read “First to 16 Wins,” meaning the number of victories it takes to win the championship.

The race will go down to a final day.

The Heat are 13-0 after losses over the last five months, though this was nothing like the previous 12 that had come by an average of nearly 20 points. Nor was it like the previous four games of this series, which had all been blowouts after the Spurs pulled out a four-point victory in Game 1.

San Antonio had an 11-0 run in the first half, then a 13-3 burst in the third quarter for a 71-58 lead, and a final flurry late in regulation that seemed to have them ready to walk off with another title.

Parker’s 3-pointer over James tied it at 89 with 1:27 left. He then came up with a steal, spinning into the lane for a 91-89 lead with 58 seconds to go. Miami coughed it up again and Manu Ginobili made two free throws, and he made another after a third straight Miami turnover to put the Spurs ahead 94-89.

James nailed a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, and the Heat had one more chance after Leonard made just one to give the Spurs a 95-92 edge. James missed but Bosh got the rebound out to Allen, the league’s career leader in 3-pointers, who made another one from the corner to even it up.

The Spurs went ahead by three again in overtime, but James found a cutting Allen for a basket, then scored himself to put the Heat on top. They clinched it when Bosh blocked San Antonio’s final two shot attempts.

Bosh finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Cowboys agree to deal with WR Williams

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas – The Cowboys have three more agreements to reach with their draft picks after securing third-round wide receiver Terrance Williams to a four-year deal.

Williams, the No. 74 pick overall, will receive a signing bonus of roughly $619,500.

The Cowboys got Williams with the extra pick they acquired in their draft-day trade with San Francisco, moving from No. 18 in the first round to No. 31 where they picked Travis Frederick.

A Dallas native, Williams caught 97 passes for 1,832 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior at Baylor. He finished his collegiate career with 202 catches for 3,334 yards and 27 touchdowns.

The Cowboys expect Williams to be their No. 3 receiver behind Dez Bryant and Miles Austin. After a slow start at the rookie minicamp, Williams’ play improved and had a productive minicamp, which ended last week.

The Cowboys have yet to sign Frederick, second-round tight end Gavin Escobar and third-round safety J.J. Wilcox, but expect deals to be completed quickly.

Astros Crush Brewers 10-1

With the bases loaded in the second inning Matt Dominguez’s long fly ball came up just short and was caught for a sacrifice fly.

When he had a second chance with the bases loaded again in the seventh, he didn’t miss.

Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles, and the Houston Astros rolled to a 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

“I just missed the pitch,” Dominguez said of the second inning. “I was fortunate with the same opportunity later. I got a good pitch to hit — put a good swing on it. So it’s definitely a pretty good feeling.”

Carlos Pena had a three-run homer and Chris Carter had two hits and drove in a run as the Astros won for the fifth time in six games.

The Astros have outscored their opponents 27-10 in the five wins in that span, an encouraging sign for this young team that has sputtered on offense this season.

“I think this is what we’re capable of doing,” Pena said. “I’m not talking about scoring 10 runs, but putting nice runs support up for our pitchers. If they go and do what they are supposed to and give us a quality start then we have a chance to win. Today is one of the days that we show our potential as a team. It definitely feels good to see it actually happen.”

The 22-year-old Lyles (4-1) yielded seven hits and one run over seven innings. It was his seventh straight start with two or less earned runs, which is the longest such streak in the American League this season.

Manager Bo Porter has been impressed with the development of Lyles, who started the season in Triple-A.

“It didn’t look like he even had his best stuff, but that was a great example of the maturity that has taken place with Jordan Lyles,” he said. “Being able to go seven innings and not really have his A stuff and just able to make quality pitch after quality pitch and grind his way through seven innings was really good to see.”

The Astros were up by one in the fifth when Pena broke an 0 for 17 skid when he launched his home run to chase Milwaukee starter Alfredo Figaro and extend the lead to 5-1. Dominguez’s first career grand slam was off Tom Gorzelanny and came in Houston’s five-run seventh.

Figaro (1-1) was unable to build on his last start when he pitched seven shutout innings in a win over Miami. He allowed five hits and four runs in a season-low 4 1/3 innings.

Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke was unhappy with his team’s defensive and pitching errors, but he was perhaps most upset by its inability to take advantage of opportunities on offense.

“We have chances and we don’t get people in,” he said of his team, which went three for 8 with runners in scoring position. “And that ball game is a lot different if we drive in the people when we have the opportunities to do it.”

Dominguez entered the game in a 0-for-7 slump before using his two hits to drive in five runs and give him 40 RBIs this season to pass Carter for the team lead. He has 10 homers in his last 35 games after not homering in his first 33 games this season.

Porter has been impressed with the offensive improvement of Dominguez this season, even though he’s hitting just .236.

“You look at the batting average and many people talk about average but this guy has been productive,” he said. “It’s somewhere close to 40 RBIs, 10 home runs and Gold Glove (caliber) third base. That’s a pretty good baseball player.”

J. D. Martinez reached on third baseman Yuniesky Betancourt’s second error of the game with one out in the seventh. Carter hit an RBI double off Burke Badenhop and he was replaced by Gorzelanny.

Gorzelanny struggled with control from the outset, plunking Pena before walking Justin Maxwell on four pitches to load the bases for Dominguez.

Dominguez gave Houston its first grand slam of the season when he hit a drive into the Crawford Boxes in left field.

Houston’s big offensive night got started when Martinez singled to start the second. Dominguez later hit a sacrifice fly.

Juan Francisco started the Milwaukee third with a triple which bounced on Tal’s Hill in center field. The Brewers tied it with a single by Scooter Gennett.

Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez hit back-to-back singles to load the bases with one out, but Lyles retired the next two batters to limit the damage.

Maxwell, in his first game back after breaking his left hand on April 23, walked and reached third on a single by Dominguez in the fourth. The Astros took a 2-1 lead when he scored on a bunt by Marwin Gonzalez.

Gomez made an acrobatic catch on the hill in center field to rob Jason Castro of a hit in the seventh inning.

Game notes

Castro celebrated his 26th birthday on Tuesday. … The series continues on Wednesday when Milwaukee’s Kyle Lohse opposes Erik Bedard. … The Astros traded minor league OF Fernando Martinez to the New York Yankees for minor league RHP Charles Basford.

Homers Lift A’s Past Rangers 6-2

Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers’ Japanese ace four times, more than any other team.

Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered, Jarrod Parker went seven scoreless innings for his fourth consecutive victory and the AL West-leading A’s beat the Rangers 6-2 on Tuesday night.

“We may do better against him than other teams, maybe, because we see him more often being in our division and we always seem to get him,” Moss said. “But at the same time, it is really hard to face him because he’s so unique and so different.”

Darvish (7-3) had 10 strikeouts in his six innings, but the A’s never trailed after Moss led off the second with his 13th homer. Jaso added a leadoff shot an inning later for 3-0 lead.

Parker (6-6) limited the Rangers to two runs and three hits over seven innings to improve to 4-0 his last five starts. The right-hander is 4-1 in five career starts against Texas.

And this time, he outpitched Darvish, though he tried not to think about the opposing pitcher.

“You know who you’re going up against,” Parker said. “It’s something you know you have to be on your game, but you don’t change too much because then you catch yourself trying to do too much and not be who you are.”

Oakland (43-30) has a three-game division lead and will leave Texas later this week after the four-game series is done still in first place.

A night after breaking a six-game losing streak with a series-opening 8-7 victory in which the Rangers matched their run total during the skid, their only runs came on a play in the third when Ian Kinsler had a vicious collision at the plate.

Kinsler’s face slammed into the mask of catcher Jaso while sliding feet-first. Kinsler needed three stitches near his left jaw and had blood on his jersey when he finally returned to the field to play second base.

He scored on a two-run single by A.J. Pierzynski, having to hold up momentarily from second to make sure the ball dropped before running and then was waved home by third base coach Gary Pettis.

The jarring hit jerked Kinsler’s head backward, but he reached over with his foot to touch the plate, picked up his helmet and got up to go back to the dugout with the Rangers within 3-2. Home plate umpire Paul Nauert pointed out the cut to Kinsler, and rookie teammate Jurickson Profar cringed when he saw it.

The start of the fourth was delayed several minutes while Kinsler got stitches and team physician Dr. Keith Meister also screened him for any concussion symptoms.

“We had trainers making sure to relay the message to the umpires I was trying to get back in the game,” said Kinsler, who otherwise offered mostly short, terse answers to questions in an interview that lasted less than a minute.

A’s manager Bob Melvin was informed by umpires what was going on and had no problem with how the situation was handled.

“No rule for it, more of a judgment. It’s just like someone going to the bathroom I guess,” he said. “It wouldn’t have broken my heart if Kinsler came out of the game, let’s put it that way. He’s a tough kid.”

While getting stitches, Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister also screened Kinsler for any concussion symptoms.

The blood-stained jersey conjured up the memory of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan when he was hit on the mouth by a Bo Jackson comebacker on Sept. 8, 1990, and kept pitching with blood dripping onto his jersey. Ryan, now the Rangers’ CEO, was sitting in the front row near the Texas dugout Tuesday night.

After play resumed, Josh Donaldson singled and Seth Smith doubled for the A’s. Donaldson scored on a wild pitch and Smith came home on first baseman Lance Berkman’s error.

Moss had a leadoff triple in the eighth, and scored on Donaldson’s sacrifice fly.

Darvish had a 2.08 ERA his previous five starts, including four consecutive no-decisions after a 1-0 loss to Oakland on May 21 started his winless streak. That was five days after his last victory, 10-4 over Detroit.

The only 1-2-3 inning for Darvish was the sixth. He allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits. There were also two walks, a balk and that wild pitch and he fell to 1-4 in his career against Oakland.

“I didn’t feel that I pitched badly,” Darvish said through his interpreter. “But I think I gave up runs too easily.”

Game notes
Oakland is 25-11 since May 11, best record in the majors during that stretch. … Jaso has reached based in 17 consecutive games, a career high. … It was Darvish’s 14th career 10-strikeout game. .. Texas starters have gone 17 games this month without a victory. That broke the team record of 16 in a row in 1975. … Rangers SS Elvis Andrus, hitting .167 his last 25 games, was given a day off by manager Ron Washington.

Baylor’s Jackson (knee) can’t work out for draft

Baylor’s Pierre Jackson suffered a minor, acute patella injury to his left knee and won’t be able to work out in the final week leading up to the NBA draft on June 27.

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Jackson’s co-agent, Colin Bryant of Dutt Sports Services, told ESPN.com Tuesday that Jackson needs “nothing more than rest the next two to three weeks. It’s unfortunate about the upcoming workouts. He will be 100 percent for summer league.”

Jackson led Baylor to the NIT title last March with 17 points and 10 assists against Iowa. He had started to be a strong contender for a first-round spot in the draft. He had already worked out for five teams with first-round picks — Utah (14), Boston (16), New York (24), L.A. Clippers (25) and San Antonio (28).

Bryant said he will make the MRI available to all teams to prove that only rest is needed. Jackson will interview by Skype, or possibly in person, with Dallas (13), Phoenix (5, 30), Chicago (20), Atlanta (17, 18) and Indiana (23).

Jackson was interviewing, but not working out, with Portland (10) Tuesday.

Two Vehicle Wreck Left One Woman Dead

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — A 71-year-old Wills Point woman died Saturday afternoon on Texas 64, near CR 3409, in Van Zandt County. According to the Longview News-Journal, Georgia Britt was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup eastbound on the highway when she pulled out from a private drive and into the path of a 2002 Ford pickup occupied by 67-year-old driver Patricia McDaniel and passenger Tommy McDaniel, 58. Britt was pronounced dead at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, where the McDaniels are each listed in stable condition with cuts and bruises. Everyone involved was wearing a seat belts.

Red Runs Away at FCA All Star Game

The Red squad defeated the Blue 40-10 in the third annual Chick-fil-A Heart of a Champion Bowl high school football All Star game sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on Saturday night at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. Quarterback Trevor Spear of Elysian Fields completed all 8 of his passes including touchdowns to Longview’s Colin Jeter and Brandon Lackner of T.K Gorman. Spear was named the offensive player of the game. Longview linebacker Jalen Porter collected one of two Red team interceptions and contributed a key tackle on a fourth and goal play in the third quarter to earn defensive honors. Jamarcus Warren of John Tyler added another interception. (more…)

2013 Texas Rangers Broadcast Schedule

2013 Texas Rangers Broadcast Schedule

Sunday, March 31, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, April 02, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:10 PM

Wednesday, April 03, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
1:10 PM

Friday, April 05, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
1:05 PM

Saturday, April 06, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
3:05 PM

Sunday, April 07, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Monday, April 08, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, April 09, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
1:05 PM

Thursday, April 11, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

Friday, April 12, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

Saturday, April 13, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
8:10 PM

Sunday, April 14, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
3:10 PM

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
CHICAGO CUBS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
CHICAGO CUBS
7:05 PM

Thursday, April 18, 2013
CHICAGO CUBS
1:20 PM

Friday, April 19, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

Saturday, April 20, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

Sunday, April 21, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
2:05 PM

Monday, April 22, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Thursday, April 25, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
7:10 PM

Friday, April 26, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
7:10 PM

Saturday, April 27, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
3:10 PM

Sunday, April 28, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
1:10 PM

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
7:05 PM

Wednesday, May 01, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
7:05 PM

Thursday, May 02, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
7:05 PM

Friday, May 03, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
7:05 PM

Saturday, May 04, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
7:05 PM

Sunday, May 05, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
2:05 PM

Tuesday, May 07, 2013
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
7:10 PM

Wednesday, May 08, 2013
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
7:10 PM

Friday, May 10, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:10 PM

Saturday, May 11, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
6:10 PM

Sunday, May 12, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
1:10 PM

Monday, May 13, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
9:07 PM

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
9:07 PM

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
2:37 PM

Thursday, May 16, 2013
DETROIT TIGERS
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Friday, May 17, 2013
DETROIT TIGERS
7:05 PM

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DETROIT TIGERS
7:05 PM

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DETROIT TIGERS
7:05 PM

Monday, May 20, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

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OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
1:05 PM

Friday, May 24, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

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SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

Sunday, May 26, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
3:10 PM

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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
2:40 PM

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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
8:40 PM

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
7:05 PM

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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
1:05 PM

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KANSAS CITY ROYALS
7:05 PM

Saturday, June 01, 2013
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
3:05 PM

Sunday, June 02, 2013
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
2:05 PM

Tuesday, June 04, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
6:10 PM

Wednesday, June 05, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
6:10 PM

Thursday, June 06, 2013
BOSTON RED SOX
6:10 PM

Friday, June 07, 2013
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
6:07 PM

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS
12:07 PM

Sunday, June 09, 2013
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
12:07 PM

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CLEVELAND INDIANS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
CLEVELAND INDIANS
7:05 PM

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CLEVELAND INDIANS
7:05 PM

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS
7:05 PM

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS
7:05 PM

Saturday, June 15, 2013
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
3:05 PM

Sunday, June 16, 2013
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
2:05 PM

Monday, June 17, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

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OAKLAND ATHLETICS
1:05 PM

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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
7:15 PM

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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
6:15 PM

Sunday, June 23, 2013
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
1:15 PM

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NEW YORK YANKEES
6:05 PM

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NEW YORK YANKEES
6:05 PM

Thursday, June 27, 2013
NEW YORK YANKEES
12:05 PM

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CINCINNATI REDS
7:05 PM

Saturday, June 29, 2013
CINCINNATI REDS
6:15 PM

Sunday, June 30, 2013
CINCINNATI REDS
2:05 PM

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SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

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SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

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SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

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HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

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HOUSTON ASTROS
6:15 PM

Sunday, July 07, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
2:05 PM

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6:05 PM

Tuesday, July 09, 2013
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6:05 PM

Wednesday, July 10, 2013
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6:05 PM

Thursday, July 11, 2013
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6:05 PM

Friday, July 12, 2013
DETROIT TIGERS
6:05 PM

Saturday, July 13, 2013
DETROIT TIGERS
6:15 PM

Sunday, July 14, 2013
DETROIT TIGERS
12:05 PM

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
7:05 PM

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
7:05 PM

Sunday, July 21, 2013
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
6:05 PM

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NEW YORK YANKEES
7:05 PM

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NEW YORK YANKEES
7:05 PM

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
NEW YORK YANKEES
7:05 PM

Thursday, July 25, 2013
NEW YORK YANKEES
1:05 PM

Friday, July 26, 2013
CLEVELAND INDIANS
6:05 PM

Saturday, July 27, 2013
CLEVELAND INDIANS
6:05 PM

Sunday, July 28, 2013
CLEVELAND INDIANS
12:05 PM

Monday, July 29, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Friday, August 02, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
9:07 PM

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OAKLAND ATHLETICS
3:05 PM

Sunday, August 04, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
3:07 PM

Monday, August 05, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Tuesday, August 06, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Wednesday, August 07, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

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HOUSTON ASTROS
7:10 PM

Saturday, August 10, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
6:10 PM

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HOUSTON ASTROS
1:10 PM

Monday, August 12, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
1:10 PM

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
7:05 PM

Friday, August 16, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

Saturday, August 17, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
7:05 PM

Sunday, August 18, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
2:05 PM

Monday, August 19, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Friday, August 23, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
7:10 PM

Saturday, August 24, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
6:10 PM

Sunday, August 25, 2013
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
1:10 PM

Monday, August 26, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
9:10 PM

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
SEATTLE MARINERS
2:40 PM

Friday, August 30, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
7:05 PM

Saturday, August 31, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
7:05 PM

Sunday, September 01, 2013
MINNESOTA TWINS
2:05 PM

Monday, September 02, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
3:07 PM

Tuesday, September 03, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
9:07 PM

Wednesday, September 04, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
2:37 PM

Friday, September 06, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
9:05 PM

Saturday, September 07, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
8:05 PM

Sunday, September 08, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
2:35 PM

Monday, September 09, 2013
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
7:05 PM

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
7:05 PM

Wednesday, September 11, 2013
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
1:05 PM

Friday, September 13, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
7:05 PM

Saturday, September 14, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
12:05 PM

Sunday, September 15, 2013
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
2:05 PM

Monday, September 16, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
6:10 PM

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
6:10 PM

Wednesday, September 18, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
6:10 PM

Thursday, September 19, 2013
TAMPA BAY RAYS
6:10 PM

Friday, September 20, 2013
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
7:10 PM

Saturday, September 21, 2013
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
6:10 PM

Sunday, September 22, 2013
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
1:10 PM

Monday, September 23, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
HOUSTON ASTROS
7:05 PM

Thursday, September 26, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Friday, September 27, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Saturday, September 28, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
7:05 PM

Sunday, September 29, 2013
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
2:05 PM

Cowboys release AFC-heavy preseason slate

By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com

The Dallas Cowboys released their preseason schedule Thursday.

The Cowboys will kick off the preseason against the Miami Dolphins in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 4 in Canton, Ohio.

The Oakland Raiders will host the Cowboys in the second preseason game the weekend of Aug. 9-11. The Cowboys will then visit the Arizona Cardinals the weekend of Aug. 16-18.

The first preseason game at Cowboys Stadium will be the weekend of Aug. 23-25 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The finale will most likely be Aug. 29 when the Cowboys host the Houston Texans.

Exact dates and game times haven’t been determined. The Cowboys will open training camp in mid-July in Oxnard, Calif.

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