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2025 Dallas Cowboys draft preview

DALLAS, Texas (KETK) – The NFL Draft is less than 24 hours away and many are wondering what players the Dallas Cowboys will target in order to upgrade their roster. Rep. Nathaniel Moran faced disruption during town hall meeting The Cowboys will have the 12th pick in the first round of the draft and will be under a massive spotlight after failing to make any big moves this offseason and waiting until the last minute to sign their biggest stars. Due to the team’s shortcomings, there will be immense pressure for the front office to select promising players who can help rebuild the roster. With several gaps on the Cowboys roster, there are several different positions that the team needs ... Read More

Rory McIlroy returns at Zurich Classic in New Orleans. LPGA holds year’s first major in Houston

PGA Tour ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $9.2 million. Winner's share: $1,329,400 for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champions: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. FedEx Cup leader: Rory McIlroy. Last week: Justin Thomas won the RBC Heritage. Notes: Rory McIlroy plays for the first time since winning the Masters, teaming with Irish golfer and bestie Shane Lowry as the defending champions. ... This is the eighth year of the Zurich Classic switching to a team format. ... The teams include two sets of identical twins — Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark, and Yannik and Jeremy ... Read More

Pelicans’ Dumars noncommittal about Williamson and Green but pledges new and rigid standards

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Joe Dumars grinned when Zion Williamson's name came up during the 61-year-old Hall-of-Famer's formal introduction as the New Orleans Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations. “At the league office, I’ve had to talk to Zion a few times," said Dumars, who spent the past three seasons as the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations — a job that included oversight of player conduct. “I won’t go into those conversations,” added Dumars. "But we talked since then, and I’ve talked to Zion since I became the EVP here, and we had exceptional conversations on the phone.” That's the extent of what Dumars chose to say about Williamson on Tuesday, a week after his ... Read More

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 27 as the Thunder roll past Grizzlies 118-99 to take 2-0 series lead

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies 118-99 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Oklahoma City delivered a strong follow-up to its record-setting 131-80 win on Sunday in the series opener. Though Memphis was the team with something to prove, the Thunder came out with the energy. Oklahoma City opened with a 9-0 run and held Memphis scoreless for the first 3 1/2 minutes as the Grizzlies missed their first 10 shots. The Thunder led 32-17 at the end of the first quarter and never trailed. “We never underestimate our opponent, no matter what,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Obviously they’re a very good team. ... Read More

Damian Lillard returns from month-long absence, has mixed results in Bucks 123-115 loss to Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All-Star guard Damian Lillard wanted to give the Milwaukee Bucks a lift Tuesday night. So he called coach Doc Rivers in the morning and told him he would return for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series after missing the past month because of a health scare. Rivers didn't argue with his team down 1-0. Lillard gave it everything he could in Indianapolis, finishing with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting while playing 37 minutes in a 123-115 in a Game 2 loss. “It felt pretty good given the fact that I haven’t played in so long," Lillard said. “Jumping back into a playoff game, I’d say it felt pretty good. I felt pretty solid.” Clearly, he wasn't ... Read More

Astros cruise past the Blue Jays 5-1 behind 3 hits apiece from Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker

HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each had three hits and an RBI, and the Houston Astros cruised to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays were held to two hits for the second straight game. Houston took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Peña scored José Altuve on an infield single and Walker followed with a hit to score Yordan Alvarez. Peña scored on a sacrifice fly by Brendan Rodgers. Toronto ace Chris Bassitt (2-1) settled in after the first, allowing four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. Bassitt entered with the second-best ERA in the majors at 0.77, which was the second lowest for a Toronto ... Read More

A’s reliever José Leclerc leaves game after 7 pitches with right shoulder soreness

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics reliever José Leclerc left Tuesday night’s game against the Texas Rangers after seven pitches with right shoulder soreness. Leclerc, a 31-year-old right-hander who signed a $10 million, one-year contract as a free agent in January, struck out Adolis García leading off the seventh inning and had a 3-1 count on Marcus Semien when he summoned catcher Shea Langeliers to the mound. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Leclerc would undergo testing Wednesday. “I think more of a strain than just soreness,” Kotsay said after the Rangers beat the A's 8-5. “Obviously, he was in a little bit of pain coming off that mound. That’s just, that’s unfortunate for us.” Leclerc had Tommy John surgery in ... Read More

Semien hits 3-run homer, Rangers beat A’s 8-5 while Pederson slump reaches 0 for 41

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Texas Rangers over the Athletics 8-5 on Tuesday night. Wyatt Langford, Josh Smith and Jake Burger hit solo homers for the Rangers on a night the teams combined for eight long balls. Miguel Andujar, Lawrence Butler, Luis Urías and Brent Rooker hit solo homers for the A’s. Rooker’s was his seventh of the season. Texas' Joc Pederson went 0 for 3 and extended his franchise-worst slide to 0 for 41 since a fourth-inning single at Cincinnati on April 2. Baltimore’s Chris Davis set the record for longest hitless streak by a position player with an 0-for-54 skid that started on Sept. 14, ... Read More

Cornerback Tre’Davious White enjoys full-circle moment in rejoining Bills a year after being cut

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The last thing cornerback Tre’Davious White wanted was to leave Buffalo in the first place. And the first thing White did after his 2024 season ended with Baltimore in the divisional playoff round — and against the Bills, of all teams — was begin charting a path for his return. “I told my agent, if you can’t get Buffalo on the line, don’t call me,” White said Tuesday, a day after reporting for the start of Buffalo's offseason workouts and to sign his one-year, $6.8 million contract. “Walking through the door yesterday, it just seemed like I never left. So many familiar faces. Some new faces, too. But I just feel in place,” the 30-year-old ... Read More

The start of the NHL playoffs has been hard-hitting, with just about everyone getting physical

If there was any doubt about what the Washington Capitals were thinking about doing to the Montreal Canadiens in their first-round playoff series, it got erased on the first shift. Sub-6-foot forward Anthony Beauvillier finished a hard check on Alexandre Carrier. Captain Alex Ovechkin followed that up by crushing the other defenseman, Mike Matheson. “Everybody was hitting,” Ovechkin said after scoring the overtime winner Monday night. The start of the NHL playoffs is off to a heavy-hitting start, with nearly 80 per game early in the first round after an average of just over 40 during the regular season. Of the 255 skaters who have dressed, 214 — 84% — have been credited with at least one hit. “It’s part ... Read More

TCU and North Carolina will open ’26 in Ireland after Belichick’s debut this year at home vs. Frogs

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU and North Carolina will play their 2026 opener in Ireland, which will come a year after coach Bill Belichick's debut with the Tar Heels at home against the Horned Frogs. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic will be played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Aug. 29, 2026. It will be the first game abroad for both TCU and North Carolina. “It's a tremendous opportunity for our program and we're excited to represent the university and our fans on an international stage,” Belichick said. Their season opener this year will be on Sept. 1, when Belichick's first game at North Carolina is against TCU on Labor Day and will be the only college or ... Read More

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